Import/export HS code 8606: Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons, not self-propelled

Non-motorized railway or tramway cargo carriers for transporting goods

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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 £
Poland 33,164,977
Romania 14,375,875
Germany 11,654,987
Czechia 147,354
Ireland 31,999

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 £
Poland 33,164,977 0 -33,164,977
Romania 6,866,000 7,509,875 +643,875
Germany 4,540,042 7,114,945 +2,574,903
Czechia 147,354 0 -147,354
Ireland 785 31,214 +30,429
Sweden 11,411 0 -11,411
United States 8,440 1,411 -7,029
China 0 2,215 +2,215
South Africa 2,022 0 -2,022
Belgium 890 0 -890

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 £
Poland 36,660,936
Romania 14,375,875
Germany 8,163,983
Czechia 147,354
United Kingdom 39,692

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 £
Poland 36,660,936 0 -36,660,936
Romania 6,866,000 7,509,875 +643,875
Germany 1,047,824 7,116,159 +6,068,335
Czechia 147,354 0 -147,354
United Kingdom 9,692 30,000 +20,308
United States 8,440 1,411 -7,029
China 890 2,215 +1,325
Ireland 669 0 -669

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Rail transport 40,279,922
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,105,492
Air transport 13,567
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,484
Other 116

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 £
Rail transport 33,164,977 7,114,945 -26,050,032
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,564,403 7,541,089 -4,023,314
Air transport 11,352 2,215 -9,137
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,073 1,411 +338
Other 116 0 -116

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
NGO 40,279,922
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,639,006
Dover 4,311,650
Eurotunnel 3,753,069
Purfleet 289,272

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 £
NGO 33,164,977 7,114,945 -26,050,032
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,880,481 3,758,525 -3,121,956
Dover 4,311,650 0 -4,311,650
Eurotunnel 1,719 3,751,350 +3,749,631
Purfleet 289,272 0 -289,272
Killingholme 70,920 0 -70,920
Holyhead 669 31,214 +30,545
Immingham Docks 9,692 0 -9,692
London Stansted Airport 8,440 0 -8,440
East Midlands Airport 890 2,215 +1,325

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 £
France 554,488
Norway 270,000
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 150,000
Cyprus 126,060
New Zealand 100,000

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 £
France 554,488 0 -554,488
Norway 0 270,000 +270,000
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 150,000 0 -150,000
Cyprus 104,750 21,310 -83,440
New Zealand 0 100,000 +100,000
Ireland 30,640 25,955 -4,685
Poland 4,400 45,088 +40,688
Turkey 27,510 1,900 -25,610
Netherlands 20,700 0 -20,700
Canada 5,854 0 -5,854

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 7,251

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 3,215 4,036 +821

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Rail transport 554,488
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 409,424
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 397,930
Other 7,251
Air transport 4,966

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 £
Rail transport 554,488 0 -554,488
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 288,114 121,310 -166,804
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,100 342,830 +287,730
Other 3,215 4,036 +821
Air transport 2,250 2,716 +466

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
NGO 554,488
Immingham Docks 315,088
Hull 170,700
London Gateway Port 109,380
Felixstowe 107,670

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 £
NGO 554,488 0 -554,488
Immingham Docks 0 315,088 +315,088
Hull 170,700 0 -170,700
London Gateway Port 9,380 100,000 +90,620
Felixstowe 90,860 16,810 -74,050
Southampton 32,020 0 -32,020
Holyhead 30,000 0 -30,000
Heysham 0 21,919 +21,919
Liverpool Docks 5,854 4,500 -1,354
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,200 5,823 +1,623

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 8606

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

Description: Non-motorized railway or tramway cargo carriers for transporting goods