Import/export HS code 870892: Silencers and exhaust pipes

Silencers (mufflers), exhaust pipes, and related components for 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 81,998,975
France 68,171,145
Netherlands 42,841,291
China 40,505,666
Romania 31,520,104

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 42,312,390 39,686,585 -2,625,805
France 40,925,139 27,246,006 -13,679,133
Netherlands 24,062,944 18,778,347 -5,284,597
China 22,943,135 17,562,531 -5,380,604
Romania 26,356,332 5,163,772 -21,192,560
Italy 14,766,267 8,927,564 -5,838,703
Turkey 5,012,815 15,677,250 +10,664,435
Belgium 11,198,660 8,613,208 -2,585,452
Czechia 8,751,753 7,511,847 -1,239,906
Austria 6,151,505 7,876,330 +1,724,825

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 £
Germany 89,999,352
China 56,236,001
France 52,773,567
Netherlands 34,270,380
Romania 33,018,898

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 £
Germany 47,186,411 42,812,941 -4,373,470
China 33,290,246 22,945,755 -10,344,491
France 30,887,145 21,886,422 -9,000,723
Netherlands 17,783,538 16,486,842 -1,296,696
Romania 26,914,793 6,104,105 -20,810,688
Turkey 7,391,356 16,060,736 +8,669,380
Italy 13,178,914 7,748,828 -5,430,086
Czechia 10,278,860 8,302,731 -1,976,129
Poland 8,964,161 5,051,163 -3,912,998
Spain 7,188,782 5,420,432 -1,768,350

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 56
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 34
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 32
West Midlands 31
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28

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 44 43 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 30 24 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21 23 +2
West Midlands 21 23 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 20 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 14 -7
Inner London - West 16 18 +2
West Yorkshire 17 13 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 14 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 18 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) 297,738,293
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,953,741
Air transport 22,672,950
Road transport 18,495,057
Other 17,248,309

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) 174,903,805 122,834,488 -52,069,317
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,549,718 43,404,023 +4,854,305
Air transport 12,390,810 10,282,140 -2,108,670
Road transport 1,348,803 17,146,254 +15,797,451
Other 15,161,941 2,086,368 -13,075,573
Rail transport 151,064 211,249 +60,185

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 113,331,572
Eurotunnel 58,177,716
Immingham Docks 45,526,641
Felixstowe 42,881,391
Portsmouth 24,915,428

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 63,036,571 50,295,001 -12,741,570
Eurotunnel 37,355,456 20,822,260 -16,533,196
Immingham Docks 23,839,153 21,687,488 -2,151,665
Felixstowe 22,448,036 20,433,355 -2,014,681
Portsmouth 16,739,997 8,175,431 -8,564,566
000 15,161,941 2,086,368 -13,075,573
London 9,147,858 6,852,814 -2,295,044
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,423,769 5,260,384 -5,163,385
499 996 15,342,827 +15,341,831
London Gateway Port 3,712,113 10,660,313 +6,948,200

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
254
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
65
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
63
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
31
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 142
2026-04 167
2026-03 167
2026-02 160
2026-01 145

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 244
54m+ 168
0-1m 105
15m-54m 54
Other 46

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 £
Belgium 44,969,228
France 36,590,806
Germany 29,609,494
Switzerland 27,873,547
Sweden 21,580,191

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 £
Belgium 23,918,813 21,050,415 -2,868,398
France 17,862,596 18,728,210 +865,614
Germany 15,345,275 14,264,219 -1,081,056
Switzerland 12,530,434 15,343,113 +2,812,679
Sweden 10,162,617 11,417,574 +1,254,957
Italy 10,363,671 9,125,096 -1,238,575
United States 10,400,940 8,856,652 -1,544,288
Netherlands 4,017,420 6,252,938 +2,235,518
Slovakia 3,956,002 3,355,282 -600,720
Ireland 3,008,756 2,170,992 -837,764

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 2,089,047
China 29,302
Latvia 15,376
Germany 14,737
Poland 11,566

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 1,573,636 515,411 -1,058,225
China 14,834 14,468 -366
Latvia 8,263 7,113 -1,150
Germany 8,713 6,024 -2,689
Poland 7,393 4,173 -3,220
United States 0 9,707 +9,707
Belgium 3,812 2,942 -870
Turkey 434 5,590 +5,156
Ireland 2,315 2,434 +119
Czechia 0 3,967 +3,967

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) 193,777,882
Air transport 48,992,712
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,806,503
Other 2,430,060
Road transport 87,992

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) 94,295,385 99,482,497 +5,187,112
Air transport 25,599,463 23,393,249 -2,206,214
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,508,798 7,297,705 -1,211,093
Other 1,710,756 719,304 -991,452
Road transport 56,347 31,645 -24,702

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 151,303,598
Immingham Docks 23,744,129
East Midlands Airport 16,970,469
London Heathrow Airport 12,990,615
ZLC 12,702,035

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 74,745,849 76,557,749 +1,811,900
Immingham Docks 10,795,685 12,948,444 +2,152,759
East Midlands Airport 10,169,459 6,801,010 -3,368,449
London Heathrow Airport 6,117,449 6,873,166 +755,717
ZLC 5,518,647 7,183,388 +1,664,741
Southampton 2,888,527 3,316,659 +428,132
Dover 2,471,260 2,457,515 -13,745
London Stansted Airport 2,896,957 1,927,536 -969,421
London Gateway Port 3,667,144 1,035,418 -2,631,726
Hull 671,215 3,084,680 +2,413,465

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 870892

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

Description: Silencers (mufflers), exhaust pipes, and related components for vehicles