Import/export HS code 870895: Safety airbags and parts

Airbags and inflator systems for vehicle safety

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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 95,531,407
Hungary 57,775,352
Belgium 42,358,606
France 28,294,202
Poland 22,866,319

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 27,344,363 68,187,044 +40,842,681
Hungary 31,916,258 25,859,094 -6,057,164
Belgium 21,248,169 21,110,437 -137,732
France 17,658,785 10,635,417 -7,023,368
Poland 9,698,133 13,168,186 +3,470,053
Netherlands 9,684,963 8,257,187 -1,427,776
Czechia 9,712,469 6,326,315 -3,386,154
Spain 5,526,856 3,290,007 -2,236,849
Portugal 3,081,352 4,267,186 +1,185,834
Turkey 2,181,223 2,095,509 -85,714

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 £
Hungary 97,008,859
Germany 49,596,119
Portugal 35,499,480
Czechia 33,624,086
Poland 31,859,899

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 £
Hungary 39,066,221 57,942,638 +18,876,417
Germany 19,513,087 30,083,032 +10,569,945
Portugal 16,921,526 18,577,954 +1,656,428
Czechia 19,288,176 14,335,910 -4,952,266
Poland 16,632,080 15,227,819 -1,404,261
France 13,449,502 11,942,744 -1,506,758
Spain 10,054,665 7,587,613 -2,467,052
China 2,265,420 3,177,190 +911,770
Turkey 2,224,078 2,117,685 -106,393
South Korea 258,816 2,981,562 +2,722,746

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 15
West Midlands 14
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12
Inner London - West 10
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8

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 12 13 +1
West Midlands 12 7 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 4 -3
Essex 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 5 0 -5
Lancashire 3 3 +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) 184,616,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 82,449,090
Other 23,689,507
Air transport 19,714,846
Rail transport 2,144,632

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) 96,690,663 87,925,400 -8,765,263
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,381,896 68,067,194 +53,685,298
Other 21,718,803 1,970,704 -19,748,099
Air transport 10,449,884 9,264,962 -1,184,922
Rail transport 866,902 1,277,730 +410,828
Road transport 654,386 804,791 +150,405

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 69,176,393
Harwich 44,322,597
Immingham Docks 43,599,904
000 23,689,507
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,646,016

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 35,941,081 33,235,312 -2,705,769
Harwich 21,709,337 22,613,260 +903,923
Immingham Docks 4,781,354 38,818,550 +34,037,196
000 21,718,803 1,970,704 -19,748,099
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,937,347 8,708,669 -3,228,678
Eurotunnel 10,180,458 10,034,569 -145,889
499 1,065 19,927,950 +19,926,885
Oxford Airport 9,897,334 8,753,911 -1,143,423
Hull 9,592,710 8,115,079 -1,477,631
Felixstowe 5,419,775 3,835,950 -1,583,825

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
57
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
33
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
5
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 35
2026-04 37
2026-03 38
2026-02 39
2026-01 29

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+ 77
1m-15m 25
Other 14
15m-54m 11
0-1m 8

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 £
Romania 37,549,809
Italy 6,192,255
France 5,623,054
Germany 5,057,868
Spain 3,349,044

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 £
Romania 33,372,849 4,176,960 -29,195,889
Italy 3,574,224 2,618,031 -956,193
France 1,354,400 4,268,654 +2,914,254
Germany 723,490 4,334,378 +3,610,888
Spain 1,683,243 1,665,801 -17,442
United States 1,574,054 1,679,521 +105,467
Saint Helena 1,023,868 402,019 -621,849
Ireland 429,247 812,501 +383,254
Japan 166,340 1,030,306 +863,966
Switzerland 795,995 398,940 -397,055

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 51,864
China 3,371
Germany 3,303
Bulgaria 2,005
Nicaragua 1,475

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 44,063 7,801 -36,262
China 913 2,458 +1,545
Germany 2,239 1,064 -1,175
Bulgaria 692 1,313 +621
Nicaragua 1,475 0 -1,475
Hungary 45 574 +529
Ireland 43 0 -43
Czechia 41 0 -41
Finland 0 6 +6

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) 60,232,047
Air transport 7,021,902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,527,884
Other 199,409

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) 42,102,152 18,129,895 -23,972,257
Air transport 3,088,002 3,933,900 +845,898
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,780,755 3,747,129 +966,374
Other 122,733 76,676 -46,057

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,501,868
London Heathrow Airport 3,459,709
Eurotunnel 2,936,143
Birmingham Airport 2,238,945
Southampton 2,070,429

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 38,213,507 17,288,361 -20,925,146
London Heathrow Airport 1,410,885 2,048,824 +637,939
Eurotunnel 2,627,177 308,966 -2,318,211
Birmingham Airport 1,050,263 1,188,682 +138,419
Southampton 757,843 1,312,586 +554,743
London Gateway Port 898,972 556,403 -342,569
Dover 1,061,072 105,601 -955,471
Immingham Docks 629,302 387,768 -241,534
Felixstowe 327,826 608,142 +280,316
Holyhead 110,545 718,425 +607,880

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 870895

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

Description: Airbags and inflator systems for vehicle safety