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 14,785,363
China 12,042,098
Germany 7,389,448
United States 5,165,491
Turkey 2,684,167

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 10,180,283 4,605,080 -5,575,203
China 4,172,785 7,869,313 +3,696,528
Germany 3,813,380 3,576,068 -237,312
United States 2,030,180 3,135,311 +1,105,131
Turkey 0 2,684,167 +2,684,167
Italy 1,418,494 1,067,154 -351,340
Spain 492,046 1,743,108 +1,251,062
Netherlands 699,072 893,001 +193,929
Canada 665,284 599,319 -65,965
Ireland 1,122,388 17,810 -1,104,578

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 £
China 15,344,115
France 14,810,097
United States 6,849,881
Germany 5,611,430
Italy 3,092,032

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 £
China 4,677,788 10,666,327 +5,988,539
France 10,039,095 4,771,002 -5,268,093
United States 3,200,096 3,649,785 +449,689
Germany 2,763,180 2,848,250 +85,070
Italy 1,917,285 1,174,747 -742,538
Spain 490,449 1,721,095 +1,230,646
Netherlands 482,662 665,934 +183,272
Denmark 24,814 1,061,677 +1,036,863
Ireland 915,690 0 -915,690
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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
Essex 7
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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 8 +7
Essex 4 3 -1
Merseyside 4 6 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 2 -3
West Yorkshire 2 5 +3
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -1

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) 30,463,295
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,347,608
Air transport 2,194,446
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) 18,779,776 11,683,519 -7,096,257
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,568,745 13,778,863 +7,210,118
Air transport 670,057 1,524,389 +854,332
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 19,454,638
Felixstowe 10,802,961
London Gateway Port 4,239,195
Southampton 3,875,040
Eurotunnel 2,792,143

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 11,859,509 7,595,129 -4,264,380
Felixstowe 3,149,102 7,653,859 +4,504,757
London Gateway Port 1,723,483 2,515,712 +792,229
Southampton 1,149,732 2,725,308 +1,575,576
Eurotunnel 1,204,316 1,587,827 +383,511
Liverpool Docks 1,558,918 762,118 -796,800
Immingham Docks 1,190,107 801,736 -388,371
London 854,880 532,097 -322,783
London Heathrow Airport 27,078 1,123,992 +1,096,914
Tyne 803,878 88,649 -715,229

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
10
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
2026-05 20
2026-04 21
2026-03 17
2026-02 19
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
1m-15m 40
54m+ 33
0-1m 14
15m-54m 13
Other 10

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 1,083,826
Sweden 852,001
Ireland 831,420
Spain 788,838
United States 775,787

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 452,731 631,095 +178,364
Sweden 550,682 301,319 -249,363
Ireland 509,770 321,650 -188,120
Spain 688,655 100,183 -588,472
United States 115,741 660,046 +544,305
Australia 486,960 185,720 -301,240
Israel 370,670 203,731 -166,939
France 200,913 360,336 +159,423
Italy 284,396 263,945 -20,451
Netherlands 279,770 234,501 -45,269

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 £
China 1,914
XI 1,616

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 £
China 0 1,914 +1,914
XI 1,616 0 -1,616

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) 6,217,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,872,488
Air transport 1,054,969
Other 3,530

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) 3,590,820 2,626,742 -964,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,619,501 1,252,987 -366,514
Air transport 442,387 612,582 +170,195
Other 1,616 1,914 +298

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,036,133
London Gateway Port 1,572,244
Liverpool Docks 998,979
London Heathrow Airport 801,746
Immingham Docks 718,008

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 2,112,346 1,923,787 -188,559
London Gateway Port 1,228,943 343,301 -885,642
Liverpool Docks 459,089 539,890 +80,801
London Heathrow Airport 330,034 471,712 +141,678
Immingham Docks 588,583 129,425 -459,158
Felixstowe 142,172 331,690 +189,518
Harwich 199,933 118,419 -81,514
Portsmouth 144,586 74,732 -69,854
Ayr Harbour 0 177,092 +177,092
East Midlands Airport 34,781 121,165 +86,384

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