Import/export HS code 9305: Parts and accessories for guns and weapons

Spare parts and accessories for firearms and weapons listed under headings 9301 to 9304

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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 States 8,721,890
Germany 6,796,899
Italy 6,725,491
Taiwan 3,452,482
China 3,035,530

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 4,711,676 4,010,214 -701,462
Germany 3,695,483 3,101,416 -594,067
Italy 3,522,008 3,203,483 -318,525
Taiwan 1,637,298 1,815,184 +177,886
China 1,748,926 1,286,604 -462,322
Spain 600,770 662,700 +61,930
Poland 514,842 570,542 +55,700
Norway 190,883 751,553 +560,670
Canada 361,208 521,773 +160,565
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 519,161 362,760 -156,401

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 7,960,064
Italy 6,599,654
Germany 6,277,892
China 4,970,224
Taiwan 4,263,089

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 4,303,182 3,656,882 -646,300
Italy 3,399,747 3,199,907 -199,840
Germany 3,414,130 2,863,762 -550,368
China 2,832,716 2,137,508 -695,208
Taiwan 2,062,971 2,200,118 +137,147
Norway 213,859 755,411 +541,552
Canada 367,418 530,327 +162,909
Japan 516,986 288,277 -228,709
Spain 428,078 334,508 -93,570
United Kingdom 317,546 403,606 +86,060

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 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4

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 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 3 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 2 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 £
Air transport 21,833,156
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,191,028
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,993,990
Road transport 18,575
Other 4,802

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 11,452,161 10,380,995 -1,071,166
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,250,408 6,940,620 +690,212
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,998,821 1,995,169 -1,003,652
Road transport 18,575 0 -18,575
Other 4,380 422 -3,958

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 13,347,054
Dover 6,408,018
East Midlands Airport 3,194,047
London 2,435,201
Immingham Docks 2,129,274

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 6,867,171 6,479,883 -387,288
Dover 3,163,513 3,244,505 +80,992
East Midlands Airport 1,687,184 1,506,863 -180,321
London 1,294,726 1,140,475 -154,251
Immingham Docks 826,704 1,302,570 +475,866
Eurotunnel 829,027 1,029,736 +200,709
Birmingham Airport 856,011 927,133 +71,122
Felixstowe 1,087,340 651,708 -435,632
Manchester Airport 1,100,813 563,555 -537,258
Southampton 998,134 543,591 -454,543

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 19
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Other manufacturing 9
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 15
2025-10 19
2025-09 24
2025-08 20

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 33
0-1m 21
54m+ 7
15m-54m 6
Other 2

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 8,895,844
India 2,995,763
Germany 2,814,703
Poland 2,690,521
Italy 1,237,612

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 4,544,440 4,351,404 -193,036
India 654,568 2,341,195 +1,686,627
Germany 1,415,461 1,399,242 -16,219
Poland 2,544,611 145,910 -2,398,701
Italy 453,523 784,089 +330,566
France 935,659 292,708 -642,951
Australia 573,050 453,220 -119,830
Turkey 167,302 704,099 +536,797
Saudi Arabia 95,389 595,972 +500,583
Chile 607,101 28,807 -578,294

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 3,422
China 307
Germany 230
Austria 102
Italy 51

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 3,422 0 -3,422
China 307 0 -307
Germany 0 230 +230
Austria 0 102 +102
Italy 0 51 +51
Belgium 0 25 +25
United States 15 0 -15

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 22,687,250
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,017,737
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 739,795
Other 44,358
Road transport 22,950

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 11,187,226 11,500,024 +312,798
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,292,747 1,724,990 -1,567,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 541,240 198,555 -342,685
Other 13,323 31,035 +17,712
Road transport 22,950 0 -22,950

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 17,414,886
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,373,508
ZLC 1,853,206
East Midlands Airport 1,279,863
Immingham Docks 1,005,752

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 8,240,242 9,174,644 +934,402
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,018,854 1,354,654 +335,800
ZLC 1,349,396 503,810 -845,586
East Midlands Airport 683,757 596,106 -87,651
Immingham Docks 987,839 17,913 -969,926
London Stansted Airport 361,133 596,171 +235,038
London Gatwick Airport 301,181 411,572 +110,391
Poole 634,900 0 -634,900
Harwich 478,400 19,506 -458,894
Liverpool Docks 387,532 82,913 -304,619

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 9305

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

Description: Spare parts and accessories for firearms and weapons listed under headings 9301 to 9304