Import/export HS code 880230: Medium aircraft between 2,000 kg and 15,000 kg

Aircraft like mid-sized planes and helicopters weighing between 2,000 kg and 15,000 kg when empty

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 86,948,464
France 77,921,096
Germany 62,513,176
Spain 54,965,810
Switzerland 54,711,462

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 44,646,680 42,301,784 -2,344,896
France 18,569,293 59,351,803 +40,782,510
Germany 25,924,781 36,588,395 +10,663,614
Spain 2,111,326 52,854,484 +50,743,158
Switzerland 5,217,182 49,494,280 +44,277,098
Ireland 6,203,245 45,633,374 +39,430,129
Portugal 16,723,088 17,961,850 +1,238,762
Canada 262,508 34,107,166 +33,844,658
Italy 0 32,774,665 +32,774,665
Netherlands 0 18,416,330 +18,416,330

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
United States 242,603,085
Brazil 213,309,394
Canada 74,318,917
Switzerland 45,675,767
France 27,087,499

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 70,045,460 172,557,625 +102,512,165
Brazil 15,813,010 197,496,384 +181,683,374
Canada 7,569,450 66,749,467 +59,180,017
Switzerland 18,096,182 27,579,585 +9,483,403
France 27,047,999 39,500 -27,008,499
Poland 2,346,848 0 -2,346,848
Sweden 770,464 0 -770,464
Netherlands 0 619,953 +619,953
United Kingdom 262,508 0 -262,508
Germany 51,860 0 -51,860

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 469,789,020
Air transport 108,423,067
Other 25,747,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,011,217
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,243

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 68,974,520 400,814,500 +331,839,980
Air transport 44,235,927 64,187,140 +19,951,213
Other 25,747,748 0 -25,747,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,993,726 17,491 -2,976,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,860 23,383 -28,477

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Farnborough Airport 136,971,317
Biggin Hill (London) Airport 81,444,877
Luton Airport 60,870,313
Northolt RAF Base 43,274,141
East Midlands Airport 35,974,824

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Farnborough Airport 16,583,474 120,387,843 +103,804,369
Biggin Hill (London) Airport 16,972,063 64,472,814 +47,500,751
Luton Airport 16,723,088 44,147,225 +27,424,137
Northolt RAF Base 0 43,274,141 +43,274,141
East Midlands Airport 153,468 35,821,356 +35,667,888
Glasgow Airport 0 29,254,978 +29,254,978
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 11,808,637 15,323,426 +3,514,789
000 25,747,748 0 -25,747,748
499 0 22,359,412 +22,359,412
London Heathrow Airport 15,516,431 6,405,770 -9,110,661

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Air transport
4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 1
2026-03 1
2026-01 1
2025-03 1
2025-02 2

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 4

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Qatar 360,000,000
Netherlands 45,951,002
United States 35,508,409
France 25,012,907
Iceland 10,584,650

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Qatar 180,000,000 180,000,000 +0
Netherlands 30,663,903 15,287,099 -15,376,804
United States 17,772,798 17,735,611 -37,187
France 25,012,907 0 -25,012,907
Iceland 10,584,650 0 -10,584,650
Turkey 10,250,298 0 -10,250,298
Belgium 0 9,102,446 +9,102,446
United Arab Emirates 76,734 6,780,436 +6,703,702
Australia 0 6,800,000 +6,800,000
Switzerland 4,806,601 250,000 -4,556,601

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 382,916,203
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 131,843,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,058,600
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 252,725

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 196,309,698 186,606,505 -9,703,193
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 85,459,147 46,384,613 -39,074,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,732,471 17,326,129 +12,593,658
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 252,725 0 -252,725

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Warton Aerodrome 360,000,000
London Stansted Airport 38,055,507
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 25,256,508
London Heathrow Airport 21,048,882
Farnborough Airport 19,291,042

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Warton Aerodrome 180,000,000 180,000,000 +0
London Stansted Airport 20,084,254 17,971,253 -2,113,001
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 25,006,508 250,000 -24,756,508
London Heathrow Airport 0 21,048,882 +21,048,882
Farnborough Airport 13,062,567 6,228,475 -6,834,092
Luton Airport 17,833,622 0 -17,833,622
Southampton 4,479,746 9,996,129 +5,516,383
Glasgow Airport 13,520,255 920,946 -12,599,309
Biggin Hill (London) Airport 10,641,754 1,491,424 -9,150,330
London Gateway Port 0 7,070,000 +7,070,000

Quick facts

HS code: 880230

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Aircraft like mid-sized planes and helicopters weighing between 2,000 kg and 15,000 kg when empty