Import/export HS code 880622: Medium-small drones

Drones with a take-off weight between 250 grams and 7 kg

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • 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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 43,861,944
China 40,067,020
Netherlands 5,300,496
United States 4,795,714
France 4,511,437

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 26,982,598 16,879,346 -10,103,252
China 15,868,340 24,198,680 +8,330,340
Netherlands 1,645,546 3,654,950 +2,009,404
United States 3,935,403 860,311 -3,075,092
France 2,384,192 2,127,245 -256,947
Ireland 1,598,429 603,268 -995,161
Germany 305,146 166,846 -138,300
Norway 115,082 224,234 +109,152
Switzerland 0 89,448 +89,448
Austria 8,439 72,135 +63,696

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 £
China 90,495,668
United States 6,395,662
France 1,563,882
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,469,568
South Korea 688,552

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 £
China 45,184,223 45,311,445 +127,222
United States 4,980,823 1,414,839 -3,565,984
France 925,784 638,098 -287,686
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,336,371 133,197 -1,203,174
South Korea 36,224 652,328 +616,104
Norway 88,293 224,234 +135,941
New Caledonia 0 205,265 +205,265
Germany 71,525 67,893 -3,632
Malaysia 34,254 67,600 +33,346
Netherlands 91,864 3,384 -88,480

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Norfolk 5
Cheshire 4

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
Inner London - West 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 2 -2
Norfolk 4 2 -2
Cheshire 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2

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 79,233,946
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,981,478
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,599,260
Other 104,093

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 42,739,156 36,494,790 -6,244,366
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,727,898 9,253,580 +3,525,682
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,409,505 3,189,755 -1,219,750
Other 53,232 50,861 -2,371

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 35,419,198
Manchester Airport 32,070,653
Felixstowe 13,272,728
East Midlands Airport 5,168,889
London Stansted Airport 4,283,132

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 17,517,309 17,901,889 +384,580
Manchester Airport 15,790,345 16,280,308 +489,963
Felixstowe 5,993,039 7,279,689 +1,286,650
East Midlands Airport 3,842,877 1,326,012 -2,516,865
London Stansted Airport 4,005,137 277,995 -3,727,142
London Gateway Port 796,344 2,101,203 +1,304,859
Birmingham Airport 1,542,992 678,367 -864,625
Holyhead 1,380,165 516,167 -863,998
Dover 577,570 1,236,897 +659,327
Immingham Docks 109,681 856,931 +747,250

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
15
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
12
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
8
Scientific research and development
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 15
2026-04 16
2026-03 20
2026-02 14
2026-01 17

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 42
54m+ 31
Other 13
0-1m 12
15m-54m 12

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 £
Netherlands 12,517,097
Ireland 11,074,209
Poland 8,481,091
Estonia 7,377,239
Lithuania 4,914,991

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 £
Netherlands 8,955,395 3,561,702 -5,393,693
Ireland 4,043,082 7,031,127 +2,988,045
Poland 6,201,177 2,279,914 -3,921,263
Estonia 866,000 6,511,239 +5,645,239
Lithuania 0 4,914,991 +4,914,991
Germany 651,402 672,587 +21,185
India 0 1,000,000 +1,000,000
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 260,187 552,952 +292,765
Ukraine 25,000 271,400 +246,400
France 48,345 225,444 +177,099

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,313,266
Air transport 17,211,371
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 169,081
Road transport 1,076

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,943,760 21,369,506 +10,425,746
Air transport 10,596,516 6,614,855 -3,981,661
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 134,204 34,877 -99,327
Road transport 1,076 0 -1,076

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,553,809
London Heathrow Airport 13,186,074
Holyhead 10,107,093
East Midlands Airport 2,650,786
London Stansted Airport 488,648

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,898,495 13,655,314 +6,756,819
London Heathrow Airport 8,471,320 4,714,754 -3,756,566
Holyhead 3,232,843 6,874,250 +3,641,407
East Midlands Airport 1,339,060 1,311,726 -27,334
London Stansted Airport 451,972 36,676 -415,296
Dover 246,962 197,399 -49,563
ZLC 291,424 142,138 -149,286
Eurotunnel 0 414,644 +414,644
Liverpool Docks 368,286 916 -367,370
Manchester Airport 0 367,523 +367,523

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 880622

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

Description: Drones with a take-off weight between 250 grams and 7 kg