Import/export HS code 87089491: Forged steel steering parts

Steering components made from closed-die forged steel

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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 £
Turkey 1,547,846
Germany 1,423,639
Spain 459,947
China 409,228
Poland 274,127

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 £
Turkey 758,441 789,405 +30,964
Germany 736,020 687,619 -48,401
Spain 267,381 192,566 -74,815
China 219,318 189,910 -29,408
Poland 177,098 97,029 -80,069
Belgium 155,620 95,401 -60,219
Italy 4,295 227,920 +223,625
Netherlands 42,480 165,672 +123,192
India 64,584 46,517 -18,067
United States 88,661 7,951 -80,710

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 £
Turkey 2,562,343
China 1,067,902
Spain 557,891
Italy 231,333
Netherlands 201,531

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 £
Turkey 1,315,558 1,246,785 -68,773
China 559,903 507,999 -51,904
Spain 363,363 194,528 -168,835
Italy 3,300 228,033 +224,733
Netherlands 37,249 164,282 +127,033
India 76,680 62,036 -14,644
United States 91,556 5,216 -86,340
France 57,420 34,324 -23,096
Pakistan 21,433 23,966 +2,533
United Kingdom 10,203 8,815 -1,388

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 8
West Midlands 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6

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 3 6 +3
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 1 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 4 +3
Inner London - West 3 0 -3
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Norfolk 1 3 +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) 3,008,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,309,699
Air transport 737,510
Other 85,037
Road transport 10,732

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) 1,757,680 1,250,663 -507,017
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 632,921 676,778 +43,857
Air transport 165,840 571,670 +405,830
Other 37,142 47,895 +10,753
Road transport 6,077 4,655 -1,422

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,673,358
Felixstowe 1,479,305
East Midlands Airport 303,406
Immingham Docks 269,958
Southampton 257,217

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 836,112 837,246 +1,134
Felixstowe 799,547 679,758 -119,789
East Midlands Airport 38,257 265,149 +226,892
Immingham Docks 165,224 104,734 -60,490
Southampton 198,228 58,989 -139,239
London Heathrow Airport 51,948 152,828 +100,880
Birmingham Airport 70,244 90,982 +20,738
Thamesport 39,184 98,449 +59,265
Portsmouth 119,995 0 -119,995
Dover / Eurotunnel 82,983 20,547 -62,436

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 32
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 9
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 10
2026-03 12
2026-02 8
2026-01 8
2025-12 10

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 29
54m+ 29
Other 9
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4

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 £
Ireland 374,486
United States 276,978
Netherlands 85,598
Germany 58,620
Poland 40,341

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 £
Ireland 150,225 224,261 +74,036
United States 154,377 122,601 -31,776
Netherlands 72,363 13,235 -59,128
Germany 31,997 26,623 -5,374
Poland 8,754 31,587 +22,833
Italy 15,025 16,778 +1,753
China 20,574 8,101 -12,473
Canada 0 26,768 +26,768
Japan 2,218 22,349 +20,131
South Korea 22,662 0 -22,662

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 £
Turkey 17,679
Spain 9,715
Germany 5,042
Italy 813
Japan 751

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 £
Turkey 9,581 8,098 -1,483
Spain 4,924 4,791 -133
Germany 2,353 2,689 +336
Italy 373 440 +67
Japan 359 392 +33
Taiwan 375 237 -138
Czechia 35 78 +43
Thailand 0 13 +13

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 543,904
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 493,586
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 96,181
Other 35,575

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 £
Air transport 259,176 284,728 +25,552
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 232,074 261,512 +29,438
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,128 34,053 -28,075
Other 18,000 17,575 -425

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 320,015
Holyhead 238,261
Dover / Eurotunnel 138,421
Liverpool Docks 121,145
London Heathrow Airport 91,513

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 £
East Midlands Airport 155,881 164,134 +8,253
Holyhead 53,715 184,546 +130,831
Dover / Eurotunnel 81,945 56,476 -25,469
Liverpool Docks 73,887 47,258 -26,629
London Heathrow Airport 17,741 73,772 +56,031
London Stansted Airport 61,247 10,537 -50,710
ZLC 21,358 34,010 +12,652
London Gateway Port 33,321 4,184 -29,137
000 18,000 17,575 -425
Southampton 20,570 0 -20,570

Quick facts

HS code: 87089491

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

Description: Steering components made from closed-die forged steel