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.
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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 245,789,136
Italy 31,041,737
China 23,246,893
Spain 20,520,929
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 124,953,722 120,835,414 -4,118,308
Italy 17,159,148 13,882,589 -3,276,559
China 11,381,207 11,865,686 +484,479
Spain 11,902,713 8,618,216 -3,284,497
Poland 1,706,472 3,384,996 +1,678,524
Slovakia 1,910,229 788,997 -1,121,232
Netherlands 1,363,086 1,285,905 -77,181
Finland 1,002,570 931,274 -71,296
Germany 883,327 971,897 +88,570
Austria 410,536 814,769 +404,233

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 244,503,424
Italy 32,356,555
China 23,307,837
Spain 20,695,601
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 124,311,769 120,191,655 -4,120,114
Italy 18,151,963 14,204,592 -3,947,371
China 11,384,185 11,923,652 +539,467
Spain 12,051,439 8,644,162 -3,407,277
Poland 1,623,700 3,447,677 +1,823,977
Slovakia 2,002,001 790,147 -1,211,854
Finland 1,002,570 931,274 -71,296
Germany 779,516 980,831 +201,315
Belgium 629,753 837,761 +208,008
Austria 417,703 846,382 +428,679

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10
Essex 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 6 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 5 -3
Essex 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 3 -4
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 4 -1
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) 314,180,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,970,246
Air transport 1,224,557
Other 595,806
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) 162,440,933 151,739,092 -10,701,841
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,268,126 12,702,120 +433,994
Air transport 636,766 587,791 -48,975
Other 33,757 562,049 +528,292
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 72,392,576
Felixstowe 19,575,641
Killingholme 13,065,043
London 12,451,008

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 38,425,248 33,967,328 -4,457,920
Felixstowe 9,718,258 9,857,383 +139,125
Killingholme 9,682,106 3,382,937 -6,299,169
London 5,161,327 7,289,681 +2,128,354
Eurotunnel 4,141,497 5,464,420 +1,322,923
Tyne 3,635,113 3,228,179 -406,934
Immingham Docks 1,209,401 2,495,545 +1,286,144
London Gateway Port 655,882 1,678,325 +1,022,443
Southampton 1,414,242 835,087 -579,155

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 41
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 27
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 26
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
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 29
2025-10 30
2025-09 37
2025-08 26

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+ 76
1m-15m 64
0-1m 18
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 4,707,079
Malaysia 4,388,804
Spain 1,853,062
Mexico 1,742,160

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 4,486,751 220,328 -4,266,423
Malaysia 2,221,970 2,166,834 -55,136
Spain 1,843,088 9,974 -1,833,114
Mexico 1,742,160 0 -1,742,160
Denmark 1,168,111 342,199 -825,912
France 794,361 551,976 -242,385
Ireland 419,286 913,692 +494,406
Poland 118,403 1,180,716 +1,062,313
Lithuania 879,767 341,734 -538,033

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 534,494
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 446,852 87,642 -359,210
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) 73,572,938
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,205,453
Other 1,148,516
Air transport 825,245
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) 17,782,825 55,790,113 +38,007,288
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,705,268 3,500,185 -1,205,083
Other 556,425 592,091 +35,666
Air transport 675,636 149,609 -526,027
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 61,333,528
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,497,654
Felixstowe 4,929,469
Southampton 3,233,244
London Gateway Port 3,038,469

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 10,393,443 50,940,085 +40,546,642
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,283,211 2,214,443 -1,068,768
Felixstowe 2,690,160 2,239,309 -450,851
Southampton 2,155,847 1,077,397 -1,078,450
London Gateway Port 2,290,101 748,368 -1,541,733
Immingham Docks 1,249,914 868,950 -380,964
000 556,425 592,091 +35,666
Middlesbrough 0 709,913 +709,913
London Heathrow Airport 283,732 74,112 -209,620
East Midlands Airport 302,199 18,341 -283,858

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