Import/export HS code 87033219: Various cars with engines between 1,500 cc and 2,500 cc (diesel)

Cars (excluding motorhomes) with diesel engines between 1,500 cc and 2,500 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 1,830,583,657
Turkey 756,065,360
South Africa 590,311,230
Belgium 289,765,428
Spain 203,200,308

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 921,860,142 908,723,515 -13,136,627
Turkey 345,253,559 410,811,801 +65,558,242
South Africa 373,014,260 217,296,970 -155,717,290
Belgium 177,856,184 111,909,244 -65,946,940
Spain 78,834,739 124,365,569 +45,530,830
South Korea 74,333,687 57,388,016 -16,945,671
Poland 57,776,793 55,224,536 -2,552,257
United States 39,344,747 12,122,265 -27,222,482
France 3,162,069 38,149,266 +34,987,197
Portugal 18,879,430 19,187,095 +307,665

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 1,029,157,659
Turkey 785,389,594
South Africa 616,356,888
Czechia 289,266,681
Mexico 260,706,435

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 483,327,556 545,830,103 +62,502,547
Turkey 349,490,053 435,899,541 +86,409,488
South Africa 383,942,690 232,414,198 -151,528,492
Czechia 174,467,344 114,799,337 -59,668,007
Mexico 154,969,989 105,736,446 -49,233,543
France 129,759,140 126,068,790 -3,690,350
Poland 106,101,372 145,249,642 +39,148,270
Spain 74,002,663 103,847,430 +29,844,767
South Korea 78,633,710 57,812,676 -20,821,034
Hungary 60,203,949 29,936,739 -30,267,210

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 6
Essex 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
West Midlands 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4

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 6 5 -1
Essex 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
South East Wales 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Devon 2 3 +1
Eastern Scotland 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -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) 4,011,500,869
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 94,275,601
Other 18,301,293
Air transport 870,702

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) 2,086,936,657 1,924,564,212 -162,372,445
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,620,775 52,654,826 +11,034,051
Other 15,313,047 2,988,246 -12,324,801
Air transport 467,128 403,574 -63,554

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 921,166,553
Southampton 892,457,002
Medway 533,256,797
Grimsby 497,613,975
Avonmouth Docks 436,347,094

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 £
London 441,398,609 479,767,944 +38,369,335
Southampton 542,978,197 349,478,805 -193,499,392
Medway 268,375,324 264,881,473 -3,493,851
Grimsby 261,560,158 236,053,817 -25,506,341
Avonmouth Docks 237,117,972 199,229,122 -37,888,850
Immingham Docks 189,534,181 214,227,717 +24,693,536
Tyne 123,014,438 131,984,372 +8,969,934
Liverpool Docks 28,395,261 30,080,796 +1,685,535
Dover 26,282,187 31,614,856 +5,332,669
000 15,313,047 2,988,246 -12,324,801

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 67
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 2
Manufacture of other transport equipment 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 50
2026-03 54
2026-02 51
2026-01 49
2025-12 46

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
54m+ 49
15m-54m 13
Other 13
1m-15m 8
0-1m 2

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 £
France 41,469,932
Germany 39,029,807
United States 23,291,236
Italy 22,250,865
Poland 10,273,731

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 £
France 24,142,121 17,327,811 -6,814,310
Germany 9,569,814 29,459,993 +19,890,179
United States 9,606,619 13,684,617 +4,077,998
Italy 1,778,931 20,471,934 +18,693,003
Poland 5,763,713 4,510,018 -1,253,695
Belgium 3,612,182 3,449,546 -162,636
Netherlands 6,853,765 27,944 -6,825,821
Ireland 2,118,149 2,122,285 +4,136
Morocco 126,646 3,191,982 +3,065,336
Austria 1,075,128 1,247,498 +172,370

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 2,913,990
Nicaragua 69,000
Australia 40,000
Switzerland 28,087
China 25,000

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 1,094,721 1,819,269 +724,548
Nicaragua 69,000 0 -69,000
Australia 40,000 0 -40,000
Switzerland 0 28,087 +28,087
China 25,000 0 -25,000
Spain 0 24,551 +24,551

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) 144,355,978
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,030,428
Other 3,153,250
Air transport 30,000

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) 56,631,950 87,724,028 +31,092,078
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,512,810 16,517,618 +4,004,808
Other 1,257,371 1,895,879 +638,508
Air transport 0 30,000 +30,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 37,699,051
ZLC 33,848,855
Avonmouth Docks 26,071,973
London 22,299,934
Liverpool Docks 21,959,463

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,222,705 35,476,346 +33,253,641
ZLC 33,805,032 43,823 -33,761,209
Avonmouth Docks 890,836 25,181,137 +24,290,301
London 8,146,025 14,153,909 +6,007,884
Liverpool Docks 10,250,248 11,709,215 +1,458,967
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,375,353 12,023,804 +4,648,451
Southampton 1,776,297 3,183,317 +1,407,020
000 1,257,371 1,895,879 +638,508
Hull 595,113 1,645,390 +1,050,277
London Gateway Port 1,457,323 615,042 -842,281

Quick facts

HS code: 87033219

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

Description: Cars (excluding motorhomes) with diesel engines between 1,500 cc and 2,500 cc