Import/export HS code 870460: Electric trucks

Trucks powered only by electric motors for carrying goods

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  • 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 £
Turkey 479,565,499
Germany 354,216,607
Belgium 224,926,237
Spain 138,755,428
China 80,308,191

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 £
Turkey 304,416,018 175,149,481 -129,266,537
Germany 170,157,921 184,058,686 +13,900,765
Belgium 147,514,165 77,412,072 -70,102,093
Spain 44,140,265 94,615,163 +50,474,898
China 34,779,167 45,529,024 +10,749,857
France 38,099,096 29,258,093 -8,841,003
Italy 22,911,378 26,790,132 +3,878,754
Romania 22,241 35,212,846 +35,190,605
South Korea 103,380 12,895,240 +12,791,860
Netherlands 1,766,859 1,722,914 -43,945

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 £
Turkey 564,287,228
Germany 352,492,729
France 285,761,712
China 80,669,161
Spain 58,357,325

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 £
Turkey 308,023,624 256,263,604 -51,760,020
Germany 169,499,141 182,993,588 +13,494,447
France 181,564,235 104,197,477 -77,366,758
China 35,089,615 45,579,546 +10,489,931
Spain 43,814,620 14,542,705 -29,271,915
Italy 22,972,012 26,601,197 +3,629,185
Romania 72,426 35,303,807 +35,231,381
South Korea 103,380 12,895,240 +12,791,860
Poland 2,793,736 3,605,329 +811,593
Sweden 2,552,455 456,611 -2,095,844

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 10
Essex 8
West Midlands 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6

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 10 8 -2
Essex 8 6 -2
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Cheshire 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,302,357,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 81,126,838
Other 74,943,948
Air transport 494,118

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 670,095,977 632,261,713 -37,834,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,244,683 41,882,155 +2,637,472
Other 62,034,229 12,909,719 -49,124,510
Air transport 240,754 253,364 +12,610

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 338,208,798
Immingham Docks 252,156,373
Southampton 232,384,470
Grimsby 183,109,710
Medway 84,744,425

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 £
London 223,493,952 114,714,846 -108,779,106
Immingham Docks 131,578,017 120,578,356 -10,999,661
Southampton 151,989,960 80,394,510 -71,595,450
Grimsby 70,477,213 112,632,497 +42,155,284
Medway 26,031,353 58,713,072 +32,681,719
Avonmouth Docks 31,214,528 49,423,655 +18,209,127
000 62,034,229 12,909,719 -49,124,510
Tyne 18,771,551 43,146,630 +24,375,079
Liverpool Docks 19,782,486 27,063,045 +7,280,559
Dover 23,279,939 14,172,383 -9,107,556

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 61
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 46
2025-10 51
2025-09 44
2025-08 53

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+ 57
Other 17
1m-15m 15
15m-54m 9
0-1m 5

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 £
France 111,050,517
Netherlands 41,965,207
Germany 38,766,886
Portugal 24,464,776
Norway 20,980,537

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 £
France 59,200,435 51,850,082 -7,350,353
Netherlands 21,767,379 20,197,828 -1,569,551
Germany 20,102,921 18,663,965 -1,438,956
Portugal 12,518,294 11,946,482 -571,812
Norway 8,563,704 12,416,833 +3,853,129
Belgium 9,827,888 10,612,595 +784,707
Greece 17,465,057 791,327 -16,673,730
Spain 8,374,640 4,960,107 -3,414,533
Sweden 3,621,852 7,786,179 +4,164,327
Italy 7,827,532 3,401,262 -4,426,270

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 £
XI 43,402

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 £
XI 25,485 17,917 -7,568

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) 345,456,963
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,756,086
Air transport 1,676,772
Other 80,142

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) 189,845,083 155,611,880 -34,233,203
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,412,083 10,344,003 +5,931,920
Air transport 1,662,866 13,906 -1,648,960
Other 49,235 30,907 -18,328

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 337,758,544
Hull 5,661,653
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,223,455
Milford 4,114,461
Holyhead 2,626,659

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 £
ZLC 186,312,428 151,446,116 -34,866,312
Hull 1,778,595 3,883,058 +2,104,463
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,454,923 1,768,532 -686,391
Milford 593,202 3,521,259 +2,928,057
Holyhead 18,091 2,608,568 +2,590,477
Immingham Docks 152,570 1,856,361 +1,703,791
London Heathrow Airport 1,619,587 0 -1,619,587
London 454,494 363,542 -90,952
Felixstowe 473,317 0 -473,317
Portsmouth 434,357 25,024 -409,333

Quick facts

HS code: 870460

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

Description: Trucks powered only by electric motors for carrying goods