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 £
France 480,541,593
Netherlands 446,007,587
Belgium 429,932,247
Sweden 363,910,844
Germany 349,396,779

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 £
France 248,766,192 231,775,401 -16,990,791
Netherlands 182,835,452 263,172,135 +80,336,683
Belgium 194,448,734 235,483,513 +41,034,779
Sweden 198,328,906 165,581,938 -32,746,968
Germany 107,609,611 241,787,168 +134,177,557
Poland 86,098,150 91,643,862 +5,545,712
Spain 40,957,105 22,904,902 -18,052,203
Ireland 5,747,455 7,915,735 +2,168,280
Italy 2,618,399 4,613,964 +1,995,565
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 576,787,706
Belgium 434,139,899
France 384,866,806
Germany 350,415,567
Sweden 280,265,739

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 296,746,803 280,040,903 -16,705,900
Belgium 194,766,260 239,373,639 +44,607,379
France 192,456,207 192,410,599 -45,608
Germany 106,715,987 243,699,580 +136,983,593
Sweden 118,799,052 161,466,687 +42,667,635
Poland 88,643,078 91,735,798 +3,092,720
Spain 38,491,392 20,123,150 -18,368,242
Italy 5,025,120 5,689,091 +663,971
United Kingdom 1,380,691 147,474 -1,233,217
Ireland 235,953 496,192 +260,239

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 3 4 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Northern Ireland 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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) 1,949,080,560
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 331,412,149
Other 54,434,906
Air transport 2,534

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) 905,395,583 1,043,684,977 +138,289,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 138,849,170 192,562,979 +53,713,809
Other 24,265,240 30,169,666 +5,904,426
Air transport 2,534 0 -2,534

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,506,925,776
Harwich 183,850,438
London 160,959,856
Dover 125,478,747
Newhaven 108,015,128

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 641,015,418 865,910,358 +224,894,940
Harwich 84,767,840 99,082,598 +14,314,758
London 69,646,010 91,313,846 +21,667,836
Dover 57,463,693 68,015,054 +10,551,361
Newhaven 84,501,301 23,513,827 -60,987,474
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,130,161 37,436,016 +7,305,855
000 24,265,240 30,169,666 +5,904,426
Hull 32,257,745 15,344,936 -16,912,809
Liverpool Docks 10,646,020 14,767,561 +4,121,541
Avonmouth Docks 21,698,163 2,734,068 -18,964,095

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
2026-04 6
2026-03 6
2026-02 7
2026-01 8
2025-12 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+ 15
1m-15m 8
15m-54m 3
Other 2
0-1m 1

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 64,316,869
Netherlands 58,741,097
Ireland 44,015,769
Kenya 25,069,643
Jordan 20,314,876

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 28,172,232 36,144,637 +7,972,405
Netherlands 30,938,909 27,802,188 -3,136,721
Ireland 22,815,114 21,200,655 -1,614,459
Kenya 15,326,940 9,742,703 -5,584,237
Jordan 12,469,014 7,845,862 -4,623,152
Australia 16,860,580 0 -16,860,580
NA 8,869,934 6,476,786 -2,393,148
Zambia 1,407,819 3,965,211 +2,557,392
Senegal 2,264,267 2,975,665 +711,398
Malta 2,412,536 1,692,933 -719,603

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 8,201,611
Netherlands 1,410,612
Sweden 767,738
Ireland 641,266
Germany 344,354

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 3,016,974 5,184,637 +2,167,663
Netherlands 1,403,907 6,705 -1,397,202
Sweden 735,734 32,004 -703,730
Ireland 95,920 545,346 +449,426
Germany 185,321 159,033 -26,288
Poland 214,800 0 -214,800
Georgia 63,092 67,896 +4,804
Spain 0 107,933 +107,933
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 146,856,807
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 138,088,276
Other 13,382,576
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 82,911,085 63,945,722 -18,965,363
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,873,026 69,215,250 +342,224
Other 6,050,775 7,331,801 +1,281,026
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 71,042,011
Immingham Docks 41,713,037
Southampton 40,717,114
Hull 35,304,226
London Gateway Port 20,249,701

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 54,764,136 16,277,875 -38,486,261
Immingham Docks 23,309,856 18,403,181 -4,906,675
Southampton 23,483,512 17,233,602 -6,249,910
Hull 18,153,175 17,151,051 -1,002,124
London Gateway Port 1,064,113 19,185,588 +18,121,475
Medway 2,133,941 12,709,350 +10,575,409
000 6,050,775 7,331,801 +1,281,026
Liverpool Docks 8,050,000 4,600,119 -3,449,881
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,204,945 4,640,847 -564,098
Heysham 4,248,782 5,134,080 +885,298

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