Import/export HS code 87079090: Various vehicle bodies and cabs

Includes all other types of vehicle bodies and cabs not used for industrial assembly

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 £
France 251,960,709
Italy 33,371,441
China 26,863,500
Spain 22,764,528
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 127,305,042 124,655,667 -2,649,375
Italy 14,219,123 19,152,318 +4,933,195
China 13,382,359 13,481,141 +98,782
Spain 11,691,714 11,072,814 -618,900
Poland 2,322,645 4,464,925 +2,142,280
Netherlands 1,361,775 949,445 -412,330
Finland 943,297 1,066,412 +123,115
Slovakia 876,209 1,074,606 +198,397
Germany 859,449 873,797 +14,348
Ireland 402,680 1,050,193 +647,513

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 250,476,375
Italy 34,052,632
China 26,918,869
Spain 22,839,880
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 126,571,324 123,905,051 -2,666,273
Italy 15,194,276 18,858,356 +3,664,080
China 13,402,932 13,515,937 +113,005
Spain 11,755,343 11,084,537 -670,806
Poland 2,298,189 4,534,807 +2,236,618
Slovakia 939,643 1,074,606 +134,963
Finland 943,297 1,068,592 +125,295
Germany 787,689 899,678 +111,989
Austria 767,381 614,140 -153,241
Belgium 578,629 794,482 +215,853

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 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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 7 9 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 4 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 3 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 3 -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) 325,114,642
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,423,560
Air transport 1,292,651
Other 1,268,736
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) 161,073,614 164,041,028 +2,967,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,120,710 14,302,850 +182,140
Air transport 614,931 677,720 +62,789
Other 304,754 963,982 +659,228
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 72,058,726
Felixstowe 20,904,633
London 12,194,758
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 33,968,069 38,090,657 +4,122,588
Felixstowe 10,619,058 10,285,575 -333,483
London 5,481,468 6,713,290 +1,231,822
Killingholme 8,502,770 3,605,507 -4,897,263
Eurotunnel 4,302,845 5,883,126 +1,580,281
Tyne 3,852,649 3,900,601 +47,952
Immingham Docks 1,836,291 3,234,057 +1,397,766
London Gateway Port 1,347,629 3,184,782 +1,837,153
Purfleet 138,957 2,574,023 +2,435,066

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
44
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
26
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
26
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25
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 37
2026-04 37
2026-03 28
2026-02 28
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+ 69
1m-15m 61
0-1m 18
15m-54m 18
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
Malaysia 5,429,694
United States 2,376,789
Ireland 1,987,201
France 1,583,775

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
Malaysia 3,009,460 2,420,234 -589,226
United States 2,265,390 111,399 -2,153,991
Ireland 396,157 1,591,044 +1,194,887
France 762,571 821,204 +58,633
Denmark 1,502,948 939 -1,502,009
Poland 104,078 1,388,378 +1,284,300
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,536 1,038,612 +1,036,076
Italy 520,805 514,623 -6,182
Lithuania 770,113 185,619 -584,494

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) 90,940,240
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,747,927
Other 1,587,130
Air transport 758,399

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) 40,327,464 50,612,776 +10,285,312
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,735,064 4,012,863 -722,201
Other 307,326 1,279,804 +972,478
Air transport 497,443 260,956 -236,487

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 80,501,488
Felixstowe 5,814,703
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,558,339
London Gateway Port 2,116,019
Immingham Docks 2,115,897

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 34,578,315 45,923,173 +11,344,858
Felixstowe 3,388,728 2,425,975 -962,753
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,012,079 2,546,260 -465,819
London Gateway Port 1,614,797 501,222 -1,113,575
Immingham Docks 1,651,648 464,249 -1,187,399
000 307,326 1,279,804 +972,478
Southampton 436,090 1,117,732 +681,642
Middlesbrough 0 709,913 +709,913
London Heathrow Airport 241,853 78,034 -163,819
Harwich 21,129 241,313 +220,184

Quick facts

HS code: 87079090

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

Description: Includes all other types of vehicle bodies and cabs not used for industrial assembly