Import/export HS code 870821: Safety seat belts

Seat belts designed for passenger safety in cars, trucks, and other vehicles

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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 £
Hungary 28,268,118
Netherlands 16,767,905
Romania 12,836,028
Poland 12,540,196
Germany 7,831,216

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 £
Hungary 17,987,109 10,281,009 -7,706,100
Netherlands 9,516,454 7,251,451 -2,265,003
Romania 8,228,185 4,607,843 -3,620,342
Poland 7,273,139 5,267,057 -2,006,082
Germany 4,239,500 3,591,716 -647,784
Czechia 3,193,160 1,635,726 -1,557,434
China 1,561,017 1,182,321 -378,696
France 1,193,503 584,706 -608,797
Italy 1,020,641 687,031 -333,610
Estonia 853,360 776,460 -76,900

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 £
Hungary 28,405,747
Romania 22,507,448
Poland 14,558,510
Czechia 9,119,948
China 3,046,922

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 £
Hungary 17,637,596 10,768,151 -6,869,445
Romania 14,153,479 8,353,969 -5,799,510
Poland 8,170,497 6,388,013 -1,782,484
Czechia 5,679,217 3,440,731 -2,238,486
China 1,686,075 1,360,847 -325,228
Germany 1,209,676 1,340,461 +130,785
Turkey 1,246,560 880,697 -365,863
Estonia 884,628 807,231 -77,397
Italy 872,770 561,631 -311,139
United States 754,489 522,131 -232,358

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 25
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13

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
West Midlands 16 20 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 17 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 10 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 10 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 9 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
West Yorkshire 5 7 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
Essex 7 6 -1

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) 64,997,177
Air transport 16,821,584
Other 7,233,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,669,548
Road transport 481,972

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) 39,671,119 25,326,058 -14,345,061
Air transport 9,837,115 6,984,469 -2,852,646
Other 4,320,813 2,912,873 -1,407,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,811,447 2,858,101 -953,346
Road transport 176,227 305,745 +129,518
Rail transport 267,923 61,915 -206,008

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 24,517,671
Harwich 18,131,082
Oxford Airport 14,167,141
Hull 9,486,585
000 7,233,686

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 £
Dover 15,560,534 8,957,137 -6,603,397
Harwich 10,382,649 7,748,433 -2,634,216
Oxford Airport 8,406,434 5,760,707 -2,645,727
Hull 5,145,261 4,341,324 -803,937
000 4,320,813 2,912,873 -1,407,940
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,531,398 1,840,497 -1,690,901
Eurotunnel 1,936,741 1,316,695 -620,046
Felixstowe 2,596,619 576,110 -2,020,509
Southampton 1,626,932 954,197 -672,735
Portsmouth 847,550 782,680 -64,870

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 76
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 43
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 66
2025-11 57
2025-10 69
2025-09 54
2025-08 54

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+ 99
1m-15m 77
0-1m 21
15m-54m 20
Other 19

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 £
Germany 8,429,524
United States 5,130,800
Czechia 2,237,245
Ireland 1,601,111
Belgium 1,526,098

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 £
Germany 4,137,289 4,292,235 +154,946
United States 3,010,508 2,120,292 -890,216
Czechia 1,227,027 1,010,218 -216,809
Ireland 1,004,905 596,206 -408,699
Belgium 889,287 636,811 -252,476
Sweden 750,954 633,871 -117,083
Italy 803,903 503,912 -299,991
Poland 779,754 516,579 -263,175
France 665,831 537,783 -128,048
Turkey 552,685 643,392 +90,707

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 £
China 1,271,351
Taiwan 77,176
XI 39,245
Germany 2,662
Poland 647

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 £
China 797,237 474,114 -323,123
Taiwan 77,176 0 -77,176
XI 12,315 26,930 +14,615
Germany 305 2,357 +2,052
Poland 647 0 -647
Czechia 406 227 -179
Estonia 0 509 +509
France 189 314 +125
Netherlands 300 0 -300
Romania 0 229 +229

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,318,751
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,190,840
Air transport 5,187,805
Other 1,410,903
Road transport 4,101

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,384,241 9,934,510 -1,449,731
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,057,278 2,133,562 -923,716
Air transport 3,226,487 1,961,318 -1,265,169
Other 901,525 509,378 -392,147
Road transport 1,074 3,027 +1,953

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,768,293
Dover 4,427,944
London Heathrow Airport 2,762,910
Liverpool Docks 2,317,194
000 1,410,903

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,511,276 7,257,017 -1,254,259
Dover 2,381,718 2,046,226 -335,492
London Heathrow Airport 1,699,028 1,063,882 -635,146
Liverpool Docks 1,312,040 1,005,154 -306,886
000 901,525 509,378 -392,147
London Gateway Port 1,026,552 293,573 -732,979
Southampton 601,906 710,211 +108,305
ZLC 504,626 421,330 -83,296
East Midlands Airport 471,890 316,464 -155,426
Immingham Docks 202,980 363,262 +160,282

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 870821

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

Description: Seat belts designed for passenger safety in cars, trucks, and other vehicles