Import/export HS code 87033319: Various cars with engines over 2,500 cc (diesel)

Cars (excluding motorhomes) with diesel engines over 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 447,260,039
United States 396,192,374
Belgium 264,097,027
Slovakia 256,299,607
South Africa 201,331,918

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 268,376,782 178,883,257 -89,493,525
United States 206,404,713 189,787,661 -16,617,052
Belgium 132,753,114 131,343,913 -1,409,201
Slovakia 0 256,299,607 +256,299,607
South Africa 176,528,086 24,803,832 -151,724,254
Japan 52,027,978 31,232,501 -20,795,477
Netherlands 12,316,131 19,943,610 +7,627,479
Spain 1,449,820 2,974,085 +1,524,265
Ireland 335,370 1,566,152 +1,230,782
Mexico 808,166 0 -808,166

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 States 617,852,859
Slovakia 594,912,980
South Africa 233,430,837
Japan 85,736,772
Germany 60,423,293

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 States 319,653,477 298,199,382 -21,454,095
Slovakia 197,158,766 397,754,214 +200,595,448
South Africa 188,760,099 44,670,738 -144,089,361
Japan 53,714,456 32,022,316 -21,692,140
Germany 36,173,641 24,249,652 -11,923,989
France 19,074,007 22,964,046 +3,890,039
Austria 12,193,077 12,986,428 +793,351
Mexico 21,225,988 130,632 -21,095,356
Poland 2,637,915 0 -2,637,915
Australia 406,980 234,978 -172,002

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 3
Inner London - West 3
West Midlands 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2

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
Essex 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
West Midlands 0 3 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
South East Wales 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Kent 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 0 1 +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) 1,388,788,143
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 260,484,263
Other 39,912,556
Air transport 442,466

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) 817,491,278 571,296,865 -246,194,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,662,044 256,822,219 +253,160,175
Other 30,724,160 9,188,396 -21,535,764
Air transport 211,260 231,206 +19,946

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 542,147,549
Immingham Docks 406,766,925
London 241,764,496
Grimsby 202,737,274
Medway 126,723,634

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 333,944,157 208,203,392 -125,740,765
Immingham Docks 75,592,028 331,174,897 +255,582,869
London 142,345,308 99,419,188 -42,926,120
Grimsby 118,912,870 83,824,404 -35,088,466
Medway 75,448,484 51,275,150 -24,173,334
Tyne 48,077,341 26,842,145 -21,235,196
000 30,724,160 9,188,396 -21,535,764
Avonmouth Docks 23,004,626 8,524,333 -14,480,293
499 0 17,925,173 +17,925,173
Dover 2,758,302 433,690 -2,324,612

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
10
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
1
Land transport and transport via pipelines
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 9
2026-03 7
2026-02 6
2026-01 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
54m+ 12
1m-15m 8
0-1m 1
15m-54m 1
Other 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 £
Germany 68,267,069
Italy 34,340,155
Poland 18,341,584
Australia 14,117,524
Belgium 12,798,595

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 £
Germany 16,194,341 52,072,728 +35,878,387
Italy 5,924,285 28,415,870 +22,491,585
Poland 1,749,059 16,592,525 +14,843,466
Australia 180,000 13,937,524 +13,757,524
Belgium 5,961,644 6,836,951 +875,307
Austria 103,385 12,571,489 +12,468,104
Hungary 4,195,645 6,627,290 +2,431,645
Japan 16,000 9,433,368 +9,417,368
Ukraine 0 8,406,682 +8,406,682
Morocco 166,458 7,183,168 +7,016,710

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 957,154
United States 161,744
Slovakia 131,698
Germany 3,884

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 819,720 137,434 -682,286
United States 0 161,744 +161,744
Slovakia 0 131,698 +131,698
Germany 0 3,884 +3,884

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) 241,398,421
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,378,896
Other 1,360,210
Air transport 292,294

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) 46,153,520 195,244,901 +149,091,381
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 881,044 497,852 -383,192
Other 925,450 434,760 -490,690
Air transport 0 292,294 +292,294

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 86,850,793
London 78,238,493
Avonmouth Docks 51,067,738
Southampton 22,607,007
London Gateway Port 1,535,372

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 68,478 86,782,315 +86,713,837
London 43,690,120 34,548,373 -9,141,747
Avonmouth Docks 0 51,067,738 +51,067,738
Southampton 601,546 22,005,461 +21,403,915
London Gateway Port 1,066,865 468,507 -598,358
000 925,450 434,760 -490,690
Dover / Eurotunnel 596,428 463,302 -133,126
Felixstowe 135,290 185,078 +49,788
Grimsby 210,365 97,068 -113,297
London Heathrow Airport 0 292,294 +292,294

Quick facts

HS code: 87033319

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

Description: Cars (excluding motorhomes) with diesel engines over 2,500 cc