Import/export HS code 870891: Radiators and their parts

Radiators and components used in vehicle cooling systems

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  • 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 84,795,535
Poland 80,959,681
China 33,552,780
Australia 29,261,274
Belgium 25,080,301

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 57,057,466 27,738,069 -29,319,397
Poland 40,122,274 40,837,407 +715,133
China 16,376,500 17,176,280 +799,780
Australia 13,619,279 15,641,995 +2,022,716
Belgium 12,876,709 12,203,592 -673,117
France 11,151,433 9,569,914 -1,581,519
Czechia 7,133,893 5,879,317 -1,254,576
Slovakia 7,180,142 4,881,353 -2,298,789
United States 4,465,792 5,378,214 +912,422
Italy 5,567,794 3,770,513 -1,797,281

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 76,130,063
Spain 51,178,028
China 46,724,457
Australia 30,006,272
Germany 27,552,474

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 37,872,734 38,257,329 +384,595
Spain 37,021,880 14,156,148 -22,865,732
China 23,372,715 23,351,742 -20,973
Australia 13,976,633 16,029,639 +2,053,006
Germany 14,367,827 13,184,647 -1,183,180
France 15,123,147 10,688,276 -4,434,871
Czechia 10,572,613 8,168,105 -2,404,508
Hungary 7,515,520 9,683,974 +2,168,454
Slovakia 9,183,306 6,115,096 -3,068,210
Romania 6,972,718 5,887,696 -1,085,022

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 65
West Midlands 46
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 43
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 32
Greater Manchester 30

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 52 46 -6
West Midlands 37 36 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34 34 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 24 +3
Greater Manchester 17 23 +6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 20 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 22 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 19 21 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 18 23 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 15 +0

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) 166,706,241
Air transport 121,621,088
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,597,394
Other 20,396,527
Rail transport 10,827,699

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) 97,933,679 68,772,562 -29,161,117
Air transport 59,352,855 62,268,233 +2,915,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,220,074 35,377,320 +12,157,246
Other 15,009,284 5,387,243 -9,622,041
Rail transport 7,910,970 2,916,729 -4,994,241
Road transport 1,415,661 756,201 -659,460

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 59,640,874
Birmingham Airport 52,804,085
Oxford Airport 47,219,490
Dover 45,753,738
Immingham Docks 23,505,811

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 42,951,168 16,689,706 -26,261,462
Birmingham Airport 27,403,359 25,400,726 -2,002,633
Oxford Airport 23,393,501 23,825,989 +432,488
Dover 28,017,393 17,736,345 -10,281,048
Immingham Docks 10,162,783 13,343,028 +3,180,245
000 15,009,284 5,387,243 -9,622,041
Felixstowe 11,116,140 9,144,778 -1,971,362
499 387,854 12,547,442 +12,159,588
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,236,819 4,480,305 -2,756,514
London 4,537,611 7,155,636 +2,618,025

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 232
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 84
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 59
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 145
2026-03 158
2026-02 155
2026-01 139
2025-12 146

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 271
54m+ 188
0-1m 87
15m-54m 60
Other 44

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 53,775,065
United States 36,355,634
Slovakia 15,386,746
Czechia 14,500,841
Turkey 13,761,074

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 26,311,306 27,463,759 +1,152,453
United States 19,641,823 16,713,811 -2,928,012
Slovakia 7,097,590 8,289,156 +1,191,566
Czechia 6,251,225 8,249,616 +1,998,391
Turkey 7,557,999 6,203,075 -1,354,924
Germany 5,723,428 7,092,632 +1,369,204
Italy 4,520,400 4,586,947 +66,547
Austria 3,800,731 3,826,714 +25,983
Romania 3,589,723 2,764,217 -825,506
Ireland 3,438,818 2,900,634 -538,184

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 89,202
XI 72,546
China 56,414
Slovakia 34,377
Poland 28,945

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 75,342 13,860 -61,482
XI 20,705 51,841 +31,136
China 22,742 33,672 +10,930
Slovakia 12,677 21,700 +9,023
Poland 15,156 13,789 -1,367
Czechia 10,034 7,170 -2,864
Ireland 10,194 2,018 -8,176
Hungary 4,527 6,608 +2,081
France 4,372 3,288 -1,084
Sweden 2,269 3,164 +895

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) 146,806,766
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,953,308
Air transport 27,697,880
Other 441,483
Road transport 5,711

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) 72,661,261 74,145,505 +1,484,244
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,030,130 20,923,178 -5,106,952
Air transport 14,762,227 12,935,653 -1,826,574
Other 230,285 211,198 -19,087
Road transport 2,994 2,717 -277

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 116,796,560
Liverpool Docks 26,223,053
East Midlands Airport 8,976,463
London Gateway Port 8,913,181
Hull 7,905,912

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 57,631,288 59,165,272 +1,533,984
Liverpool Docks 14,480,648 11,742,405 -2,738,243
East Midlands Airport 4,737,322 4,239,141 -498,181
London Gateway Port 4,475,838 4,437,343 -38,495
Hull 3,480,726 4,425,186 +944,460
Immingham Docks 4,015,726 3,504,657 -511,069
London Heathrow Airport 2,896,562 4,221,593 +1,325,031
ZLC 3,208,738 3,145,636 -63,102
Southampton 2,356,353 3,973,258 +1,616,905
Holyhead 3,016,300 2,609,411 -406,889

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