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 8,257,809
Germany 7,030,292
Italy 6,859,881
Taiwan 3,428,044
China 2,960,831

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 4,666,751 3,591,058 -1,075,693
Germany 3,953,184 3,077,108 -876,076
Italy 3,586,299 3,273,582 -312,717
Taiwan 1,686,064 1,741,980 +55,916
China 1,789,633 1,171,198 -618,435
Poland 492,082 598,712 +106,630
Norway 180,043 755,286 +575,243
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 549,587 377,566 -172,021
Spain 579,559 346,403 -233,156
Canada 355,542 515,270 +159,728

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 7,460,177
Italy 6,769,110
Germany 6,469,105
China 4,939,983
Taiwan 4,250,408

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 4,226,325 3,233,852 -992,473
Italy 3,514,232 3,254,878 -259,354
Germany 3,651,437 2,817,668 -833,769
China 2,902,789 2,037,194 -865,595
Taiwan 2,106,793 2,143,615 +36,822
Norway 203,019 759,144 +556,125
Japan 598,150 308,759 -289,391
Canada 362,741 521,696 +158,955
United Kingdom 324,559 417,376 +92,817
Spain 408,355 324,048 -84,307

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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 3 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
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 21,384,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,217,817
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,085,416
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 11,539,212 9,845,201 -1,694,011
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,519,814 6,698,003 +178,189
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,058,367 2,027,049 -1,031,318
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 13,257,838
Dover 6,582,148
East Midlands Airport 2,863,776
London 2,473,116
Immingham Docks 2,115,399

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 6,920,324 6,337,514 -582,810
Dover 3,311,823 3,270,325 -41,498
East Midlands Airport 1,688,812 1,174,964 -513,848
London 1,354,203 1,118,913 -235,290
Immingham Docks 732,378 1,383,021 +650,643
Birmingham Airport 869,174 885,132 +15,958
Felixstowe 1,067,650 639,606 -428,044
Manchester Airport 1,083,054 599,721 -483,333
Southampton 1,122,119 543,591 -578,528
Eurotunnel 807,257 751,698 -55,559

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 20
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
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
2025-11 15
2025-10 19
2025-09 24
2025-08 20
2025-07 23

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 34
0-1m 20
15m-54m 6
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 8,765,384
India 3,001,209
Germany 2,746,722
Poland 2,680,707
France 1,290,160

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 4,566,443 4,198,941 -367,502
India 325,117 2,676,092 +2,350,975
Germany 1,416,736 1,329,986 -86,750
Poland 2,546,943 133,764 -2,413,179
France 887,883 402,277 -485,606
Italy 354,818 890,415 +535,597
Australia 560,026 457,569 -102,457
Turkey 167,302 636,939 +469,637
Chile 7,730 630,407 +622,677
Netherlands 471,656 158,202 -313,454

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 £
XU 34,368
XI 3,422
China 307
Germany 230
Austria 102

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 £
XU 9,105 25,263 +16,158
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 22,191,967
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,041,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 764,720
Other 38,520
Road transport 25,070

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 10,650,986 11,540,981 +889,995
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,638,091 2,403,333 -234,758
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 574,741 189,979 -384,762
Other 12,849 25,671 +12,822
Road transport 25,070 0 -25,070

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 17,060,779
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,412,436
ZLC 1,884,742
East Midlands Airport 1,273,855
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 7,723,770 9,337,009 +1,613,239
Dover / Eurotunnel 970,082 1,442,354 +472,272
ZLC 1,387,011 497,731 -889,280
East Midlands Airport 652,529 621,326 -31,203
Immingham Docks 980,684 25,068 -955,616
London Stansted Airport 338,077 548,653 +210,576
Poole 33,300 601,600 +568,300
London Gatwick Airport 299,081 318,541 +19,460
Harwich 478,400 19,506 -458,894
Liverpool Docks 386,626 76,276 -310,350

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