Import/export HS code 88026019: Various satellites

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  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 1,177,168
Switzerland 932,450
Netherlands 483,715
Bulgaria 115,418
India 63,866

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 823,817 353,351 -470,466
Switzerland 932,450 0 -932,450
Netherlands 228,697 255,018 +26,321
Bulgaria 56,153 59,265 +3,112
India 44,923 18,943 -25,980
Italy 41,580 0 -41,580
Lithuania 0 37,977 +37,977
Czechia 0 14,728 +14,728
Germany 0 9,972 +9,972
South Africa 8,915 0 -8,915

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 £
Switzerland 932,450
United States 797,927
United Kingdom 650,648
Netherlands 227,036
Bulgaria 115,418

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 £
Switzerland 932,450 0 -932,450
United States 482,811 315,116 -167,695
United Kingdom 342,667 307,981 -34,686
Netherlands 227,036 0 -227,036
Bulgaria 56,153 59,265 +3,112
India 44,923 18,943 -25,980
Italy 41,580 0 -41,580
Lithuania 0 37,977 +37,977
Germany 0 9,972 +9,972
South Africa 8,915 0 -8,915

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
West Central Scotland 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
West Central Scotland 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 £
Air transport 1,674,169
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,212,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,661

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 £
Air transport 1,204,633 469,536 -735,097
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 932,450 279,718 -652,732
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,661 0 -1,661

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 947,178
London Stansted Airport 789,321
London Heathrow Airport 282,758
Eurotunnel 264,990
East Midlands Airport 222,516

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 £
Dover 932,450 14,728 -917,722
London Stansted Airport 652,893 136,428 -516,465
London Heathrow Airport 8,915 273,843 +264,928
Eurotunnel 0 264,990 +264,990
East Midlands Airport 163,251 59,265 -103,986
Glasgow Airport 215,847 0 -215,847
Birmingham Airport 163,727 0 -163,727
Thamesport 1,661 0 -1,661

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of electrical equipment
1
Telecommunications
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-04 1
2025-03 1

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
1m-15m 1
54m+ 1

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 £
United States 78,509,194
Belgium 5,749,720
New Zealand 3,067,175
Portugal 2,259,876
Netherlands 2,165,381

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 £
United States 7,828,675 70,680,519 +62,851,844
Belgium 3,816,278 1,933,442 -1,882,836
New Zealand 3,067,175 0 -3,067,175
Portugal 0 2,259,876 +2,259,876
Netherlands 2,165,381 0 -2,165,381
Germany 338,606 856,584 +517,978
Saudi Arabia 138,192 0 -138,192
Brazil 112,825 0 -112,825
Philippines 97,816 0 -97,816
Italy 24,530 0 -24,530

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 83,134,302
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,202,781

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 11,624,320 71,509,982 +59,885,662
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,966,559 4,236,222 -1,730,337

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 52,682,853
Glasgow Airport 30,228,479
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,202,781
London Stansted Airport 156,817
East Midlands Airport 32,923

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,627,717 51,055,136 +49,427,419
Glasgow Airport 9,782,333 20,446,146 +10,663,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,966,559 4,236,222 -1,730,337
London Stansted Airport 156,817 0 -156,817
East Midlands Airport 32,923 0 -32,923
ZLC 24,530 0 -24,530
Manchester Airport 0 8,700 +8,700

Quick facts

HS code: 88026019

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

Description: Satellites used for purposes other than communication, such as weather or research