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 70,109,068
Germany 11,986,831
Italy 1,280,736
Netherlands 489,699
Ireland 44,224

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 33,703,228 36,405,840 +2,702,612
Germany 11,986,589 242 -11,986,347
Italy 1,280,736 0 -1,280,736
Netherlands 489,699 0 -489,699
Ireland 42,564 1,660 -40,904
France 0 22,894 +22,894
United States 12,105 0 -12,105
Norway 3,562 361 -3,201
Ukraine 3,035 0 -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 79,145,072
Italy 1,770,435
Germany 1,572,910
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 42,748,982 36,396,090 -6,352,892
Italy 1,770,435 0 -1,770,435
Germany 1,572,910 0 -1,572,910
Canada 1,367,925 0 -1,367,925
United Kingdom 41,609 9,750 -31,859
Sweden 0 22,894 +22,894
United States 12,105 0 -12,105
Ireland 2,918 1,660 -1,258
Norway 3,562 361 -3,201
Croatia 3,035 0 -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) 79,632,111
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,309,454
Air transport 17,489
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) 43,234,982 36,397,129 -6,837,853
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,286,199 23,255 -4,262,944
Air transport 4,977 12,512 +7,535
Other 0 242 +242

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 79,614,365
Dover 2,386,106
Immingham Docks 1,368,286
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 43,218,275 36,396,090 -6,822,185
Dover 2,386,106 0 -2,386,106
Immingham Docks 1,367,925 361 -1,367,564
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
London 10,690 0 -10,690
London Gateway Port 3,340 0 -3,340
ZLC 3,035 0 -3,035

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 1,846,201
Brunei Darussalam 331,778
Norway 318,230
Turkey 252,895

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 3,400,000 0 -3,400,000
United States 993,230 852,971 -140,259
Brunei Darussalam 124,755 207,023 +82,268
Norway 0 318,230 +318,230
Turkey 252,895 0 -252,895
Germany 113,367 113,613 +246
Ireland 21,358 202,742 +181,384
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) 5,064,099
Air transport 1,209,190
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,196,602
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) 4,396,394 667,705 -3,728,689
Air transport 448,345 760,845 +312,500
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 391,859 804,743 +412,884
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
London Heathrow Airport 944,009
Southampton 811,723
Dover / Eurotunnel 480,101
Liverpool Docks 377,167

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 3,400,000 0 -3,400,000
London Heathrow Airport 423,042 520,967 +97,925
Southampton 432,329 379,394 -52,935
Dover / Eurotunnel 214,475 265,626 +51,151
Liverpool Docks 222,806 154,361 -68,445
Immingham Docks 1,247 335,837 +334,590
Felixstowe 324,359 1,950 -322,409
Holyhead 16,137 203,280 +187,143
Manchester Airport 0 217,601 +217,601
Harwich 160,000 0 -160,000

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