Import/export HS code 90142020: Inertial navigation systems

Advanced navigation systems used in aircraft and spacecraft

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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 Arab Emirates 162,274,825
France 148,339,325
United States 75,901,342
Germany 64,659,281
Qatar 49,556,803

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 Arab Emirates 70,199,268 92,075,557 +21,876,289
France 76,164,439 72,174,886 -3,989,553
United States 37,376,126 38,525,216 +1,149,090
Germany 43,000,174 21,659,107 -21,341,067
Qatar 23,862,370 25,694,433 +1,832,063
Turkey 24,539,901 23,810,206 -729,695
Saudi Arabia 11,235,798 12,896,132 +1,660,334
Italy 11,530,232 8,522,616 -3,007,616
Netherlands 9,353,966 8,599,794 -754,172
China 17,002,247 391,385 -16,610,862

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 648,277,136
United Kingdom 28,090,969
France 21,288,701
Italy 18,433,593
Germany 11,157,815

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 328,547,090 319,730,046 -8,817,044
United Kingdom 13,321,307 14,769,662 +1,448,355
France 10,953,964 10,334,737 -619,227
Italy 9,835,109 8,598,484 -1,236,625
Germany 6,016,388 5,141,427 -874,961
Malaysia 688,860 391,320 -297,540
Norway 379,454 635,833 +256,379
Brazil 340,541 141,064 -199,477
Spain 140,552 318,624 +178,072
Saudi Arabia 410,290 0 -410,290

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 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Inner London - West 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9

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 14 11 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 8 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 10 +5
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Essex 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 5 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +1

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 711,789,727
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,387,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,908,420
Road transport 796,210
Other 293,864

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 358,938,035 352,851,692 -6,086,343
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,207,987 6,179,789 -5,028,198
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,530,231 2,378,189 -152,042
Road transport 0 796,210 +796,210
Other 29,545 264,319 +234,774

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 428,679,282
East Midlands Airport 123,231,497
London Stansted Airport 97,605,582
Warton Aerodrome 22,334,423
Luton Airport 12,528,665

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 219,990,388 208,688,894 -11,301,494
East Midlands Airport 60,009,883 63,221,614 +3,211,731
London Stansted Airport 47,908,365 49,697,217 +1,788,852
Warton Aerodrome 10,590,161 11,744,262 +1,154,101
Luton Airport 10,502,607 2,026,058 -8,476,549
Eurotunnel 7,171,341 3,194,823 -3,976,518
Manchester Airport 2,389,440 7,031,577 +4,642,137
Birmingham Airport 3,551,913 4,920,496 +1,368,583
Dover 2,113,466 2,216,551 +103,085
Thamesport 1,796,241 1,843,019 +46,778

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Air transport 27
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 21
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 15
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 15
Manufacture of other transport equipment 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 30
2025-10 28
2025-09 27
2025-08 30
2025-07 30

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+ 56
1m-15m 44
Other 21
15m-54m 16
0-1m 8

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 Arab Emirates 164,490,254
France 127,851,675
United States 106,184,604
Germany 56,869,209
Italy 53,392,627

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 Arab Emirates 54,964,042 109,526,212 +54,562,170
France 61,517,000 66,334,675 +4,817,675
United States 51,100,574 55,084,030 +3,983,456
Germany 41,937,361 14,931,848 -27,005,513
Italy 24,454,685 28,937,942 +4,483,257
Qatar 26,817,831 22,985,267 -3,832,564
Turkey 16,179,793 24,081,639 +7,901,846
Ireland 8,316,804 8,642,066 +325,262
Luxembourg 47,110 14,876,310 +14,829,200
Egypt 4,464,100 9,560,909 +5,096,809

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 690,002,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,878,240
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 485,621
Road transport 37,498

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 322,575,558 367,426,546 +44,850,988
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,975,449 41,902,791 +12,927,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 83,783 401,838 +318,055
Road transport 37,498 0 -37,498

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 455,383,863
London Stansted Airport 79,878,557
East Midlands Airport 76,869,146
Dover / Eurotunnel 49,453,609
Manchester Airport 35,129,882

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 188,835,521 266,548,342 +77,712,821
London Stansted Airport 42,066,832 37,811,725 -4,255,107
East Midlands Airport 50,731,734 26,137,412 -24,594,322
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,891,486 37,562,123 +25,670,637
Manchester Airport 13,761,299 21,368,583 +7,607,284
ZLC 14,312,880 4,049,839 -10,263,041
Dover 16,845,486 1,027,620 -15,817,866
Glasgow Airport 5,263,152 5,319,408 +56,256
Warton Aerodrome 6,155,216 3,369,389 -2,785,827
Immingham Docks 0 2,556,119 +2,556,119

Quick facts

HS code: 90142020

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

Description: Advanced navigation systems used in aircraft and spacecraft