Import/export HS code 880622: Medium-small drones

Drones with a take-off weight between 250 grams and 7 kg

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 51,119,608
China 33,684,313
United States 5,932,985
Netherlands 5,317,294
France 3,330,724

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 20,522,672 30,596,936 +10,074,264
China 14,062,871 19,621,442 +5,558,571
United States 1,413,146 4,519,839 +3,106,693
Netherlands 1,749,966 3,567,328 +1,817,362
France 1,388,274 1,942,450 +554,176
Ireland 157,573 1,951,061 +1,793,488
Germany 330,375 200,749 -129,626
Norway 120,507 224,234 +103,727
Viet Nam 209,176 0 -209,176
Switzerland 0 82,906 +82,906

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 £
China 90,571,617
United States 7,163,058
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,246,586
France 1,487,500
Norway 317,952

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 £
China 35,609,597 54,962,020 +19,352,423
United States 1,896,582 5,266,476 +3,369,894
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,422,555 824,031 -598,524
France 445,895 1,041,605 +595,710
Norway 93,718 224,234 +130,516
Viet Nam 209,176 0 -209,176
Germany 108,282 47,705 -60,577
Switzerland 26,793 82,906 +56,113
South Korea 39,687 65,509 +25,822
Netherlands 6,665 89,953 +83,288

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5

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
Inner London - West 6 9 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 3 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 5 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Norfolk 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
West Midlands 4 0 -4

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 84,359,263
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,098,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,272,600
Other 85,405

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 32,565,899 51,793,364 +19,227,465
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,876,827 6,221,174 +344,347
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,518,782 4,753,818 +3,235,036
Other 32,443 52,962 +20,519

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 35,326,620
Manchester Airport 32,165,870
Felixstowe 10,208,213
London Stansted Airport 5,631,147
East Midlands Airport 5,594,231

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 14,215,200 21,111,420 +6,896,220
Manchester Airport 8,652,328 23,513,542 +14,861,214
Felixstowe 6,138,029 4,070,184 -2,067,845
London Stansted Airport 1,607,116 4,024,031 +2,416,915
East Midlands Airport 3,707,661 1,886,570 -1,821,091
Newcastle Airport 3,153,216 0 -3,153,216
London Gateway Port 284,904 2,717,007 +2,432,103
Birmingham Airport 1,216,534 1,206,069 -10,465
Holyhead 9,848 1,774,703 +1,764,855
Immingham Docks 93,718 878,319 +784,601

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 11
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 14
2025-10 19
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
1m-15m 42
54m+ 27
0-1m 16
Other 13
15m-54m 12

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 £
Poland 12,078,812
Netherlands 10,717,765
Ireland 8,478,790
Estonia 5,543,997
Lithuania 3,691,389

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 £
Poland 4,261,879 7,816,933 +3,555,054
Netherlands 3,791,740 6,926,025 +3,134,285
Ireland 1,688,469 6,790,321 +5,101,852
Estonia 143,500 5,400,497 +5,256,997
Lithuania 33,089 3,658,300 +3,625,211
Germany 350,905 951,868 +600,963
India 0 1,000,000 +1,000,000
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 493,919 460,045 -33,874
Ukraine 7,620 296,400 +288,780
Benin 0 215,303 +215,303

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,926,725
Air transport 15,247,507
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 576,453
Road transport 18,910

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,881,586 24,045,139 +18,163,553
Air transport 4,883,911 10,363,596 +5,479,685
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 424,849 151,604 -273,245
Road transport 18,910 0 -18,910

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,197,944
London Heathrow Airport 10,995,884
Holyhead 7,377,561
East Midlands Airport 2,790,985
London Stansted Airport 718,019

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 4,202,617 16,995,327 +12,792,710
London Heathrow Airport 3,106,117 7,889,767 +4,783,650
Holyhead 767,963 6,609,598 +5,841,635
East Midlands Airport 1,138,553 1,652,432 +513,879
London Stansted Airport 320,440 397,579 +77,139
Liverpool Docks 538,775 6,283 -532,492
Southampton 400,922 110,565 -290,357
ZLC 257,335 152,648 -104,687
Dover 169,822 203,845 +34,023
Immingham Docks 59,590 224,971 +165,381

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 880622

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

Description: Drones with a take-off weight between 250 grams and 7 kg