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 444,086,466
Netherlands 359,560,333
Belgium 356,598,266
Sweden 330,907,101
Germany 287,465,343

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 270,301,306 173,785,160 -96,516,146
Netherlands 167,468,085 192,092,248 +24,624,163
Belgium 193,458,087 163,140,179 -30,317,908
Sweden 203,342,193 127,564,908 -75,777,285
Germany 104,698,958 182,766,385 +78,067,427
Poland 87,618,214 71,520,381 -16,097,833
Spain 45,840,342 19,652,534 -26,187,808
Ireland 6,722,711 6,442,410 -280,301
Italy 4,985,353 1,362,433 -3,622,920
Cyprus 118,952 580,654 +461,702

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 508,444,271
Belgium 360,334,142
France 352,189,936
Germany 284,372,570
Sweden 238,308,327

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 300,877,928 207,566,343 -93,311,585
Belgium 193,775,613 166,558,529 -27,217,084
France 204,711,245 147,478,691 -57,232,554
Germany 104,278,885 180,093,685 +75,814,800
Sweden 114,440,159 123,868,168 +9,428,009
Poland 90,163,142 71,520,381 -18,642,761
Spain 44,751,881 16,624,871 -28,127,010
Italy 6,042,370 4,390,096 -1,652,274
United Kingdom 1,380,691 147,474 -1,233,217
Ireland 246,008 496,192 +250,184

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 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Northern Ireland 2 0 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Kent 0 1 +1
Lancashire 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) 1,700,970,224
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 280,274,819
Other 43,939,475
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) 922,368,035 778,602,189 -143,765,846
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 139,247,132 141,027,687 +1,780,555
Other 23,562,336 20,377,139 -3,185,197
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 1,271,984,203
Harwich 152,607,576
London 143,369,527
Dover 118,749,508
Newhaven 116,761,580

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 624,673,250 647,310,953 +22,637,703
Harwich 86,506,767 66,100,809 -20,405,958
London 74,171,047 69,198,480 -4,972,567
Dover 64,657,471 54,092,037 -10,565,434
Newhaven 97,694,770 19,066,810 -78,627,960
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,147,608 29,620,142 +1,472,534
000 23,562,336 20,377,139 -3,185,197
Hull 34,671,302 7,569,475 -27,101,827
Avonmouth Docks 22,784,122 2,611,566 -20,172,556
Liverpool Docks 13,533,604 11,830,055 -1,703,549

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 7
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
2026-01 8
2025-11 6
2025-10 7
2025-09 5
2025-08 7

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+ 14
1m-15m 7
15m-54m 2
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 53,434,308
Netherlands 43,862,837
Ireland 37,787,632
Kenya 24,841,099
Australia 24,139,267

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 26,187,935 27,246,373 +1,058,438
Netherlands 28,830,511 15,032,326 -13,798,185
Ireland 22,999,900 14,787,732 -8,212,168
Kenya 16,008,846 8,832,253 -7,176,593
Australia 24,139,267 0 -24,139,267
Jordan 11,416,390 7,009,382 -4,407,008
NA 8,745,734 6,811,491 -1,934,243
South Africa 6,083,640 148,730 -5,934,910
Senegal 2,264,067 1,757,029 -507,038
Malta 2,330,808 1,214,380 -1,116,428

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 6,720,747
Netherlands 1,410,612
Sweden 767,738
Germany 354,131
Poland 214,800

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 3,123,727 3,597,020 +473,293
Netherlands 1,403,907 6,705 -1,397,202
Sweden 681,785 85,953 -595,832
Germany 195,098 159,033 -36,065
Poland 214,800 0 -214,800
Ireland 62,449 101,647 +39,198
Georgia 63,092 67,896 +4,804
Nicaragua 103,374 0 -103,374
Japan 99,975 0 -99,975
Spain 0 53,130 +53,130

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) 145,418,245
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 108,881,700
Other 11,047,699
Air transport 12,292

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) 94,437,514 50,980,731 -43,456,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 65,571,914 43,309,786 -22,262,128
Other 6,182,869 4,864,830 -1,318,039
Air transport 3,730 8,562 +4,832

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 74,796,895
Southampton 43,107,446
Immingham Docks 36,898,967
Hull 23,154,981
Medway 13,736,135

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 52,986,570 21,810,325 -31,176,245
Southampton 31,501,558 11,605,888 -19,895,670
Immingham Docks 21,028,506 15,870,461 -5,158,045
Hull 18,145,932 5,009,049 -13,136,883
Medway 6,282,209 7,453,926 +1,171,717
Liverpool Docks 9,375,049 3,175,467 -6,199,582
000 6,182,869 4,864,830 -1,318,039
London Gateway Port 892,127 9,033,320 +8,141,193
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,372,587 2,864,723 -2,507,864
Heysham 3,331,120 4,377,352 +1,046,232

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