Import/export HS code 870490: Various trucks

Trucks for carrying goods not covered by other HS codes

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 £
China 14,467,365
Ireland 5,933,867
Netherlands 2,464,748
France 2,045,273
United States 1,362,915

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 £
China 7,850,320 6,617,045 -1,233,275
Ireland 3,171,284 2,762,583 -408,701
Netherlands 1,955,105 509,643 -1,445,462
France 1,029,165 1,016,108 -13,057
United States 352,311 1,010,604 +658,293
Italy 452,757 559,378 +106,621
South Korea 274,349 466,585 +192,236
Germany 517,274 174,952 -342,322
Spain 249,216 280,786 +31,570
Poland 337,031 68,926 -268,105

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 £
China 14,759,107
United States 2,564,595
France 2,430,712
Italy 1,049,628
South Korea 868,228

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 £
China 8,105,834 6,653,273 -1,452,561
United States 842,284 1,722,311 +880,027
France 2,019,415 411,297 -1,608,118
Italy 490,250 559,378 +69,128
South Korea 348,474 519,754 +171,280
Spain 249,133 563,314 +314,181
Germany 485,216 40,837 -444,379
Poland 337,031 85,106 -251,925
United Kingdom 204,327 26,888 -177,439
Norway 2,278 196,319 +194,041

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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4
Greater Manchester 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Essex 2 2 +0
Kent 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1
Suffolk 3 2 -1
West Midlands 3 1 -2

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) 19,185,284
Other 5,877,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,027,773
Air transport 77,901

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) 10,932,259 8,253,025 -2,679,234
Other 3,114,692 2,762,583 -352,109
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,266,069 2,761,704 +495,635
Air transport 44,645 33,256 -11,389

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 6,627,526
Felixstowe 6,320,268
000 5,877,275
London Gateway Port 4,046,438
Dover 2,954,702

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 £
Southampton 3,133,894 3,493,632 +359,738
Felixstowe 4,798,863 1,521,405 -3,277,458
000 3,114,692 2,762,583 -352,109
London Gateway Port 905,571 3,140,867 +2,235,296
Dover 1,321,919 1,632,783 +310,864
Tyne 1,808,046 0 -1,808,046
Eurotunnel 467,745 527,231 +59,486
Immingham Docks 286,056 226,035 -60,021
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,254 316,495 +271,241
Harwich 129,458 86,598 -42,860

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 7
2026-02 5
2026-01 4
2025-12 7

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+ 22
1m-15m 19
15m-54m 6
0-1m 4
Other 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 £
Ireland 16,103,424
Ukraine 11,091,315
Cyprus 9,735,423
Turkey 3,992,115
Malta 1,461,663

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 9,643,319 6,460,105 -3,183,214
Ukraine 5,809,958 5,281,357 -528,601
Cyprus 5,882,939 3,852,484 -2,030,455
Turkey 2,456,081 1,536,034 -920,047
Malta 739,015 722,648 -16,367
Guyana 696,349 654,445 -41,904
Germany 565,012 547,671 -17,341
Falkland Islands 107,281 928,717 +821,436
Netherlands 411,168 417,532 +6,364
Nigeria 63,000 544,941 +481,941

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 4,017,840
Ireland 784,577
Japan 83,842
Germany 74,200
Latvia 57,831

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 2,062,816 1,955,024 -107,792
Ireland 339,236 445,341 +106,105
Japan 83,842 0 -83,842
Germany 20,200 54,000 +33,800
Latvia 57,831 0 -57,831
Sweden 0 43,915 +43,915
Nicaragua 9,157 0 -9,157
United States 0 6,228 +6,228
Turkey 0 495 +495

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) 24,040,289
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,156,850
Other 10,596,860
Air transport 628,732
Road transport 989

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) 13,639,899 10,400,390 -3,239,509
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,281,914 9,874,936 -1,406,978
Other 5,669,979 4,926,881 -743,098
Air transport 355,926 272,806 -83,120
Road transport 989 0 -989

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,667,109
Southampton 11,266,618
000 10,596,860
Harwich 4,723,953
Liverpool Docks 3,288,373

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,449,004 5,218,105 -2,230,899
Southampton 5,875,175 5,391,443 -483,732
000 5,669,979 4,926,881 -743,098
Harwich 2,424,702 2,299,251 -125,451
Liverpool Docks 2,836,412 451,961 -2,384,451
Holyhead 1,210,275 1,269,025 +58,750
Dover 1,226,289 1,151,465 -74,824
Felixstowe 1,339,499 674,480 -665,019
Hull 1,011,837 1,001,549 -10,288
London Gateway Port 662,036 418,534 -243,502

Quick facts

HS code: 870490

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

Description: Trucks for carrying goods not covered by other HS codes