Import/export HS code 870390: Various vehicles

Vehicles not covered by other HS codes in this category

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 5,835,472
Taiwan 5,256,082
Poland 1,357,802
Belgium 907,847
United States 681,671

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 3,561,238 2,274,234 -1,287,004
Taiwan 2,343,389 2,912,693 +569,304
Poland 626,500 731,302 +104,802
Belgium 769,580 138,267 -631,313
United States 530,442 151,229 -379,213
Germany 469,369 183,570 -285,799
Netherlands 235,155 167,577 -67,578
Japan 328,713 14,788 -313,925
France 217,192 105,682 -111,510
Spain 190,362 120,770 -69,592

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 5,837,601
Taiwan 5,473,150
Germany 1,014,072
Romania 825,341
United States 632,870

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 3,576,902 2,260,699 -1,316,203
Taiwan 2,343,389 3,129,761 +786,372
Germany 635,324 378,748 -256,576
Romania 694,473 130,868 -563,605
United States 495,626 137,244 -358,382
United Kingdom 203,202 323,335 +120,133
Japan 482,675 19,128 -463,547
South Africa 128,440 188,927 +60,487
Spain 182,761 111,642 -71,119
France 106,543 83,683 -22,860

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Inner London - West 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
West Midlands 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 2 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 4 1 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
West Midlands 4 1 -3
Essex 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,586,013
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,212,714
Other 1,353,969
Air transport 835,865
Road transport 16,439

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) 7,736,165 5,849,848 -1,886,317
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,158,388 1,054,326 -104,062
Other 615,053 738,916 +123,863
Air transport 594,852 241,013 -353,839
Road transport 16,439 0 -16,439

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 7,040,421
Felixstowe 4,686,924
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,447,954
000 1,353,969
Avonmouth Docks 818,445

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 3,997,420 3,043,001 -954,419
Felixstowe 2,410,507 2,276,417 -134,090
Dover / Eurotunnel 501,050 946,904 +445,854
000 615,053 738,916 +123,863
Avonmouth Docks 693,273 125,172 -568,101
London Gateway Port 252,133 209,863 -42,270
Belfast Port 241,692 122,013 -119,679
East Midlands Airport 185,228 117,051 -68,177
Dover 239,647 32,103 -207,544
Eurotunnel 248,897 22,752 -226,145

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
16
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 3
2026-04 3
2026-03 3
2026-02 2
2026-01 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
1m-15m 26
54m+ 24
0-1m 12
15m-54m 7
Other 3

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 10,113,538
United Arab Emirates 6,616,194
Nigeria 6,495,452
Pakistan 4,249,778
Cyprus 2,710,275

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 6,657,751 3,455,787 -3,201,964
United Arab Emirates 5,143,570 1,472,624 -3,670,946
Nigeria 3,674,251 2,821,201 -853,050
Pakistan 3,824,876 424,902 -3,399,974
Cyprus 1,567,806 1,142,469 -425,337
Kuwait 2,634,254 30,200 -2,604,054
Australia 2,104,894 488,969 -1,615,925
Ireland 805,013 1,511,378 +706,365
United Republic of Tanzania 1,328,750 909,810 -418,940
Kenya 1,080,756 994,195 -86,561

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 1,733,488
Germany 1,402,162
France 142,127
Czechia 9,074
Japan 6,057

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 721,029 1,012,459 +291,430
Germany 702,471 699,691 -2,780
France 78,576 63,551 -15,025
Czechia 0 9,074 +9,074
Japan 0 6,057 +6,057

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) 51,938,217
Air transport 11,456,749
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,401,111
Other 3,819,579
Road transport 12,289

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) 31,667,683 20,270,534 -11,397,149
Air transport 8,699,553 2,757,196 -5,942,357
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,776,923 5,624,188 +1,847,265
Other 1,542,369 2,277,210 +734,841
Road transport 0 12,289 +12,289

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 25,955,098
London Heathrow Airport 10,797,462
Southampton 9,786,279
Felixstowe 6,409,475
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,370,915

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 £
London Gateway Port 14,754,646 11,200,452 -3,554,194
London Heathrow Airport 8,106,223 2,691,239 -5,414,984
Southampton 6,576,956 3,209,323 -3,367,633
Felixstowe 3,903,986 2,505,489 -1,398,497
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,590,391 4,780,524 +3,190,133
000 1,542,369 2,277,210 +734,841
London 1,598,254 1,162,196 -436,058
GSY 1,908,970 0 -1,908,970
Middlesbrough 1,330,894 421,270 -909,624
Liverpool Docks 1,196,478 477,852 -718,626

Quick facts

HS code: 870390

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

Description: Vehicles not covered by other HS codes in this category