Import/export HS code 88026019: Various satellites

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  • 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 £
Switzerland 1,904,419
United States 1,116,426
Netherlands 521,402
France 120,703
Bulgaria 115,418

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 £
Switzerland 971,969 932,450 -39,519
United States 0 1,116,426 +1,116,426
Netherlands 104,866 416,536 +311,670
France 120,703 0 -120,703
Bulgaria 0 115,418 +115,418
India 0 63,866 +63,866
Italy 0 41,580 +41,580
Lithuania 0 37,977 +37,977
South Africa 8,915 0 -8,915
Taiwan 8,404 0 -8,404

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 £
Switzerland 1,904,419
United States 722,457
United Kingdom 650,648
Netherlands 264,723
France 120,703

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 £
Switzerland 971,969 932,450 -39,519
United States 1,661 720,796 +719,135
United Kingdom 0 650,648 +650,648
Netherlands 103,205 161,518 +58,313
France 120,703 0 -120,703
Bulgaria 0 115,418 +115,418
India 0 63,866 +63,866
Italy 0 41,580 +41,580
Lithuania 0 37,977 +37,977
South Africa 8,915 0 -8,915

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 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
West Central Scotland 0 1 +1

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) 2,159,437
Air transport 1,781,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,661

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) 971,969 1,187,468 +215,499
Air transport 244,767 1,536,785 +1,292,018
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,661 0 -1,661

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,904,419
London Stansted Airport 728,579
London Heathrow Airport 403,461
Eurotunnel 255,018
Glasgow Airport 253,534

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 971,969 932,450 -39,519
London Stansted Airport 0 728,579 +728,579
London Heathrow Airport 129,618 273,843 +144,225
Eurotunnel 0 255,018 +255,018
Glasgow Airport 37,687 215,847 +178,160
East Midlands Airport 75,253 156,998 +81,745
Birmingham Airport 2,209 161,518 +159,309
Thamesport 1,661 0 -1,661

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of electrical equipment 1
Telecommunications 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-04 1
2025-03 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
1m-15m 1
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 £
United States 55,408,613
France 30,268,419
Belgium 21,199,962
New Zealand 3,067,175
Netherlands 2,398,139

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 6,128,499 49,280,114 +43,151,615
France 30,268,419 0 -30,268,419
Belgium 19,266,520 1,933,442 -17,333,078
New Zealand 0 3,067,175 +3,067,175
Netherlands 2,392,595 5,544 -2,387,051
Germany 1,148,891 820,763 -328,128
Portugal 0 346,022 +346,022
Saudi Arabia 138,192 0 -138,192
Turkey 133,999 0 -133,999
Brazil 112,825 0 -112,825

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 60,984,841
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 54,189,916

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 7,718,973 53,265,868 +45,546,895
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,904,908 2,285,008 -49,619,900

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,187,517
London Heathrow Airport 43,623,406
Glasgow Airport 17,032,187
London Stansted Airport 182,670
East Midlands Airport 114,548

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 51,902,509 2,285,008 -49,617,501
London Heathrow Airport 1,517,208 42,106,198 +40,588,990
Glasgow Airport 5,904,039 11,128,148 +5,224,109
London Stansted Airport 182,670 0 -182,670
East Midlands Airport 83,026 31,522 -51,504
ZLC 24,530 0 -24,530
Prestwick Airport 7,500 0 -7,500
Tyne 2,399 0 -2,399

Quick facts

HS code: 88026019

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

Description: Satellites used for purposes other than communication, such as weather or research