Import/export HS code 87042199: Used small trucks (under 5 tonnes)

Second-hand small trucks for carrying goods, weighing up to 5 tonnes

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 £
Germany 1,370,095
Ireland 669,275
Sweden 534,258
France 302,662
Belgium 264,918

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 £
Germany 941,515 428,580 -512,935
Ireland 388,492 280,783 -107,709
Sweden 315,545 218,713 -96,832
France 124,029 178,633 +54,604
Belgium 224,677 40,241 -184,436
Spain 139,600 114,809 -24,791
United States 0 218,142 +218,142
Italy 26,780 106,200 +79,420
Saudi Arabia 0 132,000 +132,000
Japan 52,902 60,769 +7,867

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 £
Turkey 1,111,604
Germany 663,044
France 278,634
South Africa 258,276
United Kingdom 245,761

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 £
Turkey 948,607 162,997 -785,610
Germany 386,479 276,565 -109,914
France 110,942 167,692 +56,750
South Africa 0 258,276 +258,276
United Kingdom 172,719 73,042 -99,677
Spain 72,098 147,180 +75,082
Italy 61,869 126,739 +64,870
Thailand 31,597 148,061 +116,464
Argentina 0 126,363 +126,363
Ireland 38,356 78,105 +39,749

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Northern Ireland 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Essex 1
Greater Manchester 1

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Northern Ireland 2 0 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
North Yorkshire 1 0 -1
West Midlands 1 0 -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) 2,594,275
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 829,942
Other 503,314
Air transport 267,216

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) 1,530,598 1,063,677 -466,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 396,038 433,904 +37,866
Other 344,936 158,378 -186,558
Air transport 54,716 212,500 +157,784

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 1,031,974
Dover 968,296
Immingham Docks 522,662
000 503,314
London Heathrow Airport 254,317

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 £
Eurotunnel 710,014 321,960 -388,054
Dover 549,248 419,048 -130,200
Immingham Docks 315,545 207,117 -108,428
000 344,936 158,378 -186,558
London Heathrow Airport 41,817 212,500 +170,683
Dover / Eurotunnel 103,188 147,012 +43,824
London Gateway Port 40,400 132,000 +91,600
Portsmouth 60,143 83,528 +23,385
Belfast Port 30,711 60,769 +30,058
Holyhead 29,596 61,194 +31,598

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 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Construction of buildings 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 2
2026-03 2
2026-02 1
2025-11 2
2025-10 1

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 5
0-1m 3
54m+ 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 £
Ireland 27,523,731
Turkey 15,309,089
Cyprus 7,990,572
Malta 2,610,963
Ukraine 1,858,149

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 12,213,571 15,310,160 +3,096,589
Turkey 7,842,454 7,466,635 -375,819
Cyprus 3,677,443 4,313,129 +635,686
Malta 1,292,164 1,318,799 +26,635
Ukraine 994,775 863,374 -131,401
Senegal 94,600 1,177,333 +1,082,733
Germany 922,254 345,669 -576,585
Poland 495,132 543,744 +48,612
Zimbabwe 261,715 602,774 +341,059
Zambia 140,200 580,398 +440,198

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 3,646,142
XI 3,172,486
France 3,055,095
Japan 1,360,029
Italy 1,003,671

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 1,414,027 2,232,115 +818,088
XI 1,593,839 1,578,647 -15,192
France 1,104,237 1,950,858 +846,621
Japan 240,073 1,119,956 +879,883
Italy 421,560 582,111 +160,551
South Africa 87,276 216,725 +129,449
Turkey 112,952 138,657 +25,705
Spain 34,003 197,451 +163,448
Cyprus 173,038 41,150 -131,888
Netherlands 185,769 13,295 -172,474

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) 27,916,727
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,957,101
Other 16,818,778
Air transport 138,555

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) 13,322,336 14,594,391 +1,272,055
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,021,389 11,935,712 +1,914,323
Other 6,977,217 9,841,561 +2,864,344
Air transport 81,700 56,855 -24,845

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 16,818,778
London Gateway Port 12,374,078
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,699,223
Liverpool Docks 5,645,579
Holyhead 5,024,046

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 £
000 6,977,217 9,841,561 +2,864,344
London Gateway Port 7,190,157 5,183,921 -2,006,236
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,681,295 3,017,928 -663,367
Liverpool Docks 2,554,986 3,090,593 +535,607
Holyhead 2,584,008 2,440,038 -143,970
Felixstowe 1,229,163 3,616,875 +2,387,712
Harwich 2,111,476 2,596,804 +485,328
Southampton 1,802,018 1,835,252 +33,234
Medway 215,875 1,234,889 +1,019,014
Dover 620,365 659,569 +39,204

Quick facts

HS code: 87042199

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

Description: Second-hand small trucks for carrying goods, weighing up to 5 tonnes