Import/export HS code 871390: Various types of wheelchairs

Wheelchairs that are not covered under other codes, including specialized or custom designs

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 £
China 42,245,180
Germany 11,420,816
Taiwan 5,015,041
United States 3,220,545
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,579,877

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 £
China 23,664,138 18,581,042 -5,083,096
Germany 6,792,561 4,628,255 -2,164,306
Taiwan 3,014,033 2,001,008 -1,013,025
United States 1,800,415 1,420,130 -380,285
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,334,874 245,003 -2,089,871
Netherlands 1,472,536 998,886 -473,650
Italy 1,439,870 1,027,868 -412,002
Sweden 1,194,730 726,922 -467,808
France 784,600 378,042 -406,558
Spain 622,754 359,538 -263,216

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 46,337,113
Germany 11,069,462
Taiwan 5,178,798
United States 2,998,946
Italy 2,345,028

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 26,952,904 19,384,209 -7,568,695
Germany 6,629,062 4,440,400 -2,188,662
Taiwan 2,954,841 2,223,957 -730,884
United States 1,682,201 1,316,745 -365,456
Italy 1,349,619 995,409 -354,210
Sweden 1,205,855 725,980 -479,875
Netherlands 815,989 476,024 -339,965
Spain 608,013 425,935 -182,078
Viet Nam 762,171 171,351 -590,820
Poland 453,857 378,713 -75,144

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
West Midlands 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7

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
West Yorkshire 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
West Midlands 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 5 +0
Essex 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 4 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
South East Wales 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,149,680
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,226,983
Air transport 6,602,781
Road transport 68,123
Other 60,381

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,740,856 21,408,824 -8,332,032
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,186,193 8,040,790 -4,145,403
Air transport 3,985,032 2,617,749 -1,367,283
Road transport 3,235 64,888 +61,653
Other 19,159 41,222 +22,063

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 31,213,735
Southampton 15,191,020
Eurotunnel 6,702,610
Dover 6,053,108
London Gateway Port 5,877,630

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 £
Felixstowe 19,964,076 11,249,659 -8,714,417
Southampton 9,983,257 5,207,763 -4,775,494
Eurotunnel 2,643,011 4,059,599 +1,416,588
Dover 4,765,987 1,287,121 -3,478,866
London Gateway Port 983,684 4,893,946 +3,910,262
London Heathrow Airport 1,177,825 1,024,275 -153,550
Thamesport 1,226,644 874,097 -352,547
Immingham Docks 723,953 754,692 +30,739
East Midlands Airport 1,010,397 383,499 -626,898
Birmingham Airport 687,238 362,774 -324,464

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Human health activities 14
Other personal service activities 11
Other manufacturing 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 30
2025-10 36
2025-09 29
2025-08 36

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 70
0-1m 33
15m-54m 12
54m+ 12
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 £
Ireland 6,791,542
Netherlands 2,149,582
Germany 1,413,093
Australia 777,890
Spain 638,661

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 £
Ireland 3,909,613 2,881,929 -1,027,684
Netherlands 1,187,417 962,165 -225,252
Germany 546,186 866,907 +320,721
Australia 327,823 450,067 +122,244
Spain 405,856 232,805 -173,051
France 339,854 159,080 -180,774
Japan 253,451 239,387 -14,064
Italy 204,433 239,911 +35,478
Israel 160,084 111,786 -48,298
New Zealand 87,766 93,002 +5,236

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 £
United States 37,820
Switzerland 37,389
China 35,268
XI 26,051
Poland 16,431

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 £
United States 15,381 22,439 +7,058
Switzerland 20,802 16,587 -4,215
China 14,855 20,413 +5,558
XI 8,364 17,687 +9,323
Poland 16,431 0 -16,431
Ireland 3,735 8,818 +5,083
Germany 7,878 0 -7,878
New Zealand 7,096 0 -7,096
Italy 862 4,439 +3,577
Denmark 0 1,664 +1,664

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) 10,463,512
Air transport 3,353,276
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,405,723
Other 441,225

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) 5,464,894 4,998,618 -466,276
Air transport 1,668,450 1,684,826 +16,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 909,290 496,433 -412,857
Other 269,396 171,829 -97,567

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 4,915,060
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,966,127
ZLC 1,363,194
London Heathrow Airport 1,039,158
Dover 662,155

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 £
Holyhead 2,751,710 2,163,350 -588,360
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,503,939 1,462,188 -41,751
ZLC 618,849 744,345 +125,496
London Heathrow Airport 523,875 515,283 -8,592
Dover 281,077 381,078 +100,001
Felixstowe 474,937 145,818 -329,119
London Gateway Port 148,697 388,808 +240,111
000 269,396 171,829 -97,567
Liverpool Docks 170,125 247,487 +77,362
Fishguard 262,547 94,638 -167,909

Quick facts

HS code: 871390

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

Description: Wheelchairs that are not covered under other codes, including specialized or custom designs