Import/export HS code 87036010: New plug-in hybrid cars

Brand-new hybrid cars that can be charged externally

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 £
Germany 4,073,270,158
China 1,837,208,818
Spain 1,750,433,634
Japan 778,758,899
Sweden 730,780,849

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 1,756,938,074 2,316,332,084 +559,394,010
China 359,153,466 1,478,055,352 +1,118,901,886
Spain 1,057,834,838 692,598,796 -365,236,042
Japan 418,362,230 360,396,669 -57,965,561
Sweden 368,003,435 362,777,414 -5,226,021
Belgium 292,875,487 336,281,090 +43,405,603
United States 296,336,892 265,663,194 -30,673,698
Turkey 255,850,780 285,280,213 +29,429,433
Italy 157,429,714 193,884,478 +36,454,764
South Africa 29,789,602 250,882,965 +221,093,363

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 £
Germany 2,869,716,703
China 1,989,760,020
Spain 1,744,020,257
Slovakia 971,367,611
Japan 778,328,099

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 £
Germany 1,206,040,350 1,663,676,353 +457,636,003
China 356,496,756 1,633,263,264 +1,276,766,508
Spain 1,053,164,303 690,855,954 -362,308,349
Slovakia 479,446,762 491,920,849 +12,474,087
Japan 418,151,770 360,176,329 -57,975,441
Sweden 375,133,430 363,483,994 -11,649,436
United States 320,890,986 319,944,662 -946,324
Turkey 256,621,110 291,501,211 +34,880,101
Romania 186,764,285 173,052,332 -13,711,953
Italy 157,685,130 193,864,649 +36,179,519

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
West Midlands 7
Essex 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
West Midlands 6 7 +1
Essex 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Norfolk 3 4 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -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) 10,077,602,808
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,361,799,851
Other 1,078,066,517
Road transport 77,734,518
Air transport 830,597

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) 3,926,167,782 6,151,435,026 +2,225,267,244
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 691,112,182 670,687,669 -20,424,513
Other 809,513,432 268,553,085 -540,960,347
Road transport 976,839 76,757,679 +75,780,840
Air transport 560,265 270,332 -289,933

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 2,429,314,370
Immingham Docks 2,259,792,986
Southampton 2,022,012,998
Grimsby 1,378,104,007
000 1,078,066,517

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 967,636,569 1,461,677,801 +494,041,232
Immingham Docks 1,118,429,988 1,141,362,998 +22,933,010
Southampton 677,716,360 1,344,296,638 +666,580,278
Grimsby 617,678,535 760,425,472 +142,746,937
000 809,513,432 268,553,085 -540,960,347
London 479,604,314 507,797,890 +28,193,576
Medway 372,776,584 523,589,167 +150,812,583
499 823,920 584,966,804 +584,142,884
Tyne 144,534,217 233,620,296 +89,086,079
Eurotunnel 136,691,459 115,414,284 -21,277,175

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 78
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9
Real estate activities 3
Retail 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 65
2026-03 65
2026-02 68
2026-01 66
2025-12 66

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+ 58
Other 19
15m-54m 11
1m-15m 10
0-1m 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 £
United States 1,778,278,430
Germany 924,139,100
France 515,602,373
Belgium 456,909,912
Netherlands 366,392,788

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 £
United States 984,844,442 793,433,988 -191,410,454
Germany 453,871,350 470,267,750 +16,396,400
France 387,779,492 127,822,881 -259,956,611
Belgium 244,238,092 212,671,820 -31,566,272
Netherlands 196,657,418 169,735,370 -26,922,048
China 69,885,845 192,552,392 +122,666,547
Japan 131,962,643 78,041,780 -53,920,863
Spain 99,410,643 103,860,111 +4,449,468
Switzerland 85,630,554 112,953,969 +27,323,415
Italy 72,185,822 117,638,468 +45,452,646

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 705,133
Germany 306,945
Czechia 55,934
Slovakia 39,000

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 327,259 377,874 +50,615
Germany 147,008 159,937 +12,929
Czechia 0 55,934 +55,934
Slovakia 39,000 0 -39,000

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) 5,944,126,531
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 889,993,142
Air transport 102,649,486
Other 1,620,906

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) 3,149,614,279 2,794,512,252 -355,102,027
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 424,257,366 465,735,776 +41,478,410
Air transport 27,939,783 74,709,703 +46,769,920
Other 928,818 692,088 -236,730

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,862,558,508
Immingham Docks 1,738,930,698
Grimsby 818,780,160
Dover / Eurotunnel 746,669,255
Dover 559,997,229

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 1,134,950,668 727,607,840 -407,342,828
Immingham Docks 881,120,865 857,809,833 -23,311,032
Grimsby 242,916,932 575,863,228 +332,946,296
Dover / Eurotunnel 289,762,263 456,906,992 +167,144,729
Dover 463,058,400 96,938,829 -366,119,571
Avonmouth Docks 266,448,237 281,260,676 +14,812,439
London 81,450,323 122,602,690 +41,152,367
Liverpool Docks 126,791,344 64,624,808 -62,166,536
London Gateway Port 40,005,481 47,769,060 +7,763,579
London Heathrow Airport 21,967,641 53,960,528 +31,992,887

Quick facts

HS code: 87036010

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

Description: Brand-new hybrid cars that can be charged externally