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 245,812,185
Italy 41,519,975
China 23,292,687
Spain 22,113,416
Poland 5,091,468

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 124,965,035 120,847,150 -4,117,885
Italy 19,577,385 21,942,590 +2,365,205
China 11,427,001 11,865,686 +438,685
Spain 13,235,900 8,877,516 -4,358,384
Poland 1,706,472 3,384,996 +1,678,524
Denmark 2,562,606 1,992,703 -569,903
Slovakia 1,910,229 788,997 -1,121,232
Netherlands 1,365,121 1,285,905 -79,216
Finland 1,002,570 939,360 -63,210
Germany 886,993 971,897 +84,904

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 244,504,316
Italy 42,962,529
China 23,353,631
Spain 22,165,319
Poland 5,071,377

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 124,312,661 120,191,655 -4,121,006
Italy 20,703,390 22,259,139 +1,555,749
China 11,429,979 11,923,652 +493,673
Spain 13,261,857 8,903,462 -4,358,395
Poland 1,623,700 3,447,677 +1,823,977
Denmark 2,565,298 1,998,653 -566,645
Slovakia 2,002,001 790,147 -1,211,854
Finland 1,002,570 939,360 -63,210
Germany 779,516 980,831 +201,315
Belgium 629,753 837,761 +208,008

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 16
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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 9 12 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 7 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Essex 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 3 -4
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0

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) 326,408,693
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,236,300
Air transport 1,596,735
Other 598,696
Road transport 507,826

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) 166,286,166 160,122,527 -6,163,639
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,123,710 15,112,590 -11,120
Air transport 936,608 660,127 -276,481
Other 35,519 563,177 +527,658
Road transport 349,327 158,499 -190,828

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 190,091,475
Dover 84,189,648
Felixstowe 20,185,941
Killingholme 13,065,043
London 12,510,343

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 97,552,281 92,539,194 -5,013,087
Dover 41,934,829 42,254,819 +319,990
Felixstowe 9,964,460 10,221,481 +257,021
Killingholme 9,682,106 3,382,937 -6,299,169
London 5,209,202 7,301,141 +2,091,939
Eurotunnel 4,235,443 5,473,016 +1,237,573
Immingham Docks 3,292,054 4,358,963 +1,066,909
Tyne 3,635,113 3,228,179 -406,934
Southampton 1,569,702 989,926 -579,776
London Gateway Port 728,064 1,678,325 +950,261

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 43
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 28
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 26
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 31
2025-10 32
2025-09 38
2025-08 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+ 79
1m-15m 64
0-1m 21
15m-54m 18
Other 13

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 55,967,937
United States 20,223,689
Saudi Arabia 10,143,995
Australia 9,767,700
Germany 7,699,504

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 5,312,909 50,655,028 +45,342,119
United States 11,737,105 8,486,584 -3,250,521
Saudi Arabia 8,249,480 1,894,515 -6,354,965
Australia 5,770,671 3,997,029 -1,773,642
Germany 3,478,020 4,221,484 +743,464
Italy 2,698,826 3,606,175 +907,349
Malaysia 2,999,670 2,270,830 -728,840
France 2,418,671 2,845,282 +426,611
Ireland 2,717,906 2,427,195 -290,711
Spain 3,273,712 1,643,032 -1,630,680

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 535,084
Nicaragua 472,210
Italy 26,009
Ireland 11,666
France 9,351

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 447,442 87,642 -359,800
Nicaragua 33,653 438,557 +404,904
Italy 9,884 16,125 +6,241
Ireland 4,363 7,303 +2,940
France 127 9,224 +9,097
Portugal 6,002 2,567 -3,435
Netherlands 4,475 3,428 -1,047
Spain 3,920 2,663 -1,257
Germany 4,576 0 -4,576
United States 0 476 +476

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) 124,185,572
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,896,858
Other 1,149,106
Air transport 969,939
Road transport 10,173

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) 49,532,026 74,653,546 +25,121,520
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,907,217 17,989,641 +1,082,424
Other 557,015 592,091 +35,076
Air transport 778,160 191,779 -586,381
Road transport 10,173 0 -10,173

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 77,472,675
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,368,232
London Gateway Port 18,982,646
Felixstowe 13,352,874
Southampton 11,177,861

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 18,537,242 58,935,433 +40,398,191
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,867,819 13,500,413 +632,594
London Gateway Port 11,736,407 7,246,239 -4,490,168
Felixstowe 10,053,249 3,299,625 -6,753,624
Southampton 7,892,806 3,285,055 -4,607,751
Immingham Docks 1,431,097 1,419,450 -11,647
Harwich 1,655,261 538,099 -1,117,162
Milford 902,174 675,635 -226,539
Portsmouth 238,948 1,144,388 +905,440
000 557,015 592,091 +35,076

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