Import/export HS code 870121: Diesel engine tractors

Tractors powered solely by diesel or semi-diesel engines

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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 £
Netherlands 440,978,728
France 438,624,027
Belgium 417,191,485
Sweden 352,059,401
Germany 348,511,882

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 £
Netherlands 189,849,706 251,129,022 +61,279,316
France 217,240,017 221,384,010 +4,143,993
Belgium 200,954,849 216,236,636 +15,281,787
Sweden 196,557,911 155,501,490 -41,056,421
Germany 107,045,935 241,465,947 +134,420,012
Poland 91,348,881 88,991,628 -2,357,253
Spain 40,916,666 17,447,377 -23,469,289
Ireland 6,159,286 6,828,551 +669,265
Italy 1,585,545 5,317,377 +3,731,832
Hungary 0 720,238 +720,238

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 £
Netherlands 548,064,179
Belgium 420,983,714
France 354,475,452
Germany 350,312,721
Sweden 283,218,375

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 £
Netherlands 277,826,321 270,237,858 -7,588,463
Belgium 200,769,163 220,214,551 +19,445,388
France 171,406,094 183,069,358 +11,663,264
Germany 104,794,980 245,517,741 +140,722,761
Sweden 133,304,064 149,914,311 +16,610,247
Poland 93,900,309 89,083,564 -4,816,745
Spain 36,660,851 17,534,765 -19,126,086
Italy 5,860,784 2,840,714 -3,020,070
United Kingdom 812,639 147,474 -665,165
Cyprus 0 625,617 +625,617

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Inner London - West 2

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
Essex 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Northern Ireland 2 0 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 2 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -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) 1,875,356,234
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 330,729,194
Other 52,002,440
Air transport 4,761

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) 884,768,048 990,588,186 +105,820,138
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 141,185,896 189,543,298 +48,357,402
Other 26,340,004 25,662,436 -677,568
Air transport 2,534 2,227 -307

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,482,862,871
Harwich 170,276,386
London 153,226,939
Dover 117,634,739
Newhaven 93,504,588

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 656,266,157 826,596,714 +170,330,557
Harwich 75,165,499 95,110,887 +19,945,388
London 63,061,286 90,165,653 +27,104,367
Dover 53,961,893 63,672,846 +9,710,953
Newhaven 73,503,451 20,001,137 -53,502,314
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,209,658 36,654,922 +4,445,264
000 26,340,004 25,662,436 -677,568
Hull 27,964,426 16,712,890 -11,251,536
Liverpool Docks 8,678,069 15,253,165 +6,575,096
Avonmouth Docks 17,928,273 2,031,107 -15,897,166

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Land transport and transport via pipelines
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
2
Manufacture of other transport equipment
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 7
2026-04 6
2026-03 6
2026-02 7
2026-01 8

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
54m+ 16
1m-15m 8
15m-54m 3
Other 2

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 £
United Republic of Tanzania 61,767,412
Netherlands 60,567,957
Ireland 40,063,315
Kenya 22,443,337
Jordan 18,748,360

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 £
United Republic of Tanzania 28,612,689 33,154,723 +4,542,034
Netherlands 40,645,308 19,922,649 -20,722,659
Ireland 20,076,895 19,986,420 -90,475
Kenya 13,264,283 9,179,054 -4,085,229
Jordan 11,704,238 7,044,122 -4,660,116
NA 9,543,680 4,822,289 -4,721,391
Australia 7,442,032 0 -7,442,032
Zambia 1,421,214 4,449,983 +3,028,769
Senegal 2,216,860 2,756,855 +539,995
Zimbabwe 1,955,938 2,410,220 +454,282

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 8,024,982
Netherlands 643,762
Ireland 641,266
Sweden 527,902
Germany 303,661

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 3,085,357 4,939,625 +1,854,268
Netherlands 637,057 6,705 -630,352
Ireland 95,920 545,346 +449,426
Sweden 432,138 95,764 -336,374
Germany 150,245 153,416 +3,171
Poland 214,800 0 -214,800
Georgia 63,092 67,896 +4,804
Spain 53,130 54,803 +1,673
Japan 99,975 0 -99,975
Finland 52,085 0 -52,085

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) 137,604,984
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 127,599,772
Other 12,158,568
Air transport 51,798

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) 79,194,968 58,410,016 -20,784,952
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,199,855 59,399,917 -8,799,938
Other 5,111,253 7,047,315 +1,936,062
Air transport 3,730 48,068 +44,338

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 59,728,933
Immingham Docks 41,886,935
Hull 36,115,524
Southampton 31,498,706
London Gateway Port 23,123,411

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 £
Felixstowe 50,072,613 9,656,320 -40,416,293
Immingham Docks 30,248,913 11,638,022 -18,610,891
Hull 21,005,402 15,110,122 -5,895,280
Southampton 13,909,804 17,588,902 +3,679,098
London Gateway Port 1,557,687 21,565,724 +20,008,037
Medway 2,853,738 12,973,446 +10,119,708
000 5,111,253 7,047,315 +1,936,062
Heysham 5,268,126 4,910,839 -357,287
Liverpool Docks 4,824,678 4,692,742 -131,936
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,975,165 4,269,297 -705,868

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 870121

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

Description: Tractors powered solely by diesel or semi-diesel engines