Import/export HS code 8701: Tractors (not for road use)

Covers all types of tractors, excluding those classified under heading 8709, such as agricultural or industrial tractors

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Germany 896,604,949
France 722,123,222
Belgium 692,799,193
Netherlands 545,448,838
Sweden 391,745,670

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 £
Germany 324,234,360 572,370,589 +248,136,229
France 357,790,834 364,332,388 +6,541,554
Belgium 307,363,854 385,435,339 +78,071,485
Netherlands 212,307,314 333,141,524 +120,834,210
Sweden 213,997,969 177,747,701 -36,250,268
Poland 86,617,029 92,920,701 +6,303,672
Austria 73,041,780 91,014,152 +17,972,372
Spain 59,133,007 40,749,217 -18,383,790
United States 49,909,604 45,105,016 -4,804,588
Italy 36,999,735 51,395,217 +14,395,482

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 £
Germany 1,115,152,397
Netherlands 653,144,867
France 608,611,476
Belgium 453,509,810
Sweden 297,393,219

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 £
Germany 413,519,297 701,633,100 +288,113,803
Netherlands 323,040,229 330,104,638 +7,064,409
France 290,728,846 317,882,630 +27,153,784
Belgium 203,608,511 249,901,299 +46,292,788
Sweden 126,921,717 170,471,502 +43,549,785
Poland 91,183,220 95,450,215 +4,266,995
Austria 60,469,195 91,019,680 +30,550,485
United States 69,944,960 64,603,489 -5,341,471
Spain 54,839,683 38,117,042 -16,722,641
Italy 39,009,205 51,805,750 +12,796,545

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12
Northern Ireland 12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 11

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 14 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 9 -1
Northern Ireland 8 9 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 9 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 10 +3
Lancashire 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
Essex 4 8 +4
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 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) 3,155,518,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 821,761,885
Other 95,169,557
Road transport 11,889,495
Air transport 2,147,595

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) 1,418,027,384 1,737,490,995 +319,463,611
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 343,032,829 478,729,056 +135,696,227
Other 51,839,497 43,330,060 -8,509,437
Road transport 11,793,604 95,891 -11,697,713
Air transport 879,036 1,268,559 +389,523

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,830,121,408
Hull 549,471,075
London 370,531,886
Dover 347,131,672
Harwich 243,677,933

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 £
Immingham Docks 761,352,661 1,068,768,747 +307,416,086
Hull 253,249,356 296,221,719 +42,972,363
London 159,021,000 211,510,886 +52,489,886
Dover 159,660,233 187,471,439 +27,811,206
Harwich 106,385,459 137,292,474 +30,907,015
Newhaven 91,448,942 28,459,825 -62,989,117
Southampton 50,361,363 59,873,584 +9,512,221
000 51,839,497 43,330,060 -8,509,437
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,321,742 39,392,414 +6,070,672
Avonmouth Docks 39,314,452 11,896,942 -27,417,510

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 96
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 14
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 59
2026-03 49
2026-02 45
2026-01 54
2025-12 56

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 98
54m+ 54
0-1m 39
15m-54m 31
Other 15

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 £
Belgium 323,746,648
Ireland 296,597,795
United States 237,739,161
France 200,574,343
Netherlands 128,686,963

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 £
Belgium 126,009,892 197,736,756 +71,726,864
Ireland 126,328,136 170,269,659 +43,941,523
United States 127,288,954 110,450,207 -16,838,747
France 82,667,851 117,906,492 +35,238,641
Netherlands 66,260,727 62,426,236 -3,834,491
Ukraine 31,994,955 50,407,905 +18,412,950
Poland 37,643,218 33,524,263 -4,118,955
Australia 37,944,651 31,993,758 -5,950,893
Germany 26,388,370 39,869,872 +13,481,502
United Republic of Tanzania 28,548,031 37,558,574 +9,010,543

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 23,526,061
France 5,795,623
Germany 5,628,722
Ireland 3,630,356
United States 2,972,734

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 10,805,401 12,720,660 +1,915,259
France 2,193,565 3,602,058 +1,408,493
Germany 2,560,402 3,068,320 +507,918
Ireland 1,504,853 2,125,503 +620,650
United States 1,554,688 1,418,046 -136,642
Canada 931,288 1,271,734 +340,446
Austria 751,981 1,282,589 +530,608
Netherlands 1,533,304 6,706 -1,526,598
Sweden 1,219,321 315,952 -903,369
Italy 828,663 692,166 -136,497

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) 1,248,674,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 959,614,218
Other 69,914,626
Air transport 877,287
Road transport 28,247

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) 538,233,376 710,441,488 +172,208,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 459,811,517 499,802,701 +39,991,184
Other 33,786,661 36,127,965 +2,341,304
Air transport 242,293 634,994 +392,701
Road transport 0 28,247 +28,247

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 775,717,187
Southampton 443,921,514
London 159,471,750
Liverpool Docks 156,105,297
Immingham Docks 120,194,103

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 325,765,144 449,952,043 +124,186,899
Southampton 206,706,726 237,214,788 +30,508,062
London 51,621,096 107,850,654 +56,229,558
Liverpool Docks 73,041,482 83,063,815 +10,022,333
Immingham Docks 56,825,127 63,368,976 +6,543,849
Felixstowe 82,605,413 34,483,273 -48,122,140
Holyhead 35,907,728 47,278,123 +11,370,395
London Gateway Port 28,183,789 51,292,413 +23,108,624
000 33,786,661 36,127,965 +2,341,304
Avonmouth Docks 33,883,302 28,601,418 -5,281,884

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 8701

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

Description: Covers all types of tractors, excluding those classified under heading 8709, such as agricultural or industrial tractors