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 19,190,297
China 6,199,534
Poland 3,978,875
United States 3,539,031
France 3,430,185

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 14,816,446 4,373,851 -10,442,595
China 3,445,394 2,754,140 -691,254
Poland 3,665,410 313,465 -3,351,945
United States 1,442,444 2,096,587 +654,143
France 2,382,447 1,047,738 -1,334,709
Italy 1,341,109 1,393,542 +52,433
Germany 1,667,266 976,882 -690,384
Romania 1,073,600 730,850 -342,750
Czechia 215,641 890,797 +675,156
Netherlands 158,601 271,172 +112,571

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 18,707,872
China 6,365,704
Poland 4,051,531
United States 3,628,417
Germany 2,868,830

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 14,666,695 4,041,177 -10,625,518
China 3,526,823 2,838,881 -687,942
Poland 3,708,828 342,703 -3,366,125
United States 1,546,761 2,081,656 +534,895
Germany 1,748,111 1,120,719 -627,392
France 1,767,296 734,392 -1,032,904
Italy 1,222,742 1,069,910 -152,832
Romania 1,073,600 752,149 -321,451
Czechia 299,592 1,047,477 +747,885
United Kingdom 201,819 378,231 +176,412

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
West Midlands 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10

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 21 12 -9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 7 -7
Greater Manchester 7 9 +2
West Midlands 11 7 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - West 5 9 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 4 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 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) 32,430,080
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,751,525
Air transport 4,245,585
Other 488,277
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) 23,612,268 8,817,812 -14,794,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,112,359 4,639,166 +526,807
Air transport 2,611,130 1,634,455 -976,675
Other 239,236 249,041 +9,805
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 10,433,331
Portsmouth 9,429,892
Eurotunnel 5,445,128
Felixstowe 4,563,680
Harwich 4,146,485

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 7,032,028 3,401,303 -3,630,725
Portsmouth 6,540,439 2,889,453 -3,650,986
Eurotunnel 4,187,308 1,257,820 -2,929,488
Felixstowe 2,199,596 2,364,084 +164,488
Harwich 3,940,429 206,056 -3,734,373
London 1,517,915 959,243 -558,672
Southampton 772,043 1,563,103 +791,060
East Midlands Airport 780,109 513,477 -266,632
Birmingham Airport 785,063 455,454 -329,609
London Heathrow Airport 650,612 510,130 -140,482

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
81
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
37
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
18
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
2026-05 32
2026-04 32
2026-03 34
2026-02 38
2026-01 34

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+ 69
0-1m 26
15m-54m 16
Other 11

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 61,414,141
Germany 45,601,033
France 39,340,018
United States 13,326,463
Belgium 5,909,187

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 50,437,653 10,976,488 -39,461,165
Germany 30,321,812 15,279,221 -15,042,591
France 31,548,937 7,791,081 -23,757,856
United States 9,655,631 3,670,832 -5,984,799
Belgium 2,013,421 3,895,766 +1,882,345
Slovakia 2,730,402 2,251,243 -479,159
Italy 2,273,251 2,172,681 -100,570
Brazil 2,771,143 1,517,283 -1,253,860
Australia 2,472,791 745,037 -1,727,754
India 817,366 1,448,527 +631,161

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 75,276
XI 4,395
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 41,017 34,259 -6,758
XI 4,395 0 -4,395
Switzerland 798 796 -2
France 725 806 +81
Germany 40 665 +625
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) 165,621,702
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,991,660
Air transport 13,161,980
Other 173,258
Road transport 7,954

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) 119,309,870 46,311,832 -72,998,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,778,099 7,213,561 -8,564,538
Air transport 7,142,915 6,019,065 -1,123,850
Other 99,837 73,421 -26,416
Road transport 7,954 0 -7,954

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 105,830,280
Immingham Docks 62,122,842
London Gateway Port 10,017,983
Southampton 5,636,964
East Midlands Airport 5,454,288

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 70,825,209 35,005,071 -35,820,138
Immingham Docks 50,945,244 11,177,598 -39,767,646
London Gateway Port 7,635,335 2,382,648 -5,252,687
Southampton 3,507,647 2,129,317 -1,378,330
East Midlands Airport 3,073,159 2,381,129 -692,030
London Heathrow Airport 2,838,004 2,398,548 -439,456
Felixstowe 860,716 574,300 -286,416
ZLC 713,814 656,374 -57,440
Eurotunnel 190,291 698,164 +507,873
London 106,337 659,115 +552,778

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