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 11,900,167
Belgium 6,402,097
Germany 2,979,189
United States 2,104,292
Ireland 1,578,919

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 6,385,094 5,515,073 -870,021
Belgium 2,473,953 3,928,144 +1,454,191
Germany 1,786,680 1,192,509 -594,171
United States 1,371,850 732,442 -639,408
Ireland 1,011,288 567,631 -443,657
France 983,991 580,692 -403,299
China 392,868 396,255 +3,387
Sweden 650,424 69,822 -580,602
Spain 554,387 36,883 -517,504
Italy 475,630 82,833 -392,797

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 12,928,388
United States 3,885,142
Netherlands 2,567,058
China 1,932,960
Italy 1,212,332

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 6,426,631 6,501,757 +75,126
United States 2,246,897 1,638,245 -608,652
Netherlands 1,507,207 1,059,851 -447,356
China 1,067,624 865,336 -202,288
Italy 828,091 384,241 -443,850
France 759,121 338,117 -421,004
Mexico 545,364 493,831 -51,533
Spain 482,058 318,678 -163,380
Sweden 667,643 98,415 -569,228
United Kingdom 321,251 376,826 +55,575

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Essex 13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10
Inner London - West 10

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 8 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 7 -4
Essex 10 5 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 4 -4
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 2 -7
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 5 +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) 18,268,501
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,958,122
Air transport 3,506,464
Other 829,592
Road transport 1,886

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) 10,796,278 7,472,223 -3,324,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,328,002 4,630,120 +1,302,118
Air transport 2,265,178 1,241,286 -1,023,892
Other 397,019 432,573 +35,554
Road transport 1,886 0 -1,886

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 13,448,603
Middlesbrough 3,153,562
Dover 2,787,340
London Stansted Airport 1,212,525
Killingholme 1,057,171

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 7,081,428 6,367,175 -714,253
Middlesbrough 472,724 2,680,838 +2,208,114
Dover 1,651,645 1,135,695 -515,950
London Stansted Airport 858,499 354,026 -504,473
Killingholme 1,057,171 0 -1,057,171
Thamesport 558,412 304,648 -253,764
000 397,019 432,573 +35,554
London Heathrow Airport 575,787 251,412 -324,375
East Midlands Airport 517,388 305,649 -211,739
Felixstowe 604,074 174,964 -429,110

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 34
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 20
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 17
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 30
2025-10 34
2025-09 31
2025-08 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 89
54m+ 64
15m-54m 32
Other 19
0-1m 14

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 6,893,006
Denmark 5,303,696
United States 3,970,949
United Arab Emirates 2,952,141
Ireland 2,298,311

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 3,331,974 3,561,032 +229,058
Denmark 5,296,986 6,710 -5,290,276
United States 1,756,096 2,214,853 +458,757
United Arab Emirates 2,848,123 104,018 -2,744,105
Ireland 1,587,526 710,785 -876,741
Germany 1,104,733 909,014 -195,719
India 130,620 1,544,007 +1,413,387
Qatar 653,666 249,198 -404,468
Morocco 370,700 521,035 +150,335
Netherlands 587,804 174,608 -413,196

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 502,784
Nicaragua 67,075
Belgium 55,359
China 9,693
Italy 9,690

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 28,284 474,500 +446,216
Nicaragua 598 66,477 +65,879
Belgium 55,359 0 -55,359
China 1,949 7,744 +5,795
Italy 2,887 6,803 +3,916
Japan 0 2,695 +2,695
Turkey 898 1,721 +823
Bulgaria 0 2,027 +2,027
Germany 16 830 +814
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) 14,899,550
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,228,793
Air transport 7,639,184
Other 708,185
Road transport 15,693

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) 11,901,381 2,998,169 -8,903,212
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,430,019 4,798,774 +368,755
Air transport 3,815,480 3,823,704 +8,224
Other 134,390 573,795 +439,405
Road transport 15,693 0 -15,693

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 9,927,052
London Gateway Port 4,654,589
London Heathrow Airport 4,338,415
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,490,273
Southampton 2,091,550

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 7,698,707 2,228,345 -5,470,362
London Gateway Port 3,001,077 1,653,512 -1,347,565
London Heathrow Airport 2,233,729 2,104,686 -129,043
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,289,504 1,200,769 -88,735
Southampton 1,250,622 840,928 -409,694
Middlesbrough 496,498 1,246,567 +750,069
East Midlands Airport 744,460 510,052 -234,408
Holyhead 1,002,343 121,238 -881,105
London 596,129 144,749 -451,380
ZLC 362,373 371,283 +8,910

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