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 10,633,568
Germany 5,143,218
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 135,315 12,687,555 +12,552,240
Italy 461,686 10,171,882 +9,710,196
Germany 3,836,624 1,306,594 -2,530,030
France 1,288,739 0 -1,288,739
Switzerland 11,575 1,131,328 +1,119,753
Ireland 338,006 0 -338,006
Japan 74,625 211,900 +137,275
Belgium 107,570 85,413 -22,157
Australia 25,000 105,000 +80,000
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
Italy 10,633,568
United Kingdom 7,864,289
Germany 479,433
Japan 295,349

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 23,673 12,340,701 +12,317,028
Italy 461,686 10,171,882 +9,710,196
United Kingdom 5,187,541 2,676,748 -2,510,793
Germany 159,432 320,001 +160,569
Japan 71,484 223,865 +152,381
France 149,708 0 -149,708
Australia 25,000 75,000 +50,000
United States 82,391 0 -82,391
Turkey 59,447 21,728 -37,719
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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Devon 0 1 +1
Essex 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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) 17,255,843
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,355,094
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) 6,017,912 11,237,931 +5,220,019
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 285,107 13,069,987 +12,784,880
Road transport 25,000 1,550,604 +1,525,604
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 12,659,233
Eurotunnel 7,801,928
Dover 6,121,221
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,956,020
499 1,467,328

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 58,366 12,600,867 +12,542,501
Eurotunnel 658,189 7,143,739 +6,485,550
Dover 4,989,968 1,131,253 -3,858,715
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,749 2,924,271 +2,892,522
499 0 1,467,328 +1,467,328
Felixstowe 31,773 397,246 +365,473
London Gateway Port 113,846 67,779 -46,067
Liverpool Docks 166,081 1,889 -164,192
Holyhead 145,584 0 -145,584
London Heathrow Airport 72,947 39,846 -33,101

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
14
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
2026-05 3
2026-04 5
2026-03 3
2026-02 3
2025-12 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
0-1m 6
1m-15m 6
54m+ 6
Other 4
15m-54m 1

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 122,138,452
Sri Lanka 16,589,558
Germany 11,544,213
Malta 3,462,274
United States 3,239,301

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 61,593,289 60,545,163 -1,048,126
Sri Lanka 6,737,463 9,852,095 +3,114,632
Germany 8,217,645 3,326,568 -4,891,077
Malta 1,939,623 1,522,651 -416,972
United States 1,755,159 1,484,142 -271,017
Malaysia 421,647 2,323,760 +1,902,113
Canada 0 2,058,094 +2,058,094
United Arab Emirates 1,408,473 0 -1,408,473
Cyprus 815,256 430,655 -384,601
Pakistan 370,250 319,972 -50,278

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 12,900,700
XI 1,408,915
Sweden 831,070
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 4,959,017 7,941,683 +2,982,666
XI 338,815 1,070,100 +731,285
Sweden 0 831,070 +831,070
United States 0 279,012 +279,012
Italy 0 227,139 +227,139
Nicaragua 0 203,470 +203,470
Czechia 16,497 119,198 +102,701
China 49,480 76,639 +27,159
Hungary 28,400 86,058 +57,658
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) 91,060,826
Other 48,169,655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,157,748
Air transport 4,993,354

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) 48,969,295 42,091,531 -6,877,764
Other 25,069,063 23,100,592 -1,968,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,151,254 16,006,494 +4,855,240
Air transport 1,295,100 3,698,254 +2,403,154

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 53,380,568
000 48,169,655
London Gateway Port 20,887,808
Liverpool Docks 15,463,866
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,484,579

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 28,275,744 25,104,824 -3,170,920
000 25,069,063 23,100,592 -1,968,471
London Gateway Port 8,591,471 12,296,337 +3,704,866
Liverpool Docks 6,624,631 8,839,235 +2,214,604
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,865,496 3,619,083 -2,246,413
Dover 7,332,678 1,738,052 -5,594,626
London Heathrow Airport 1,295,100 3,698,254 +2,403,154
Heysham 796,144 3,180,903 +2,384,759
Southampton 537,629 2,047,000 +1,509,371
Felixstowe 794,355 597,935 -196,420

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