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 6,684,818
Taiwan 6,194,025
Belgium 1,915,523
Poland 1,278,416
Germany 929,430

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 4,157,671 2,527,147 -1,630,524
Taiwan 3,176,815 3,017,210 -159,605
Belgium 1,259,489 656,034 -603,455
Poland 612,150 666,266 +54,116
Germany 671,167 258,263 -412,904
United States 519,305 152,717 -366,588
Netherlands 298,577 101,533 -197,044
Japan 299,159 75,238 -223,921
France 225,079 118,044 -107,035
South Africa 9,044 298,973 +289,929

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 6,695,069
Taiwan 6,332,903
Romania 1,792,923
Germany 1,264,759
United States 624,215

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 4,283,993 2,411,076 -1,872,917
Taiwan 3,176,815 3,156,088 -20,727
Romania 1,140,988 651,935 -489,053
Germany 875,188 389,571 -485,617
United States 482,489 141,726 -340,763
Japan 485,321 84,028 -401,293
South Africa 9,044 308,324 +299,280
United Kingdom 197,741 95,746 -101,995
New Zealand 276,257 2 -276,255
Spain 179,019 94,869 -84,150

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 9
Inner London - West 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 7 3 -4
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 2 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 3 -2
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Essex 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2

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) 16,261,225
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,534,494
Other 1,273,613
Air transport 879,943
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) 9,365,113 6,896,112 -2,469,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,781,846 752,648 -1,029,198
Other 600,956 672,657 +71,701
Air transport 617,147 262,796 -354,351
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 9,143,431
Felixstowe 4,346,096
Avonmouth Docks 1,788,722
000 1,273,613
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,051,034

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 6,292,554 2,850,877 -3,441,677
Felixstowe 1,453,797 2,892,299 +1,438,502
Avonmouth Docks 1,140,638 648,084 -492,554
000 600,956 672,657 +71,701
Dover / Eurotunnel 441,686 609,348 +167,662
Dover 688,034 65,182 -622,852
London Gateway Port 163,791 296,961 +133,170
Eurotunnel 357,876 55,628 -302,248
East Midlands Airport 165,832 201,497 +35,665
Belfast Port 211,340 152,572 -58,768

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 21
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 6
2025-10 3
2025-09 5
2025-08 4

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 32
54m+ 32
0-1m 13
15m-54m 10
Other 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 9,122,714
United Arab Emirates 7,068,643
Nigeria 6,476,053
Pakistan 6,310,987
Kuwait 2,794,454

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 5,456,943 3,665,771 -1,791,172
United Arab Emirates 5,001,916 2,066,727 -2,935,189
Nigeria 2,208,025 4,268,028 +2,060,003
Pakistan 5,304,917 1,006,070 -4,298,847
Kuwait 2,598,254 196,200 -2,402,054
Australia 2,266,190 493,769 -1,772,421
Cyprus 1,730,770 840,192 -890,578
Kenya 1,214,546 1,040,285 -174,261
Italy 2,050,130 58,655 -1,991,475
Ireland 227,158 1,855,329 +1,628,171

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 1,771,061
Germany 1,364,470
France 96,071
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 94,587 1,676,474 +1,581,887
Germany 785,314 579,156 -206,158
France 64,046 32,025 -32,021
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) 50,837,854
Air transport 12,247,082
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,967,155
Other 3,404,884
Road transport 13,829

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) 30,526,722 20,311,132 -10,215,590
Air transport 7,203,813 5,043,269 -2,160,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,997,044 1,970,111 -3,026,933
Other 974,914 2,429,970 +1,455,056
Road transport 1,540 12,289 +10,749

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 24,175,992
London Heathrow Airport 11,240,011
Southampton 10,463,551
Felixstowe 6,205,957
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,352,570

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 13,219,649 10,956,343 -2,263,306
London Heathrow Airport 6,277,745 4,962,266 -1,315,479
Southampton 7,075,032 3,388,519 -3,686,513
Felixstowe 4,582,616 1,623,341 -2,959,275
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,917,639 1,434,931 -1,482,708
000 974,914 2,429,970 +1,455,056
London 1,983,749 1,080,673 -903,076
GSY 1,908,970 0 -1,908,970
Middlesbrough 696,094 948,889 +252,795
Liverpool Docks 693,071 939,843 +246,772

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