Import/export HS code 870790: Various vehicle bodies and cabs

Covers vehicle bodies and cabs for cars, buses, and other motor vehicles not listed above

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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 263,787,779
Italy 47,541,694
China 27,299,237
Spain 24,812,984
Poland 6,414,821

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 124,607,485 139,180,294 +14,572,809
Italy 19,039,548 28,502,146 +9,462,598
China 13,277,083 14,022,154 +745,071
Spain 12,946,881 11,866,103 -1,080,778
Poland 2,034,192 4,380,629 +2,346,437
Denmark 2,092,979 2,627,389 +534,410
Netherlands 1,436,674 1,158,564 -278,110
Finland 1,154,178 1,153,430 -748
Slovakia 1,201,364 958,905 -242,459
Germany 812,011 1,040,779 +228,768

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 £
France 262,368,554
Italy 48,815,495
China 27,354,606
Spain 24,823,117
Poland 6,444,602

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 £
France 123,834,083 138,534,471 +14,700,388
Italy 20,248,051 28,567,444 +8,319,393
China 13,289,503 14,065,103 +775,600
Spain 12,945,291 11,877,826 -1,067,465
Poland 2,003,315 4,441,287 +2,437,972
Denmark 2,097,604 2,632,591 +534,987
Finland 1,154,178 1,154,339 +161
Slovakia 1,263,648 960,055 -303,593
Germany 754,468 1,065,429 +310,961
Belgium 658,243 870,609 +212,366

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 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10

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 11 13 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 9 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 5 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 8 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 4 -4
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Essex 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +2

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) 354,045,804
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,443,328
Air transport 1,596,929
Other 1,289,777
Road transport 627,762

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) 164,770,385 189,275,419 +24,505,034
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,428,133 18,015,195 +1,587,062
Air transport 804,499 792,430 -12,069
Other 161,795 1,127,982 +966,187
Road transport 349,327 278,435 -70,892

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 207,113,925
Dover 89,697,548
Felixstowe 22,820,369
Killingholme 12,996,491
London 12,867,742

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 £
Portsmouth 99,842,625 107,271,300 +7,428,675
Dover 38,548,927 51,148,621 +12,599,694
Felixstowe 11,339,410 11,480,959 +141,549
Killingholme 8,983,057 4,013,434 -4,969,623
London 5,488,875 7,378,867 +1,889,992
Eurotunnel 4,138,003 6,569,333 +2,431,330
Immingham Docks 3,328,848 5,765,025 +2,436,177
Tyne 3,853,600 3,612,182 -241,418
London Gateway Port 912,220 2,965,997 +2,053,777
Hull 1,335,499 1,535,319 +199,820

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 46
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 29
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 26
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 40
2026-03 29
2026-02 29
2026-01 24
2025-12 28

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+ 77
1m-15m 60
0-1m 23
15m-54m 21
Other 18

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 £
Algeria 73,417,984
United States 21,085,895
Australia 10,449,091
Italy 10,126,369
Saudi Arabia 8,600,847

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 £
Algeria 19,693,426 53,724,558 +34,031,132
United States 10,959,588 10,126,307 -833,281
Australia 5,133,174 5,315,917 +182,743
Italy 3,316,258 6,810,111 +3,493,853
Saudi Arabia 7,483,668 1,117,179 -6,366,489
Germany 2,742,356 5,531,454 +2,789,098
France 2,373,708 3,835,660 +1,461,952
Ireland 2,364,762 3,776,782 +1,412,020
Malaysia 3,625,360 2,438,030 -1,187,330
Spain 3,016,581 1,887,323 -1,129,258

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 £
Nicaragua 1,192,413
XI 285,354
Italy 26,046
Ireland 11,726
Netherlands 9,380

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 £
Nicaragua 6,305 1,186,108 +1,179,803
XI 235,905 49,449 -186,456
Italy 10,844 15,202 +4,358
Ireland 4,427 7,299 +2,872
Netherlands 2,315 7,065 +4,750
France 3,610 5,741 +2,131
Portugal 6,002 2,567 -3,435
Spain 4,240 2,405 -1,835
Germany 4,468 225 -4,243
India 114 653 +539

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) 139,146,560
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,998,351
Other 1,619,458
Air transport 999,757
Road transport 1,820

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) 60,553,321 78,593,239 +18,039,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,534,572 24,463,779 +6,929,207
Other 324,968 1,294,490 +969,522
Air transport 657,254 342,503 -314,751
Road transport 1,820 0 -1,820

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 95,475,877
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,037,237
London Gateway Port 18,632,590
Felixstowe 12,784,511
Southampton 9,417,660

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 £
Liverpool Docks 31,747,767 63,728,110 +31,980,343
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,689,036 18,348,201 +4,659,165
London Gateway Port 12,094,930 6,537,660 -5,557,270
Felixstowe 9,267,132 3,517,379 -5,749,753
Southampton 6,007,947 3,409,713 -2,598,234
Immingham Docks 1,681,447 1,150,099 -531,348
Harwich 1,376,481 672,058 -704,423
Milford 909,054 1,073,424 +164,370
Portsmouth 239,981 1,689,926 +1,449,945
000 324,968 1,294,490 +969,522

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 870790

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

Description: Covers vehicle bodies and cabs for cars, buses, and other motor vehicles not listed above