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 48,690,313
China 31,027,519
United States 5,906,192
Netherlands 4,998,046
France 3,166,386

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 23,474,832 25,215,481 +1,740,649
China 13,005,398 18,022,121 +5,016,723
United States 5,298,010 608,182 -4,689,828
Netherlands 1,504,266 3,493,780 +1,989,514
France 1,508,628 1,657,758 +149,130
Ireland 120,714 1,950,253 +1,829,539
Germany 309,602 167,652 -141,950
Norway 115,082 224,234 +109,152
Viet Nam 209,176 0 -209,176
Switzerland 0 82,906 +82,906

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 85,451,280
United States 7,034,401
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,886,697
France 1,469,186
Norway 312,527

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 36,882,329 48,568,951 +11,686,622
United States 5,736,774 1,297,627 -4,439,147
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,742,681 144,016 -1,598,665
France 632,549 836,637 +204,088
Norway 88,293 224,234 +135,941
Viet Nam 209,176 0 -209,176
Germany 92,085 42,116 -49,969
Netherlands 11,582 83,666 +72,084
South Korea 49,208 42,977 -6,231
Switzerland 0 82,906 +82,906

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
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 7 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 1 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 5 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 4 +3
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Norfolk 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
West Midlands 4 0 -4

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 80,580,959
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,233,490
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,219,833
Other 85,172

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 38,853,128 41,727,831 +2,874,703
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,053,838 5,179,652 +125,814
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,665,184 4,554,649 +2,889,465
Other 34,641 50,531 +15,890

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 34,367,888
Manchester Airport 30,472,661
Felixstowe 8,398,750
London Stansted Airport 5,566,162
East Midlands Airport 5,287,463

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 15,116,025 19,251,863 +4,135,838
Manchester Airport 10,291,206 20,181,455 +9,890,249
Felixstowe 4,965,970 3,432,780 -1,533,190
London Stansted Airport 5,458,020 108,142 -5,349,878
East Midlands Airport 3,828,073 1,459,390 -2,368,683
London Gateway Port 389,505 2,564,328 +2,174,823
Birmingham Airport 1,747,354 675,249 -1,072,105
Newcastle Airport 2,403,792 0 -2,403,792
Holyhead 0 1,774,703 +1,774,703
Immingham Docks 88,293 878,319 +790,026

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 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 10
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 10
Scientific research and development 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 14
2025-10 19
2025-09 15
2025-08 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 40
54m+ 27
0-1m 14
Other 13
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 £
Poland 10,912,236
Netherlands 10,517,713
Ireland 8,429,286
Estonia 5,543,997
Lithuania 3,691,389

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 £
Poland 4,020,552 6,891,684 +2,871,132
Netherlands 4,977,932 5,539,781 +561,849
Ireland 2,190,756 6,238,530 +4,047,774
Estonia 616,000 4,927,997 +4,311,997
Lithuania 33,089 3,658,300 +3,625,211
Germany 321,697 917,379 +595,682
India 0 1,000,000 +1,000,000
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 256,654 289,947 +33,293
Ukraine 7,620 296,400 +288,780
Benin 0 215,303 +215,303

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) 28,699,771
Air transport 14,957,959
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 170,106
Road transport 8,677

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) 6,492,955 22,206,816 +15,713,861
Air transport 6,305,809 8,652,150 +2,346,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 135,229 34,877 -100,352
Road transport 8,677 0 -8,677

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,025,475
London Heathrow Airport 10,995,884
Holyhead 7,328,057
East Midlands Airport 2,540,266
London Stansted Airport 687,714

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 4,302,414 15,723,061 +11,420,647
London Heathrow Airport 4,245,892 6,749,992 +2,504,100
Holyhead 1,255,400 6,072,657 +4,817,257
East Midlands Airport 1,432,455 1,107,811 -324,644
London Stansted Airport 297,335 390,379 +93,044
Liverpool Docks 538,775 6,283 -532,492
ZLC 261,682 132,798 -128,884
Dover 193,957 174,729 -19,228
Immingham Docks 54,165 224,971 +170,806
Manchester Airport 18,676 229,132 +210,456

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