Import/export HS code 870423: Large trucks (over 20 tonnes)

Trucks for carrying goods with a total weight over 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 £
France 298,737,793
Germany 203,299,118
Belgium 179,387,413
Netherlands 175,663,145
Sweden 149,416,958

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 £
France 197,431,357 101,306,436 -96,124,921
Germany 110,923,834 92,375,284 -18,548,550
Belgium 91,694,832 87,692,581 -4,002,251
Netherlands 80,138,438 95,524,707 +15,386,269
Sweden 93,881,140 55,535,818 -38,345,322
Italy 14,980,131 20,149,499 +5,169,368
Finland 14,392,508 13,503,795 -888,713
Spain 13,241,510 12,787,640 -453,870
Ireland 10,464,183 4,493,904 -5,970,279
Cyprus 0 4,588,564 +4,588,564

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 £
Netherlands 275,627,731
France 230,209,469
Germany 210,033,326
Belgium 176,679,890
Sweden 103,813,949

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 £
Netherlands 168,693,860 106,933,871 -61,759,989
France 145,629,108 84,580,361 -61,048,747
Germany 112,772,272 97,261,054 -15,511,218
Belgium 88,250,814 88,429,076 +178,262
Sweden 50,603,472 53,210,477 +2,607,005
Italy 14,984,716 19,994,020 +5,009,304
Finland 14,392,508 13,503,795 -888,713
Spain 5,245,181 8,970,126 +3,724,945
United Kingdom 5,476,662 3,681,927 -1,794,735
Ireland 4,265,460 245,000 -4,020,460

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 Midlands 3
West Yorkshire 3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
West Midlands 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Essex 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Northern Ireland 1 2 +1
West Central Scotland 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) 875,901,549
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 219,681,085
Other 26,468,577
Air transport 6,029

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) 504,505,954 371,395,595 -133,110,359
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 111,786,464 107,894,621 -3,891,843
Other 16,017,586 10,450,991 -5,566,595
Air transport 6,029 0 -6,029

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 621,441,045
Dover 94,550,625
Newhaven 83,771,441
Portsmouth 80,934,077
London 66,178,090

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 322,927,052 298,513,993 -24,413,059
Dover 53,669,307 40,881,318 -12,787,989
Newhaven 63,146,962 20,624,479 -42,522,483
Portsmouth 51,863,929 29,070,148 -22,793,781
London 39,550,048 26,628,042 -12,922,006
Harwich 26,708,139 30,173,368 +3,465,229
Hull 30,016,332 8,277,393 -21,738,939
000 16,017,586 10,450,991 -5,566,595
Killingholme 6,895,428 5,114,588 -1,780,840
Liverpool Docks 5,218,762 4,203,549 -1,015,213

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 15
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 2
Forestry and logging 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 12
2025-10 17
2025-09 13
2025-08 12

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+ 20
1m-15m 11
15m-54m 8
0-1m 1
Other 1

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 £
Ireland 25,210,615
New Zealand 19,362,621
Australia 12,966,029
Spain 9,010,557
Netherlands 8,252,439

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 £
Ireland 14,357,713 10,852,902 -3,504,811
New Zealand 18,022,629 1,339,992 -16,682,637
Australia 12,775,762 190,267 -12,585,495
Spain 5,701,445 3,309,112 -2,392,333
Netherlands 1,808,646 6,443,793 +4,635,147
France 3,015,999 3,381,591 +365,592
Ukraine 1,534,250 2,087,376 +553,126
Guyana 1,848,494 928,557 -919,937
NA 1,201,605 1,275,156 +73,551
Malta 659,320 1,380,246 +720,926

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 3,849,282
XI 3,404,774
Germany 327,594
Ireland 318,245
Netherlands 262,857

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 1,194,952 2,654,330 +1,459,378
XI 1,820,857 1,583,917 -236,940
Germany 184,223 143,371 -40,852
Ireland 127,453 190,792 +63,339
Netherlands 94,765 168,092 +73,327
Italy 133,592 11,874 -121,718
France 18,911 59,826 +40,915
Greece 52,114 0 -52,114
Japan 0 36,778 +36,778
Poland 0 31,131 +31,131

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) 48,828,848
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,581,935
Other 9,457,415
Air transport 196,396

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) 24,493,128 24,335,720 -157,408
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,681,090 6,900,845 -32,780,245
Other 4,037,283 5,420,132 +1,382,849
Air transport 184,183 12,213 -171,970

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 33,275,822
Immingham Docks 15,182,967
Liverpool Docks 9,957,745
000 9,457,415
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,592,412

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 29,813,334 3,462,488 -26,350,846
Immingham Docks 7,403,529 7,779,438 +375,909
Liverpool Docks 7,657,306 2,300,439 -5,356,867
000 4,037,283 5,420,132 +1,382,849
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,689,446 4,902,966 +1,213,520
Hull 2,608,397 2,702,425 +94,028
Portsmouth 1,431,761 3,288,230 +1,856,469
Avonmouth Docks 3,854,005 110,155 -3,743,850
Dover 1,139,219 1,763,861 +624,642
Holyhead 1,590,334 1,076,643 -513,691

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 870423

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

Description: Trucks for carrying goods with a total weight over 20 tonnes