Import/export HS code 87083091: Disc brake parts

Parts specifically for disc brake systems in 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 391,195,150
China 255,175,202
Poland 145,965,770
Italy 106,417,451
France 81,171,307

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 215,481,406 175,713,744 -39,767,662
China 150,295,554 104,879,648 -45,415,906
Poland 76,589,234 69,376,536 -7,212,698
Italy 55,409,565 51,007,886 -4,401,679
France 44,982,955 36,188,352 -8,794,603
Netherlands 29,302,187 36,981,386 +7,679,199
Czechia 35,219,734 28,149,223 -7,070,511
Belgium 20,343,312 26,541,473 +6,198,161
Slovakia 18,079,485 16,252,534 -1,826,951
Spain 15,004,270 14,366,940 -637,330

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 311,136,737
Germany 293,121,296
Poland 166,863,552
Italy 151,952,044
Spain 78,703,666

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 176,392,419 134,744,318 -41,648,101
Germany 163,899,364 129,221,932 -34,677,432
Poland 85,593,385 81,270,167 -4,323,218
Italy 79,986,551 71,965,493 -8,021,058
Spain 39,759,843 38,943,823 -816,020
Czechia 42,514,209 35,774,685 -6,739,524
Slovakia 20,885,466 24,209,803 +3,324,337
France 24,890,689 15,723,668 -9,167,021
India 17,836,204 17,740,211 -95,993
South Korea 3,349,754 19,434,551 +16,084,797

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 51
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 49
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 42
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 41
Surrey, East and West Sussex 32

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 41 44 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37 41 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 35 28 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 26 35 +9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 24 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 17 -6
Essex 18 21 +3
Greater Manchester 22 21 -1
West Yorkshire 15 18 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 17 +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) 804,944,367
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 408,701,650
Air transport 106,059,064
Other 41,993,381
Rail transport 5,037,767

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) 433,482,007 371,462,360 -62,019,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 207,326,743 201,374,907 -5,951,836
Air transport 51,715,694 54,343,370 +2,627,676
Other 33,953,060 8,040,321 -25,912,739
Rail transport 2,498,592 2,539,175 +40,583
Road transport 953,458 3,123,406 +2,169,948

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 316,796,381
Harwich 184,981,460
Felixstowe 177,499,898
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,532,241
Eurotunnel 81,209,175

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 176,456,745 140,339,636 -36,117,109
Harwich 100,731,611 84,249,849 -16,481,762
Felixstowe 108,730,936 68,768,962 -39,961,974
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,838,185 43,694,056 -11,144,129
Eurotunnel 45,872,444 35,336,731 -10,535,713
London Gateway Port 30,477,460 41,088,545 +10,611,085
Southampton 36,141,924 33,954,608 -2,187,316
London 29,271,010 30,077,946 +806,936
Immingham Docks 24,636,606 30,260,159 +5,623,553
Oxford Airport 20,836,665 21,274,361 +437,696

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
296
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
69
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
45
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
27
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 190
2026-04 180
2026-03 182
2026-02 189
2026-01 180

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 252
54m+ 174
0-1m 87
15m-54m 58
Other 39

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 115,029,108
United States 81,337,381
France 72,031,171
Sweden 50,233,575
Ireland 38,294,340

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 58,938,513 56,090,595 -2,847,918
United States 41,953,451 39,383,930 -2,569,521
France 26,765,574 45,265,597 +18,500,023
Sweden 2,691,539 47,542,036 +44,850,497
Ireland 19,601,802 18,692,538 -909,264
Slovakia 21,963,135 15,198,850 -6,764,285
Poland 13,194,186 10,765,223 -2,428,963
Czechia 9,129,711 10,991,361 +1,861,650
Italy 7,017,570 12,177,808 +5,160,238
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,347,035 8,798,366 -548,669

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 1,386,755
Germany 164,872
Czechia 131,271
XI 116,294
India 107,848

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 711,428 675,327 -36,101
Germany 108,710 56,162 -52,548
Czechia 65,150 66,121 +971
XI 29,796 86,498 +56,702
India 54,486 53,362 -1,124
Slovakia 70,086 12,564 -57,522
France 56,706 13,964 -42,742
Italy 28,788 10,328 -18,460
Ireland 12,604 23,271 +10,667
Denmark 4,985 14,175 +9,190

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) 419,257,866
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 121,793,131
Air transport 80,266,812
Other 2,544,184
Road transport 3,654

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) 179,366,745 239,891,121 +60,524,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,146,108 54,647,023 -12,499,085
Air transport 36,488,191 43,778,621 +7,290,430
Other 1,357,968 1,186,216 -171,752
Road transport 3,654 0 -3,654

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 235,614,920
Immingham Docks 114,010,866
Southampton 46,584,194
London Heathrow Airport 43,358,118
London Gateway Port 34,007,290

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 105,090,842 130,524,078 +25,433,236
Immingham Docks 41,636,290 72,374,576 +30,738,286
Southampton 24,767,904 21,816,290 -2,951,614
London Heathrow Airport 19,010,632 24,347,486 +5,336,854
London Gateway Port 18,304,402 15,702,888 -2,601,514
Holyhead 14,412,465 15,767,762 +1,355,297
East Midlands Airport 8,823,955 8,888,521 +64,566
Liverpool Docks 7,708,297 6,575,270 -1,133,027
Felixstowe 8,433,563 5,760,133 -2,673,430
Tyne 3,374,423 8,831,202 +5,456,779

Quick facts

HS code: 87083091

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

Description: Parts specifically for disc brake systems in vehicles