Import/export HS code 880230: Medium aircraft between 2,000 kg and 15,000 kg

Aircraft like mid-sized planes and helicopters weighing between 2,000 kg and 15,000 kg when empty

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  • 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 £
United States 98,597,722
France 77,531,348
Ireland 59,447,488
Germany 55,916,897
Switzerland 54,976,466

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 28,370,602 70,227,120 +41,856,518
France 17,384,043 60,147,305 +42,763,262
Ireland 13,477,089 45,970,399 +32,493,310
Germany 15,987,647 39,929,250 +23,941,603
Switzerland 10,435,132 44,541,334 +34,106,202
Spain 16,519,789 34,653,669 +18,133,880
Italy 19,095,519 20,783,246 +1,687,727
Canada 18,026,426 19,360,463 +1,334,037
Portugal 0 34,684,938 +34,684,938
Netherlands 24,335,312 8,187,860 -16,147,452

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 £
Brazil 243,605,540
United States 218,640,935
Canada 131,745,584
Switzerland 36,810,941
France 35,701,324

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 £
Brazil 58,910,499 184,695,041 +125,784,542
United States 46,548,374 172,092,561 +125,544,187
Canada 73,177,448 58,568,136 -14,609,312
Switzerland 17,121,561 19,689,380 +2,567,819
France 19,164,442 16,536,882 -2,627,560
Italy 7,789,746 0 -7,789,746
Poland 0 2,346,848 +2,346,848
South Africa 1,754,495 0 -1,754,495
Sweden 770,464 0 -770,464
United Kingdom 262,508 0 -262,508

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1
Southern Scotland 1
West Central Scotland 1

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 0 1 +1
Southern Scotland 1 0 -1
West Central Scotland 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 523,326,413
Air transport 127,343,007
Other 25,747,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,011,217
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,243

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 £
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 155,427,152 367,899,261 +212,472,109
Air transport 59,269,053 68,073,954 +8,804,901
Other 7,809,606 17,938,142 +10,128,536
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,993,726 17,491 -2,976,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 75,243 +75,243

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Farnborough Airport 118,565,182
Biggin Hill (London) Airport 102,776,484
Luton Airport 77,390,102
Northolt RAF Base 56,751,230
499 43,208,642

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 £
Farnborough Airport 25,209,566 93,355,616 +68,146,050
Biggin Hill (London) Airport 50,555,122 52,221,362 +1,666,240
Luton Airport 16,519,789 60,870,313 +44,350,524
Northolt RAF Base 13,477,089 43,274,141 +29,797,052
499 28,069,435 15,139,207 -12,930,228
East Midlands Airport 6,104,329 35,974,824 +29,870,495
Birmingham Airport 21,696,179 6,531,582 -15,164,597
000 7,809,606 17,938,142 +10,128,536
London Heathrow Airport 908,334 21,013,867 +20,105,533
Liverpool John Lennon Airport - Speke 15,709,220 5,011,329 -10,697,891

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Air transport 5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-03 1
2025-02 2
2024-07 1
2024-06 1

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+ 4
15m-54m 1

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 £
Qatar 540,000,000
Netherlands 46,373,123
United States 37,722,554
France 25,012,907
Malta 19,929,095

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 £
Qatar 360,000,000 180,000,000 -180,000,000
Netherlands 31,388,974 14,984,149 -16,404,825
United States 20,899,175 16,823,379 -4,075,796
France 0 25,012,907 +25,012,907
Malta 19,929,095 0 -19,929,095
Iceland 652,191 9,932,459 +9,280,268
Turkey 0 10,250,298 +10,250,298
Bulgaria 6,874,082 0 -6,874,082
Greece 4,945,111 0 -4,945,111
Switzerland 4,806,601 0 -4,806,601

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 584,074,492
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 95,037,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,516,021
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 252,725

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 387,764,794 196,309,698 -191,455,096
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 38,951,721 56,086,055 +17,134,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,379,172 13,136,849 -13,242,323
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 252,725 0 -252,725

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Warton Aerodrome 540,000,000
Southampton 33,562,502
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 25,006,508
Glasgow Airport 23,185,511
London Stansted Airport 22,172,625

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 £
Warton Aerodrome 360,000,000 180,000,000 -180,000,000
Southampton 24,325,653 9,236,849 -15,088,804
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 12,368,899 12,637,609 +268,710
Glasgow Airport 23,185,511 0 -23,185,511
London Stansted Airport 0 22,172,625 +22,172,625
Farnborough Airport 13,062,567 6,228,475 -6,834,092
Luton Airport 0 17,833,622 +17,833,622
Liverpool John Lennon Airport - Speke 15,709,220 0 -15,709,220
Biggin Hill (London) Airport 0 10,641,754 +10,641,754
London Gateway Port 800,794 3,800,000 +2,999,206

Quick facts

HS code: 880230

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

Description: Aircraft like mid-sized planes and helicopters weighing between 2,000 kg and 15,000 kg when empty