Import/export HS code 87089235: Complete silencers and exhaust pipes

Fully assembled silencers and exhaust systems for vehicles

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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 £
Germany 61,777,030
France 57,664,252
Netherlands 39,081,035
Romania 32,107,411
Belgium 19,448,979

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 34,247,999 27,529,031 -6,718,968
France 32,140,153 25,524,099 -6,616,054
Netherlands 21,327,369 17,753,666 -3,573,703
Romania 22,941,575 9,165,836 -13,775,739
Belgium 11,894,529 7,554,450 -4,340,079
China 7,389,585 6,050,397 -1,339,188
Czechia 6,794,637 5,849,229 -945,408
Italy 5,901,389 5,812,703 -88,686
Austria 5,063,894 5,463,666 +399,772
Sweden 3,848,047 3,370,466 -477,581

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 70,403,290
France 46,522,675
Romania 33,225,194
Netherlands 32,494,168
China 23,154,692

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 39,430,757 30,972,533 -8,458,224
France 27,149,585 19,373,090 -7,776,495
Romania 23,362,000 9,863,194 -13,498,806
Netherlands 17,574,374 14,919,794 -2,654,580
China 12,006,012 11,148,680 -857,332
Czechia 8,763,559 6,793,979 -1,969,580
Austria 5,266,539 3,822,523 -1,444,016
Italy 4,778,039 4,190,808 -587,231
Belgium 4,184,723 4,176,580 -8,143
Portugal 4,186,147 4,053,407 -132,740

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 36
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 23
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17
West Midlands 17

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 30 30 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 16 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 19 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 9 -6
West Midlands 16 12 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 12 -2
West Yorkshire 13 10 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 14 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 10 -1
Greater Manchester 10 10 +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) 228,186,916
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,081,866
Other 22,959,042
Air transport 13,279,926
Road transport 10,180,186

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) 130,425,175 97,761,741 -32,663,434
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,762,958 12,318,908 -444,050
Other 16,464,215 6,494,827 -9,969,388
Air transport 7,261,497 6,018,429 -1,243,068
Road transport 203,584 9,976,602 +9,773,018
Rail transport 230,219 82,168 -148,051

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 66,414,862
Eurotunnel 51,272,636
Immingham Docks 43,010,556
Portsmouth 23,575,673
000 22,959,042

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 33,777,161 32,637,701 -1,139,460
Eurotunnel 33,095,132 18,177,504 -14,917,628
Immingham Docks 23,272,906 19,737,650 -3,535,256
Portsmouth 13,537,109 10,038,564 -3,498,545
000 16,464,215 6,494,827 -9,969,388
London 8,277,202 6,652,243 -1,624,959
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,484,059 2,674,860 -6,809,199
Poole 5,712,428 6,153,734 +441,306
Felixstowe 3,965,405 5,435,519 +1,470,114
499 20,527 8,842,354 +8,821,827

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 171
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 43
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 17
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 102
2025-11 109
2025-10 114
2025-09 117
2025-08 115

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 154
54m+ 122
0-1m 57
15m-54m 29
Other 28

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 38,806,418
Switzerland 18,570,407
France 12,599,541
Germany 10,740,838
United States 9,856,611

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 19,555,379 19,251,039 -304,340
Switzerland 9,107,101 9,463,306 +356,205
France 5,596,879 7,002,662 +1,405,783
Germany 5,358,565 5,382,273 +23,708
United States 5,683,513 4,173,098 -1,510,415
Slovakia 3,723,916 3,318,824 -405,092
Netherlands 3,189,643 3,743,012 +553,369
Ireland 2,450,133 1,887,067 -563,066
Tunisia 1,118,731 829,711 -289,020
Italy 842,159 1,083,149 +240,990

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 1,519,532
Germany 28,602
China 19,827
Latvia 15,688
Poland 12,154

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 889,817 629,715 -260,102
Germany 21,316 7,286 -14,030
China 9,871 9,956 +85
Latvia 6,620 9,068 +2,448
Poland 5,256 6,898 +1,642
Belgium 2,140 3,206 +1,066
United States 1,223 2,701 +1,478
France 1,993 964 -1,029
India 1,134 1,188 +54
Turkey 356 1,800 +1,444

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) 97,182,661
Air transport 23,701,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,254,869
Other 1,722,500
Road transport 84,648

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) 47,286,320 49,896,341 +2,610,021
Air transport 12,259,642 11,442,196 -817,446
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,809,810 3,445,059 -2,364,751
Other 992,403 730,097 -262,306
Road transport 53,003 31,645 -21,358

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 85,943,387
ZLC 8,297,945
East Midlands Airport 6,865,655
London Heathrow Airport 5,587,751
Southampton 4,100,449

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 42,972,208 42,971,179 -1,029
ZLC 4,044,958 4,252,987 +208,029
East Midlands Airport 3,833,582 3,032,073 -801,509
London Heathrow Airport 2,645,201 2,942,550 +297,349
Southampton 2,316,681 1,783,768 -532,913
Immingham Docks 1,451,005 1,338,488 -112,517
Holyhead 1,222,543 1,121,345 -101,198
London Stansted Airport 1,334,732 870,109 -464,623
London Gateway Port 1,185,579 566,498 -619,081
Hull 49,513 1,696,164 +1,646,651

Quick facts

HS code: 87089235

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

Description: Fully assembled silencers and exhaust systems for vehicles