Import/export HS code 87087091: Iron or steel wheel centres

Wheel centres made from iron or steel, cast in one piece

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* 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 £
Netherlands 2,248,731
China 1,946,837
Spain 1,259,794
Ireland 378,280
Italy 343,157

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 £
Netherlands 1,816,864 431,867 -1,384,997
China 907,478 1,039,359 +131,881
Spain 624,622 635,172 +10,550
Ireland 216,092 162,188 -53,904
Italy 102,164 240,993 +138,829
Taiwan 279,680 50,497 -229,183
United States 252,392 31,818 -220,574
Turkey 236,274 42,595 -193,679
Japan 65,057 192,679 +127,622
Sweden 55,203 167,370 +112,167

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 £
Netherlands 2,204,285
China 2,093,926
Spain 1,273,779
Italy 354,111
Turkey 297,546

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 £
Netherlands 1,773,960 430,325 -1,343,635
China 1,032,247 1,061,679 +29,432
Spain 624,620 649,159 +24,539
Italy 115,667 238,444 +122,777
Turkey 252,230 45,316 -206,914
United States 247,149 20,889 -226,260
Japan 65,944 192,679 +126,735
Taiwan 168,926 44,300 -124,626
Sweden 55,203 153,383 +98,180
France 145,589 48,233 -97,356

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 8
Greater Manchester 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6

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 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 2 -3
Northern Ireland 5 2 -3
Kent 1 3 +2
Lincolnshire 3 4 +1
Norfolk 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +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) 3,548,886
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,352,115
Air transport 637,405
Other 602,687
Road transport 71,200

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) 2,474,923 1,073,963 -1,400,960
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,824,947 1,527,168 -297,779
Air transport 269,764 367,641 +97,877
Other 292,072 310,615 +18,543
Road transport 2,157 69,043 +66,886

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,030,128
Felixstowe 1,500,144
London 763,968
Southampton 746,462
000 602,687

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,726,123 304,005 -1,422,118
Felixstowe 819,710 680,434 -139,276
London 446,002 317,966 -128,036
Southampton 402,129 344,333 -57,796
000 292,072 310,615 +18,543
Dover 264,899 328,309 +63,410
London Gateway Port 58,242 340,060 +281,818
Eurotunnel 121,255 188,255 +67,000
Birmingham Airport 79,716 164,280 +84,564
Liverpool Docks 207,067 0 -207,067

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 59
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 7
2025-10 16
2025-09 16
2025-08 14

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 57
54m+ 20
15m-54m 14
0-1m 13
Other 7

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 928,498
United States 204,904
Finland 196,734
Netherlands 172,888
France 169,248

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 464,064 464,434 +370
United States 148,879 56,025 -92,854
Finland 96,125 100,609 +4,484
Netherlands 115,621 57,267 -58,354
France 126,723 42,525 -84,198
Ireland 83,359 83,441 +82
Norway 83,026 78,687 -4,339
Thailand 92,004 0 -92,004
Indonesia 80,524 0 -80,524
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 69,168 1,282 -67,886

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 £
Turkey 71,697
China 7,140
Taiwan 2,032
Ireland 345
India 133

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 £
Turkey 60,056 11,641 -48,415
China 4,649 2,491 -2,158
Taiwan 1,370 662 -708
Ireland 345 0 -345
India 133 0 -133
France 0 127 +127

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) 1,641,828
Air transport 936,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 170,426
Other 84,302

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) 812,295 829,533 +17,238
Air transport 701,631 235,111 -466,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 163,657 6,769 -156,888
Other 67,225 17,077 -50,148

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,211,938
London Heathrow Airport 409,637
Dover / Eurotunnel 330,452
East Midlands Airport 245,183
ZLC 181,041

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 £
Immingham Docks 568,473 643,465 +74,992
London Heathrow Airport 386,151 23,486 -362,665
Dover / Eurotunnel 253,919 76,533 -177,386
East Midlands Airport 158,359 86,824 -71,535
ZLC 101,114 79,927 -21,187
London Stansted Airport 48,201 44,874 -3,327
000 67,225 17,077 -50,148
Felixstowe 27,132 39,913 +12,781
Holyhead 3,659 58,759 +55,100
Hull 54,531 0 -54,531

Quick facts

HS code: 87087091

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

Description: Wheel centres made from iron or steel, cast in one piece