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 144,455,250
France 140,056,228
Poland 95,931,132
Spain 48,594,318
Ireland 47,459,198

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 80,075,213 64,380,037 -15,695,176
France 81,729,580 58,326,648 -23,402,932
Poland 54,852,451 41,078,681 -13,773,770
Spain 32,837,998 15,756,320 -17,081,678
Ireland 26,835,710 20,623,488 -6,212,222
Italy 26,632,757 20,584,268 -6,048,489
Japan 23,329,257 14,907,344 -8,421,913
Netherlands 18,546,079 16,301,759 -2,244,320
Sweden 18,925,902 9,019,418 -9,906,484
United States 5,436,481 797,976 -4,638,505

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 130,695,360
France 119,452,852
Poland 99,673,559
Netherlands 55,380,661
Italy 48,563,569

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 74,943,764 55,751,596 -19,192,168
France 74,317,186 45,135,666 -29,181,520
Poland 54,852,451 44,821,108 -10,031,343
Netherlands 30,837,537 24,543,124 -6,294,413
Italy 27,209,857 21,353,712 -5,856,145
Spain 27,637,925 12,550,017 -15,087,908
Japan 23,466,075 15,847,944 -7,618,131
Sweden 8,710,606 4,906,378 -3,804,228
United Kingdom 4,951,137 2,332,812 -2,618,325
United States 5,374,724 797,976 -4,576,748

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 0 -2
Northern Ireland 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
West Central Scotland 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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) 396,955,175
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 175,665,862
Other 70,447,656
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) 229,543,018 167,412,157 -62,130,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,928,917 65,736,945 -44,191,972
Other 37,416,374 33,031,282 -4,385,092
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 202,054,239
Portsmouth 101,185,143
000 70,447,656
Avonmouth Docks 58,005,650
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,359,094

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 107,455,392 94,598,847 -12,856,545
Portsmouth 50,641,868 50,543,275 -98,593
000 37,416,374 33,031,282 -4,385,092
Avonmouth Docks 34,868,531 23,137,119 -11,731,412
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,171,252 14,187,842 -13,983,410
Dover 24,141,878 13,595,240 -10,546,638
London 20,622,833 7,542,146 -13,080,687
Liverpool Docks 17,855,813 4,422,967 -13,432,846
Hull 17,688,212 3,275,247 -14,412,965
Harwich 11,167,224 8,458,285 -2,708,939

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 5
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
2026-01 10
2025-11 11
2025-10 12
2025-09 13
2025-08 11

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
15m-54m 9
1m-15m 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 275,757,395
Israel 80,569,420
Ireland 47,118,099
Spain 12,655,878
Lithuania 11,747,778

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 167,424,925 108,332,470 -59,092,455
Israel 25,685,489 54,883,931 +29,198,442
Ireland 28,048,764 19,069,335 -8,979,429
Spain 7,142,540 5,513,338 -1,629,202
Lithuania 8,761,678 2,986,100 -5,775,578
Mexico 125,500 8,037,737 +7,912,237
Colombia 54,825 5,670,916 +5,616,091
Greece 1,032,635 4,206,814 +3,174,179
Poland 3,324,172 1,148,000 -2,176,172
France 2,914,380 749,247 -2,165,133

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 10,436,568
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 3,389,548 7,047,020 +3,657,472
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) 332,679,147
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,024,763
Other 10,568,666
Air transport 74,138

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) 196,918,699 135,760,448 -61,158,251
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,632,345 74,392,418 +22,760,073
Other 3,395,928 7,172,738 +3,776,810
Air transport 71,014 3,124 -67,890

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 178,891,077
Immingham Docks 107,546,254
Southampton 102,224,116
Liverpool Docks 14,224,930
Holyhead 13,523,958

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 132,718,325 46,172,752 -86,545,573
Immingham Docks 40,615,976 66,930,278 +26,314,302
Southampton 28,353,631 73,870,485 +45,516,854
Liverpool Docks 11,905,568 2,319,362 -9,586,206
Holyhead 9,893,542 3,630,416 -6,263,126
London 9,086,998 3,161,885 -5,925,113
000 3,395,928 7,172,738 +3,776,810
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,900,937 4,592,639 +691,702
Heysham 2,199,856 5,964,242 +3,764,386
Portsmouth 4,858,172 2,554,441 -2,303,731

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