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 8,678,309
Italy 7,260,310
Germany 6,753,660
China 3,412,644
Taiwan 3,363,440

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 4,311,078 4,367,231 +56,153
Italy 3,422,065 3,838,245 +416,180
Germany 3,633,115 3,120,545 -512,570
China 1,888,712 1,523,932 -364,780
Taiwan 1,401,966 1,961,474 +559,508
Norway 673,249 781,454 +108,205
Spain 531,672 636,588 +104,916
Poland 533,308 600,169 +66,861
Canada 444,069 568,472 +124,403
France 267,634 614,740 +347,106

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 7,973,270
Italy 7,073,981
Germany 6,488,565
China 5,344,449
Taiwan 4,163,924

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 3,957,918 4,015,352 +57,434
Italy 3,215,031 3,858,950 +643,919
Germany 3,278,012 3,210,553 -67,459
China 2,852,685 2,491,764 -360,921
Taiwan 1,813,331 2,350,593 +537,262
Norway 697,440 480,881 -216,559
United Kingdom 398,256 700,556 +302,300
Canada 453,820 571,536 +117,716
Japan 562,439 233,142 -329,297
Sweden 349,173 358,773 +9,600

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 3 +3
Kent 2 2 +0
Norfolk 3 1 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
Devon 0 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 23,145,105
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,731,337
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,223,752
Other 63,469
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 11,243,226 11,901,879 +658,653
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,620,443 7,110,894 +490,451
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,894,110 2,329,642 -564,468
Other 4,397 59,072 +54,675
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 14,592,187
Dover 6,737,504
East Midlands Airport 2,750,241
Immingham Docks 2,660,460
London 2,151,331

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 6,997,460 7,594,727 +597,267
Dover 2,872,697 3,864,807 +992,110
East Midlands Airport 1,531,744 1,218,497 -313,247
Immingham Docks 1,372,406 1,288,054 -84,352
London 1,322,964 828,367 -494,597
Birmingham Airport 848,427 1,248,721 +400,294
Eurotunnel 897,847 1,075,904 +178,057
Felixstowe 1,040,567 836,059 -204,508
Manchester Airport 975,496 548,820 -426,676
Southampton 885,311 502,390 -382,921

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 18
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
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
2026-04 19
2026-03 18
2026-02 14
2026-01 12
2025-12 16

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 20
54m+ 7
15m-54m 6
Other 4

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 9,601,580
India 3,659,216
Poland 2,657,190
Germany 2,641,254
Italy 1,476,981

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 4,210,279 5,391,301 +1,181,022
India 632,270 3,026,946 +2,394,676
Poland 2,524,186 133,004 -2,391,182
Germany 1,258,998 1,382,256 +123,258
Italy 849,426 627,555 -221,871
Netherlands 470,885 973,137 +502,252
Australia 811,498 611,141 -200,357
Turkey 187,202 1,219,788 +1,032,586
Chile 627,307 598,200 -29,107
France 892,542 236,740 -655,802

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 40,728
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 1,956 38,772 +36,816
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 24,445,512
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,926,084
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,051,424
Other 88,685

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 11,364,604 13,080,908 +1,716,304
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,356,648 3,569,436 +212,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 424,962 626,462 +201,500
Other 15,327 73,358 +58,031

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 18,974,297
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,819,051
Immingham Docks 2,203,833
ZLC 1,605,990
East Midlands Airport 1,290,344

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 8,579,132 10,395,165 +1,816,033
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,023,072 1,795,979 +772,907
Immingham Docks 982,603 1,221,230 +238,627
ZLC 1,251,640 354,350 -897,290
East Midlands Airport 661,968 628,376 -33,592
Poole 634,900 589,599 -45,301
London Stansted Airport 237,730 763,157 +525,427
London Gatwick Airport 338,785 399,054 +60,269
Harwich 484,577 8,555 -476,022
Dover 185,242 220,748 +35,506

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