Import/export HS code 87033290: Used cars with engines between 1,500 cc and 2,500 cc (diesel)

Pre-owned cars with diesel engines between 1,500 cc and 2,500 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 £
Turkey 6,279,516
Spain 2,687,929
Japan 2,356,183
Germany 2,325,310
Ireland 821,444

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 £
Turkey 2,714,316 3,565,200 +850,884
Spain 1,007,735 1,680,194 +672,459
Japan 979,973 1,376,210 +396,237
Germany 1,205,525 1,119,785 -85,740
Ireland 134,595 686,849 +552,254
Poland 117,910 278,834 +160,924
Belgium 306,869 54,947 -251,922
France 137,814 199,089 +61,275
United States 29,697 284,406 +254,709
Portugal 111,400 77,500 -33,900

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 £
United Kingdom 9,849,534
Germany 2,351,034
Japan 1,827,423
Thailand 318,209
Belgium 271,229

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 £
United Kingdom 4,024,037 5,825,497 +1,801,460
Germany 1,314,916 1,036,118 -278,798
Japan 724,732 1,102,691 +377,959
Thailand 113,240 204,969 +91,729
Belgium 167,870 103,359 -64,511
Turkey 162,404 60,641 -101,763
United States 46,304 158,304 +112,000
Australia 66,522 137,770 +71,248
Czechia 38,180 124,107 +85,927
Spain 34,500 113,147 +78,647

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 13
West Yorkshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 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
West Midlands 2 12 +10
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 0 4 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Northern Ireland 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 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) 9,329,652
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,971,219
Other 564,140
Air transport 189,914
Road transport 138,529

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) 4,025,108 5,304,544 +1,279,436
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,250,071 3,721,148 +471,077
Other 0 564,140 +564,140
Air transport 6,994 182,920 +175,926
Road transport 33,201 105,328 +72,127

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 6,425,705
Portsmouth 2,355,830
Dover 1,897,711
Southampton 1,677,807
Eurotunnel 1,477,645

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 £
Avonmouth Docks 2,831,986 3,593,719 +761,733
Portsmouth 832,730 1,523,100 +690,370
Dover 818,707 1,079,004 +260,297
Southampton 808,540 869,267 +60,727
Eurotunnel 1,139,028 338,617 -800,411
Dover / Eurotunnel 149,219 616,586 +467,367
000 0 564,140 +564,140
Felixstowe 176,857 286,979 +110,122
Liverpool Docks 100,108 325,601 +225,493
Belfast Port 57,411 126,578 +69,167

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 58
Other personal service activities 3
Rental and leasing activities 3
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 2
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 11
2025-10 14
2025-09 8
2025-08 7

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 43
1m-15m 17
54m+ 7
Other 6
15m-54m 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 £
Ireland 84,940,513
United States 16,439,746
Cyprus 14,135,426
Turkey 9,370,150
Ukraine 7,202,998

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 57,765,257 27,175,256 -30,590,001
United States 8,180,701 8,259,045 +78,344
Cyprus 4,401,373 9,734,053 +5,332,680
Turkey 5,781,041 3,589,109 -2,191,932
Ukraine 4,233,993 2,969,005 -1,264,988
Kenya 3,176,524 2,529,882 -646,642
Sri Lanka 155,500 5,009,081 +4,853,581
Australia 2,010,732 2,501,674 +490,942
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,982,390 1,408,039 -574,351
Netherlands 1,187,624 1,718,189 +530,565

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 £
Germany 19,379,061
XI 8,494,217
Sweden 934,636
Japan 656,606
France 610,757

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 £
Germany 14,696,865 4,682,196 -10,014,669
XI 6,116,273 2,377,944 -3,738,329
Sweden 818,211 116,425 -701,786
Japan 271,463 385,143 +113,680
France 373,590 237,167 -136,423
Czechia 427,122 34,605 -392,517
Nicaragua 332,886 17,229 -315,657
Ireland 115,536 206,057 +90,521
Spain 104,417 157,817 +53,400
United States 107,241 115,047 +7,806

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) 85,169,234
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,339,761
Other 43,692,023
Air transport 4,068,562

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) 50,656,387 34,512,847 -16,143,540
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,705,996 34,633,765 +3,927,769
Other 30,567,372 13,124,651 -17,442,721
Air transport 532,356 3,536,206 +3,003,850

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 43,692,023
Holyhead 34,601,118
Southampton 23,899,835
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,221,544
London Gateway Port 20,556,354

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 30,567,372 13,124,651 -17,442,721
Holyhead 23,602,196 10,998,922 -12,603,274
Southampton 12,241,773 11,658,062 -583,711
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,568,202 9,653,342 -1,914,860
London Gateway Port 7,555,128 13,001,226 +5,446,098
Liverpool Docks 7,257,418 6,590,316 -667,102
Avonmouth Docks 4,489,572 3,541,399 -948,173
Felixstowe 2,073,996 3,959,144 +1,885,148
Dover 4,106,534 1,754,747 -2,351,787
Medway 1,464,060 3,736,802 +2,272,742

Quick facts

HS code: 87033290

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

Description: Pre-owned cars with diesel engines between 1,500 cc and 2,500 cc