Import/export HS code 87042299: Used medium trucks (5 to 20 tonnes)

Second-hand 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 £
Netherlands 9,548,786
Germany 4,307,629
Ireland 2,907,780
Switzerland 1,866,101
Belgium 765,040

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 £
Netherlands 5,417,554 4,131,232 -1,286,322
Germany 434,180 3,873,449 +3,439,269
Ireland 1,132,587 1,775,193 +642,606
Switzerland 580,870 1,285,231 +704,361
Belgium 184,489 580,551 +396,062
Sweden 200,000 0 -200,000
Latvia 0 115,595 +115,595
Italy 113,669 1,578 -112,091
Norway 113,346 0 -113,346
Denmark 0 106,529 +106,529

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 6,458,939
Netherlands 5,461,015
Sweden 2,846,682
Italy 1,542,469
Ireland 764,645

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 2,360,167 4,098,772 +1,738,605
Netherlands 3,072,022 2,388,993 -683,029
Sweden 663,100 2,183,582 +1,520,482
Italy 213,903 1,328,566 +1,114,663
Ireland 74,579 690,066 +615,487
Austria 490,275 0 -490,275
France 9,937 364,484 +354,547
Spain 0 319,327 +319,327
United Kingdom 229,601 11,563 -218,038
Belgium 121,491 70,806 -50,685

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 3
North Yorkshire 3
Lincolnshire 2
Norfolk 2
Northern Ireland 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
North Yorkshire 1 3 +2
Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Norfolk 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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) 15,281,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,014,539
Other 1,091,057
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) 5,910,005 9,371,926 +3,461,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,511,008 2,503,531 +992,523
Other 858,310 232,747 -625,563
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 9,477,208
Dover 2,787,448
Felixstowe 1,671,052
Killingholme 1,620,516
000 1,091,057

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 3,138,436 6,338,772 +3,200,336
Dover 1,208,252 1,579,196 +370,944
Felixstowe 1,572,052 99,000 -1,473,052
Killingholme 861,098 759,418 -101,680
000 858,310 232,747 -625,563
Holyhead 139,606 901,518 +761,912
Hull 0 691,104 +691,104
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,455 328,628 +186,173
Harwich 137,344 322,138 +184,794
Liverpool Docks 80,852 312,779 +231,927

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 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 4
Other personal service activities 2
Rental and leasing activities 2

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 2
2026-01 3
2025-12 4

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 12
54m+ 7
15m-54m 6
0-1m 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 £
NA 33,152,058
Ireland 26,064,774
Guyana 19,505,300
Zimbabwe 19,287,162
United Republic of Tanzania 18,381,314

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 £
NA 18,654,355 14,497,703 -4,156,652
Ireland 13,112,724 12,952,050 -160,674
Guyana 11,878,040 7,627,260 -4,250,780
Zimbabwe 3,772,166 15,514,996 +11,742,830
United Republic of Tanzania 9,617,941 8,763,373 -854,568
Zambia 3,992,182 12,919,667 +8,927,485
Kenya 4,316,454 2,319,349 -1,997,105
Iraq 4,036,510 2,134,204 -1,902,306
Malta 5,199,549 934,717 -4,264,832
Netherlands 4,268,740 262,511 -4,006,229

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 £
Sweden 3,991,025
Ireland 3,217,458
XI 2,545,913
Nicaragua 1,090,121
Germany 486,433

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 £
Sweden 2,548,653 1,442,372 -1,106,281
Ireland 1,623,341 1,594,117 -29,224
XI 1,469,814 1,076,099 -393,715
Nicaragua 544,301 545,820 +1,519
Germany 217,924 268,509 +50,585
Japan 153,761 224,777 +71,016
Italy 232,780 130,410 -102,370
Netherlands 92,553 187,138 +94,585
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 128,787,422
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 56,743,471
Other 17,266,119
Air transport 203,003
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,717,595 73,069,827 +17,352,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,475,702 24,267,769 -8,207,933
Other 9,418,720 7,847,399 -1,571,321
Air transport 18,000 185,003 +167,003
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 £
Southampton 38,363,754
Immingham Docks 25,740,670
Medway 25,109,486
000 17,266,119
Felixstowe 16,302,918

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 £
Southampton 13,714,260 24,649,494 +10,935,234
Immingham Docks 14,138,092 11,602,578 -2,535,514
Medway 9,122,909 15,986,577 +6,863,668
000 9,418,720 7,847,399 -1,571,321
Felixstowe 11,442,341 4,860,577 -6,581,764
Hull 9,261,169 5,274,031 -3,987,138
Dover 10,044,808 3,947,450 -6,097,358
Middlesbrough 4,188,523 8,499,579 +4,311,056
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,404,863 4,749,214 -1,655,649
London 1,535,611 5,281,563 +3,745,952

Quick facts

HS code: 87042299

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

Description: Second-hand medium trucks for carrying goods, weighing between 5 and 20 tonnes