Import/export HS code 93: Weapons and Ammunition

Includes all types of military weapons, ammunition, and their parts and accessories

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 £
South Korea 77,537,341
Italy 54,181,152
United States 53,467,666
Germany 41,944,703
France 29,540,665

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 £
South Korea 39,783,928 37,753,413 -2,030,515
Italy 27,703,020 26,478,132 -1,224,888
United States 26,182,741 27,284,925 +1,102,184
Germany 25,034,048 16,910,655 -8,123,393
France 13,518,872 16,021,793 +2,502,921
Turkey 11,421,641 10,434,136 -987,505
Denmark 9,688,849 8,618,328 -1,070,521
Spain 9,586,011 6,588,112 -2,997,899
Czechia 5,202,776 7,855,594 +2,652,818
China 7,216,867 5,382,109 -1,834,758

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 £
South Korea 77,542,702
Italy 54,379,542
United States 49,807,250
Germany 38,980,715
Turkey 22,011,969

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 £
South Korea 39,780,965 37,761,737 -2,019,228
Italy 27,726,476 26,653,066 -1,073,410
United States 24,044,198 25,763,052 +1,718,854
Germany 23,022,084 15,958,631 -7,063,453
Turkey 11,522,451 10,489,518 -1,032,933
China 12,439,884 9,425,004 -3,014,880
France 11,441,424 10,049,840 -1,391,584
Spain 9,074,757 8,221,377 -853,380
Denmark 9,094,409 7,697,921 -1,396,488
Czechia 6,661,014 8,615,360 +1,954,346

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 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
West Midlands 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Inner London - West 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 12 14 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 5 -3
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 5 -2
Essex 5 6 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 176,558,880
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 146,197,247
Air transport 80,911,251
Other 2,211,136
Road transport 432,398

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 94,691,154 81,867,726 -12,823,428
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 76,349,474 69,847,773 -6,501,701
Air transport 37,960,180 42,951,071 +4,990,891
Other 749,746 1,461,390 +711,644
Road transport 219,676 212,722 -6,954

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 89,561,699
London Heathrow Airport 54,866,074
Immingham Docks 49,772,788
Southampton 39,927,128
Felixstowe 31,775,842

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 £
Dover 43,840,003 45,721,696 +1,881,693
London Heathrow Airport 24,540,693 30,325,381 +5,784,688
Immingham Docks 30,824,439 18,948,349 -11,876,090
Southampton 18,235,768 21,691,360 +3,455,592
Felixstowe 15,967,450 15,808,392 -159,058
Poole 27,616,859 1,609 -27,615,250
Eurotunnel 11,419,411 9,502,580 -1,916,831
Medway 0 19,238,477 +19,238,477
London 6,945,287 6,873,867 -71,420
Hull 3,111,688 3,171,841 +60,153

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
59
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
38
Other manufacturing
21
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
16
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 52
2026-04 53
2026-03 53
2026-02 43
2026-01 43

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 89
0-1m 61
54m+ 18
15m-54m 10
Other 10

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 126,854,540
Poland 56,478,701
Denmark 23,399,599
Germany 18,244,556
France 15,075,990

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 64,103,161 62,751,379 -1,351,782
Poland 1,532,598 54,946,103 +53,413,505
Denmark 12,029,505 11,370,094 -659,411
Germany 9,476,957 8,767,599 -709,358
France 11,806,088 3,269,902 -8,536,186
Italy 4,758,603 2,689,421 -2,069,182
United Arab Emirates 6,485,726 778,390 -5,707,336
Indonesia 6,589,337 172,297 -6,417,040
Australia 3,045,041 3,510,624 +465,583
Ukraine 2,761,608 3,632,632 +871,024

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 £
Germany 91,261
Spain 80,446
XI 53,908
United States 38,516
France 21,375

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 £
Germany 49,298 41,963 -7,335
Spain 16,582 63,864 +47,282
XI 9,263 44,645 +35,382
United States 36,277 2,239 -34,038
France 0 21,375 +21,375
Italy 3,375 2,610 -765
Brazil 1,498 2,305 +807
China 417 317 -100
Austria 0 102 +102
Belgium 0 25 +25

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 143,141,863
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 129,400,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 79,579,588
Other 2,129,073
Road transport 4,618

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 78,930,280 64,211,583 -14,718,697
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,345,814 88,054,499 +46,708,685
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,445,355 41,134,233 +2,688,878
Other 1,039,006 1,090,067 +51,061
Road transport 0 4,618 +4,618

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 120,192,219
Immingham Docks 87,455,676
Liverpool Docks 44,344,684
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,077,979
London 14,350,097

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 65,850,839 54,341,380 -11,509,459
Immingham Docks 17,908,316 69,547,360 +51,639,044
Liverpool Docks 18,686,489 25,658,195 +6,971,706
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,571,628 16,506,351 +2,934,723
London 11,153,384 3,196,713 -7,956,671
Manchester Airport 5,404,174 4,631,464 -772,710
Southampton 5,502,368 3,717,986 -1,784,382
London Gateway Port 3,115,317 4,666,622 +1,551,305
Middlesbrough 5,403,630 202,973 -5,200,657
East Midlands Airport 3,440,063 739,193 -2,700,870

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 93

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

Description: Includes all types of military weapons, ammunition, and their parts and accessories