Import/export HS code 87042291: New medium trucks (5 to 20 tonnes)

Brand-new medium trucks for carrying goods, weighing between 5 and 20 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 164,669,616
France 151,761,567
Poland 112,042,318
Spain 56,700,974
Ireland 52,732,356

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 75,100,712 89,568,904 +14,468,192
France 80,540,300 71,221,267 -9,319,033
Poland 57,161,817 54,880,501 -2,281,316
Spain 32,379,517 24,321,457 -8,058,060
Ireland 27,413,512 25,318,844 -2,094,668
Italy 23,045,816 28,277,040 +5,231,224
Japan 21,707,179 21,403,069 -304,110
Netherlands 19,162,362 19,414,145 +251,783
Sweden 19,217,602 14,740,945 -4,476,657
United States 5,067,920 1,598,748 -3,469,172

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 148,883,298
France 129,444,346
Poland 115,988,166
Netherlands 59,285,323
Italy 53,008,575

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 70,380,764 78,502,534 +8,121,770
France 70,486,232 58,958,114 -11,528,118
Poland 57,973,536 58,014,630 +41,094
Netherlands 32,877,091 26,408,232 -6,468,859
Italy 24,122,217 28,886,358 +4,764,141
Spain 26,642,671 18,338,980 -8,303,691
Japan 21,974,397 22,360,069 +385,672
Sweden 8,880,625 10,703,860 +1,823,235
United Kingdom 5,012,906 3,946,268 -1,066,638
United States 5,067,920 1,598,748 -3,469,172

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
West Yorkshire 3
Devon 2
Essex 2

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Devon 1 1 +0
Essex 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Northern Ireland 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 2 +1
South East Wales 1 1 +0

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) 444,353,886
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 198,876,692
Other 80,440,665
Air transport 29,905

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) 225,597,481 218,756,405 -6,841,076
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 103,952,839 94,923,853 -9,028,986
Other 38,208,049 42,232,616 +4,024,567
Air transport 29,905 0 -29,905

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 231,821,861
Portsmouth 113,134,468
000 80,440,665
Avonmouth Docks 64,422,237
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,332,880

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 102,949,986 128,871,875 +25,921,889
Portsmouth 51,450,198 61,684,270 +10,234,072
000 38,208,049 42,232,616 +4,024,567
Avonmouth Docks 33,033,567 31,388,670 -1,644,897
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,567,987 20,764,893 -6,803,094
Dover 20,318,415 18,672,194 -1,646,221
London 21,012,521 9,683,235 -11,329,286
Liverpool Docks 16,532,751 8,562,521 -7,970,230
Hull 16,941,249 7,646,214 -9,295,035
Harwich 10,908,581 12,018,845 +1,110,264

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 13
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Land transport and transport via pipelines 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 16
2026-03 14
2026-02 12
2026-01 10
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
54m+ 18
1m-15m 12
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 £
Netherlands 309,801,847
Israel 101,231,298
Ireland 50,318,080
Spain 13,689,060
Lithuania 11,803,718

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 157,898,485 151,903,362 -5,995,123
Israel 35,339,504 65,891,794 +30,552,290
Ireland 28,970,384 21,347,696 -7,622,688
Spain 7,607,622 6,081,438 -1,526,184
Lithuania 7,716,303 4,087,415 -3,628,888
Mexico 3,896,410 5,683,715 +1,787,305
Greece 1,414,187 4,752,215 +3,338,028
Colombia 0 5,670,916 +5,670,916
Poland 3,205,936 969,000 -2,236,936
Italy 37,337 4,064,723 +4,027,386

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 10,447,977
Ireland 114,802
Germany 5,369

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 4,444,943 6,003,034 +1,558,091
Ireland 412 114,390 +113,978
Germany 0 5,369 +5,369

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) 390,188,907
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 132,239,536
Other 10,833,904
Air transport 77,262

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) 204,462,356 185,726,551 -18,735,805
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,682,862 84,556,674 +36,873,812
Other 4,450,837 6,383,067 +1,932,230
Air transport 71,014 6,248 -64,766

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 196,610,976
Southampton 125,948,591
Immingham Docks 123,277,438
Liverpool Docks 16,134,509
Holyhead 13,161,799

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 118,280,798 78,330,178 -39,950,620
Southampton 42,114,332 83,834,259 +41,719,927
Immingham Docks 46,242,791 77,034,647 +30,791,856
Liverpool Docks 10,766,497 5,368,012 -5,398,485
Holyhead 10,101,547 3,060,252 -7,041,295
London 7,969,387 4,263,200 -3,706,187
000 4,450,837 6,383,067 +1,932,230
Heysham 2,805,987 6,745,434 +3,939,447
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,873,004 5,309,419 +1,436,415
Portsmouth 5,159,524 3,452,051 -1,707,473

Quick facts

HS code: 87042291

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

Description: Brand-new medium trucks for carrying goods, weighing between 5 and 20 tonnes