Import/export HS code 8804: Parachutes and related equipment

Includes parachutes, paragliders, and their parts or 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 £
United States 14,479,388
France 6,576,960
Germany 6,033,921
Spain 4,811,253
Romania 3,560,653

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 8,554,892 5,924,496 -2,630,396
France 5,087,672 1,489,288 -3,598,384
Germany 3,015,363 3,018,558 +3,195
Spain 1,839,091 2,972,162 +1,133,071
Romania 1,636,351 1,924,302 +287,951
Viet Nam 856,379 1,099,864 +243,485
Austria 216,916 267,435 +50,519
India 186,126 140,993 -45,133
China 126,020 168,297 +42,277
Czechia 110,047 168,071 +58,024

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 14,112,051
Germany 4,934,352
United Kingdom 3,962,838
Romania 3,564,202
France 3,243,002

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 8,317,103 5,794,948 -2,522,155
Germany 1,953,693 2,980,659 +1,026,966
United Kingdom 1,824,707 2,138,131 +313,424
Romania 1,658,007 1,906,195 +248,188
France 2,820,373 422,629 -2,397,744
Viet Nam 1,209,878 1,382,128 +172,250
South Africa 2,424,581 108,369 -2,316,212
Spain 713,328 1,355,497 +642,169
China 371,787 440,867 +69,080
Sri Lanka 193,955 265,106 +71,151

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9 7 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 7 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 2 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -3
West Yorkshire 6 2 -4
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 2 -2
West Midlands 1 4 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0

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 25,747,488
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,345,243
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,667,669
Other 79,460

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 14,168,657 11,578,831 -2,589,826
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,147,011 4,198,232 -2,948,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,415,751 2,251,918 +836,167
Other 26,193 53,267 +27,074

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 12,440,419
Dover 6,900,373
East Midlands Airport 6,202,761
London Stansted Airport 5,063,103
Eurotunnel 3,847,031

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 7,486,500 4,953,919 -2,532,581
Dover 5,205,720 1,694,653 -3,511,067
East Midlands Airport 3,289,580 2,913,181 -376,399
London Stansted Airport 2,389,082 2,674,021 +284,939
Eurotunnel 1,698,319 2,148,712 +450,393
Thamesport 769,369 1,556,875 +787,506
London Gateway Port 622,215 664,402 +42,187
Birmingham Airport 373,533 837,790 +464,257
Manchester Airport 156,384 126,264 -30,120
Dover / Eurotunnel 199,575 36,987 -162,588

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 18
Manufacture of other transport equipment 15
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 11
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 18
2025-10 18
2025-09 15
2025-08 17

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
0-1m 46
1m-15m 38
54m+ 32
15m-54m 14
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 20,187,361
Germany 9,006,696
Spain 6,632,032
Taiwan 5,574,893
Sweden 5,443,556

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 9,505,772 10,681,589 +1,175,817
Germany 4,677,464 4,329,232 -348,232
Spain 3,174,985 3,457,047 +282,062
Taiwan 4,557,264 1,017,629 -3,539,635
Sweden 1,956,641 3,486,915 +1,530,274
Saudi Arabia 1,811,830 3,252,715 +1,440,885
Switzerland 777,708 3,228,506 +2,450,798
Italy 1,282,331 1,612,575 +330,244
Romania 1,397,990 1,293,313 -104,677
France 1,320,334 1,128,195 -192,139

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 387

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 0 387 +387

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 61,681,228
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,303,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,484,255
Road transport 316,865
Other 387

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 30,319,778 31,361,450 +1,041,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,886,723 10,416,457 +2,529,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,396,998 2,087,257 +690,259
Road transport 316,865 0 -316,865
Other 0 387 +387

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 33,742,220
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,201,499
London Stansted Airport 10,669,510
ZLC 7,853,437
Warton Aerodrome 4,913,994

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 16,954,445 16,787,775 -166,670
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,318,698 7,882,801 +1,564,103
London Stansted Airport 5,439,391 5,230,119 -209,272
ZLC 3,458,375 4,395,062 +936,687
Warton Aerodrome 1,771,406 3,142,588 +1,371,182
Immingham Docks 1,424,083 1,858,049 +433,966
Portsmouth 1,304,723 1,609,708 +304,985
East Midlands Airport 1,723,903 1,061,921 -661,982
Manchester Airport 1,243,650 388,661 -854,989
Hull 181,494 343,743 +162,249

Quick facts

HS code: 8804

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

Description: Includes parachutes, paragliders, and their parts or accessories