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 £
United Arab Emirates 163,666,470
France 149,396,380
United States 73,432,171
Germany 60,544,595
Qatar 50,328,688

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 Arab Emirates 81,925,380 81,741,090 -184,290
France 80,943,662 68,452,718 -12,490,944
United States 39,260,169 34,172,002 -5,088,167
Germany 47,962,158 12,582,437 -35,379,721
Qatar 21,497,919 28,830,769 +7,332,850
Turkey 23,880,398 19,058,480 -4,821,918
Saudi Arabia 13,374,504 10,642,544 -2,731,960
Italy 11,430,445 9,097,815 -2,332,630
Netherlands 6,555,396 10,389,418 +3,834,022
Egypt 7,595,034 7,320,914 -274,120

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 636,216,845
United Kingdom 28,009,207
Italy 19,334,477
France 18,369,225
Germany 11,220,184

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 338,038,644 298,178,201 -39,860,443
United Kingdom 15,655,663 12,353,544 -3,302,119
Italy 9,653,865 9,680,612 +26,747
France 8,714,919 9,654,306 +939,387
Germany 6,815,297 4,404,887 -2,410,410
Norway 373,875 635,833 +261,958
Malaysia 410,539 401,518 -9,021
Brazil 481,605 0 -481,605
Spain 136,770 287,557 +150,787
Saudi Arabia 410,290 0 -410,290

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 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11
Inner London - West 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9

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 14 10 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 10 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 9 +4
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Essex 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 5 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 2 -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 701,865,454
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,399,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,763,669
Road transport 1,296,788
Other 290,764

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 374,233,564 327,631,890 -46,601,674
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,199,306 6,200,090 +784
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,293,724 2,469,945 +176,221
Road transport 0 1,296,788 +1,296,788
Other 34,798 255,966 +221,168

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 420,272,280
East Midlands Airport 123,917,616
London Stansted Airport 95,076,741
Warton Aerodrome 22,173,715
Luton Airport 11,413,733

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 217,730,169 202,542,111 -15,188,058
East Midlands Airport 71,460,249 52,457,367 -19,002,882
London Stansted Airport 50,290,281 44,786,460 -5,503,821
Warton Aerodrome 12,812,520 9,361,195 -3,451,325
Luton Airport 11,009,258 404,475 -10,604,783
Manchester Airport 2,856,754 7,270,075 +4,413,321
Birmingham Airport 3,962,933 5,460,457 +1,497,524
Eurotunnel 3,816,434 3,145,630 -670,804
Thamesport 1,618,199 1,914,677 +296,478
Dover 1,337,297 2,099,766 +762,469

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Air transport 26
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 21
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 15
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 30
2025-10 28
2025-09 27
2025-08 30

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+ 57
1m-15m 44
Other 24
15m-54m 15
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 167,588,569
France 126,186,286
United States 100,831,905
Italy 53,235,004
Qatar 50,398,900

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 78,633,228 88,955,341 +10,322,113
France 64,208,642 61,977,644 -2,230,998
United States 49,244,957 51,586,948 +2,341,991
Italy 27,504,499 25,730,505 -1,773,994
Qatar 28,345,423 22,053,477 -6,291,946
Germany 37,868,072 10,687,908 -27,180,164
Turkey 16,707,647 20,143,552 +3,435,905
Ireland 9,037,290 7,982,866 -1,054,424
Luxembourg 47,110 14,876,310 +14,829,200
Egypt 5,918,710 7,767,039 +1,848,329

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 675,024,620
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,899,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 500,513
Road transport 24,734

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 349,234,907 325,789,713 -23,445,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,917,572 40,981,645 +15,064,073
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 82,339 418,174 +335,835
Road transport 24,734 0 -24,734

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 451,141,227
London Stansted Airport 76,512,215
East Midlands Airport 72,834,320
Dover / Eurotunnel 51,830,235
Manchester Airport 34,617,963

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 219,471,656 231,669,571 +12,197,915
London Stansted Airport 41,092,635 35,419,580 -5,673,055
East Midlands Airport 46,482,112 26,352,208 -20,129,904
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,223,764 36,606,471 +21,382,707
Manchester Airport 15,221,425 19,396,538 +4,175,113
ZLC 12,409,851 2,841,565 -9,568,286
Dover 10,490,715 1,019,940 -9,470,775
Glasgow Airport 6,417,901 4,157,165 -2,260,736
Warton Aerodrome 6,265,216 3,259,389 -3,005,827
Immingham Docks 1,856 2,625,765 +2,623,909

Quick facts

HS code: 90142020

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

Description: Advanced navigation systems used in aircraft and spacecraft