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 177,430,184
United Arab Emirates 170,997,427
United States 80,780,781
Germany 54,019,352
Qatar 53,262,703

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 79,406,545 98,023,639 +18,617,094
United Arab Emirates 84,928,422 86,069,005 +1,140,583
United States 38,528,753 42,252,028 +3,723,275
Germany 36,026,760 17,992,592 -18,034,168
Qatar 24,982,256 28,280,447 +3,298,191
Turkey 26,527,733 12,945,011 -13,582,722
Italy 6,791,712 14,016,303 +7,224,591
Saudi Arabia 11,671,003 8,429,921 -3,241,082
Netherlands 5,906,315 12,660,007 +6,753,692
Luxembourg 4,881,319 10,228,112 +5,346,793

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 682,737,348
United Kingdom 25,795,987
France 21,061,315
Italy 19,975,664
Germany 11,464,432

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 329,973,694 352,763,654 +22,789,960
United Kingdom 14,261,133 11,534,854 -2,726,279
France 9,711,158 11,350,157 +1,638,999
Italy 5,539,450 14,436,214 +8,896,764
Germany 7,450,922 4,013,510 -3,437,412
Malaysia 422,636 704,351 +281,715
Norway 500,972 508,736 +7,764
Taiwan 0 502,237 +502,237
Brazil 481,605 0 -481,605
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 13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Essex 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 13 10 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 5 -3
Essex 5 9 +4
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
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 748,073,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,061,176
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,709,684
Road transport 1,658,308
Other 288,052

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 363,591,389 384,481,641 +20,890,252
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,015,207 8,045,969 +3,030,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,067,155 3,642,529 +1,575,374
Road transport 0 1,658,308 +1,658,308
Other 122,403 165,649 +43,246

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 449,114,168
East Midlands Airport 127,074,232
London Stansted Airport 111,443,655
Warton Aerodrome 18,276,663
Manchester Airport 11,930,920

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 209,810,249 239,303,919 +29,493,670
East Midlands Airport 70,204,652 56,869,580 -13,335,072
London Stansted Airport 54,977,512 56,466,143 +1,488,631
Warton Aerodrome 11,128,091 7,148,572 -3,979,519
Manchester Airport 3,341,203 8,589,717 +5,248,514
Birmingham Airport 5,279,434 6,188,782 +909,348
Eurotunnel 2,974,397 4,375,710 +1,401,313
Luton Airport 5,576,799 245,595 -5,331,204
Thamesport 1,586,070 3,009,916 +1,423,846
Dover 1,507,377 1,958,644 +451,267

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Air transport
27
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
2026-05 25
2026-04 31
2026-03 29
2026-02 20
2026-01 32

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+ 62
1m-15m 50
Other 24
15m-54m 16
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 179,101,081
France 140,898,730
United States 112,475,164
Italy 60,145,577
Qatar 50,415,470

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 94,351,583 84,749,498 -9,602,085
France 61,188,021 79,710,709 +18,522,688
United States 47,445,004 65,030,160 +17,585,156
Italy 30,561,992 29,583,585 -978,407
Qatar 22,692,717 27,722,753 +5,030,036
Germany 34,006,939 12,411,821 -21,595,118
Turkey 22,359,165 14,718,538 -7,640,627
Ireland 8,875,702 11,537,831 +2,662,129
Luxembourg 4,197,745 11,989,802 +7,792,057
Egypt 8,354,313 7,152,991 -1,201,322

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 745,252,629
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,305,629
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 375,500,088 369,752,541 -5,747,547
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,162,195 44,143,434 +20,981,239
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 87,013 857,800 +770,787

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 507,186,015
London Stansted Airport 87,420,791
East Midlands Airport 74,018,890
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,232,628
Manchester Airport 36,879,387

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 248,601,797 258,584,218 +9,982,421
London Stansted Airport 41,977,000 45,443,791 +3,466,791
East Midlands Airport 39,928,839 34,090,051 -5,838,788
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,259,274 34,973,354 +13,714,080
Manchester Airport 20,213,524 16,665,863 -3,547,661
Glasgow Airport 9,932,181 4,295,050 -5,637,131
ZLC 8,174,075 4,361,697 -3,812,378
Immingham Docks 727,180 7,602,250 +6,875,070
Warton Aerodrome 4,288,214 3,574,359 -713,855
Aberdeen Airport 1,029,301 1,400,424 +371,123

Quick facts

HS code: 90142020

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

Description: Advanced navigation systems used in aircraft and spacecraft