Import/export HS code 87083010: Brakes for industrial assembly

Brake systems and parts made for industrial vehicle 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 £
Spain 22,507,884
China 6,263,494
Poland 4,110,239
France 3,831,695
United States 3,666,392

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 £
Spain 17,939,674 4,568,210 -13,371,464
China 3,129,154 3,134,340 +5,186
Poland 3,837,187 273,052 -3,564,135
France 2,866,463 965,232 -1,901,231
United States 1,522,671 2,143,721 +621,050
Germany 1,769,038 1,235,301 -533,737
Italy 1,110,887 1,667,353 +556,466
Romania 1,175,660 688,322 -487,338
Czechia 72,538 950,606 +878,068
Netherlands 162,924 289,970 +127,046

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 £
Spain 22,061,935
China 6,548,042
Poland 4,249,061
United States 3,759,622
Germany 3,225,564

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 £
Spain 17,869,333 4,192,602 -13,676,731
China 3,327,911 3,220,131 -107,780
Poland 3,916,845 332,216 -3,584,629
United States 1,629,988 2,129,634 +499,646
Germany 1,836,323 1,389,241 -447,082
France 2,097,885 726,091 -1,371,794
Italy 947,802 1,435,961 +488,159
Romania 1,175,660 709,621 -466,039
Czechia 172,752 1,117,833 +945,081
United Kingdom 189,495 346,211 +156,716

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 24
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Greater Manchester 13
Inner London - West 12
West Midlands 12

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 19 15 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3
Greater Manchester 8 10 +2
Inner London - West 6 11 +5
West Midlands 11 9 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 6 +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) 36,552,129
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,786,670
Air transport 4,682,366
Other 371,699
Road transport 1,715

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) 27,452,098 9,100,031 -18,352,067
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,896,828 4,889,842 +993,014
Air transport 2,410,618 2,271,748 -138,870
Other 239,161 132,538 -106,623
Road transport 0 1,715 +1,715

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,942,304
Portsmouth 10,533,139
Eurotunnel 6,127,209
Felixstowe 4,669,933
Harwich 4,328,816

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 8,592,100 3,350,204 -5,241,896
Portsmouth 7,736,960 2,796,179 -4,940,781
Eurotunnel 4,727,117 1,400,092 -3,327,025
Felixstowe 2,242,307 2,427,626 +185,319
Harwich 4,000,863 327,953 -3,672,910
London 1,647,112 1,007,263 -639,849
Southampton 562,025 1,599,414 +1,037,389
East Midlands Airport 479,917 856,360 +376,443
Birmingham Airport 763,760 554,667 -209,093
London Heathrow Airport 663,882 530,110 -133,772

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 80
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 38
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 10
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 32
2026-03 34
2026-02 38
2026-01 34
2025-12 37

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 84
54m+ 74
0-1m 26
15m-54m 18
Other 9

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 £
Sweden 70,017,196
Germany 50,391,548
France 44,780,349
United States 15,183,780
Belgium 5,688,380

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 £
Sweden 48,162,880 21,854,316 -26,308,564
Germany 30,525,568 19,865,980 -10,659,588
France 30,518,198 14,262,151 -16,256,047
United States 9,984,809 5,198,971 -4,785,838
Belgium 1,291,617 4,396,763 +3,105,146
Slovakia 3,054,768 2,580,374 -474,394
Brazil 2,293,498 2,186,325 -107,173
Italy 2,055,974 2,389,873 +333,899
Australia 2,871,294 944,492 -1,926,802
Mexico 835,686 1,379,759 +544,073

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 79,746
XI 5,079
Switzerland 1,594
France 1,531
Germany 705

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 44,593 35,153 -9,440
XI 3,706 1,373 -2,333
Switzerland 798 796 -2
France 0 1,531 +1,531
Germany 20 685 +665
United States 120 0 -120

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) 184,193,954
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,922,145
Air transport 13,760,293
Other 183,466
Road transport 9,660

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) 114,861,107 69,332,847 -45,528,260
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,124,666 9,797,479 -6,327,187
Air transport 6,657,950 7,102,343 +444,393
Other 98,959 84,507 -14,452
Road transport 9,660 0 -9,660

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 115,665,880
Immingham Docks 70,684,152
London Gateway Port 11,096,298
Southampton 6,296,331
East Midlands Airport 5,784,664

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 67,918,551 47,747,329 -20,171,222
Immingham Docks 48,442,981 22,241,171 -26,201,810
London Gateway Port 8,235,626 2,860,672 -5,374,954
Southampton 3,139,767 3,156,564 +16,797
East Midlands Airport 3,114,010 2,670,654 -443,356
London Heathrow Airport 2,425,250 2,942,355 +517,105
Felixstowe 1,164,032 765,572 -398,460
Dover 1,359,184 213,253 -1,145,931
ZLC 718,522 743,465 +24,943
Eurotunnel 113,232 716,177 +602,945

Quick facts

HS code: 87083010

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

Description: Brake systems and parts made for industrial vehicle assembly