Import/export HS code 87031011: Snow vehicles with diesel or petrol engines

Snowmobiles and similar vehicles powered by diesel or petrol engines

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  • 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 £
China 8,972,029
United States 479,843
Canada 105,726
Kenya 78,886
Italy 74,680

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 £
China 3,197,103 5,774,926 +2,577,823
United States 60,622 419,221 +358,599
Canada 0 105,726 +105,726
Kenya 78,886 0 -78,886
Italy 74,680 0 -74,680
Taiwan 0 58,156 +58,156
Falkland Islands 0 55,000 +55,000
Finland 37,014 12,834 -24,180
Andorra 21,014 0 -21,014
Spain 6,800 0 -6,800

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 £
China 9,009,863
United States 417,385
Canada 105,726
Italy 81,325
United Kingdom 80,103

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 £
China 3,233,937 5,775,926 +2,541,989
United States 0 417,385 +417,385
Canada 0 105,726 +105,726
Italy 81,325 0 -81,325
United Kingdom 78,886 1,217 -77,669
Taiwan 0 58,156 +58,156
Antarctica 0 55,000 +55,000
Finland 37,014 12,834 -24,180
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 23,788 0 -23,788
Sweden 21,014 0 -21,014

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 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Northern Ireland 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
West Yorkshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Northern Ireland 0 2 +2
Outer London - West and North West 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 0 2 +2
Essex 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,580,498
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 181,053
Air transport 149,293
Other 385

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,195,871 6,384,627 +3,188,756
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 167,219 13,834 -153,385
Air transport 119,674 29,619 -90,055
Other 385 0 -385

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,193,323
Southampton 712,212
London Gateway Port 679,821
London Heathrow Airport 79,807
Grangemouth Docks 59,257

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 £
Felixstowe 2,938,132 5,255,191 +2,317,059
Southampton 60,622 651,590 +590,968
London Gateway Port 266,394 413,427 +147,033
London Heathrow Airport 74,680 5,127 -69,553
Grangemouth Docks 0 59,257 +59,257
London 39,159 1,611 -37,548
Immingham Docks 24,324 14,051 -10,273
Belfast Port 32,304 2,334 -29,970
ZLC 21,014 0 -21,014
London Stansted Airport 0 19,956 +19,956

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 2
2026-03 3
2026-02 4
2025-12 5
2025-11 2

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 8
0-1m 6
15m-54m 5
54m+ 3
Other 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 £
Ukraine 233,028
Poland 115,654
Ireland 104,214
Sri Lanka 90,020
Belgium 71,821

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 £
Ukraine 0 233,028 +233,028
Poland 76,710 38,944 -37,766
Ireland 88,206 16,008 -72,198
Sri Lanka 0 90,020 +90,020
Belgium 62,821 9,000 -53,821
France 63,883 7,250 -56,633
Mauritius 43,463 26,495 -16,968
Denmark 51,060 18,597 -32,463
Cyprus 39,640 27,156 -12,484
Pakistan 58,988 0 -58,988

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 7,087

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 7,087 0 -7,087

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) 804,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 737,999
Air transport 124,509
Other 7,087

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) 399,132 405,249 +6,117
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 503,901 234,098 -269,803
Air transport 92,700 31,809 -60,891
Other 7,087 0 -7,087

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 490,200
London Gateway Port 361,124
Southampton 158,215
Felixstowe 92,198
London Heathrow Airport 81,327

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 198,639 291,561 +92,922
London Gateway Port 227,609 133,515 -94,094
Southampton 80,659 77,556 -3,103
Felixstowe 79,128 13,070 -66,058
London Heathrow Airport 64,483 16,844 -47,639
Immingham Docks 59,929 21,349 -38,580
Liverpool Docks 58,804 10,527 -48,277
Medway 67,800 0 -67,800
Holyhead 29,997 25,728 -4,269
Dover 10,714 41,933 +31,219

Quick facts

HS code: 87031011

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

Description: Snowmobiles and similar vehicles powered by diesel or petrol engines