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 14,541,859
Ireland 6,219,065
Netherlands 2,525,667
France 1,850,025
United States 1,499,034

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 7,486,081 7,055,778 -430,303
Ireland 3,208,671 3,010,394 -198,277
Netherlands 1,955,013 570,654 -1,384,359
France 990,322 859,703 -130,619
United States 470,803 1,028,231 +557,428
Italy 566,852 524,883 -41,969
South Korea 433,545 305,641 -127,904
Spain 249,216 280,786 +31,570
Germany 258,950 162,323 -96,627
Poland 340,892 23,765 -317,127

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 14,796,858
United States 2,709,898
France 2,467,455
Italy 1,108,927
South Korea 918,119

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 7,754,224 7,042,634 -711,590
United States 1,093,937 1,615,961 +522,024
France 2,019,415 448,040 -1,571,375
Italy 584,044 524,883 -59,161
South Korea 507,670 410,449 -97,221
Spain 249,133 563,314 +314,181
Poland 340,892 39,945 -300,947
United Kingdom 219,714 11,501 -208,213
Norway 2,278 196,319 +194,041
Netherlands 34,903 67,985 +33,082

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 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
Kent 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1
Suffolk 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0

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) 19,349,860
Other 6,162,473
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,695,647
Air transport 74,893

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) 10,847,071 8,502,789 -2,344,282
Other 3,152,079 3,010,394 -141,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,086,545 2,609,102 +522,557
Air transport 41,449 33,444 -8,005

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 6,698,701
000 6,162,473
Felixstowe 5,822,006
London Gateway Port 4,645,203
Dover 2,791,301

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 3,140,996 3,557,705 +416,709
000 3,152,079 3,010,394 -141,685
Felixstowe 4,548,743 1,273,263 -3,275,480
London Gateway Port 1,076,981 3,568,222 +2,491,241
Dover 1,370,669 1,420,632 +49,963
Tyne 1,808,046 0 -1,808,046
Eurotunnel 524,761 506,958 -17,803
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,586 351,156 +318,570
Harwich 129,458 138,237 +8,779
Immingham Docks 17,295 226,035 +208,740

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
10
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
8
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
2026-05 7
2026-04 4
2026-03 7
2026-02 5
2026-01 4

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 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 15,756,309
Ukraine 10,289,931
Cyprus 9,432,984
Turkey 3,879,591
Malta 1,462,974

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 9,203,636 6,552,673 -2,650,963
Ukraine 5,001,024 5,288,907 +287,883
Cyprus 5,631,339 3,801,645 -1,829,694
Turkey 2,419,915 1,459,676 -960,239
Malta 765,526 697,448 -68,078
Guyana 686,349 654,445 -31,904
Sweden 24,837 1,116,838 +1,092,001
Germany 613,322 492,507 -120,815
Falkland Islands 107,281 928,717 +821,436
Netherlands 448,667 410,393 -38,274

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 3,728,296
Ireland 949,707
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 1,867,981 1,860,315 -7,666
Ireland 339,236 610,471 +271,235
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) 23,756,132
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,540,025
Other 10,517,599
Air transport 578,605

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) 13,032,076 10,724,056 -2,308,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,783,640 9,756,385 -1,027,255
Other 5,329,637 5,187,962 -141,675
Air transport 293,599 285,006 -8,593

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,054,369
Southampton 10,993,854
000 10,517,599
Harwich 4,509,958
Liverpool Docks 3,050,687

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 6,865,333 5,189,036 -1,676,297
Southampton 5,661,909 5,331,945 -329,964
000 5,329,637 5,187,962 -141,675
Harwich 2,346,665 2,163,293 -183,372
Liverpool Docks 2,620,714 429,973 -2,190,741
Holyhead 1,291,880 1,106,980 -184,900
Dover 1,127,406 1,158,264 +30,858
Hull 1,044,702 958,684 -86,018
Felixstowe 1,285,049 661,862 -623,187
Immingham Docks 213,176 1,293,524 +1,080,348

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