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 7,023,139
Japan 3,495,443
Spain 3,336,444
Germany 2,621,829
Ireland 916,450

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 2,626,639 4,396,500 +1,769,861
Japan 1,269,437 2,226,006 +956,569
Spain 1,449,929 1,886,515 +436,586
Germany 1,417,364 1,204,465 -212,899
Ireland 192,096 724,354 +532,258
Poland 111,087 424,667 +313,580
France 283,554 220,908 -62,646
United States 13,006 362,228 +349,222
Belgium 256,806 29,072 -227,734
Portugal 176,400 37,500 -138,900

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 11,381,228
Germany 3,204,777
Japan 2,426,652
Thailand 412,181
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 4,537,117 6,844,111 +2,306,994
Germany 1,448,532 1,756,245 +307,713
Japan 950,963 1,475,689 +524,726
Thailand 83,361 328,820 +245,459
Belgium 194,923 76,306 -118,617
France 93,020 122,760 +29,740
United States 38,863 157,067 +118,204
Australia 108,533 65,711 -42,822
Czechia 40,330 126,907 +86,577
Turkey 46,102 104,317 +58,215

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 16
West Yorkshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 6

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 9 12 +3
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 6 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 1 6 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 5 +3
Inner London - West 1 5 +4
Essex 1 4 +3
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Northern Ireland 1 4 +3

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) 11,300,800
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,238,218
Other 616,589
Air transport 199,678
Road transport 160,797

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) 4,290,528 7,010,272 +2,719,744
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,957,832 4,280,386 +322,554
Other 47,641 568,948 +521,307
Air transport 9,999 189,679 +179,680
Road transport 114,672 46,125 -68,547

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 7,397,644
Portsmouth 3,115,866
Dover 2,230,026
Southampton 2,227,372
Eurotunnel 1,324,783

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 2,798,290 4,599,354 +1,801,064
Portsmouth 1,286,269 1,829,597 +543,328
Dover 1,186,905 1,043,121 -143,784
Southampton 943,834 1,283,538 +339,704
Eurotunnel 962,938 361,845 -601,093
Dover / Eurotunnel 234,154 814,218 +580,064
000 47,641 568,948 +521,307
Liverpool Docks 137,013 452,535 +315,522
Felixstowe 184,810 317,530 +132,720
London Gateway Port 85,292 234,826 +149,534

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
73
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
5
Rental and leasing activities
4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
3
Land transport and transport via pipelines
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 25
2026-04 21
2026-03 13
2026-02 13
2026-01 12

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 51
1m-15m 25
Other 15
54m+ 8
15m-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 78,963,543
United States 17,429,365
Cyprus 16,597,482
Turkey 8,939,855
Ukraine 7,743,711

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 46,967,447 31,996,096 -14,971,351
United States 8,951,228 8,478,137 -473,091
Cyprus 6,457,978 10,139,504 +3,681,526
Turkey 4,814,409 4,125,446 -688,963
Ukraine 4,273,754 3,469,957 -803,797
Kenya 3,419,804 3,021,427 -398,377
Sri Lanka 1,930,640 3,876,941 +1,946,301
Australia 1,565,511 3,963,616 +2,398,105
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,916,520 1,749,715 -166,805
Netherlands 1,455,459 2,037,562 +582,103

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 17,273,157
XI 7,683,339
Sweden 1,003,340
France 883,496
Japan 799,599

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 11,837,025 5,436,132 -6,400,893
XI 4,820,026 2,863,313 -1,956,713
Sweden 616,636 386,704 -229,932
France 294,676 588,820 +294,144
Japan 405,189 394,410 -10,779
Ireland 311,056 254,468 -56,588
China 69,590 376,632 +307,042
Czechia 354,316 11,361 -342,955
Nicaragua 229,436 17,229 -212,207
Spain 38,073 199,326 +161,253

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) 86,070,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,209,567
Other 41,352,992
Air transport 4,214,031

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) 46,101,135 39,969,207 -6,131,928
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,459,977 36,749,590 +2,289,613
Other 24,574,811 16,778,181 -7,796,630
Air transport 2,471,703 1,742,328 -729,375

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 41,352,992
Holyhead 30,337,331
Southampton 25,168,626
London Gateway Port 23,139,734
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,933,520

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 24,574,811 16,778,181 -7,796,630
Holyhead 18,403,788 11,933,543 -6,470,245
Southampton 14,278,634 10,889,992 -3,388,642
London Gateway Port 9,508,533 13,631,201 +4,122,668
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,197,393 11,736,127 +538,734
Liverpool Docks 7,726,616 7,933,657 +207,041
Medway 2,194,966 6,041,437 +3,846,471
Avonmouth Docks 4,253,085 3,796,599 -456,486
Felixstowe 2,159,682 4,328,439 +2,168,757
Dover 3,456,235 1,977,949 -1,478,286

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