Import/export HS code 8602: Rail locomotives and their parts

Includes all types of rail locomotives and their parts, such as locomotive tenders and other related components

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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 £
Spain 60,916,306
Germany 12,137,937
Italy 1,280,736
Netherlands 579,772
Ireland 48,240

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 £
Spain 16,744,637 44,171,669 +27,427,032
Germany 3,091,941 9,045,996 +5,954,055
Italy 1,280,736 0 -1,280,736
Netherlands 579,772 0 -579,772
Ireland 46,580 1,660 -44,920
France 0 22,894 +22,894
United States 20,376 0 -20,376
Norway 3,562 361 -3,201
Ukraine 0 3,035 +3,035
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,284 1,102 -182

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 £
Spain 69,952,310
Germany 1,814,089
Italy 1,770,435
Canada 1,367,925
United Kingdom 51,359

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 £
Spain 16,744,637 53,207,673 +36,463,036
Germany 1,814,089 0 -1,814,089
Italy 1,770,435 0 -1,770,435
Canada 1,367,925 0 -1,367,925
United Kingdom 41,609 9,750 -31,859
Sweden 0 22,894 +22,894
United States 20,376 0 -20,376
Ireland 6,934 1,660 -5,274
Norway 3,562 361 -3,201
Croatia 0 3,035 +3,035

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,437,925
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,554,649
Air transport 27,184
Other 242

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,229,213 53,208,712 +35,979,499
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,528,359 26,290 -4,502,069
Air transport 14,672 12,512 -2,160
Other 0 242 +242

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 70,420,179
Dover 2,476,179
Immingham Docks 1,519,392
Harwich 484,606
Heysham 39,646

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 £
Avonmouth Docks 17,212,506 53,207,673 +35,995,167
Dover 2,476,179 0 -2,476,179
Immingham Docks 1,519,031 361 -1,518,670
Harwich 484,606 0 -484,606
Heysham 39,646 0 -39,646
Eurotunnel 1,963 22,894 +20,931
Birmingham Airport 3,562 9,750 +6,188
East Midlands Airport 9,695 2,762 -6,933
London 10,690 0 -10,690
Holyhead 4,016 0 -4,016

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 £
Mexico 3,400,000
United States 1,746,532
Poland 1,101,513
Norway 308,230
Brunei Darussalam 283,227

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 £
Mexico 0 3,400,000 +3,400,000
United States 974,868 771,664 -203,204
Poland 1,101,513 0 -1,101,513
Norway 0 308,230 +308,230
Brunei Darussalam 35,373 247,854 +212,481
Turkey 252,895 0 -252,895
Germany 126,175 109,949 -16,226
Saudi Arabia 0 210,239 +210,239
Netherlands 160,000 0 -160,000
New Zealand 0 133,950 +133,950

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 £
Nicaragua 53

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 £
Nicaragua 53 0 -53

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,190,555
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,061,374
Air transport 1,057,487
Other 53

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,066,635 4,123,920 +2,057,285
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 375,434 685,940 +310,506
Air transport 396,380 661,107 +264,727
Other 53 0 -53

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Great Yarmouth 3,400,000
Immingham Docks 1,428,597
London Heathrow Airport 900,551
Southampton 811,723
Dover / Eurotunnel 469,583

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 £
Great Yarmouth 0 3,400,000 +3,400,000
Immingham Docks 1,102,760 325,837 -776,923
London Heathrow Airport 338,753 561,798 +223,045
Southampton 432,329 379,394 -52,935
Dover / Eurotunnel 207,866 261,717 +53,851
Liverpool Docks 251,006 151,104 -99,902
Felixstowe 264,887 61,422 -203,465
Harwich 160,000 0 -160,000
London Gateway Port 16,900 132,000 +115,100
Holyhead 6,321 98,386 +92,065

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 8602

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

Description: Includes all types of rail locomotives and their parts, such as locomotive tenders and other related components