Import/export HS code 880623: Medium drones

Drones with a take-off weight between 7 kg and 25 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 £
United States 14,888,256
Portugal 6,306,565
Germany 6,083,782
China 2,675,734
Netherlands 1,742,367

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 4,422,111 10,466,145 +6,044,034
Portugal 4,713,096 1,593,469 -3,119,627
Germany 871,160 5,212,622 +4,341,462
China 1,023,327 1,652,407 +629,080
Netherlands 89,670 1,652,697 +1,563,027
Luxembourg 1,622,304 0 -1,622,304
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 444,720 202,105 -242,615
Canada 46,351 272,815 +226,464
Greece 0 97,664 +97,664
Estonia 0 69,317 +69,317

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 16,928,504
Portugal 6,305,002
Germany 5,175,610
China 3,638,433
Netherlands 1,803,269

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 6,050,198 10,878,306 +4,828,108
Portugal 4,711,533 1,593,469 -3,118,064
Germany 691,319 4,484,291 +3,792,972
China 1,694,819 1,943,614 +248,795
Netherlands 45,292 1,757,977 +1,712,685
Canada 46,351 272,815 +226,464
United Kingdom 1,000 129,779 +128,779
Greece 0 97,664 +97,664
Estonia 0 69,317 +69,317
Switzerland 20,350 38,419 +18,069

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Norfolk 3

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 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Norfolk 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Merseyside 2 0 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 18,464,086
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,252,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 994,397

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 6,205,757 12,258,329 +6,052,572
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,939,496 8,313,163 +1,373,667
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 249,959 744,438 +494,479

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,818,829
Dover 9,392,477
Prestwick Airport 3,924,690
Eurotunnel 3,777,669
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,049,777

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 4,094,720 6,724,109 +2,629,389
Dover 5,753,463 3,639,014 -2,114,449
Prestwick Airport 0 3,924,690 +3,924,690
Eurotunnel 4,130 3,773,539 +3,769,409
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,154,861 894,916 -259,945
London Stansted Airport 981,257 394,413 -586,844
Manchester Airport 398,955 727,081 +328,126
East Midlands Airport 507,045 427,705 -79,340
Felixstowe 111,267 733,354 +622,087
Birmingham Airport 174,573 55,331 -119,242

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
5
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
5
Scientific research and development
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-04 4
2026-03 4
2026-02 5
2026-01 4

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 14
54m+ 12
15m-54m 8
0-1m 5
Other 3

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 4,950,614
Netherlands 1,386,730
Germany 1,103,548
Portugal 661,073
Turks and Caicos Islands 357,241

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 2,641,258 2,309,356 -331,902
Netherlands 511,529 875,201 +363,672
Germany 622,670 480,878 -141,792
Portugal 554,876 106,197 -448,679
Turks and Caicos Islands 75,895 281,346 +205,451
Canada 113,662 194,251 +80,589
Jordan 300,000 0 -300,000
Japan 18,797 266,964 +248,167
Malaysia 0 219,410 +219,410
United Republic of Tanzania 151,543 0 -151,543

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 9,527,692
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,231,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 247,378

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 4,570,092 4,957,600 +387,508
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 927,789 303,554 -624,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 234,175 13,203 -220,972

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,399,568
East Midlands Airport 2,674,385
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,054,841
London Stansted Airport 280,125
London Gateway Port 234,175

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 2,911,832 3,487,736 +575,904
East Midlands Airport 1,443,407 1,230,978 -212,429
Dover / Eurotunnel 783,227 271,614 -511,613
London Stansted Airport 74,679 205,446 +130,767
London Gateway Port 234,175 0 -234,175
Newcastle Airport 107,021 0 -107,021
Newhaven 85,727 0 -85,727
Holyhead 18,370 27,923 +9,553
ZLC 33,153 7,660 -25,493
Manchester Airport 0 25,780 +25,780

Quick facts

HS code: 880623

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

Description: Drones with a take-off weight between 7 kg and 25 kg