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 47,961,977
China 38,998,827
United States 6,011,327
Netherlands 5,419,978
France 4,461,901

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 24,051,682 23,910,295 -141,387
China 11,798,854 27,199,973 +15,401,119
United States 5,241,369 769,958 -4,471,411
Netherlands 1,515,064 3,904,914 +2,389,850
France 2,172,627 2,289,274 +116,647
Ireland 151,250 2,071,684 +1,920,434
Germany 322,116 191,092 -131,024
Norway 115,082 224,234 +109,152
Viet Nam 209,176 0 -209,176
Switzerland 0 86,462 +86,462

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 93,210,149
United States 7,694,543
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,886,697
France 1,493,308
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 36,213,841 56,996,308 +20,782,467
United States 6,235,427 1,459,116 -4,776,311
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,742,681 144,016 -1,598,665
France 756,630 736,678 -19,952
South Korea 36,224 652,328 +616,104
Norway 88,293 224,234 +135,941
Viet Nam 209,176 0 -209,176
New Caledonia 0 205,265 +205,265
Germany 87,349 62,788 -24,561
Netherlands 90,557 4,691 -85,866

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5

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 8 8 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 2 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Cheshire 1 3 +2
Norfolk 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -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 84,067,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,649,059
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,607,772
Other 102,642

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 38,565,614 45,502,365 +6,936,751
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,974,938 10,674,121 +6,699,183
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,066,303 4,541,469 +1,475,166
Other 39,989 62,653 +22,664

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 36,632,020
Manchester Airport 33,391,622
Felixstowe 12,816,085
London Stansted Airport 5,628,332
East Midlands Airport 5,293,775

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 15,308,530 21,323,490 +6,014,960
Manchester Airport 11,777,603 21,614,019 +9,836,416
Felixstowe 4,688,227 8,127,858 +3,439,631
London Stansted Airport 5,367,623 260,709 -5,106,914
East Midlands Airport 3,725,078 1,568,697 -2,156,381
London Gateway Port 389,453 2,565,851 +2,176,398
Birmingham Airport 1,746,393 680,346 -1,066,047
Holyhead 0 1,891,786 +1,891,786
Dover 577,570 1,236,897 +659,327
Immingham Docks 96,323 870,289 +773,966

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 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 12
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 9
Scientific research and development 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 16
2026-03 20
2026-02 14
2026-01 17
2025-12 18

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 46
54m+ 30
Other 14
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 12,466,606
Ireland 11,149,974
Poland 9,546,357
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 6,376,637 6,089,969 -286,668
Ireland 2,470,620 8,679,354 +6,208,734
Poland 2,663,115 6,883,242 +4,220,127
Estonia 866,000 6,511,239 +5,645,239
Lithuania 0 4,914,991 +4,914,991
Germany 318,447 1,029,448 +711,001
India 0 1,000,000 +1,000,000
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 260,187 508,162 +247,975
Ukraine 0 296,400 +296,400
France 21,430 245,359 +223,929

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) 33,162,282
Air transport 17,445,850
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 170,106
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) 5,647,786 27,514,496 +21,866,710
Air transport 7,749,242 9,696,608 +1,947,366
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 135,229 34,877 -100,352
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 21,321,795
London Heathrow Airport 13,103,918
Holyhead 10,075,745
East Midlands Airport 2,836,375
London Stansted Airport 651,654

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 3,187,357 18,134,438 +14,947,081
London Heathrow Airport 5,776,803 7,327,115 +1,550,312
Holyhead 1,569,540 8,506,205 +6,936,665
East Midlands Airport 1,384,174 1,452,201 +68,027
London Stansted Airport 246,541 405,113 +158,572
Liverpool Docks 467,518 7,199 -460,319
Dover 220,962 226,399 +5,437
ZLC 284,354 147,408 -136,946
Eurotunnel 0 413,272 +413,272
Manchester Airport 0 322,733 +322,733

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