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 1,176,091
Ireland 599,810
Sweden 377,685
Belgium 310,526
France 266,892

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 1,016,956 159,135 -857,821
Ireland 325,780 274,030 -51,750
Sweden 225,066 152,619 -72,447
Belgium 310,096 430 -309,666
France 97,971 168,921 +70,950
Spain 94,100 135,025 +40,925
Netherlands 186,940 39,085 -147,855
United States 0 218,142 +218,142
Saudi Arabia 0 132,000 +132,000
Italy 26,780 95,378 +68,598

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 1,152,158
Germany 469,120
United Kingdom 257,601
France 256,527
Spain 219,278

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 1,089,667 62,491 -1,027,176
Germany 273,091 196,029 -77,062
United Kingdom 154,228 103,373 -50,855
France 90,009 166,518 +76,509
Spain 72,098 147,180 +75,082
South Africa 0 170,000 +170,000
Italy 61,869 90,633 +28,764
Thailand 31,597 87,493 +55,896
Australia 83,770 0 -83,770
Ireland 38,356 24,194 -14,162

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 0 2 +2
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
North Yorkshire 0 1 +1
West Midlands 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) 2,267,844
Other 689,049
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 656,939
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) 1,627,929 639,915 -988,014
Other 439,213 249,836 -189,377
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 288,995 367,944 +78,949
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 922,840
Dover 861,799
000 689,049
Immingham Docks 366,089
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 760,952 161,888 -599,064
Dover 656,021 205,778 -450,243
000 439,213 249,836 -189,377
Immingham Docks 225,066 141,023 -84,043
London Heathrow Airport 41,817 212,500 +170,683
Dover / Eurotunnel 39,904 146,430 +106,526
London Gateway Port 24,700 147,700 +123,000
Portsmouth 60,143 83,528 +23,385
Belfast Port 30,711 60,769 +30,058
Holyhead 29,596 24,194 -5,402

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
2025-11 2
2025-10 1
2025-08 1
2025-07 1
2025-06 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
54m+ 3
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 22,119,236
Turkey 13,898,633
Cyprus 6,872,440
Malta 2,283,898
Ukraine 1,674,659

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 12,008,340 10,110,896 -1,897,444
Turkey 7,319,953 6,578,680 -741,273
Cyprus 3,850,854 3,021,586 -829,268
Malta 1,274,797 1,009,101 -265,696
Ukraine 977,456 697,203 -280,253
Germany 794,116 378,762 -415,354
Poland 460,362 474,160 +13,798
Senegal 92,550 702,433 +609,883
Zimbabwe 195,225 319,665 +124,440
United States 133,200 334,250 +201,050

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 2,965,567
XI 2,481,975
France 2,144,469
Italy 950,741
Japan 601,606

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 1,408,362 1,557,205 +148,843
XI 1,590,203 891,772 -698,431
France 1,011,756 1,132,713 +120,957
Italy 448,010 502,731 +54,721
Japan 186,770 414,836 +228,066
Turkey 154,985 138,657 -16,328
Netherlands 185,769 13,295 -172,474
South Africa 19,503 154,767 +135,264
Cyprus 173,038 0 -173,038
Spain 16,453 135,193 +118,740

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) 23,750,333
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,708,423
Other 12,886,893
Air transport 206,700

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) 12,869,820 10,880,513 -1,989,307
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,811,841 8,896,582 -915,259
Other 6,742,338 6,144,555 -597,783
Air transport 152,050 54,650 -97,400

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 12,886,893
London Gateway Port 11,028,592
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,890,015
Liverpool Docks 4,567,060
Holyhead 4,511,856

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 6,742,338 6,144,555 -597,783
London Gateway Port 6,932,206 4,096,386 -2,835,820
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,554,881 2,335,134 -1,219,747
Liverpool Docks 2,520,215 2,046,845 -473,370
Holyhead 2,654,066 1,857,790 -796,276
Harwich 2,168,380 2,205,149 +36,769
Felixstowe 1,013,562 2,980,035 +1,966,473
Southampton 1,738,315 1,401,995 -336,320
Dover 605,340 499,189 -106,151
Portsmouth 110,152 513,963 +403,811

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