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 51,741,291
Germany 12,953,723
Taiwan 5,454,425
United States 3,721,836
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,668,175

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 23,839,123 27,902,168 +4,063,045
Germany 6,449,578 6,504,145 +54,567
Taiwan 3,372,412 2,082,013 -1,290,399
United States 1,957,632 1,764,204 -193,428
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,179,314 1,488,861 -690,453
Italy 1,512,401 1,352,379 -160,022
Netherlands 1,360,855 1,299,282 -61,573
Sweden 1,207,000 1,056,052 -150,948
France 759,570 513,186 -246,384
Spain 608,224 462,566 -145,658

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 57,214,717
Germany 12,528,719
Taiwan 5,565,241
United States 3,421,478
Italy 2,724,663

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 27,025,796 30,188,921 +3,163,125
Germany 6,294,509 6,234,210 -60,299
Taiwan 3,206,758 2,358,483 -848,275
United States 1,818,695 1,602,783 -215,912
Italy 1,423,050 1,301,613 -121,437
Sweden 1,218,125 1,028,627 -189,498
Netherlands 795,607 594,062 -201,545
Spain 574,262 550,839 -23,423
Viet Nam 798,076 143,567 -654,509
Poland 515,639 406,438 -109,201

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 11
West Midlands 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 8

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 10 +2
West Midlands 6 9 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 6 +1
Essex 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 5 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 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) 61,699,714
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,943,506
Air transport 8,362,381
Road transport 68,123
Other 60,667

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) 30,137,508 31,562,206 +1,424,698
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,903,744 11,039,762 -863,982
Air transport 4,057,539 4,304,842 +247,303
Road transport 44,837 23,286 -21,551
Other 23,220 37,447 +14,227

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 37,140,024
Southampton 16,225,356
London Gateway Port 9,347,893
Eurotunnel 8,269,185
Dover 6,339,135

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 20,138,643 17,001,381 -3,137,262
Southampton 9,643,436 6,581,920 -3,061,516
London Gateway Port 1,419,548 7,928,345 +6,508,797
Eurotunnel 2,662,224 5,606,961 +2,944,737
Dover 4,511,620 1,827,515 -2,684,105
Thamesport 1,285,114 1,144,864 -140,250
London Heathrow Airport 1,332,955 1,024,597 -308,358
Immingham Docks 803,809 1,108,686 +304,877
East Midlands Airport 945,566 618,833 -326,733
Birmingham Airport 700,473 612,497 -87,976

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 56
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Human health activities 14
Other personal service activities 12
Other manufacturing 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 28
2026-03 35
2026-02 31
2026-01 26
2025-12 26

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 73
0-1m 38
Other 16
15m-54m 13
54m+ 12

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 7,640,064
Netherlands 2,614,623
Germany 1,712,964
Australia 982,877
France 975,718

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 4,023,234 3,616,830 -406,404
Netherlands 1,258,972 1,355,651 +96,679
Germany 588,557 1,124,407 +535,850
Australia 437,819 545,058 +107,239
France 283,450 692,268 +408,818
Spain 381,318 301,416 -79,902
Italy 209,053 332,792 +123,739
Japan 234,513 281,549 +47,036
Israel 178,981 130,017 -48,964
New Zealand 108,873 118,083 +9,210

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 £
Ireland 45,921
China 43,483
Switzerland 37,389
United States 35,594
XI 25,868

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 £
Ireland 3,735 42,186 +38,451
China 14,750 28,733 +13,983
Switzerland 20,802 16,587 -4,215
United States 18,737 16,857 -1,880
XI 11,144 14,724 +3,580
Poland 16,431 0 -16,431
Germany 7,878 0 -7,878
Italy 1,094 4,646 +3,552
New Zealand 3,446 920 -2,526
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) 12,637,302
Air transport 4,099,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,526,493
Other 499,676

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) 5,533,181 7,104,121 +1,570,940
Air transport 1,844,506 2,254,667 +410,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 898,697 627,796 -270,901
Other 294,048 205,628 -88,420

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 5,547,065
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,050,004
ZLC 1,632,329
London Heathrow Airport 1,391,247
Dover 956,601

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 2,878,194 2,668,871 -209,323
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,386,502 2,663,502 +1,277,000
ZLC 683,059 949,270 +266,211
London Heathrow Airport 562,027 829,220 +267,193
Dover 363,320 593,281 +229,961
Felixstowe 458,919 177,617 -281,302
London Gateway Port 161,281 436,811 +275,530
000 294,048 205,628 -88,420
Liverpool Docks 133,368 342,351 +208,983
Fishguard 265,306 150,890 -114,416

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