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 251,983,646
Italy 46,522,545
China 26,909,294
Spain 24,204,842
Poland 6,787,570

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 127,314,085 124,669,561 -2,644,524
Italy 19,239,712 27,282,833 +8,043,121
China 13,428,153 13,481,141 +52,988
Spain 12,405,875 11,798,967 -606,908
Poland 2,322,645 4,464,925 +2,142,280
Denmark 2,002,035 2,562,089 +560,054
Netherlands 1,362,826 952,100 -410,726
Finland 943,297 1,074,498 +131,201
Slovakia 876,209 1,074,606 +198,397
Germany 863,115 878,606 +15,491

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 250,479,425
Italy 47,329,202
China 26,964,663
Spain 24,157,425
Poland 6,832,996

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 126,572,216 123,907,209 -2,665,007
Italy 20,328,595 27,000,607 +6,672,012
China 13,448,726 13,515,937 +67,211
Spain 12,346,735 11,810,690 -536,045
Poland 2,298,189 4,534,807 +2,236,618
Denmark 2,009,450 2,564,501 +555,051
Finland 943,297 1,076,678 +133,381
Slovakia 939,643 1,074,606 +134,963
Germany 787,689 905,458 +117,769
Austria 768,889 614,140 -154,749

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 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9

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 13 12 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 10 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 4 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 3 -5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
West Midlands 4 4 +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) 339,775,891
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,725,866
Air transport 1,542,651
Other 1,271,626
Road transport 463,459

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) 166,869,389 172,906,502 +6,037,113
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,612,143 17,113,723 +501,580
Air transport 831,619 711,032 -120,587
Other 307,169 964,457 +657,288
Road transport 235,762 227,697 -8,065

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 197,532,250
Dover 86,259,021
Felixstowe 21,604,993
London 12,264,764
Killingholme 12,108,277

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 100,723,566 96,808,684 -3,914,882
Dover 39,566,042 46,692,979 +7,126,937
Felixstowe 10,853,224 10,751,769 -101,455
London 5,532,495 6,732,269 +1,199,774
Killingholme 8,502,770 3,605,507 -4,897,263
Eurotunnel 4,405,387 6,052,302 +1,646,915
Immingham Docks 3,695,681 5,496,378 +1,800,697
Tyne 3,852,649 3,900,601 +47,952
London Gateway Port 1,419,811 3,184,782 +1,764,971
Purfleet 138,957 2,577,511 +2,438,554

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
47
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
29
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
27
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
26
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 39
2026-04 40
2026-03 29
2026-02 29
2026-01 24

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+ 73
1m-15m 61
0-1m 21
15m-54m 19
Other 17

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 78,507,397
United States 20,095,462
Australia 9,746,047
Italy 9,588,356
Germany 8,851,541

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 32,791,831 45,715,566 +12,923,735
United States 11,357,393 8,738,069 -2,619,324
Australia 4,859,468 4,886,579 +27,111
Italy 3,831,157 5,757,199 +1,926,042
Germany 3,408,985 5,442,556 +2,033,571
Saudi Arabia 7,853,501 2,198 -7,851,303
Malaysia 3,780,160 2,583,730 -1,196,430
France 2,809,357 3,197,998 +388,641
Ireland 1,840,192 3,693,688 +1,853,496
Spain 2,027,691 1,736,549 -291,142

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 260,805
Italy 24,803
Ireland 11,726
Netherlands 9,393

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 212,583 48,222 -164,361
Italy 14,235 10,568 -3,667
Ireland 7,657 4,069 -3,588
Netherlands 3,325 6,068 +2,743
France 4,914 4,437 -477
Portugal 6,002 2,567 -3,435
Spain 5,093 1,552 -3,541
Germany 4,468 225 -4,243
India 205 562 +357

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) 138,975,028
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,009,411
Other 1,587,130
Air transport 894,639

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) 71,789,347 67,185,681 -4,603,666
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,744,333 22,265,078 +3,520,745
Other 307,326 1,279,804 +972,478
Air transport 568,133 326,506 -241,627

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 98,415,250
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,202,831
London Gateway Port 17,597,514
Felixstowe 11,162,002
Southampton 9,191,985

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 43,901,266 54,513,984 +10,612,718
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,498,038 16,704,793 +2,206,755
London Gateway Port 12,610,027 4,987,487 -7,622,540
Felixstowe 7,529,704 3,632,298 -3,897,406
Southampton 6,333,077 2,858,908 -3,474,169
Immingham Docks 2,106,831 743,913 -1,362,918
Portsmouth 730,846 1,543,878 +813,032
Milford 712,799 896,057 +183,258
000 307,326 1,279,804 +972,478
Harwich 1,077,587 503,684 -573,903

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