Import/export HS code 87089435: Complete steering systems

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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 £
Belgium 111,510,813
Germany 98,900,842
Poland 60,651,599
France 49,089,207
Romania 45,901,479

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 £
Belgium 57,585,551 53,925,262 -3,660,289
Germany 42,225,260 56,675,582 +14,450,322
Poland 38,749,673 21,901,926 -16,847,747
France 29,227,375 19,861,832 -9,365,543
Romania 26,839,212 19,062,267 -7,776,945
Netherlands 17,706,801 16,070,036 -1,636,765
Japan 13,442,889 17,988,109 +4,545,220
Portugal 9,534,540 10,255,733 +721,193
Spain 9,362,359 1,936,531 -7,425,828
Turkey 5,161,911 4,501,096 -660,815

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 £
France 120,562,188
Hungary 70,691,434
Germany 61,581,333
Poland 58,956,151
Romania 50,682,225

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 £
France 64,809,593 55,752,595 -9,056,998
Hungary 25,086,463 45,604,971 +20,518,508
Germany 34,529,188 27,052,145 -7,477,043
Poland 35,904,719 23,051,432 -12,853,287
Romania 29,985,666 20,696,559 -9,289,107
Japan 23,319,189 18,341,710 -4,977,479
Portugal 23,249,935 18,365,338 -4,884,597
China 3,879,499 6,728,167 +2,848,668
Turkey 5,485,810 4,621,918 -863,892
Czechia 3,916,727 4,328,600 +411,873

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 43
West Midlands 31
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 20
Essex 16

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 29 33 +4
West Midlands 28 23 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 19 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 14 -4
Essex 14 14 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 9 -3
Norfolk 9 8 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 9 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 7 +3

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) 272,714,987
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,903,254
Other 79,143,049
Air transport 75,277,422
Rail transport 1,974,202

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) 153,123,193 119,591,794 -33,531,399
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,338,538 83,564,716 +68,226,178
Other 72,123,226 7,019,823 -65,103,403
Air transport 38,790,679 36,486,743 -2,303,936
Rail transport 137,240 1,836,962 +1,699,722
Road transport 329,391 1,125,159 +795,768

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 96,368,301
000 79,143,049
499 72,567,229
Oxford Airport 64,390,235
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,527,519

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 54,940,487 41,427,814 -13,512,673
000 72,123,226 7,019,823 -65,103,403
499 0 72,567,229 +72,567,229
Oxford Airport 32,944,035 31,446,200 -1,497,835
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,491,273 12,036,246 -19,455,027
London 4,871,043 29,806,598 +24,935,555
Eurotunnel 14,621,389 10,003,974 -4,617,415
Immingham Docks 11,292,659 7,717,654 -3,575,005
Harwich 11,082,928 7,620,297 -3,462,631
Poole 6,717,275 6,475,869 -241,406

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
139
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
40
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
21
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 100
2026-04 92
2026-03 95
2026-02 95
2026-01 93

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 113
54m+ 109
0-1m 43
15m-54m 33
Other 33

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 £
Poland 28,070,015
United States 11,627,835
Germany 8,601,303
France 5,761,440
Ireland 3,414,548

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 £
Poland 16,138,374 11,931,641 -4,206,733
United States 6,185,931 5,441,904 -744,027
Germany 4,912,722 3,688,581 -1,224,141
France 2,929,767 2,831,673 -98,094
Ireland 1,869,885 1,544,663 -325,222
Czechia 832,770 1,666,371 +833,601
Netherlands 1,226,253 1,028,290 -197,963
Italy 1,361,231 831,979 -529,252
Belgium 530,694 778,840 +248,146
China 401,414 384,325 -17,089

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 £
Sweden 19,975
Germany 19,475
XI 8,851
France 7,275
Czechia 6,750

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 £
Sweden 11,126 8,849 -2,277
Germany 9,360 10,115 +755
XI 2,450 6,401 +3,951
France 1,340 5,935 +4,595
Czechia 6,130 620 -5,510
Italy 5,755 248 -5,507
Hungary 4,741 0 -4,741
Ireland 2,243 2,001 -242
Turkey 2,572 1,533 -1,039
Denmark 0 2,042 +2,042

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) 51,560,947
Air transport 13,779,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,965,020
Other 125,375

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) 28,768,828 22,792,119 -5,976,709
Air transport 8,109,072 5,670,339 -2,438,733
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,397,465 6,567,555 +170,090
Other 70,940 54,435 -16,505

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,600,406
Liverpool Docks 7,080,323
London Heathrow Airport 5,354,547
East Midlands Airport 4,353,982
London Stansted Airport 2,853,321

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 24,448,094 20,152,312 -4,295,782
Liverpool Docks 3,777,857 3,302,466 -475,391
London Heathrow Airport 3,227,264 2,127,283 -1,099,981
East Midlands Airport 2,683,143 1,670,839 -1,012,304
London Stansted Airport 1,570,619 1,282,702 -287,917
Holyhead 1,380,685 1,374,025 -6,660
Southampton 675,932 1,376,855 +700,923
London 1,149,173 752,453 -396,720
London Gateway Port 986,732 803,043 -183,689
Felixstowe 1,258,752 463,626 -795,126

Quick facts

HS code: 87089435

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

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