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 50,468,934
Germany 12,407,907
Taiwan 5,344,797
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,574,504
United States 3,248,117

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 25,471,242 24,997,692 -473,550
Germany 6,513,241 5,894,666 -618,575
Taiwan 3,511,605 1,833,192 -1,678,413
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,026,325 1,548,179 -478,146
United States 1,656,222 1,591,895 -64,327
Italy 1,426,388 1,265,965 -160,423
Netherlands 1,269,274 1,170,290 -98,984
Sweden 1,232,622 936,691 -295,931
France 727,079 466,074 -261,005
Spain 597,254 431,168 -166,086

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 55,712,445
Germany 11,998,255
Taiwan 5,567,830
United States 2,939,015
Italy 2,601,031

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 28,450,935 27,261,510 -1,189,425
Germany 6,372,266 5,625,989 -746,277
Taiwan 3,441,903 2,125,927 -1,315,976
United States 1,512,214 1,426,801 -85,413
Italy 1,351,175 1,249,856 -101,319
Sweden 1,242,805 910,208 -332,597
Netherlands 705,890 508,421 -197,469
Spain 563,851 513,344 -50,507
Poland 524,774 369,121 -155,653
Norway 363,082 520,704 +157,622

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
West Midlands 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1
West Midlands 6 9 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 5 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 6 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Essex 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,775,830
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,269,678
Air transport 7,839,641
Road transport 120,893
Other 63,701

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) 31,261,174 28,514,656 -2,746,518
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,346,454 9,923,224 -2,423,230
Air transport 3,683,797 4,155,844 +472,047
Road transport 54,083 66,810 +12,727
Other 35,969 27,732 -8,237

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 35,659,036
Southampton 14,683,047
London Gateway Port 10,548,966
Eurotunnel 8,394,522
Dover 5,663,191

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 20,161,816 15,497,220 -4,664,596
Southampton 9,676,235 5,006,812 -4,669,423
London Gateway Port 2,717,168 7,831,798 +5,114,630
Eurotunnel 3,219,363 5,175,159 +1,955,796
Dover 4,130,429 1,532,762 -2,597,667
Thamesport 1,219,287 1,078,583 -140,704
London Heathrow Airport 1,249,034 973,861 -275,173
Immingham Docks 966,189 985,090 +18,901
East Midlands Airport 735,555 608,540 -127,015
Birmingham Airport 685,702 565,137 -120,565

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
53
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
32
Human health activities
15
Other manufacturing
10
Other personal service activities
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 29
2026-04 28
2026-03 35
2026-02 31
2026-01 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 70
0-1m 37
15m-54m 13
54m+ 13
Other 13

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 7,256,401
Netherlands 2,412,765
Germany 1,679,971
France 1,159,667
Australia 931,790

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 4,076,082 3,180,319 -895,763
Netherlands 1,244,649 1,168,116 -76,533
Germany 672,833 1,007,138 +334,305
France 304,411 855,256 +550,845
Australia 456,765 475,025 +18,260
Spain 388,801 341,877 -46,924
Italy 245,518 309,064 +63,546
Japan 207,591 276,241 +68,650
Israel 154,378 130,017 -24,361
New Zealand 139,574 85,475 -54,099

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 38,780
Switzerland 37,389
United States 35,413
XI 23,043

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 14,742 24,038 +9,296
Switzerland 29,611 7,778 -21,833
United States 21,483 13,930 -7,553
XI 10,618 12,425 +1,807
Poland 16,431 0 -16,431
Germany 7,878 0 -7,878
Italy 232 4,646 +4,414
New Zealand 1,807 920 -887
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) 12,562,802
Air transport 3,989,428
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,304,944
Other 466,285

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) 5,981,196 6,581,606 +600,410
Air transport 1,969,834 2,019,594 +49,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 739,032 565,912 -173,120
Other 287,521 178,764 -108,757

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 5,328,376
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,183,924
ZLC 1,524,104
London Heathrow Airport 1,343,225
Dover 1,048,234

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 2,877,504 2,450,872 -426,632
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,515,313 2,668,611 +1,153,298
ZLC 690,033 834,071 +144,038
London Heathrow Airport 621,104 722,121 +101,017
Dover 361,598 686,636 +325,038
London Gateway Port 187,102 374,203 +187,101
Felixstowe 495,036 34,934 -460,102
000 287,521 178,764 -108,757
Liverpool Docks 269,200 177,585 -91,615
Fishguard 259,779 145,207 -114,572

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