Import/export HS code 87089491: Forged steel steering parts

Steering components made from closed-die forged steel

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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 £
Turkey 1,422,506
Germany 1,398,790
China 415,976
Spain 395,924
Italy 263,509

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 720,038 702,468 -17,570
Germany 799,437 599,353 -200,084
China 238,256 177,720 -60,536
Spain 268,513 127,411 -141,102
Italy 57,279 206,230 +148,951
Poland 170,673 76,239 -94,434
Belgium 144,480 81,566 -62,914
Netherlands 42,327 159,838 +117,511
India 78,707 39,295 -39,412
Pakistan 21,433 23,966 +2,533

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 2,381,152
China 1,066,852
Spain 485,775
Italy 263,043
Netherlands 195,544

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 1,296,015 1,085,137 -210,878
China 610,692 456,160 -154,532
Spain 357,353 128,422 -228,931
Italy 56,700 206,343 +149,643
Netherlands 37,096 158,448 +121,352
India 92,778 51,645 -41,133
France 56,962 29,129 -27,833
Pakistan 21,433 23,966 +2,533
United States 35,957 2,821 -33,136
United Kingdom 15,469 3,549 -11,920

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 5 6 +1
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 1 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Norfolk 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +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) 2,761,825
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,241,586
Air transport 762,756
Other 82,487
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) 1,720,720 1,041,105 -679,615
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 647,343 594,243 -53,100
Air transport 226,956 535,800 +308,844
Other 40,689 41,798 +1,109
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 1,641,704
Felixstowe 1,334,768
East Midlands Airport 336,218
Immingham Docks 243,882
Southampton 208,774

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 906,739 734,965 -171,774
Felixstowe 756,823 577,945 -178,878
East Midlands Airport 65,225 270,993 +205,768
Immingham Docks 153,726 90,156 -63,570
Southampton 161,975 46,799 -115,176
London Heathrow Airport 63,453 137,103 +73,650
Birmingham Airport 70,244 90,982 +20,738
Thamesport 49,368 92,483 +43,115
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,972 6,684 -87,288
Portsmouth 88,707 0 -88,707

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
5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 10
2026-03 12
2026-02 8
2026-01 8

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
54m+ 28
1m-15m 27
Other 9
15m-54m 5
0-1m 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 362,731
United States 263,427
Netherlands 72,046
Germany 56,441
Poland 48,105

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 153,998 208,733 +54,735
United States 160,292 103,135 -57,157
Netherlands 65,074 6,972 -58,102
Germany 43,453 12,988 -30,465
Poland 10,470 37,635 +27,165
Italy 17,980 12,796 -5,184
China 16,527 13,701 -2,826
Canada 0 26,768 +26,768
Japan 14,883 9,684 -5,199
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 16,382
Spain 8,965
Germany 4,778
Japan 724
Italy 627

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 9,726 6,656 -3,070
Spain 4,860 4,105 -755
Germany 2,431 2,347 -84
Japan 396 328 -68
Italy 187 440 +253
Taiwan 366 198 -168
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 530,296
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 466,954
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 101,084
Other 33,003

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 294,666 235,630 -59,036
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 232,212 234,742 +2,530
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,075 37,009 -27,066
Other 18,369 14,634 -3,735

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 305,819
Holyhead 235,273
Dover / Eurotunnel 120,972
Liverpool Docks 114,950
London Heathrow Airport 97,203

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 174,940 130,879 -44,061
Holyhead 49,265 186,008 +136,743
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,329 40,643 -39,686
Liverpool Docks 80,091 34,859 -45,232
London Heathrow Airport 24,616 72,587 +47,971
London Stansted Airport 60,843 8,241 -52,602
ZLC 31,318 21,648 -9,670
London Gateway Port 37,505 2,997 -34,508
000 18,369 14,634 -3,735
Southampton 18,333 0 -18,333

Quick facts

HS code: 87089491

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

Description: Steering components made from closed-die forged steel