Import/export HS code 870891: Radiators and their parts

Radiators and components used in vehicle cooling systems

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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 82,618,016
Poland 70,006,961
China 28,843,766
Australia 23,266,760
Belgium 22,716,644

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 58,697,220 23,920,796 -34,776,424
Poland 39,827,042 30,179,919 -9,647,123
China 16,445,220 12,398,546 -4,046,674
Australia 14,261,818 9,004,942 -5,256,876
Belgium 13,456,051 9,260,593 -4,195,458
France 11,465,325 6,643,885 -4,821,440
Czechia 7,326,720 4,275,637 -3,051,083
Slovakia 7,708,284 3,418,853 -4,289,431
United States 4,354,934 4,445,203 +90,269
Italy 5,955,054 2,745,959 -3,209,095

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 £
Poland 65,660,675
Spain 51,242,419
China 40,680,851
Germany 24,527,957
France 24,195,078

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 £
Poland 37,478,689 28,181,986 -9,296,703
Spain 37,499,832 13,742,587 -23,757,245
China 23,435,050 17,245,801 -6,189,249
Germany 15,142,202 9,385,755 -5,756,447
France 16,393,918 7,801,160 -8,592,758
Australia 14,681,574 9,194,867 -5,486,707
Czechia 11,023,457 5,908,482 -5,114,975
Slovakia 9,729,138 4,564,812 -5,164,326
Hungary 6,754,483 6,799,497 +45,014
Romania 7,186,483 4,801,965 -2,384,518

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 62
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 44
West Midlands 44
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 31
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 26

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 51 42 -9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 35 32 -3
West Midlands 37 34 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 22 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 20 18 -2
Greater Manchester 15 21 +6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 16 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 19 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 20 19 -1
West Yorkshire 17 15 -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) 153,643,455
Air transport 102,983,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,097,858
Other 21,592,066
Rail transport 10,767,036

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) 99,795,400 53,848,055 -45,947,345
Air transport 59,766,430 43,217,541 -16,548,889
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,495,896 24,601,962 +1,106,066
Other 15,644,917 5,947,149 -9,697,768
Rail transport 8,141,380 2,625,656 -5,515,724
Road transport 1,741,880 676,854 -1,065,026

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 59,320,079
Birmingham Airport 47,010,796
Dover 43,203,705
Oxford Airport 39,706,404
000 21,592,066

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 £
Eurotunnel 44,674,766 14,645,313 -30,029,453
Birmingham Airport 28,509,279 18,501,517 -10,007,762
Dover 28,128,768 15,074,937 -13,053,831
Oxford Airport 22,266,666 17,439,738 -4,826,928
000 15,644,917 5,947,149 -9,697,768
Immingham Docks 9,913,558 9,491,616 -421,942
Felixstowe 10,971,018 7,289,906 -3,681,112
NGO 8,141,380 2,625,656 -5,515,724
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,549,533 3,168,711 -4,380,822
London 5,073,529 4,397,218 -676,311

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 224
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 83
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 57
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 139
2025-11 172
2025-10 185
2025-09 168
2025-08 150

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 255
54m+ 187
0-1m 80
15m-54m 60
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 £
France 48,543,681
United States 32,499,832
Turkey 12,092,775
Slovakia 11,629,309
Czechia 11,308,121

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 £
France 27,408,583 21,135,098 -6,273,485
United States 20,056,373 12,443,459 -7,612,914
Turkey 7,429,380 4,663,395 -2,765,985
Slovakia 6,627,847 5,001,462 -1,626,385
Czechia 6,383,148 4,924,973 -1,458,175
Germany 5,926,804 4,979,614 -947,190
Italy 4,518,819 3,388,676 -1,130,143
Austria 4,488,866 3,087,569 -1,401,297
Ireland 3,476,949 2,512,497 -964,452
China 4,573,816 1,338,202 -3,235,614

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 £
Germany 85,430
XI 51,059
China 45,901
Slovakia 29,237
Poland 23,798

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 £
Germany 74,889 10,541 -64,348
XI 22,939 28,120 +5,181
China 24,501 21,400 -3,101
Slovakia 12,937 16,300 +3,363
Poland 14,998 8,800 -6,198
Czechia 8,733 7,088 -1,645
Ireland 10,881 662 -10,219
Hungary 3,866 4,579 +713
France 4,351 2,646 -1,705
Sweden 2,453 1,795 -658

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) 128,022,606
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,729,504
Air transport 24,266,878
Other 381,754
Road transport 10,103

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) 73,838,804 54,183,802 -19,655,002
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,788,457 16,941,047 -9,847,410
Air transport 15,621,430 8,645,448 -6,975,982
Other 234,301 147,453 -86,848
Road transport 10,103 0 -10,103

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 102,511,864
Liverpool Docks 24,678,125
East Midlands Airport 7,916,900
London Gateway Port 7,886,347
Immingham Docks 6,760,957

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 58,537,526 43,974,338 -14,563,188
Liverpool Docks 14,713,196 9,964,929 -4,748,267
East Midlands Airport 4,959,287 2,957,613 -2,001,674
London Gateway Port 4,261,485 3,624,862 -636,623
Immingham Docks 4,124,568 2,636,389 -1,488,179
Hull 3,622,512 2,111,397 -1,511,115
ZLC 3,423,236 2,292,674 -1,130,562
London Heathrow Airport 3,338,076 2,197,331 -1,140,745
Felixstowe 4,779,936 692,539 -4,087,397
Holyhead 3,001,872 2,285,773 -716,099

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 870891

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

Description: Radiators and components used in vehicle cooling systems