Import/export HS code 87033190: Used cars with engines under 1,500 cc (diesel)

Pre-owned cars with diesel engines under 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 £
Japan 149,072
Singapore 104,724
Ireland 36,000
Italy 35,000
Belgium 25,036

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 60,822 88,250 +27,428
Singapore 0 104,724 +104,724
Ireland 16,017 19,983 +3,966
Italy 0 35,000 +35,000
Belgium 25,036 0 -25,036
Germany 0 23,373 +23,373
India 5,244 14,738 +9,494
Cyprus 17,000 0 -17,000
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 10,000 +10,000
Nigeria 8,343 0 -8,343

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 159,263
Germany 153,362
United Kingdom 56,462
India 19,982
South Korea 17,758

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 58,230 101,033 +42,803
Germany 29,047 124,315 +95,268
United Kingdom 21,462 35,000 +13,538
India 5,244 14,738 +9,494
South Korea 10,710 7,048 -3,662
Singapore 0 14,862 +14,862
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 10,000 +10,000
Nigeria 8,343 0 -8,343
Canada 0 4,409 +4,409
France 300 3,867 +3,567

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Inner London - West 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
Outer London - West and North West 1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1

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 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 0 1 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 1 +1
West Midlands 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 317,102
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 141,640
Air transport 1,006

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) 92,457 224,645 +132,188
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,854 96,786 +51,932
Air transport 0 1,006 +1,006

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 96,182
Southampton 76,113
Avonmouth Docks 64,909
Eurotunnel 56,545
Felixstowe 43,923

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 £
Tyne 17,836 78,346 +60,510
Southampton 43,588 32,525 -11,063
Avonmouth Docks 16,806 48,103 +31,297
Eurotunnel 0 56,545 +56,545
Felixstowe 7,935 35,988 +28,053
Liverpool Docks 300 26,274 +25,974
Dover 25,036 900 -24,136
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,591 6,915 -9,676
London Gateway Port 5,244 13,148 +7,904
Belfast Port 1,048 13,505 +12,457

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
8
Land transport and transport via pipelines
1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-04 1
2026-03 3
2026-01 4
2025-12 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
0-1m 3
Other 3
1m-15m 2
15m-54m 1
54m+ 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 £
Ireland 17,452,553
Turkey 13,523,197
Cyprus 1,299,815
Brunei Darussalam 867,033
Malta 377,373

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 8,804,175 8,648,378 -155,797
Turkey 9,618,078 3,905,119 -5,712,959
Cyprus 538,224 761,591 +223,367
Brunei Darussalam 0 867,033 +867,033
Malta 227,549 149,824 -77,725
Kenya 179,639 163,800 -15,839
Netherlands 150,102 159,644 +9,542
France 106,667 124,989 +18,322
Ukraine 78,830 78,567 -263
Guyana 142,000 0 -142,000

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 9,949,022
Germany 526,568
France 222,151
Japan 143,213
Costa Rica 56,722

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 4,514,290 5,434,732 +920,442
Germany 398,584 127,984 -270,600
France 105,818 116,333 +10,515
Japan 57,418 85,795 +28,377
Costa Rica 0 56,722 +56,722
Hungary 0 31,645 +31,645
Finland 8,995 21,470 +12,475
Belgium 19,900 0 -19,900
Sweden 19,400 0 -19,400
Czechia 17,200 0 -17,200

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 14,004,651
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,291,804
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,706,831
Air transport 16,479

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 6,597,057 7,407,594 +810,537
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,568,896 5,722,908 -1,845,988
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,360,223 2,346,608 -4,013,615
Air transport 16,479 0 -16,479

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 14,004,651
London 9,815,003
Holyhead 3,183,488
Felixstowe 2,767,303
London Gateway Port 2,581,909

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 6,597,057 7,407,594 +810,537
London 9,082,811 732,192 -8,350,619
Holyhead 2,080,088 1,103,400 -976,688
Felixstowe 65,687 2,701,616 +2,635,929
London Gateway Port 755,441 1,826,468 +1,071,027
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,037,372 911,671 -125,701
Southampton 340,018 162,781 -177,237
Medway 92,150 307,688 +215,538
Liverpool Docks 97,599 165,910 +68,311
Dover 69,478 28,301 -41,177

Quick facts

HS code: 87033190

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

Description: Pre-owned cars with diesel engines under 1,500 cc