Import/export HS code 870990: Parts for works trucks

Spare parts and components for self-propelled works trucks and platform tractors

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Netherlands 14,924,612
Belgium 6,132,909
Germany 3,610,957
France 1,716,602
United States 1,663,950

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 £
Netherlands 6,545,293 8,379,319 +1,834,026
Belgium 5,185,420 947,489 -4,237,931
Germany 1,893,643 1,717,314 -176,329
France 995,604 720,998 -274,606
United States 987,779 676,171 -311,608
Ireland 916,441 526,552 -389,889
China 398,526 427,372 +28,846
Sweden 564,035 70,079 -493,956
Spain 511,690 42,007 -469,683
Italy 429,617 117,005 -312,612

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 £
Germany 13,693,619
United States 3,979,361
Netherlands 3,421,678
China 1,908,163
United Kingdom 1,498,063

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 £
Germany 9,313,684 4,379,935 -4,933,749
United States 2,229,778 1,749,583 -480,195
Netherlands 1,447,822 1,973,856 +526,034
China 864,345 1,043,818 +179,473
United Kingdom 464,818 1,033,245 +568,427
Italy 795,338 558,300 -237,038
Mexico 537,188 798,309 +261,121
France 689,171 534,558 -154,613
Spain 459,809 372,982 -86,827
Sweden 591,039 79,623 -511,416

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 17
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15
Essex 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11

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 11 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 8 -4
Essex 10 5 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 9 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 4 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 7 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 4 -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) 20,646,152
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,808,746
Air transport 3,348,756
Other 905,759
Road transport 896

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) 12,398,649 8,247,503 -4,151,146
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,432,324 4,376,422 -55,902
Air transport 1,894,898 1,453,858 -441,040
Other 413,314 492,445 +79,131
Road transport 896 0 -896

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 15,698,135
Dover 4,179,479
Middlesbrough 2,891,170
Thamesport 967,912
East Midlands Airport 954,399

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 £
Immingham Docks 7,608,477 8,089,658 +481,181
Dover 1,841,827 2,337,652 +495,825
Middlesbrough 2,863,398 27,772 -2,835,626
Thamesport 450,132 517,780 +67,648
East Midlands Airport 502,894 451,505 -51,389
000 413,314 492,445 +79,131
London Stansted Airport 613,905 271,956 -341,949
Felixstowe 604,386 249,963 -354,423
Killingholme 743,578 0 -743,578
London Heathrow Airport 444,520 279,998 -164,522

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
45
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
40
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
20
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
18
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 32
2026-04 33
2026-03 40
2026-02 36
2026-01 31

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 90
54m+ 70
15m-54m 33
Other 19
0-1m 15

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 £
Belgium 5,475,779
Denmark 5,303,710
United States 4,724,244
India 2,325,941
Germany 2,019,946

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 £
Belgium 2,175,348 3,300,431 +1,125,083
Denmark 5,288,654 15,056 -5,273,598
United States 2,666,391 2,057,853 -608,538
India 204,995 2,120,946 +1,915,951
Germany 1,248,878 771,068 -477,810
Ireland 1,138,892 813,461 -325,431
Netherlands 267,537 827,195 +559,658
Qatar 575,560 307,467 -268,093
Morocco 525,320 268,097 -257,223
France 173,002 297,212 +124,210

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 756,570
Nicaragua 71,253
Belgium 56,050
China 11,174
Italy 9,407

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 125,217 631,353 +506,136
Nicaragua 977 70,276 +69,299
Belgium 55,359 691 -54,668
China 5,979 5,195 -784
Italy 2,557 6,850 +4,293
Japan 770 3,850 +3,080
Turkey 1,664 2,508 +844
Bulgaria 973 1,888 +915
Germany 135 1,971 +1,836
Netherlands 350 286 -64

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,863,113
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,783,773
Air transport 7,574,360
Other 975,611
Road transport 30,069

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,269,217 3,593,896 -5,675,321
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,594,274 5,189,499 +1,595,225
Air transport 4,145,367 3,428,993 -716,374
Other 236,497 739,114 +502,617
Road transport 14,233 15,836 +1,603

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,687,068
London Heathrow Airport 3,951,799
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,227,220
London Gateway Port 3,047,667
Southampton 2,623,162

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 £
Immingham Docks 6,775,779 1,911,289 -4,864,490
London Heathrow Airport 2,418,035 1,533,764 -884,271
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,437,257 1,789,963 +352,706
London Gateway Port 1,324,375 1,723,292 +398,917
Southampton 1,228,917 1,394,245 +165,328
East Midlands Airport 784,378 502,570 -281,808
Middlesbrough 38,228 1,240,053 +1,201,825
000 236,497 739,114 +502,617
Holyhead 793,941 58,478 -735,463
ZLC 420,293 388,835 -31,458

Quick facts

HS code: 870990

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

Description: Spare parts and components for self-propelled works trucks and platform tractors