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 3,984,748
Turkey 3,415,732
Germany 755,919
United States 627,442
Australia 606,260

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 488,232 3,496,516 +3,008,284
Turkey 1,819,200 1,596,532 -222,668
Germany 423,572 332,347 -91,225
United States 148,574 478,868 +330,294
Australia 366,069 240,191 -125,878
Norway 0 364,330 +364,330
Ireland 256,112 28,693 -227,419
France 13,825 169,598 +155,773
Malaysia 0 173,767 +173,767
Belgium 82,376 86,861 +4,485

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 3,934,744
United Kingdom 3,839,829
Germany 1,124,220
Australia 581,876
United States 446,666

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 472,371 3,462,373 +2,990,002
United Kingdom 1,833,707 2,006,122 +172,415
Germany 610,958 513,262 -97,696
Australia 298,481 283,395 -15,086
United States 185,853 260,813 +74,960
Hungary 0 364,330 +364,330
France 63,025 106,652 +43,627
Ireland 137,922 14,510 -123,412
Canada 0 141,459 +141,459
Thailand 0 127,500 +127,500

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 8
West Yorkshire 7
Northern Ireland 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Essex 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 7 +5
West Yorkshire 1 6 +5
Northern Ireland 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Essex 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 0 3 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 2 +2
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 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) 7,942,203
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,498,398
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) 2,942,431 4,999,772 +2,057,341
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 955,219 1,543,179 +587,960
Air transport 5,532 1,079,150 +1,073,618
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 3,614,475
Southampton 1,905,281
Belfast Port 1,211,722
London Heathrow Airport 1,062,412
Felixstowe 584,618

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 1,825,329 1,789,146 -36,183
Southampton 523,370 1,381,911 +858,541
Belfast Port 108,272 1,103,450 +995,178
London Heathrow Airport 0 1,062,412 +1,062,412
Felixstowe 247,358 337,260 +89,902
Dover / Eurotunnel 288,204 268,082 -20,122
Tyne 86,750 417,464 +330,714
Immingham Docks 21,752 436,266 +414,514
Eurotunnel 150,217 172,503 +22,286
Liverpool Docks 88,152 223,903 +135,751

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 44
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
2026-04 15
2026-03 6
2026-02 7
2026-01 7
2025-12 10

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 22
54m+ 7
Other 7
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 £
Kenya 12,316,299
Ireland 9,599,863
Albania 5,002,407
United Republic of Tanzania 3,404,929
United States 2,859,038

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 7,604,208 4,712,091 -2,892,117
Ireland 4,935,680 4,664,183 -271,497
Albania 1,356,958 3,645,449 +2,288,491
United Republic of Tanzania 2,058,893 1,346,036 -712,857
United States 1,835,885 1,023,153 -812,732
Malaysia 1,395,600 1,185,770 -209,830
Bahrain 315,903 1,956,239 +1,640,336
Cyprus 1,134,244 943,938 -190,306
Australia 277,624 1,453,994 +1,176,370
New Zealand 759,078 497,295 -261,783

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 1,161,549
XI 895,045
Japan 390,630
United States 173,858
Nicaragua 65,535

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 682,556 478,993 -203,563
XI 706,388 188,657 -517,731
Japan 102,227 288,403 +186,176
United States 173,858 0 -173,858
Nicaragua 24,485 41,050 +16,565
Thailand 61,046 0 -61,046
Slovakia 23,158 37,192 +14,034
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) 35,190,920
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,208,783
Other 6,468,365
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) 19,902,623 15,288,297 -4,614,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,729,157 10,479,626 +3,750,469
Other 3,911,822 2,556,543 -1,355,279
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 11,235,427
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,215,287
London Gateway Port 9,413,041
Medway 9,012,509
000 6,468,365

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 6,900,321 4,335,106 -2,565,215
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,027,429 6,187,858 +2,160,429
London Gateway Port 5,372,206 4,040,835 -1,331,371
Medway 4,358,673 4,653,836 +295,163
000 3,911,822 2,556,543 -1,355,279
Holyhead 925,538 1,952,518 +1,026,980
London Heathrow Airport 667,903 2,116,713 +1,448,810
Liverpool Docks 1,443,438 1,323,304 -120,134
Felixstowe 1,003,624 980,268 -23,356
Portsmouth 555,909 409,992 -145,917

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