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

Snowmobiles and similar vehicles powered by diesel or petrol engines

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 £
China 8,918,499
United States 587,222
Taiwan 138,181
Canada 105,726
Falkland Islands 55,000

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 3,469,013 5,449,486 +1,980,473
United States 0 587,222 +587,222
Taiwan 0 138,181 +138,181
Canada 0 105,726 +105,726
Falkland Islands 55,000 0 -55,000
Finland 37,014 12,834 -24,180
Andorra 21,014 0 -21,014
Spain 6,800 0 -6,800
France 6,645 0 -6,645
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 2,952 +2,952

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 8,898,663
United States 585,386
Taiwan 138,181
Canada 105,726
Antarctica 55,000

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 3,445,225 5,453,438 +2,008,213
United States 0 585,386 +585,386
Taiwan 0 138,181 +138,181
Canada 0 105,726 +105,726
Antarctica 55,000 0 -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
Spain 6,800 0 -6,800
Italy 6,645 0 -6,645

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
Northern Ireland 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Northern Ireland 0 3 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 0 2 +2
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Essex 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 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) 9,630,824
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 182,736
Air transport 80,544

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) 3,383,273 6,247,551 +2,864,278
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 167,219 15,517 -151,702
Air transport 44,994 35,550 -9,444

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,079,471
Southampton 806,805
London Gateway Port 744,234
Grangemouth Docks 59,257
Belfast Port 41,493

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 3,243,277 4,836,194 +1,592,917
Southampton 1,124 805,681 +804,557
London Gateway Port 208,149 536,085 +327,936
Grangemouth Docks 0 59,257 +59,257
Belfast Port 32,304 9,189 -23,115
London 39,159 1,611 -37,548
Immingham Docks 24,324 14,051 -10,273
London Stansted Airport 0 25,887 +25,887
ZLC 21,014 0 -21,014
Leeds Bradford Airport 12,690 0 -12,690

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
6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5
2026-04 2
2026-03 3
2026-02 4
2025-12 5

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 9
0-1m 6
15m-54m 6
54m+ 3

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 248,028
Poland 102,036
Sri Lanka 90,020
Ireland 88,529
France 71,133

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 6,413 241,615 +235,202
Poland 64,808 37,228 -27,580
Sri Lanka 0 90,020 +90,020
Ireland 70,836 17,693 -53,143
France 65,083 6,050 -59,033
Mauritius 43,463 26,495 -16,968
Pakistan 58,988 0 -58,988
New Zealand 0 57,000 +57,000
NA 51,800 0 -51,800
Switzerland 50,260 0 -50,260

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) 675,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 618,998
Air transport 114,927
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) 272,422 403,139 +130,717
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 397,171 221,827 -175,344
Air transport 102,207 12,720 -89,487
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 439,600
London Gateway Port 327,624
Southampton 128,215
London Heathrow Airport 78,327
Medway 67,800

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 145,092 294,508 +149,416
London Gateway Port 194,109 133,515 -60,594
Southampton 71,215 57,000 -14,215
London Heathrow Airport 65,607 12,720 -52,887
Medway 67,800 0 -67,800
Holyhead 33,872 21,853 -12,019
Liverpool Docks 41,434 12,212 -29,222
Harwich 25,663 24,126 -1,537
Dover 2,850 40,733 +37,883
East Midlands Airport 36,600 0 -36,600

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