Import/export HS code 870830: Brakes and brake parts

Brakes, servo-brakes, and their components for cars, trucks, and other vehicles

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 £
Germany 498,141,014
China 355,706,406
Italy 177,543,238
Poland 164,952,877
France 143,694,038

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 £
Germany 262,800,032 235,340,982 -27,459,050
China 202,696,747 153,009,659 -49,687,088
Italy 88,917,276 88,625,962 -291,314
Poland 85,481,287 79,471,590 -6,009,697
France 87,887,228 55,806,810 -32,080,418
Netherlands 50,631,104 68,886,274 +18,255,170
Belgium 51,251,967 48,885,044 -2,366,923
Czechia 38,677,832 33,161,518 -5,516,314
Spain 36,284,544 31,696,549 -4,587,995
Slovakia 18,983,228 18,133,363 -849,865

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 £
China 432,733,176
Germany 382,107,932
Poland 234,334,708
Italy 209,851,848
Spain 129,322,191

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 £
China 237,459,807 195,273,369 -42,186,438
Germany 206,636,125 175,471,807 -31,164,318
Poland 113,694,571 120,640,137 +6,945,566
Italy 109,842,331 100,009,517 -9,832,814
Spain 66,868,746 62,453,445 -4,415,301
Czechia 53,217,647 45,938,206 -7,279,441
France 52,267,654 30,512,088 -21,755,566
Slovakia 26,776,051 30,262,116 +3,486,065
India 25,600,747 24,125,805 -1,474,942
Turkey 20,604,437 18,638,017 -1,966,420

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 77
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 76
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 75
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 66
Surrey, East and West Sussex 53

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 58 64 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 54 63 +9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 57 54 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 42 53 +11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39 37 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 34 27 -7
Greater Manchester 28 32 +4
West Yorkshire 26 26 +0
Inner London - West 23 27 +4
Essex 25 24 -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) 1,090,739,162
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 580,394,449
Air transport 173,511,234
Other 106,611,068
Road transport 5,864,237

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) 584,437,428 506,301,734 -78,135,694
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 282,522,697 297,871,752 +15,349,055
Air transport 80,475,623 93,035,611 +12,559,988
Other 78,585,527 28,025,541 -50,559,986
Road transport 2,441,007 3,423,230 +982,223
Rail transport 2,356,702 2,724,519 +367,817

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 447,483,051
Felixstowe 254,868,330
Harwich 204,474,540
Eurotunnel 127,196,960
Dover / Eurotunnel 123,947,094

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 244,291,583 203,191,468 -41,100,115
Felixstowe 155,623,008 99,245,322 -56,377,686
Harwich 108,055,934 96,418,606 -11,637,328
Eurotunnel 68,881,092 58,315,868 -10,565,224
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,006,250 51,940,844 -20,065,406
000 78,585,527 28,025,541 -50,559,986
Southampton 50,316,772 48,938,945 -1,377,827
London Gateway Port 36,076,197 54,576,675 +18,500,478
London 41,262,913 41,179,125 -83,788
Birmingham Airport 33,539,569 39,533,708 +5,994,139

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 426
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 119
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 101
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 43
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 41

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 298
2026-03 305
2026-02 297
2026-01 284
2025-12 279

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
1m-15m 438
54m+ 279
0-1m 171
15m-54m 95
Other 56

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 206,076,907
Sweden 155,182,101
France 140,958,990
United States 127,065,270
Ireland 54,891,335

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 112,689,729 93,387,178 -19,302,551
Sweden 70,729,855 84,452,246 +13,722,391
France 69,535,985 71,423,005 +1,887,020
United States 65,364,109 61,701,161 -3,662,948
Ireland 27,747,839 27,143,496 -604,343
Slovakia 25,077,155 19,613,433 -5,463,722
Italy 17,219,568 19,152,729 +1,933,161
Poland 17,145,605 14,803,135 -2,342,470
Czechia 16,799,854 15,006,414 -1,793,440
Belgium 13,468,049 16,515,267 +3,047,218

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 1,685,085
Germany 1,079,849
XI 425,097
France 190,963
Czechia 156,164

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 826,661 858,424 +31,763
Germany 429,314 650,535 +221,221
XI 258,717 166,380 -92,337
France 150,037 40,926 -109,111
Czechia 73,606 82,558 +8,952
India 65,243 71,033 +5,790
Italy 60,080 45,927 -14,153
Slovakia 71,748 25,843 -45,905
Nicaragua 50,541 35,153 -15,388
Spain 45,996 15,970 -30,026

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) 763,894,610
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 214,699,428
Air transport 125,287,185
Other 5,935,939
Road transport 35,132

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) 385,068,483 378,826,127 -6,242,356
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 120,607,069 94,092,359 -26,514,710
Air transport 57,127,298 68,159,887 +11,032,589
Other 2,954,361 2,981,578 +27,217
Road transport 35,132 0 -35,132
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 3,022 0 -3,022

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 461,497,001
Immingham Docks 235,743,499
Southampton 66,650,019
London Heathrow Airport 62,350,035
London Gateway Port 54,849,420

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 236,101,315 225,395,686 -10,705,629
Immingham Docks 117,898,856 117,844,643 -54,213
Southampton 33,893,055 32,756,964 -1,136,091
London Heathrow Airport 27,492,614 34,857,421 +7,364,807
London Gateway Port 32,881,483 21,967,937 -10,913,546
Holyhead 19,722,735 21,799,920 +2,077,185
East Midlands Airport 15,992,153 15,298,068 -694,085
Felixstowe 15,991,481 7,358,768 -8,632,713
Liverpool Docks 10,282,697 9,925,333 -357,364
Dover 10,827,244 3,597,640 -7,229,604

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 870830

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

Description: Brakes, servo-brakes, and their components for cars, trucks, and other vehicles