Import/export HS code 901480: Various navigation devices

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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 £
Italy 46,894,460
France 39,468,181
United States 32,514,012
Germany 31,896,395
Netherlands 18,234,504

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 £
Italy 28,593,514 18,300,946 -10,292,568
France 20,792,776 18,675,405 -2,117,371
United States 16,781,307 15,732,705 -1,048,602
Germany 18,953,726 12,942,669 -6,011,057
Netherlands 9,955,182 8,279,322 -1,675,860
Norway 9,610,487 7,842,568 -1,767,919
Spain 6,211,983 7,679,373 +1,467,390
Taiwan 4,764,155 2,873,246 -1,890,909
Canada 4,888,141 1,792,815 -3,095,326
Japan 3,846,270 2,046,943 -1,799,327

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 Kingdom 93,419,028
United States 55,808,989
France 42,608,646
Norway 16,909,162
Italy 13,059,871

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 Kingdom 55,913,383 37,505,645 -18,407,738
United States 28,472,605 27,336,384 -1,136,221
France 19,959,246 22,649,400 +2,690,154
Norway 9,565,931 7,343,231 -2,222,700
Italy 6,997,801 6,062,070 -935,731
Taiwan 5,941,282 4,020,207 -1,921,075
Japan 5,185,139 3,105,963 -2,079,176
Canada 3,489,350 1,392,787 -2,096,563
Mexico 2,057,403 2,175,887 +118,484
Estonia 2,200,589 1,732,219 -468,370

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 47
North Eastern Scotland 40
Surrey, East and West Sussex 36
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35
Inner London - West 34

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 34 37 +3
North Eastern Scotland 31 27 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25 25 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24 19 -5
Inner London - West 22 24 +2
Essex 12 14 +2
Inner London - East 9 9 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0

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 228,498,018
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,818,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,527,230
Other 4,892,176
Road transport 136,162

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 131,000,341 97,497,677 -33,502,664
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,873,879 14,944,332 +5,070,453
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,087,336 11,439,894 +1,352,558
Other 3,904,780 987,396 -2,917,384
Road transport 108,788 27,374 -81,414

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 99,314,316
East Midlands Airport 39,816,718
London Stansted Airport 34,629,786
Manchester Airport 30,256,612
Eurotunnel 10,126,214

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 55,464,004 43,850,312 -11,613,692
East Midlands Airport 23,904,642 15,912,076 -7,992,566
London Stansted Airport 19,955,503 14,674,283 -5,281,220
Manchester Airport 20,833,246 9,423,366 -11,409,880
Eurotunnel 4,080,306 6,045,908 +1,965,602
Aberdeen Airport 4,348,945 3,966,611 -382,334
Thamesport 3,424,834 4,625,749 +1,200,915
Dover 2,521,392 4,222,559 +1,701,167
000 3,904,780 987,396 -2,917,384
Warton Aerodrome 2,931,531 1,658,531 -1,273,000

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 64
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 42
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 38
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 37
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 80
2025-11 88
2025-10 84
2025-09 98
2025-08 83

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 169
54m+ 169
0-1m 47
15m-54m 44
Other 41

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 77,764,835
Netherlands 54,428,871
Italy 54,382,542
Germany 40,244,421
United Arab Emirates 39,403,600

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 43,121,578 34,643,257 -8,478,321
Netherlands 18,190,183 36,238,688 +18,048,505
Italy 32,182,728 22,199,814 -9,982,914
Germany 23,480,891 16,763,530 -6,717,361
United Arab Emirates 26,665,249 12,738,351 -13,926,898
France 16,105,544 17,714,588 +1,609,044
South Korea 8,521,167 15,947,861 +7,426,694
Spain 8,840,940 9,011,709 +170,769
Turkey 7,647,176 7,197,264 -449,912
Canada 5,158,457 7,427,663 +2,269,206

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 1,963
XI 500
New Zealand 80
Spain 45

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 0 1,963 +1,963
XI 0 500 +500
New Zealand 0 80 +80
Spain 0 45 +45

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 360,406,311
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 89,790,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,965,632
Road transport 393,633
Other 13,857

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 198,097,972 162,308,339 -35,789,633
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,999,655 57,790,594 +25,790,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,209,036 4,756,596 -1,452,440
Road transport 353,709 39,924 -313,785
Other 0 13,857 +13,857

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 194,823,586
London Stansted Airport 72,939,412
Dover / Eurotunnel 39,810,076
Eurotunnel 37,919,691
East Midlands Airport 29,802,499

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 117,538,788 77,284,798 -40,253,990
London Stansted Airport 33,986,704 38,952,708 +4,966,004
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,271,171 21,538,905 +3,267,734
Eurotunnel 9,797,859 28,121,832 +18,323,973
East Midlands Airport 16,512,211 13,290,288 -3,221,923
ZLC 15,192,825 12,965,046 -2,227,779
Manchester Airport 9,957,720 10,425,328 +467,608
Immingham Docks 3,172,348 4,801,257 +1,628,909
Warton Aerodrome 4,034,624 3,507,456 -527,168
Dover 2,620,602 1,646,327 -974,275

Quick facts

HS code: 901480

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

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