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 13,128,415
Ireland 5,693,213
Netherlands 2,514,279
France 1,984,087
United States 1,264,096

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 7,109,720 6,018,695 -1,091,025
Ireland 3,456,546 2,236,667 -1,219,879
Netherlands 2,098,419 415,860 -1,682,559
France 865,934 1,118,153 +252,219
United States 441,117 822,979 +381,862
South Korea 320,779 528,641 +207,862
Italy 519,852 328,815 -191,037
Germany 508,162 113,165 -394,997
Spain 0 530,002 +530,002
Cyprus 450,308 0 -450,308

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 13,417,843
France 2,525,145
United States 2,297,513
South Korea 923,545
Italy 886,160

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 7,366,854 6,050,989 -1,315,865
France 2,080,378 444,767 -1,635,611
United States 805,991 1,491,522 +685,531
South Korea 320,779 602,766 +281,987
Italy 557,345 328,815 -228,530
Spain 0 812,447 +812,447
Germany 730,276 42,204 -688,072
Sweden 490,095 0 -490,095
Poland 358,530 64,030 -294,500
United Kingdom 204,327 22,387 -181,940

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
Greater Manchester 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 1 -2
Essex 1 3 +2
Suffolk 3 1 -2
West Midlands 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Kent 2 1 -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) 18,272,212
Other 5,779,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,844,724
Air transport 75,100

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) 10,475,883 7,796,329 -2,679,554
Other 3,543,917 2,235,650 -1,308,267
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,437,259 2,407,465 -29,794
Air transport 47,737 27,363 -20,374

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,305,159
Southampton 6,345,254
000 5,779,567
Dover 2,619,023
London Gateway Port 2,424,169

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 £
Felixstowe 4,574,279 2,730,880 -1,843,399
Southampton 3,051,770 3,293,484 +241,714
000 3,543,917 2,235,650 -1,308,267
Dover 1,321,765 1,297,258 -24,507
London Gateway Port 801,206 1,622,963 +821,757
Tyne 1,808,046 0 -1,808,046
Eurotunnel 365,578 598,870 +233,292
Immingham Docks 477,823 226,035 -251,788
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,454 298,219 +255,765
Harwich 76,832 107,554 +30,722

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 9
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 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 7
2025-10 6
2025-09 9
2025-08 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+ 21
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 6
0-1m 5
Other 2

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 17,589,337
Ukraine 12,025,737
Cyprus 8,788,924
Turkey 3,947,683
Malta 1,419,663

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 12,033,103 5,556,234 -6,476,869
Ukraine 6,940,942 5,084,795 -1,856,147
Cyprus 5,316,900 3,472,024 -1,844,876
Turkey 2,451,113 1,496,570 -954,543
Malta 607,029 812,634 +205,605
Guyana 647,199 663,745 +16,546
Germany 465,350 609,224 +143,874
Netherlands 395,655 388,557 -7,098
Georgia 440,576 144,030 -296,546
Nigeria 55,000 434,141 +379,141

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 4,368,315
Ireland 763,846
Germany 102,200
Japan 83,842
Latvia 57,850

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 2,641,119 1,727,196 -913,923
Ireland 381,811 382,035 +224
Germany 48,200 54,000 +5,800
Japan 83,842 0 -83,842
Latvia 57,850 0 -57,850
Sweden 0 43,915 +43,915
Nicaragua 7,084 2,073 -5,011

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) 25,497,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,485,855
Other 10,653,119
Air transport 608,954
Road transport 5,246

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) 16,074,055 9,423,246 -6,650,809
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,406,925 9,078,930 -1,327,995
Other 6,451,182 4,201,937 -2,249,245
Air transport 394,320 214,634 -179,686
Road transport 5,246 0 -5,246

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,621,601
000 10,653,119
Southampton 9,649,705
Harwich 4,997,757
Liverpool Docks 4,856,761

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 8,537,494 5,084,107 -3,453,387
000 6,451,182 4,201,937 -2,249,245
Southampton 5,471,281 4,178,424 -1,292,857
Harwich 2,408,337 2,589,420 +181,083
Liverpool Docks 4,331,211 525,550 -3,805,661
Dover 1,277,965 1,045,958 -232,007
Holyhead 1,133,632 1,157,525 +23,893
Hull 895,187 1,032,799 +137,612
Felixstowe 1,130,155 541,688 -588,467
London Gateway Port 419,215 629,769 +210,554

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