Import/export HS code 87087050: Aluminium wheels and parts

Wheels and wheel parts made from aluminium

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  • 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 109,171,122
Italy 92,199,395
Taiwan 68,230,853
Poland 65,613,455
China 62,164,513

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 64,262,558 44,908,564 -19,353,994
Italy 56,307,893 35,891,502 -20,416,391
Taiwan 44,220,749 24,010,104 -20,210,645
Poland 38,375,893 27,237,562 -11,138,331
China 37,036,089 25,128,424 -11,907,665
Morocco 28,742,672 24,490,351 -4,252,321
Turkey 32,317,687 20,471,852 -11,845,835
Czechia 23,118,926 15,137,579 -7,981,347
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 17,785,458 9,247,551 -8,537,907
South Korea 10,088,098 8,900,313 -1,187,785

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 £
Italy 95,254,930
Germany 75,694,841
Poland 75,423,198
Taiwan 71,537,860
China 64,454,253

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 £
Italy 58,318,376 36,936,554 -21,381,822
Germany 45,841,300 29,853,541 -15,987,759
Poland 43,700,424 31,722,774 -11,977,650
Taiwan 45,825,559 25,712,301 -20,113,258
China 37,488,101 26,966,152 -10,521,949
Turkey 35,482,251 22,613,114 -12,869,137
Morocco 30,709,549 25,024,133 -5,685,416
South Korea 27,772,692 17,758,816 -10,013,876
Czechia 24,707,788 17,518,515 -7,189,273
Hungary 6,629,291 7,006,809 +377,518

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31
West Midlands 29
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 27
Shropshire and Staffordshire 27

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 29 20 -9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23 26 +3
West Midlands 22 21 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 20 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 17 19 +2
Essex 13 14 +1
Inner London - West 13 11 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 8 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 11 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 11 10 -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) 234,731,798
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 213,974,087
Rail transport 80,883,955
Other 61,645,624
Air transport 32,392,509

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) 138,653,753 96,078,045 -42,575,708
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 115,213,255 98,760,832 -16,452,423
Rail transport 50,390,641 30,493,314 -19,897,327
Other 46,780,025 14,865,599 -31,914,426
Air transport 18,563,358 13,829,151 -4,734,207
Road transport 8,808,388 2,942,606 -5,865,782

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 120,025,637
Felixstowe 109,460,956
NGO 80,883,955
000 61,645,624
Southampton 50,889,779

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 70,455,964 49,569,673 -20,886,291
Felixstowe 62,977,013 46,483,943 -16,493,070
NGO 50,390,641 30,493,314 -19,897,327
000 46,780,025 14,865,599 -31,914,426
Southampton 28,717,437 22,172,342 -6,545,095
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,256,330 10,139,145 -12,117,185
London Gateway Port 8,388,018 19,683,973 +11,295,955
Eurotunnel 15,075,113 12,620,279 -2,454,834
Portsmouth 11,358,812 7,346,369 -4,012,443
Oxford Airport 9,441,879 8,741,788 -700,091

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 211
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 49
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 23
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 96
2025-11 101
2025-10 113
2025-09 111
2025-08 105

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 177
54m+ 107
0-1m 74
15m-54m 42
Other 37

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 £
Netherlands 11,254,664
United States 10,752,919
India 7,238,875
Germany 6,885,096
France 4,194,292

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 £
Netherlands 7,261,132 3,993,532 -3,267,600
United States 6,729,116 4,023,803 -2,705,313
India 4,432,551 2,806,324 -1,626,227
Germany 4,045,846 2,839,250 -1,206,596
France 2,494,447 1,699,845 -794,602
Ireland 2,332,060 1,721,153 -610,907
Switzerland 2,450,144 1,523,130 -927,014
Italy 2,568,853 1,291,505 -1,277,348
Japan 1,672,531 1,759,880 +87,349
Poland 1,549,523 1,168,530 -380,993

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 £
XI 1,884,405
China 1,079,916
Taiwan 872,573
Ireland 212,602
Italy 15,882

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 £
XI 1,145,228 739,177 -406,051
China 574,061 505,855 -68,206
Taiwan 526,238 346,335 -179,903
Ireland 86,291 126,311 +40,020
Italy 0 15,882 +15,882
Hungary 9,320 6,293 -3,027
Germany 4,739 4,864 +125
Austria 1,814 3,495 +1,681
Poland 596 1,607 +1,011
Turkey 0 1,678 +1,678

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) 34,602,236
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,594,784
Air transport 22,924,258
Other 4,171,543
Road transport 8,446

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) 21,437,562 13,164,674 -8,272,888
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,181,082 8,413,702 -6,767,380
Air transport 12,913,273 10,010,985 -2,902,288
Other 2,388,900 1,782,643 -606,257
Road transport 6,779 1,667 -5,112

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,339,826
London Gateway Port 9,425,648
East Midlands Airport 8,501,892
London Heathrow Airport 8,074,344
Southampton 6,258,189

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 14,260,094 10,079,732 -4,180,362
London Gateway Port 5,735,317 3,690,331 -2,044,986
East Midlands Airport 5,042,195 3,459,697 -1,582,498
London Heathrow Airport 4,244,805 3,829,539 -415,266
Southampton 3,889,634 2,368,555 -1,521,079
Dover 3,598,490 923,508 -2,674,982
000 2,388,900 1,782,643 -606,257
Felixstowe 2,713,367 902,318 -1,811,049
ZLC 1,741,517 1,795,912 +54,395
Immingham Docks 2,091,063 728,434 -1,362,629

Quick facts

HS code: 87087050

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

Description: Wheels and wheel parts made from aluminium