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 10,731,975
Germany 3,722,775
Ireland 1,615,775
Switzerland 1,492,220
Belgium 679,990

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 6,700,176 4,031,799 -2,668,377
Germany 225,660 3,497,115 +3,271,455
Ireland 786,656 829,119 +42,463
Switzerland 595,970 896,250 +300,280
Belgium 184,489 495,501 +311,012
Sweden 200,750 0 -200,750
Latvia 0 115,595 +115,595
Italy 113,669 379 -113,290
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 6,439,689
Netherlands 6,017,814
Sweden 2,521,821
Italy 953,115
Austria 662,413

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 2,717,251 3,722,438 +1,005,187
Netherlands 3,530,220 2,487,594 -1,042,626
Sweden 873,397 1,648,424 +775,027
Italy 123,308 829,807 +706,499
Austria 595,970 66,443 -529,527
Ireland 118,343 175,564 +57,221
United Kingdom 229,601 11,563 -218,038
Spain 0 234,277 +234,277
Belgium 121,491 70,806 -50,685
Hungary 0 190,935 +190,935

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Norfolk 2
Northern Ireland 2
North Yorkshire 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 0 3 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Norfolk 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 0 2 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Highlands and Islands 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) 14,007,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,152,276
Other 1,074,870
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) 6,157,481 7,850,400 +1,692,919
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,380,676 1,771,600 -609,076
Other 517,888 556,982 +39,094
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 9,067,200
Killingholme 2,509,337
Dover 2,251,851
Felixstowe 1,711,602
000 1,074,870

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 3,464,992 5,602,208 +2,137,216
Killingholme 1,749,919 759,418 -990,501
Dover 1,223,352 1,028,499 -194,853
Felixstowe 1,604,753 106,849 -1,497,904
000 517,888 556,982 +39,094
Hull 0 665,062 +665,062
Dover / Eurotunnel 122,419 348,664 +226,245
Harwich 16,855 426,748 +409,893
Holyhead 110,021 109,377 -644
Liverpool Docks 87,652 127,142 +39,490

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 4
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 3
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2
Other personal service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 3
2025-10 3
2025-09 2
2025-08 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 10
54m+ 8
15m-54m 5
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 32,915,879
Ireland 23,951,460
Guyana 19,812,931
United Republic of Tanzania 16,101,879
Zimbabwe 12,192,741

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 18,449,647 14,466,232 -3,983,415
Ireland 13,579,272 10,372,188 -3,207,084
Guyana 13,717,326 6,095,605 -7,621,721
United Republic of Tanzania 10,145,493 5,956,386 -4,189,107
Zimbabwe 3,737,827 8,454,914 +4,717,087
Zambia 3,925,790 5,503,757 +1,577,967
Malta 6,712,779 755,031 -5,957,748
Kenya 4,843,176 1,803,690 -3,039,486
Iraq 4,410,712 2,139,446 -2,271,266
Netherlands 4,273,564 253,320 -4,020,244

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 3,912,805
Ireland 2,768,228
XI 2,306,312
Nicaragua 1,124,364
Germany 457,013

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 2,607,013 1,305,792 -1,301,221
Ireland 1,342,343 1,425,885 +83,542
XI 1,715,880 590,432 -1,125,448
Nicaragua 558,167 566,197 +8,030
Germany 244,999 212,014 -32,985
Japan 157,179 169,757 +12,578
Italy 226,484 85,268 -141,216
Netherlands 118,661 152,724 +34,063
France 48,475 69,221 +20,746
Niger 115,883 0 -115,883

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) 108,268,099
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,060,854
Other 15,772,227
Air transport 106,224
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) 60,625,408 47,642,691 -12,982,717
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,882,516 20,178,338 -12,704,178
Other 9,589,647 6,182,580 -3,407,067
Air transport 58,000 48,224 -9,776
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 28,713,371
Immingham Docks 23,738,919
Felixstowe 18,182,365
Medway 18,075,232
Dover 16,114,361

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 13,406,304 15,307,067 +1,900,763
Immingham Docks 14,668,162 9,070,757 -5,597,405
Felixstowe 13,997,471 4,184,894 -9,812,577
Medway 8,252,737 9,822,495 +1,569,758
Dover 11,609,056 4,505,305 -7,103,751
000 9,589,647 6,182,580 -3,407,067
Hull 10,864,165 4,077,790 -6,786,375
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,647,228 4,116,775 -2,530,453
Middlesbrough 3,890,024 5,018,398 +1,128,374
London 1,354,966 3,099,967 +1,745,001

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