Import/export HS code 8607: Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock

Components used in railway or tramway vehicles, including locomotives and cargo wagons

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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 £
Austria 141,232,898
Germany 132,279,512
Spain 124,745,016
Italy 71,851,081
France 50,451,866

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 £
Austria 40,365,239 100,867,659 +60,502,420
Germany 66,676,083 65,603,429 -1,072,654
Spain 57,998,997 66,746,019 +8,747,022
Italy 38,614,956 33,236,125 -5,378,831
France 30,234,036 20,217,830 -10,016,206
Czechia 18,204,464 20,345,549 +2,141,085
China 11,171,064 21,464,136 +10,293,072
Hungary 6,807,219 11,626,376 +4,819,157
Poland 8,748,485 5,008,256 -3,740,229
Belgium 6,531,868 6,283,380 -248,488

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 138,605,304
Austria 138,051,742
Germany 126,699,975
Italy 85,520,691
Czechia 47,196,240

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 65,862,216 72,743,088 +6,880,872
Austria 43,973,665 94,078,077 +50,104,412
Germany 63,169,830 63,530,145 +360,315
Italy 47,931,367 37,589,324 -10,342,043
Czechia 20,311,347 26,884,893 +6,573,546
China 11,980,160 23,136,501 +11,156,341
France 10,118,974 9,988,324 -130,650
Poland 8,994,464 6,995,973 -1,998,491
Switzerland 6,072,010 8,910,259 +2,838,249
Japan 9,704,144 3,565,076 -6,139,068

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 22
West Midlands 21
Inner London - West 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 15

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 19 19 +0
West Midlands 17 18 +1
Inner London - West 9 12 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 9 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 10 10 +0
Inner London - East 9 13 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 9 +2
Greater Manchester 11 9 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 539,119,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 111,169,662
Air transport 59,053,449
Other 4,332,397
Road transport 2,366,867

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 238,924,542 300,194,490 +61,269,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,130,278 56,039,384 +909,106
Air transport 28,826,287 30,227,162 +1,400,875
Other 2,451,712 1,880,685 -571,027
Road transport 1,151,971 1,214,896 +62,925
Rail transport 108,256 0 -108,256

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 160,934,743
Dover 159,709,806
Immingham Docks 84,437,382
Eurotunnel 75,140,819
Portsmouth 27,485,225

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 58,845,137 102,089,606 +43,244,469
Dover 76,450,110 83,259,696 +6,809,586
Immingham Docks 30,730,312 53,707,070 +22,976,758
Eurotunnel 36,690,878 38,449,941 +1,759,063
Portsmouth 14,767,121 12,718,104 -2,049,017
Birmingham Airport 11,979,566 13,028,099 +1,048,533
London 15,160,654 6,924,569 -8,236,085
Felixstowe 8,867,011 11,495,695 +2,628,684
Thamesport 9,904,180 10,443,225 +539,045
Hull 8,788,016 8,773,567 -14,449

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
39
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
36
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
29
Land transport and transport via pipelines
27
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 74
2026-04 75
2026-03 76
2026-02 69
2026-01 70

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 114
54m+ 110
15m-54m 20
Other 20
0-1m 18

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 £
Germany 27,564,892
France 25,819,200
Austria 20,397,544
Belgium 16,324,867
Poland 14,816,420

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 £
Germany 14,182,279 13,382,613 -799,666
France 13,126,434 12,692,766 -433,668
Austria 14,696,125 5,701,419 -8,994,706
Belgium 9,256,975 7,067,892 -2,189,083
Poland 7,731,063 7,085,357 -645,706
Hungary 3,737,543 7,289,459 +3,551,916
Czechia 5,936,284 4,733,325 -1,202,959
United States 4,558,268 5,388,978 +830,710
Ireland 4,652,742 4,845,551 +192,809
Spain 3,516,527 4,266,134 +749,607

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 16,635
Ireland 3,356
Germany 2,903
Spain 701
Canada 337

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 16,095 540 -15,555
Ireland 962 2,394 +1,432
Germany 2,465 438 -2,027
Spain 340 361 +21
Canada 337 0 -337

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 158,987,619
Air transport 37,921,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,805,515
Other 27,663
Road transport 10,142

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 84,029,495 74,958,124 -9,071,371
Air transport 20,961,416 16,959,728 -4,001,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,591,098 13,214,417 +623,319
Other 23,671 3,992 -19,679
Road transport 0 10,142 +10,142

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 127,854,900
London Heathrow Airport 19,992,103
East Midlands Airport 11,656,136
Liverpool Docks 11,335,509
Immingham Docks 9,195,193

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 67,105,338 60,749,562 -6,355,776
London Heathrow Airport 11,305,956 8,686,147 -2,619,809
East Midlands Airport 6,514,314 5,141,822 -1,372,492
Liverpool Docks 6,562,406 4,773,103 -1,789,303
Immingham Docks 6,065,119 3,130,074 -2,935,045
London Gateway Port 4,484,493 2,884,571 -1,599,922
Harwich 2,963,410 3,323,086 +359,676
Felixstowe 456,548 4,645,861 +4,189,313
Holyhead 2,131,553 2,540,687 +409,134
Southampton 1,676,924 1,535,727 -141,197

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 8607

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

Description: Components used in railway or tramway vehicles, including locomotives and cargo wagons