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 6,733,694
Taiwan 6,100,723
Poland 1,335,295
Belgium 942,641
United States 689,034

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 4,229,242 2,504,452 -1,724,790
Taiwan 2,795,420 3,305,303 +509,883
Poland 587,987 747,308 +159,321
Belgium 556,214 386,427 -169,787
United States 536,674 152,360 -384,314
Germany 463,587 216,411 -247,176
Netherlands 218,606 187,807 -30,799
Japan 296,736 78,172 -218,564
France 238,941 115,394 -123,547
Spain 187,822 128,415 -59,407

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 6,742,053
Taiwan 6,317,791
Germany 1,074,673
Romania 825,341
United States 640,233

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 4,257,587 2,484,466 -1,773,121
Taiwan 2,795,420 3,522,371 +726,951
Germany 672,128 402,545 -269,583
Romania 435,713 389,628 -46,085
United States 501,858 138,375 -363,483
Japan 484,453 88,012 -396,441
South Africa 9,044 308,324 +299,280
Spain 181,021 118,487 -62,534
United Kingdom 204,636 86,851 -117,785
France 133,680 85,983 -47,697

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Inner London - West 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
West Midlands 6

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 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Essex 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 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) 15,375,036
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,112,371
Other 1,331,462
Air transport 886,170
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) 8,411,364 6,963,672 -1,447,692
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,284,164 828,207 -455,957
Other 576,540 754,922 +178,382
Air transport 604,514 281,656 -322,858
Road transport 450 15,989 +15,539

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 8,974,030
Felixstowe 4,554,661
000 1,331,462
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,215,609
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 5,244,016 3,730,014 -1,514,002
Felixstowe 2,250,566 2,304,095 +53,529
000 576,540 754,922 +178,382
Dover / Eurotunnel 531,113 684,496 +153,383
Avonmouth Docks 435,363 383,082 -52,281
London Gateway Port 170,225 286,412 +116,187
Eurotunnel 374,563 28,252 -346,311
Belfast Port 208,201 155,505 -52,696
East Midlands Airport 183,686 152,559 -31,127
Dover 185,296 86,776 -98,520

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 18
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 8
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
2026-04 3
2026-03 3
2026-02 2
2026-01 3
2025-12 6

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 28
54m+ 26
0-1m 14
15m-54m 9
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 10,897,635
United Arab Emirates 7,389,257
Nigeria 6,946,822
Pakistan 6,062,682
Cyprus 2,860,144

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 6,986,260 3,911,375 -3,074,885
United Arab Emirates 5,310,866 2,078,391 -3,232,475
Nigeria 3,465,136 3,481,686 +16,550
Pakistan 5,474,441 588,241 -4,886,200
Cyprus 1,648,580 1,211,564 -437,016
Kuwait 2,485,254 179,200 -2,306,054
Australia 2,017,031 622,469 -1,394,562
Kenya 1,103,796 1,242,835 +139,039
Ireland 123,164 2,116,587 +1,993,423
United Republic of Tanzania 1,102,600 1,001,060 -101,540

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 1,714,214
Germany 1,402,137
France 115,076
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 33,781 1,680,433 +1,646,652
Germany 748,657 653,480 -95,177
France 64,046 51,030 -13,016
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) 56,118,018
Air transport 12,340,244
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,059,412
Other 3,715,863
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) 32,398,867 23,719,151 -8,679,716
Air transport 8,847,622 3,492,622 -5,355,000
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,664,578 5,394,834 +730,256
Other 900,676 2,815,187 +1,914,511
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 28,195,964
London Heathrow Airport 11,438,527
Southampton 10,599,839
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,039,531
Felixstowe 6,851,095

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 14,925,913 13,270,051 -1,655,862
London Heathrow Airport 8,019,804 3,418,723 -4,601,081
Southampton 6,593,602 4,006,237 -2,587,365
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,500,931 4,538,600 +2,037,669
Felixstowe 4,430,013 2,421,082 -2,008,931
000 900,676 2,815,187 +1,914,511
London 1,887,070 1,336,756 -550,314
GSY 1,908,970 0 -1,908,970
Middlesbrough 1,333,894 433,270 -900,624
Liverpool Docks 852,362 845,552 -6,810

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