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 14,407,711
Belgium 6,378,356
Germany 3,104,227
United States 2,148,168
France 1,801,155

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 6,394,116 8,013,595 +1,619,479
Belgium 2,188,411 4,189,945 +2,001,534
Germany 1,736,932 1,367,295 -369,637
United States 1,360,422 787,746 -572,676
France 1,004,405 796,750 -207,655
Ireland 1,061,000 642,657 -418,343
China 360,011 484,047 +124,036
Sweden 674,928 74,478 -600,450
Italy 473,878 113,019 -360,859
Spain 524,672 30,158 -494,514

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 13,562,895
United States 4,268,991
Netherlands 3,456,900
China 2,163,511
Italy 1,413,386

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 6,124,184 7,438,711 +1,314,527
United States 2,309,162 1,959,829 -349,333
Netherlands 1,510,133 1,946,767 +436,634
China 1,044,887 1,118,624 +73,737
Italy 815,895 597,491 -218,404
Mexico 534,623 773,197 +238,574
France 744,392 561,421 -182,971
Spain 452,899 390,831 -62,068
Sweden 689,545 87,588 -601,957
United Kingdom 356,504 405,528 +49,024

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 16
Essex 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12

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 11 11 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 9 -3
Essex 11 5 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 8 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 4 -5
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 5 +1
Devon 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) 20,383,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,783,845
Air transport 3,889,964
Other 925,403
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) 10,356,184 10,026,935 -329,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,472,968 5,310,877 +1,837,909
Air transport 2,267,471 1,622,493 -644,978
Other 421,986 503,417 +81,431
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 15,977,662
Dover 2,937,360
Middlesbrough 2,886,971
London Stansted Airport 1,208,463
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 7,095,992 8,881,670 +1,785,678
Dover 1,662,605 1,274,755 -387,850
Middlesbrough 192,367 2,694,604 +2,502,237
London Stansted Airport 882,305 326,158 -556,147
Killingholme 1,057,171 0 -1,057,171
East Midlands Airport 561,997 451,642 -110,355
Thamesport 470,044 473,553 +3,509
000 421,986 503,417 +81,431
Felixstowe 623,771 272,781 -350,990
London Heathrow Airport 523,424 319,549 -203,875

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 46
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 20
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 19
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
2026-04 33
2026-03 40
2026-02 36
2026-01 31
2025-12 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 94
54m+ 73
15m-54m 32
Other 20
0-1m 16

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 6,388,720
Denmark 5,301,678
United States 4,862,094
Ireland 2,491,326
India 2,278,834

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 2,902,785 3,485,935 +583,150
Denmark 5,289,804 11,874 -5,277,930
United States 1,778,094 3,084,000 +1,305,906
Ireland 1,622,852 868,474 -754,378
India 142,339 2,136,495 +1,994,156
Germany 1,119,328 1,048,706 -70,622
Qatar 617,875 347,024 -270,851
United Arab Emirates 733,435 170,925 -562,510
Morocco 488,910 402,825 -86,085
Netherlands 692,895 92,124 -600,771

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 703,800
Nicaragua 69,891
Belgium 56,050
China 11,130
Italy 10,984

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 23,764 680,036 +656,272
Nicaragua 598 69,293 +68,695
Belgium 55,359 691 -54,668
China 1,993 9,137 +7,144
Italy 3,542 7,442 +3,900
Turkey 898 3,383 +2,485
Japan 385 3,465 +3,080
Bulgaria 556 2,305 +1,749
Germany 28 2,062 +2,034
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) 13,885,418
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,446,140
Air transport 8,376,345
Other 922,383
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) 9,779,082 4,106,336 -5,672,746
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,518,475 4,927,665 +409,190
Air transport 3,659,815 4,716,530 +1,056,715
Other 128,186 794,197 +666,011
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 9,627,822
London Heathrow Airport 4,666,906
London Gateway Port 3,297,556
Southampton 2,757,788
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,566,901

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 7,541,466 2,086,356 -5,455,110
London Heathrow Airport 2,002,215 2,664,691 +662,476
London Gateway Port 1,131,926 2,165,630 +1,033,704
Southampton 1,279,613 1,478,175 +198,562
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,234,931 1,331,970 +97,039
Middlesbrough 223,157 1,246,567 +1,023,410
East Midlands Airport 790,881 598,669 -192,212
Holyhead 1,035,467 60,539 -974,928
000 128,186 794,197 +666,011
London 718,716 142,637 -576,079

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