Import/export HS code 870911: Electric works trucks

Electric-powered trucks designed for moving goods in factories, warehouses, or airports

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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 £
France 15,893,301
China 11,604,095
Germany 8,596,175
United States 5,292,627
Turkey 2,686,667

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 £
France 11,976,780 3,916,521 -8,060,259
China 3,350,327 8,253,768 +4,903,441
Germany 4,662,777 3,933,398 -729,379
United States 1,727,226 3,565,401 +1,838,175
Turkey 2,500 2,684,167 +2,681,667
Spain 1,190,887 1,292,545 +101,658
Italy 1,184,511 1,236,878 +52,367
Netherlands 591,623 1,032,953 +441,330
Canada 586,549 721,056 +134,507
Ireland 564,772 575,426 +10,654

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 16,043,066
China 14,895,072
United States 7,267,841
Germany 6,090,088
Italy 3,011,683

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 11,966,110 4,076,956 -7,889,154
China 3,836,102 11,058,970 +7,222,868
United States 3,206,321 4,061,520 +855,199
Germany 2,787,548 3,302,540 +514,992
Italy 1,689,616 1,322,067 -367,549
Spain 1,412,920 1,292,936 -119,984
Netherlands 482,174 697,786 +215,612
Denmark 24,814 1,030,693 +1,005,879
Ireland 366,276 549,414 +183,138
Sweden 477,980 0 -477,980

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 9
Essex 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Merseyside 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 6 7 +1
Essex 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 7 +6
Merseyside 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 2 -3
West Midlands 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 2 5 +3
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +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) 32,982,409
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,077,978
Air transport 2,211,865
Road transport 134,362
Other 44,751

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) 21,108,145 11,874,264 -9,233,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,553,966 14,524,012 +8,970,046
Air transport 617,177 1,594,688 +977,511
Road transport 0 134,362 +134,362
Other 35,567 9,184 -26,383

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 20,868,698
Felixstowe 10,578,261
London Gateway Port 4,616,268
Southampton 3,611,769
Eurotunnel 3,523,761

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 14,420,294 6,448,404 -7,971,890
Felixstowe 3,324,280 7,253,981 +3,929,701
London Gateway Port 1,826,992 2,789,276 +962,284
Southampton 666,696 2,945,073 +2,278,377
Eurotunnel 1,900,618 1,623,143 -277,475
Liverpool Docks 1,152,071 1,211,967 +59,896
Immingham Docks 884,226 1,133,972 +249,746
London 798,972 566,403 -232,569
London Heathrow Airport 34,749 1,123,992 +1,089,243
Tyne 0 892,527 +892,527

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 13
Rental and leasing activities 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 17
2026-02 19
2026-01 8
2025-12 17

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 41
54m+ 35
0-1m 14
15m-54m 13
Other 11

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 £
Germany 979,391
Sweden 859,801
Ireland 856,868
Italy 824,133
Spain 817,972

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 £
Germany 398,284 581,107 +182,823
Sweden 79,308 780,493 +701,185
Ireland 496,491 360,377 -136,114
Italy 484,884 339,249 -145,635
Spain 558,786 259,186 -299,600
Australia 518,229 146,232 -371,997
Denmark 367,472 201,253 -166,219
Israel 252,391 305,247 +52,856
Netherlands 243,569 283,538 +39,969
France 198,684 296,100 +97,416

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 1,616
China 1,493

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 1,616 0 -1,616
China 0 1,493 +1,493

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) 6,568,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,512,788
Air transport 943,765
Other 3,109

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) 3,332,292 3,236,484 -95,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,757,236 755,552 -1,001,684
Air transport 427,065 516,700 +89,635
Other 1,616 1,493 -123

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,434,859
London Gateway Port 1,548,242
London Heathrow Airport 741,162
Immingham Docks 723,796
Liverpool Docks 506,068

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 2,465,245 1,969,614 -495,631
London Gateway Port 1,124,650 423,592 -701,058
London Heathrow Airport 294,857 446,305 +151,448
Immingham Docks 91,581 632,215 +540,634
Liverpool Docks 459,498 46,570 -412,928
Felixstowe 169,532 280,948 +111,416
Harwich 175,606 145,974 -29,632
Portsmouth 144,586 74,732 -69,854
Ayr Harbour 0 177,092 +177,092
Holyhead 63,380 105,188 +41,808

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 870911

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

Description: Electric-powered trucks designed for moving goods in factories, warehouses, or airports