Import/export HS code 870422: Medium trucks (5 to 20 tonnes)

Trucks for carrying goods with a total weight between 5 and 20 tonnes

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* 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 168,977,245
France 151,880,028
Poland 112,093,730
Spain 56,708,208
Ireland 55,640,136

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 75,534,892 93,442,353 +17,907,461
France 80,616,780 71,263,248 -9,353,532
Poland 57,208,890 54,884,840 -2,324,050
Spain 32,386,751 24,321,457 -8,065,294
Ireland 28,546,099 27,094,037 -1,452,062
Italy 23,159,485 28,303,498 +5,144,013
Netherlands 24,579,916 23,545,377 -1,034,539
Japan 21,715,028 21,403,069 -311,959
Sweden 19,417,602 14,740,945 -4,676,657
United States 5,075,402 1,928,944 -3,146,458

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 £
Germany 155,342,237
France 129,818,767
Poland 116,013,977
Netherlands 64,812,881
Italy 54,575,924

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 £
Germany 72,740,931 82,601,306 +9,860,375
France 70,496,169 59,322,598 -11,173,571
Poland 57,995,008 58,018,969 +23,961
Netherlands 36,015,656 28,797,225 -7,218,431
Italy 24,336,120 30,239,804 +5,903,684
Spain 26,642,671 18,658,307 -7,984,364
Japan 21,982,246 22,360,069 +377,823
Sweden 9,543,725 12,887,442 +3,343,717
United Kingdom 5,242,507 3,957,831 -1,284,676
United States 5,075,402 1,944,638 -3,130,764

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 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Northern Ireland 4
West Yorkshire 4
North Yorkshire 3

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 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Northern Ireland 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
North Yorkshire 1 3 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 3 +2
Devon 1 1 +0
Essex 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 459,729,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 203,354,709
Other 81,531,722
Air transport 31,043
Road transport 17,321

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) 231,575,966 228,153,211 -3,422,755
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,463,847 97,890,862 -7,572,985
Other 39,066,359 42,465,363 +3,399,004
Air transport 29,905 1,138 -28,767
Road transport 0 17,321 +17,321

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 241,299,069
Portsmouth 113,207,245
000 81,531,722
Avonmouth Docks 64,629,785
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,803,963

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 £
Immingham Docks 106,088,422 135,210,647 +29,122,225
Portsmouth 51,522,975 61,684,270 +10,161,295
000 39,066,359 42,465,363 +3,399,004
Avonmouth Docks 33,033,567 31,596,218 -1,437,349
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,710,442 21,093,521 -6,616,921
Dover 21,526,667 20,251,390 -1,275,277
London 21,023,328 9,789,777 -11,233,551
Liverpool Docks 16,613,603 8,900,180 -7,713,423
Hull 16,941,249 8,337,318 -8,603,931
Harwich 11,045,925 12,340,983 +1,295,058

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 10
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 9
Land transport and transport via pipelines 4
Other personal service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 18
2026-03 16
2026-02 13
2026-01 13
2025-12 10

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
54m+ 24
1m-15m 22
15m-54m 13
0-1m 3
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 £
Netherlands 314,431,639
Israel 101,294,873
Ireland 76,385,080
NA 33,623,319
Guyana 19,604,300

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 £
Netherlands 162,167,225 152,264,414 -9,902,811
Israel 35,403,079 65,891,794 +30,488,715
Ireland 42,085,334 34,299,746 -7,785,588
NA 19,085,780 14,537,539 -4,548,241
Guyana 11,977,040 7,627,260 -4,349,780
Zimbabwe 3,799,166 15,532,596 +11,733,430
United Republic of Tanzania 9,617,941 8,768,873 -849,068
Zambia 3,992,182 12,943,363 +8,951,181
Spain 7,648,333 6,654,546 -993,787
Lithuania 7,722,707 4,212,859 -3,509,848

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 £
Netherlands 10,727,668
Sweden 3,991,025
Ireland 3,332,260
XI 2,545,913
Nicaragua 1,090,121

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 £
Netherlands 4,537,496 6,190,172 +1,652,676
Sweden 2,548,653 1,442,372 -1,106,281
Ireland 1,623,753 1,708,507 +84,754
XI 1,469,814 1,076,099 -393,715
Nicaragua 544,301 545,820 +1,519
Germany 217,924 273,878 +55,954
Japan 153,761 224,777 +71,016
Italy 232,780 130,410 -102,370
France 75,338 47,549 -27,789
Niger 77,041 0 -77,041

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 447,165,431
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 261,947,841
Other 28,100,023
Air transport 280,265
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 26,500

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 237,013,900 210,151,531 -26,862,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 103,707,108 158,240,733 +54,533,625
Other 13,869,557 14,230,466 +360,909
Air transport 89,014 191,251 +102,237
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 26,500 0 -26,500

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 211,221,018
Southampton 165,089,781
Immingham Docks 149,018,108
000 28,100,023
Medway 25,603,617

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 £
Hull 127,572,809 83,648,209 -43,924,600
Southampton 56,115,892 108,973,889 +52,857,997
Immingham Docks 60,380,883 88,637,225 +28,256,342
000 13,869,557 14,230,466 +360,909
Medway 9,582,844 16,020,773 +6,437,929
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,277,867 10,163,674 -114,193
Liverpool Docks 12,786,951 7,380,592 -5,406,359
London 9,529,998 9,648,763 +118,765
Holyhead 11,546,566 6,231,356 -5,315,210
Felixstowe 11,459,466 4,860,577 -6,598,889

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 870422

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

Description: Trucks for carrying goods with a total weight between 5 and 20 tonnes