Import/export HS code 90142020: Inertial navigation systems

Advanced navigation systems used in aircraft and spacecraft

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* 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 £
France 180,217,942
United Arab Emirates 173,922,872
United States 78,187,486
Qatar 55,844,390
Germany 54,245,131

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 £
France 84,283,839 95,934,103 +11,650,264
United Arab Emirates 87,017,882 86,904,990 -112,892
United States 39,238,093 38,949,393 -288,700
Qatar 26,216,849 29,627,541 +3,410,692
Germany 36,245,818 17,999,313 -18,246,505
Turkey 23,919,967 15,765,840 -8,154,127
Italy 8,433,953 13,830,166 +5,396,213
Saudi Arabia 11,606,716 10,197,709 -1,409,007
Netherlands 5,473,980 13,338,740 +7,864,760
Luxembourg 3,542,878 11,301,863 +7,758,985

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 686,461,530
United Kingdom 27,155,610
Italy 21,252,442
France 20,845,145
Germany 11,582,707

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 336,516,691 349,944,839 +13,428,148
United Kingdom 13,331,429 13,824,181 +492,752
Italy 7,022,723 14,229,719 +7,206,996
France 9,064,251 11,780,894 +2,716,643
Germany 7,889,973 3,692,734 -4,197,239
Malaysia 422,636 660,595 +237,959
Norway 463,680 546,028 +82,348
Taiwan 0 502,237 +502,237
Brazil 481,605 0 -481,605
Spain 172,044 265,534 +93,490

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Essex 10

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 10 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2
Essex 6 10 +4
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 6 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 2 6 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +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 754,130,017
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,464,798
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,841,315
Road transport 1,545,634
Other 294,336

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 370,440,731 383,689,286 +13,248,555
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,008,280 8,456,518 +3,448,238
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,134,772 3,706,543 +1,571,771
Road transport 0 1,545,634 +1,545,634
Other 120,777 173,559 +52,782

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 454,118,370
East Midlands Airport 129,581,323
London Stansted Airport 108,025,800
Warton Aerodrome 19,961,092
Manchester Airport 11,861,722

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 217,086,925 237,031,445 +19,944,520
East Midlands Airport 69,893,491 59,687,832 -10,205,659
London Stansted Airport 55,811,513 52,214,287 -3,597,226
Warton Aerodrome 11,044,732 8,916,360 -2,128,372
Manchester Airport 2,895,542 8,966,180 +6,070,638
Birmingham Airport 4,434,343 6,717,495 +2,283,152
Eurotunnel 2,987,601 4,646,721 +1,659,120
Luton Airport 6,507,961 343,552 -6,164,409
Thamesport 1,605,973 3,083,237 +1,477,264
Dover 1,442,210 2,042,162 +599,952

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Air transport 24
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 22
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 17
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 16
Manufacture of other transport equipment 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 31
2026-03 29
2026-02 20
2026-01 32
2025-12 29

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
54m+ 61
1m-15m 49
Other 25
15m-54m 14
0-1m 7

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 Arab Emirates 179,187,184
France 134,665,821
United States 112,042,143
Italy 59,195,746
Qatar 52,545,120

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 Arab Emirates 94,192,337 84,994,847 -9,197,490
France 62,008,092 72,657,729 +10,649,637
United States 47,996,772 64,045,371 +16,048,599
Italy 30,464,955 28,730,791 -1,734,164
Qatar 24,819,026 27,726,094 +2,907,068
Germany 34,570,177 13,539,625 -21,030,552
Turkey 20,120,063 16,567,043 -3,553,020
Ireland 9,074,861 10,822,768 +1,747,907
Luxembourg 1,432,260 14,755,287 +13,323,027
Egypt 6,546,766 8,960,538 +2,413,772

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 740,375,487
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 65,147,863
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 944,813

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 372,799,801 367,575,686 -5,224,115
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,608,238 44,539,625 +23,931,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 80,899 863,914 +783,015

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 502,114,618
London Stansted Airport 85,127,558
East Midlands Airport 73,412,214
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,021,046
Manchester Airport 37,926,181

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 242,089,854 260,024,764 +17,934,910
London Stansted Airport 41,408,437 43,719,121 +2,310,684
East Midlands Airport 41,879,019 31,533,195 -10,345,824
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,542,208 35,478,838 +15,936,630
Manchester Airport 21,140,146 16,786,035 -4,354,111
Glasgow Airport 9,828,881 4,708,250 -5,120,631
ZLC 9,300,965 4,417,595 -4,883,370
Warton Aerodrome 4,862,273 3,765,389 -1,096,884
Immingham Docks 97,192 7,530,748 +7,433,556
Aberdeen Airport 1,029,301 1,263,873 +234,572

Quick facts

HS code: 90142020

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

Description: Advanced navigation systems used in aircraft and spacecraft