Import/export HS code 870322: Cars with engines between 1,000 cc and 1,500 cc

Cars with engines larger than 1,000 cc but not exceeding 1,500 cc

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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 £
Germany 6,513,372,707
Spain 2,055,059,266
Belgium 1,079,493,584
Portugal 698,484,496
Turkey 633,085,302

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 £
Germany 3,590,527,302 2,922,845,405 -667,681,897
Spain 1,045,031,349 1,010,027,917 -35,003,432
Belgium 590,650,263 488,843,321 -101,806,942
Portugal 419,885,435 278,599,061 -141,286,374
Turkey 372,121,683 260,963,619 -111,158,064
China 332,533,669 58,484,939 -274,048,730
Italy 86,175,719 119,602,489 +33,426,770
Japan 73,722,266 97,569,083 +23,846,817
South Korea 62,686,024 12,315,645 -50,370,379
Denmark 57,223,887 15,313 -57,208,574

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 £
Germany 4,060,477,970
Spain 2,061,768,557
Czechia 1,327,847,797
Hungary 731,359,535
Portugal 703,145,383

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 £
Germany 1,995,175,858 2,065,302,112 +70,126,254
Spain 1,038,992,405 1,022,776,152 -16,216,253
Czechia 780,365,764 547,482,033 -232,883,731
Hungary 466,622,201 264,737,334 -201,884,867
Portugal 424,518,545 278,626,838 -145,891,707
Turkey 372,121,683 260,951,606 -111,170,077
France 273,811,347 266,627,166 -7,184,181
Slovakia 335,903,251 109,952,128 -225,951,123
China 330,408,569 58,489,967 -271,918,602
Mexico 197,743,661 57,048,528 -140,695,133

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 30
Greater Manchester 25
Outer London - East and North East 23
West Yorkshire 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19

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
West Midlands 11 25 +14
Greater Manchester 14 15 +1
Outer London - East and North East 10 19 +9
West Yorkshire 13 17 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 15 +3
Outer London - West and North West 11 13 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 11 +3
Lancashire 4 8 +4
Inner London - East 4 9 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 9 +4

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) 11,445,045,249
Other 478,283,813
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,126,534
Road transport 893,433
Air transport 245,547

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) 6,212,647,576 5,232,397,673 -980,249,903
Other 443,088,425 35,195,388 -407,893,037
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,689,449 5,437,085 -14,252,364
Road transport 380,932 512,501 +131,569
Air transport 190,959 54,588 -136,371

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,497,255,886
Grimsby 2,025,985,769
Medway 2,012,912,542
Avonmouth Docks 1,958,849,899
London 871,224,387

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 1,331,517,446 1,165,738,440 -165,779,006
Grimsby 1,207,109,185 818,876,584 -388,232,601
Medway 1,166,689,271 846,223,271 -320,466,000
Avonmouth Docks 993,376,880 965,473,019 -27,903,861
London 485,060,227 386,164,160 -98,896,067
Tyne 488,238,879 364,738,901 -123,499,978
Southampton 343,142,624 316,548,140 -26,594,484
000 443,088,425 35,195,388 -407,893,037
499 0 312,495,198 +312,495,198
Felixstowe 202,532,216 36,575,433 -165,956,783

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
262
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 90
2026-04 70
2026-03 70
2026-02 68
2026-01 85

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
0-1m 149
1m-15m 58
Other 56
54m+ 44
15m-54m 18

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 £
Turkey 472,362,406
Spain 429,752,122
Germany 402,289,935
Italy 364,547,899
France 262,372,245

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 £
Turkey 171,306,634 301,055,772 +129,749,138
Spain 179,819,346 249,932,776 +70,113,430
Germany 203,164,574 199,125,361 -4,039,213
Italy 136,518,139 228,029,760 +91,511,621
France 140,435,905 121,936,340 -18,499,565
Hungary 60,583,129 174,408,486 +113,825,357
Japan 100,433,093 82,109,821 -18,323,272
Netherlands 85,745,586 86,019,144 +273,558
Poland 44,699,051 102,129,590 +57,430,539
China 100,367,983 14,565,546 -85,802,437

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 15,409,429
Germany 12,598,934
Sweden 1,849,040
Japan 985,151
Czechia 939,048

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 7,425,408 7,984,021 +558,613
Germany 5,895,055 6,703,879 +808,824
Sweden 197,975 1,651,065 +1,453,090
Japan 123,438 861,713 +738,275
Czechia 169,613 769,435 +599,822
United States 118,462 677,031 +558,569
France 157,822 366,562 +208,740
Poland 0 508,160 +508,160
Nicaragua 200,507 29,372 -171,135
Belgium 154,362 23,218 -131,144

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) 3,458,860,661
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 248,608,854
Other 40,091,548
Air transport 7,347,647

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) 1,590,001,416 1,868,859,245 +278,857,829
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,971,446 202,637,408 +156,665,962
Other 17,213,659 22,877,889 +5,664,230
Air transport 3,634,459 3,713,188 +78,729

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 2,156,095,615
London 527,470,246
Immingham Docks 431,246,746
Southampton 296,470,213
Avonmouth Docks 208,653,572

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 £
Tyne 786,255,690 1,369,839,925 +583,584,235
London 293,193,834 234,276,412 -58,917,422
Immingham Docks 214,622,430 216,624,316 +2,001,886
Southampton 202,215,091 94,255,122 -107,959,969
Avonmouth Docks 109,572,055 99,081,517 -10,490,538
000 17,213,659 22,877,889 +5,664,230
Ayr Harbour 1,063,292 32,586,427 +31,523,135
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,888,013 8,028,697 -2,859,316
London Gateway Port 5,722,396 3,440,250 -2,282,146
Liverpool Docks 4,068,963 4,931,890 +862,927

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 870322

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

Description: Cars with engines larger than 1,000 cc but not exceeding 1,500 cc