Import/export HS code 87033390: Used cars with engines over 2,500 cc (diesel)

Pre-owned cars with diesel engines over 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 £
Japan 4,305,451
Turkey 3,317,732
United States 597,082
Australia 524,024
Germany 512,482

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 803,845 3,501,606 +2,697,761
Turkey 2,009,200 1,308,532 -700,668
United States 153,639 443,443 +289,804
Australia 283,833 240,191 -43,642
Germany 182,429 330,053 +147,624
Norway 0 364,330 +364,330
Ireland 266,622 18,183 -248,439
France 44,031 139,392 +95,361
Malaysia 0 173,767 +173,767
Canada 0 149,660 +149,660

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 4,153,393
United Kingdom 3,746,829
Germany 854,626
Australia 507,140
United States 416,306

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 770,536 3,382,857 +2,612,321
United Kingdom 2,025,913 1,720,916 -304,997
Germany 272,673 581,953 +309,280
Australia 223,745 283,395 +59,650
United States 190,918 225,388 +34,470
Hungary 0 364,330 +364,330
Ireland 148,432 4,000 -144,432
Canada 0 141,459 +141,459
Thailand 0 127,500 +127,500
France 5,865 107,173 +101,308

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
West Yorkshire 8
Northern Ireland 5
Essex 3
Inner London - West 3

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 8 +6
West Yorkshire 1 7 +6
Northern Ireland 2 4 +2
Essex 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 3 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 0 3 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 2 +2
Cheshire 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 2 +2

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) 8,009,156
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,120,467
Air transport 1,084,682
Other 75,091
Road transport 44,182

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) 3,277,212 4,731,944 +1,454,732
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 607,667 1,512,800 +905,133
Air transport 12,961 1,071,721 +1,058,760
Other 75,091 0 -75,091
Road transport 44,182 0 -44,182

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 3,576,359
Southampton 1,891,882
Belfast Port 1,338,112
London Heathrow Airport 1,062,412
Felixstowe 589,050

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 2,018,524 1,557,835 -460,689
Southampton 423,322 1,468,560 +1,045,238
Belfast Port 436,472 901,640 +465,168
London Heathrow Airport 0 1,062,412 +1,062,412
Felixstowe 246,946 342,104 +95,158
Tyne 80,854 424,267 +343,413
Immingham Docks 21,752 436,266 +414,514
Liverpool Docks 102,465 259,128 +156,663
Eurotunnel 175,217 147,503 -27,714
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,061 261,082 +214,021

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
46
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
5
Rental and leasing activities
4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 15
2026-03 6
2026-02 7
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
1m-15m 25
0-1m 24
Other 7
54m+ 6
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 £
Kenya 11,419,745
Ireland 9,572,391
Albania 5,050,857
United Republic of Tanzania 3,171,633
United States 2,654,505

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 £
Kenya 7,885,624 3,534,121 -4,351,503
Ireland 5,934,237 3,638,154 -2,296,083
Albania 1,914,198 3,136,659 +1,222,461
United Republic of Tanzania 2,089,767 1,081,866 -1,007,901
United States 1,724,059 930,446 -793,613
Malaysia 1,321,300 1,017,770 -303,530
Bahrain 315,903 1,956,239 +1,640,336
Cyprus 1,273,233 886,380 -386,853
Australia 1,422,994 227,500 -1,195,494
New Zealand 757,695 558,343 -199,352

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 1,178,340
Japan 800,605
XI 715,230
United States 173,858
Thailand 61,046

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 778,678 399,662 -379,016
Japan 138,376 662,229 +523,853
XI 566,156 149,074 -417,082
United States 173,858 0 -173,858
Thailand 61,046 0 -61,046
Slovakia 60,350 0 -60,350
Nicaragua 0 41,050 +41,050
Australia 39,750 0 -39,750
Spain 35,423 0 -35,423
South Africa 0 29,518 +29,518

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) 32,889,187
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,909,633
Other 6,597,758
Air transport 2,791,174

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) 20,793,283 12,095,904 -8,697,379
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,602,658 8,306,975 -295,683
Other 3,875,327 2,722,431 -1,152,896
Air transport 672,792 2,118,382 +1,445,590

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 10,284,411
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,010,295
Medway 9,062,353
London Gateway Port 8,274,197
000 6,597,758

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 £
Southampton 8,158,031 2,126,380 -6,031,651
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,557,291 5,453,004 +895,713
Medway 4,887,659 4,174,694 -712,965
London Gateway Port 4,907,359 3,366,838 -1,540,521
000 3,875,327 2,722,431 -1,152,896
London Heathrow Airport 667,903 2,116,713 +1,448,810
Holyhead 1,932,937 830,661 -1,102,276
Liverpool Docks 1,430,393 1,224,446 -205,947
Felixstowe 908,863 1,172,110 +263,247
Dover 381,003 779,229 +398,226

Quick facts

HS code: 87033390

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

Description: Pre-owned cars with diesel engines over 2,500 cc