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 £
Turkey 3,144,732
Japan 2,605,156
Australia 566,010
Germany 474,737
United States 465,666

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 1,739,200 1,405,532 -333,668
Japan 444,133 2,161,023 +1,716,890
Australia 382,216 183,794 -198,422
Germany 423,572 51,165 -372,407
United States 114,095 351,571 +237,476
Norway 0 364,330 +364,330
Ireland 256,112 27,593 -228,519
Malaysia 0 173,767 +173,767
Belgium 57,160 112,077 +54,917
Poland 132,840 0 -132,840

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 3,429,995
Japan 2,626,709
Germany 806,410
Australia 499,834
Hungary 364,330

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 1,748,400 1,681,595 -66,805
Japan 438,372 2,188,337 +1,749,965
Germany 600,858 205,552 -395,306
Australia 283,665 216,169 -67,496
Hungary 0 364,330 +364,330
United States 137,393 124,467 -12,926
Ireland 137,922 14,510 -123,412
Thailand 0 127,500 +127,500
South Africa 91,472 7,500 -83,972
France 77,025 9,147 -67,878

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 7
Northern Ireland 4
West Yorkshire 4
Essex 3
Cheshire 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
West Midlands 2 5 +3
Northern Ireland 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 1 3 +2
Essex 2 1 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0

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) 6,054,026
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,781,080
Air transport 1,079,953
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) 2,770,093 3,283,933 +513,840
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 953,562 827,518 -126,044
Air transport 5,532 1,074,421 +1,068,889
Other 75,091 0 -75,091
Road transport 0 44,182 +44,182

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 3,223,009
Southampton 1,335,422
London Heathrow Airport 1,062,412
Belfast Port 778,454
Felixstowe 477,592

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 1,745,329 1,477,680 -267,649
Southampton 465,895 869,527 +403,632
London Heathrow Airport 0 1,062,412 +1,062,412
Belfast Port 99,446 679,008 +579,562
Felixstowe 267,085 210,507 -56,578
Immingham Docks 21,752 414,958 +393,206
Dover / Eurotunnel 301,904 32,037 -269,867
Eurotunnel 125,001 146,965 +21,964
Dover 47,478 124,939 +77,461
Fishguard 137,922 10,510 -127,412

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 28
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 2
Rental and leasing activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 5
2025-10 6
2025-09 7
2025-08 2

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 18
0-1m 15
54m+ 6
15m-54m 2
Other 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 £
Kenya 12,196,989
Ireland 9,411,246
Albania 4,217,728
United Republic of Tanzania 2,946,512
United States 2,860,218

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 7,163,294 5,033,695 -2,129,599
Ireland 5,340,406 4,070,840 -1,269,566
Albania 1,256,428 2,961,300 +1,704,872
United Republic of Tanzania 2,005,913 940,599 -1,065,314
United States 1,516,513 1,343,705 -172,808
Bahrain 315,903 1,956,239 +1,640,336
Malaysia 1,374,935 510,270 -864,665
Cyprus 1,044,696 785,830 -258,866
Australia 255,624 1,416,494 +1,160,870
New Zealand 749,078 441,315 -307,763

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 1,025,805
XI 841,328
Japan 390,630
United States 173,858
Thailand 74,963

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 607,263 418,542 -188,721
XI 685,459 155,869 -529,590
Japan 78,478 312,152 +233,674
United States 173,858 0 -173,858
Thailand 74,963 0 -74,963
Slovakia 23,158 37,192 +14,034
Australia 39,750 0 -39,750
Spain 0 35,423 +35,423
Nicaragua 24,485 0 -24,485

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) 33,348,742
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,975,246
Other 5,887,362
Air transport 2,793,898

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) 19,084,239 14,264,503 -4,819,736
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,004,304 7,970,942 +966,638
Other 3,913,380 1,973,982 -1,939,398
Air transport 675,516 2,118,382 +1,442,866

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 10,933,105
London Gateway Port 9,409,969
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,673,683
Medway 7,698,446
000 5,887,362

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 6,380,369 4,552,736 -1,827,633
London Gateway Port 5,965,246 3,444,723 -2,520,523
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,745,443 4,928,240 +1,182,797
Medway 3,505,538 4,192,908 +687,370
000 3,913,380 1,973,982 -1,939,398
Holyhead 1,235,456 1,952,281 +716,825
Liverpool Docks 1,287,446 1,501,661 +214,215
London Heathrow Airport 667,903 2,116,713 +1,448,810
Felixstowe 1,065,850 113,127 -952,723
Portsmouth 567,854 143,433 -424,421

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