Import/export HS code 87032290: Used cars with engines between 1,000 cc and 1,500 cc

Pre-owned cars with engines between 1,000 cc and 1,500 cc

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 £
Japan 36,572,754
Cyprus 1,278,250
Ireland 983,811
Germany 586,988
United States 575,249

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 £
Japan 14,553,866 22,018,888 +7,465,022
Cyprus 277,681 1,000,569 +722,888
Ireland 68,917 914,894 +845,977
Germany 261,645 325,343 +63,698
United States 498,188 77,061 -421,127
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 378,776 172,153 -206,623
Poland 143,287 283,439 +140,152
Singapore 113,383 193,170 +79,787
China 87,950 120,048 +32,098
Belgium 35,323 154,898 +119,575

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 £
Japan 27,989,815
Germany 8,474,141
United Kingdom 1,681,490
United States 545,565
Belgium 489,645

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 £
Japan 10,793,236 17,196,579 +6,403,343
Germany 3,898,414 4,575,727 +677,313
United Kingdom 392,395 1,289,095 +896,700
United States 490,217 55,348 -434,869
Belgium 103,291 386,354 +283,063
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 247,951 88,838 -159,113
India 7,534 266,842 +259,308
France 145,011 86,461 -58,550
China 31,148 120,048 +88,900
Australia 76,285 68,880 -7,405

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 23
West Midlands 19
Outer London - East and North East 17
West Yorkshire 17
Outer London - West and North West 14

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
Greater Manchester 10 16 +6
West Midlands 9 14 +5
Outer London - East and North East 10 12 +2
West Yorkshire 13 12 -1
Outer London - West and North West 8 10 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 5 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 8 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 7 +3
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 3 4 +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) 37,490,321
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,459,159
Other 998,436
Road transport 655,893
Air transport 18,150

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) 15,232,752 22,257,569 +7,024,817
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,557,450 1,901,709 +344,259
Other 28,815 969,621 +940,806
Road transport 121,520 534,373 +412,853
Air transport 18,000 150 -17,850

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 23,849,008
Avonmouth Docks 4,044,131
Felixstowe 3,868,618
London Gateway Port 2,792,551
Liverpool Docks 2,349,523

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 £
Southampton 9,445,168 14,403,840 +4,958,672
Avonmouth Docks 1,932,302 2,111,829 +179,527
Felixstowe 1,953,748 1,914,870 -38,878
London Gateway Port 818,801 1,973,750 +1,154,949
Liverpool Docks 863,211 1,486,312 +623,101
Tyne 1,050,862 1,254,850 +203,988
000 28,815 969,621 +940,806
Belfast Port 154,294 500,302 +346,008
Eurotunnel 167,587 351,384 +183,797
Dover 166,886 322,308 +155,422

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 170
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 8
Land transport and transport via pipelines 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 35
2025-10 25
2025-09 22
2025-08 34

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 135
1m-15m 40
Other 20
15m-54m 3
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 £
Ireland 32,518,662
Turkey 9,817,913
United Arab Emirates 3,486,840
United States 2,308,282
Cyprus 1,615,405

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 £
Ireland 11,564,404 20,954,258 +9,389,854
Turkey 7,248,913 2,569,000 -4,679,913
United Arab Emirates 3,357,190 129,650 -3,227,540
United States 1,772,675 535,607 -1,237,068
Cyprus 789,101 826,304 +37,203
United Republic of Tanzania 1,071,791 185,257 -886,534
Kenya 990,139 146,654 -843,485
Czechia 543,221 464,504 -78,717
Guyana 170,268 828,661 +658,393
Nigeria 613,865 337,831 -276,034

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 11,959,845
Germany 10,194,585
Sweden 922,602
Japan 587,977
Czechia 564,694

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 4,936,043 7,023,802 +2,087,759
Germany 2,875,378 7,319,207 +4,443,829
Sweden 143,351 779,251 +635,900
Japan 135,865 452,112 +316,247
Czechia 88,357 476,337 +387,980
United States 118,462 330,777 +212,315
Poland 0 309,761 +309,761
France 91,232 171,135 +79,903
Belgium 126,540 104,356 -22,184
Hungary 41,695 84,101 +42,406

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 31,111,879
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,958,957
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,402,460
Air transport 1,282,194

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 £
Other 10,572,546 20,539,333 +9,966,787
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,949,578 6,009,379 -8,940,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,920,245 5,482,215 -4,438,030
Air transport 1,182,194 100,000 -1,082,194

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 31,111,879
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,153,824
Southampton 7,278,580
London Gateway Port 4,904,156
Felixstowe 1,992,960

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 £
000 10,572,546 20,539,333 +9,966,787
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,689,368 4,464,456 -3,224,912
Southampton 5,949,598 1,328,982 -4,620,616
London Gateway Port 3,516,168 1,387,988 -2,128,180
Felixstowe 986,155 1,006,805 +20,650
Harwich 1,407,955 332,438 -1,075,517
Medway 1,261,807 199,938 -1,061,869
London 1,100,345 346,966 -753,379
Dover 575,705 720,692 +144,987
London Heathrow Airport 1,182,194 100,000 -1,082,194

Quick facts

HS code: 87032290

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

Description: Pre-owned cars with engines between 1,000 cc and 1,500 cc