Import/export HS code 87036090: Used plug-in hybrid cars

Pre-owned 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 £
China 12,822,870
Italy 7,709,297
Germany 6,459,849
France 1,288,739
Switzerland 1,142,903

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 £
China 111,642 12,711,228 +12,599,586
Italy 205,652 7,503,645 +7,297,993
Germany 5,153,255 1,306,594 -3,846,661
France 1,288,739 0 -1,288,739
Switzerland 0 1,142,903 +1,142,903
Ireland 353,006 0 -353,006
Japan 70,703 186,699 +115,996
Belgium 176,055 80,568 -95,487
Australia 0 130,000 +130,000
Thailand 0 95,000 +95,000

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 £
China 12,364,374
United Kingdom 9,095,606
Italy 7,709,297
Germany 583,937
Japan 249,999

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 £
China 0 12,364,374 +12,364,374
United Kingdom 6,401,975 2,693,631 -3,708,344
Italy 205,652 7,503,645 +7,297,993
Germany 278,948 304,989 +26,041
Japan 71,576 178,423 +106,847
France 149,708 0 -149,708
Turkey 110,613 0 -110,613
Australia 0 100,000 +100,000
United States 82,391 0 -82,391
Poland 67,156 0 -67,156

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 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Inner London - West 2
Outer London - West and North West 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 3 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Midlands 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Devon 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,726,843
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,308,960
Road transport 1,575,604
Air transport 115,692

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,135,819 8,591,024 +1,455,205
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 275,754 13,033,206 +12,757,452
Road transport 0 1,575,604 +1,575,604
Air transport 75,846 39,846 -36,000

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 12,602,571
Eurotunnel 7,891,124
Dover 7,412,296
499 1,467,328
Felixstowe 432,295

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 60,307 12,542,264 +12,481,957
Eurotunnel 513,079 7,378,045 +6,864,966
Dover 6,249,560 1,162,736 -5,086,824
499 0 1,467,328 +1,467,328
Felixstowe 11,376 420,919 +409,543
London Gateway Port 113,846 60,803 -53,043
Liverpool Docks 166,081 1,889 -164,192
Holyhead 160,584 0 -160,584
London Heathrow Airport 72,947 39,846 -33,101
Belfast Port 0 108,276 +108,276

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 15
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 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
2026-04 5
2026-03 3
2026-02 3
2025-12 2
2025-11 3

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
0-1m 8
1m-15m 6
54m+ 6
Other 4

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 £
Ireland 127,226,819
Sri Lanka 16,379,628
Germany 15,583,321
Malta 3,616,671
United States 3,319,451

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 £
Ireland 61,406,326 65,820,493 +4,414,167
Sri Lanka 2,206,122 14,173,506 +11,967,384
Germany 11,249,191 4,334,130 -6,915,061
Malta 2,068,222 1,548,449 -519,773
United States 1,829,709 1,489,742 -339,967
Canada 0 2,058,094 +2,058,094
Malaysia 421,647 1,221,260 +799,613
United Arab Emirates 1,408,473 0 -1,408,473
Cyprus 538,654 609,475 +70,821
Pakistan 287,750 402,472 +114,722

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 13,501,873
XI 1,143,785
Sweden 679,368
United States 279,012
Italy 227,139

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 6,466,744 7,035,129 +568,385
XI 467,402 676,383 +208,981
Sweden 0 679,368 +679,368
United States 0 279,012 +279,012
Italy 0 227,139 +227,139
Nicaragua 0 203,470 +203,470
Czechia 0 135,695 +135,695
China 27,990 98,129 +70,139
Hungary 0 114,458 +114,458
Mexico 0 37,972 +37,972

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,367,574
Other 50,912,797
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,765,336
Air transport 5,073,504

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,783,864 48,583,710 -200,154
Other 27,560,333 23,352,464 -4,207,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,755,918 20,009,418 +14,253,500
Air transport 1,375,250 3,698,254 +2,323,004

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 55,518,560
000 50,912,797
London Gateway Port 20,534,136
Liverpool Docks 15,378,189
Dover 11,613,855

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 £
Holyhead 24,925,890 30,592,670 +5,666,780
000 27,560,333 23,352,464 -4,207,869
London Gateway Port 3,142,231 17,391,905 +14,249,674
Liverpool Docks 7,277,315 8,100,874 +823,559
Dover 8,947,220 2,666,635 -6,280,585
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,048,457 4,079,092 -2,969,365
London Heathrow Airport 1,375,250 3,698,254 +2,323,004
Heysham 697,262 3,322,285 +2,625,023
Felixstowe 720,298 780,492 +60,194
Southampton 501,893 889,026 +387,133

Quick facts

HS code: 87036090

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

Description: Pre-owned hybrid cars that can be charged externally