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 25,257,583
China 6,556,568
France 4,701,011
Poland 3,891,215
Germany 3,602,645

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 21,562,052 3,695,531 -17,866,521
China 2,520,215 4,036,353 +1,516,138
France 3,775,785 925,226 -2,850,559
Poland 3,654,808 236,407 -3,418,401
Germany 2,544,125 1,058,520 -1,485,605
United States 1,499,099 1,581,858 +82,759
Italy 1,125,177 1,370,264 +245,087
Romania 1,178,315 247,285 -931,030
Netherlands 609,998 295,983 -314,015
Czechia 31,061 581,787 +550,726

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 24,995,884
China 6,825,981
Germany 4,328,015
Poland 4,307,031
France 3,333,905

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 21,597,185 3,398,699 -18,198,486
China 2,812,254 4,013,727 +1,201,473
Germany 3,069,897 1,258,118 -1,811,779
Poland 4,049,746 257,285 -3,792,461
France 2,469,530 864,375 -1,605,155
United States 1,566,031 1,569,217 +3,186
Italy 1,035,160 1,108,873 +73,713
Romania 1,178,315 266,148 -912,167
Czechia 242,810 729,386 +486,576
United Kingdom 208,082 202,438 -5,644

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
West Midlands 12
Greater Manchester 11
Inner London - West 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 19 13 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 7 -5
West Midlands 11 10 -1
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 7 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 4 -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) 38,438,434
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,414,354
Air transport 4,575,516
Other 376,609

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) 31,475,993 6,962,441 -24,513,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,261,997 5,152,357 -109,640
Air transport 2,499,421 2,076,095 -423,326
Other 198,654 177,955 -20,699

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 11,970,617
Dover 11,501,988
Eurotunnel 6,726,945
Felixstowe 4,648,198
Harwich 4,452,408

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 9,958,863 2,011,754 -7,947,109
Dover 9,051,805 2,450,183 -6,601,622
Eurotunnel 5,433,872 1,293,073 -4,140,799
Felixstowe 1,467,337 3,180,861 +1,713,524
Harwich 4,071,062 381,346 -3,689,716
London 1,773,303 800,948 -972,355
499 2,179,394 0 -2,179,394
Southampton 635,829 1,132,540 +496,711
Birmingham Airport 769,717 518,194 -251,523
East Midlands Airport 457,732 817,673 +359,941

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 74
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 34
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 33
2025-10 32
2025-09 26
2025-08 25

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 80
54m+ 67
0-1m 22
15m-54m 18
Other 12

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 79,079,539
Germany 51,145,652
France 49,109,948
United States 15,931,726
Slovakia 5,517,321

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 47,949,124 31,130,415 -16,818,709
Germany 29,034,979 22,110,673 -6,924,306
France 29,569,540 19,540,408 -10,029,132
United States 10,314,054 5,617,672 -4,696,382
Slovakia 3,456,506 2,060,815 -1,395,691
Brazil 2,089,052 2,326,463 +237,411
Australia 2,912,647 1,493,524 -1,419,123
Belgium 601,092 3,790,191 +3,189,099
Italy 2,152,435 2,119,982 -32,453
India 740,833 1,295,193 +554,360

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 75,476
XI 6,365
France 1,531
Switzerland 1,196
Sweden 908

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 44,492 30,984 -13,508
XI 6,107 258 -5,849
France 0 1,531 +1,531
Switzerland 0 1,196 +1,196
Sweden 908 0 -908
Germany 717 125 -592
Poland 370 0 -370
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) 190,676,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,553,904
Air transport 12,460,466
Other 177,489
Road transport 22,399

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) 107,658,721 83,017,311 -24,641,410
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,233,938 11,319,966 -8,913,972
Air transport 6,383,889 6,076,577 -307,312
Other 92,729 84,760 -7,969
Road transport 22,399 0 -22,399

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 116,936,283
Immingham Docks 79,677,011
London Gateway Port 12,327,917
Southampton 6,329,107
East Midlands Airport 5,319,629

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 63,851,534 53,084,749 -10,766,785
Immingham Docks 48,083,278 31,593,733 -16,489,545
London Gateway Port 8,713,465 3,614,452 -5,099,013
Southampton 2,640,500 3,688,607 +1,048,107
East Midlands Airport 2,958,779 2,360,850 -597,929
London Heathrow Airport 2,377,940 2,574,270 +196,330
Dover 2,300,042 210,069 -2,089,973
Felixstowe 1,656,685 509,311 -1,147,374
ZLC 604,287 693,696 +89,409
London Stansted Airport 339,576 286,322 -53,254

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