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 274,828,879
Germany 213,681,319
Netherlands 195,072,745
Belgium 189,575,815
Sweden 140,139,395

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 159,913,891 114,914,988 -44,998,903
Germany 115,593,858 98,087,461 -17,506,397
Netherlands 77,086,763 117,985,982 +40,899,219
Belgium 100,860,116 88,715,699 -12,144,417
Sweden 74,641,408 65,497,987 -9,143,421
Italy 19,900,378 15,297,921 -4,602,457
Finland 14,470,571 12,838,210 -1,632,361
Spain 10,933,208 13,134,030 +2,200,822
Ireland 6,730,619 6,318,527 -412,092
Cyprus 2,470,038 2,761,669 +291,631

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 256,142,709
Germany 222,110,668
France 219,191,633
Belgium 186,989,583
Sweden 114,056,294

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 122,248,345 133,894,364 +11,646,019
Germany 116,633,277 105,477,391 -11,155,886
France 134,902,872 84,288,761 -50,614,111
Belgium 98,274,707 88,714,876 -9,559,831
Sweden 48,442,101 65,614,193 +17,172,092
Italy 17,848,941 15,397,964 -2,450,977
Finland 14,470,571 14,731,356 +260,785
Spain 5,298,102 9,140,730 +3,842,628
United Kingdom 5,733,045 2,627,037 -3,106,008
China 0 4,748,041 +4,748,041

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 6
West Midlands 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 4 +0
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Devon 0 2 +2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 2 +2
Essex 1 2 +1
Northern Ireland 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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) 852,796,453
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 244,071,076
Other 30,289,420
Air transport 7,818

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) 460,900,823 391,895,630 -69,005,193
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,357,618 134,713,458 +25,355,840
Other 14,621,157 15,668,263 +1,047,106
Air transport 6,029 1,789 -4,240

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 662,567,035
Dover 81,636,474
Portsmouth 81,420,935
Newhaven 72,249,686
Harwich 65,060,009

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 324,728,632 337,838,403 +13,109,771
Dover 42,702,020 38,934,454 -3,767,566
Portsmouth 49,001,740 32,419,195 -16,582,545
Newhaven 57,271,806 14,977,880 -42,293,926
Harwich 26,459,801 38,600,208 +12,140,407
London 33,273,769 27,218,009 -6,055,760
000 14,621,157 15,668,263 +1,047,106
Hull 11,996,951 7,632,152 -4,364,799
Liverpool Docks 4,319,311 6,543,786 +2,224,475
Killingholme 6,890,309 2,663,547 -4,226,762

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
16
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
5
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 13
2026-03 14
2026-02 13
2026-01 14

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 11
15m-54m 8
Other 3
0-1m 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 24,178,405
Spain 11,585,901
New Zealand 10,480,257
Netherlands 8,349,560
France 6,573,327

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 10,961,382 13,217,023 +2,255,641
Spain 4,686,155 6,899,746 +2,213,591
New Zealand 10,480,257 0 -10,480,257
Netherlands 5,505,696 2,843,864 -2,661,832
France 5,611,851 961,476 -4,650,375
Australia 6,167,759 0 -6,167,759
Poland 196,432 4,871,878 +4,675,446
Israel 0 3,325,541 +3,325,541
Ukraine 2,173,250 1,142,376 -1,030,874
Guyana 1,361,258 1,059,245 -302,013

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 4,243,188
XI 3,814,306
Ireland 539,037
Netherlands 267,462
Germany 236,387

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 1,444,027 2,799,161 +1,355,134
XI 1,837,277 1,977,029 +139,752
Ireland 127,453 411,584 +284,131
Netherlands 129,558 137,904 +8,346
Germany 83,240 153,147 +69,907
France 78,737 7,853 -70,884
Italy 68,140 0 -68,140
Greece 52,114 0 -52,114
Spain 0 51,194 +51,194
Japan 11,622 25,156 +13,534

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) 56,722,417
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,858,832
Other 10,391,592
Air transport 13,792

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) 29,255,073 27,467,344 -1,787,729
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,302,615 10,556,217 -12,746,398
Other 4,328,401 6,063,191 +1,734,790
Air transport 12,213 1,579 -10,634

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 23,003,243
Immingham Docks 14,525,469
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,789,998
000 10,391,592
Portsmouth 7,996,045

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 15,976,668 7,026,575 -8,950,093
Immingham Docks 9,953,020 4,572,449 -5,380,571
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,488,971 7,301,027 +812,056
000 4,328,401 6,063,191 +1,734,790
Portsmouth 2,268,704 5,727,341 +3,458,637
Liverpool Docks 3,172,033 3,778,243 +606,210
Hull 2,524,877 2,425,778 -99,099
Avonmouth Docks 3,899,055 65,105 -3,833,950
Heysham 1,781,159 1,374,452 -406,707
Holyhead 1,494,819 1,437,850 -56,969

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