Import/export HS code 9305: Parts and accessories for guns and weapons

Spare parts and accessories for firearms and weapons listed under headings 9301 to 9304

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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 States 8,193,072
Italy 6,904,325
Germany 6,004,922
China 3,401,166
Taiwan 3,283,543

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 States 4,212,224 3,980,848 -231,376
Italy 3,464,870 3,439,455 -25,415
Germany 3,906,831 2,098,091 -1,808,740
China 1,985,769 1,415,397 -570,372
Taiwan 1,455,378 1,828,165 +372,787
Norway 719,914 757,550 +37,636
Poland 628,314 486,818 -141,496
Canada 478,057 499,444 +21,387
Spain 345,392 583,323 +237,931
France 265,588 650,418 +384,830

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 7,490,570
Italy 6,770,051
Germany 5,768,017
China 5,343,050
Taiwan 4,040,272

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 3,810,851 3,679,719 -131,132
Italy 3,359,443 3,410,608 +51,165
Germany 3,537,682 2,230,335 -1,307,347
China 3,074,353 2,268,697 -805,656
Taiwan 1,869,032 2,171,240 +302,208
Norway 745,320 459,233 -286,087
United Kingdom 357,046 765,730 +408,684
Canada 485,544 498,269 +12,725
Switzerland 425,523 278,780 -146,743
Sweden 365,382 298,882 -66,500

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 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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 6 7 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 3 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Devon 0 3 +3
Kent 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Norfolk 3 1 -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 21,871,738
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,937,195
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,097,361
Other 116,735
Road transport 42,603

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 10,801,853 11,069,885 +268,032
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,260,667 5,676,528 -1,584,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,957,564 2,139,797 -817,767
Other 4,232 112,503 +108,271
Road transport 18,575 24,028 +5,453

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 13,754,982
Dover 6,522,301
East Midlands Airport 2,606,234
Immingham Docks 2,560,549
Birmingham Airport 2,022,947

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 6,785,105 6,969,877 +184,772
Dover 3,474,287 3,048,014 -426,273
East Midlands Airport 1,459,915 1,146,319 -313,596
Immingham Docks 1,387,758 1,172,791 -214,967
Birmingham Airport 889,412 1,133,535 +244,123
London 1,359,580 610,414 -749,166
Felixstowe 1,046,291 851,428 -194,863
Eurotunnel 925,716 800,243 -125,473
Manchester Airport 770,407 609,984 -160,423
Southampton 918,125 391,298 -526,827

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
17
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
16
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
10
Other manufacturing
9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 21
2026-04 19
2026-03 18
2026-02 14
2026-01 12

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 32
0-1m 21
54m+ 7
15m-54m 6
Other 5

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 9,083,025
India 4,319,601
Germany 2,320,032
Italy 1,428,920
Turkey 1,405,511

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 3,663,797 5,419,228 +1,755,431
India 671,853 3,647,748 +2,975,895
Germany 1,051,783 1,268,249 +216,466
Italy 969,134 459,786 -509,348
Turkey 223,107 1,182,404 +959,297
Australia 802,393 570,045 -232,348
Netherlands 388,022 965,441 +577,419
Chile 628,527 596,980 -31,547
France 907,114 194,234 -712,880
Poland 645,444 122,008 -523,436

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 £
XI 39,460
Germany 230
Austria 102
Italy 101
Belgium 25

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 £
XI 688 38,772 +38,084
Germany 0 230 +230
Austria 0 102 +102
Italy 51 50 -1
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 23,406,422
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,022,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 852,091
Other 88,381

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 9,893,830 13,512,592 +3,618,762
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,583,117 3,439,517 +856,400
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 218,236 633,855 +415,619
Other 15,222 73,159 +57,937

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 18,037,924
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,744,417
Immingham Docks 1,590,702
ZLC 1,472,034
East Midlands Airport 1,268,036

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 6,964,096 11,073,828 +4,109,732
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,048,803 1,695,614 +646,811
Immingham Docks 372,218 1,218,484 +846,266
ZLC 1,160,369 311,665 -848,704
East Midlands Airport 709,560 558,476 -151,084
Poole 634,900 589,599 -45,301
London Stansted Airport 341,577 675,727 +334,150
London Gatwick Airport 422,058 379,265 -42,793
Dover 196,465 214,725 +18,260
Brize Norton 0 360,000 +360,000

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 9305

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

Description: Spare parts and accessories for firearms and weapons listed under headings 9301 to 9304