Import/export HS code 871420: Wheelchair parts and accessories

Spare parts and add-ons for wheelchairs, such as brakes, frames, and wheels

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* 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 31,072,465
United States 20,267,034
Germany 9,138,323
Sweden 7,575,912
Netherlands 7,310,028

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 15,414,234 15,658,231 +243,997
United States 10,939,633 9,327,401 -1,612,232
Germany 4,373,194 4,765,129 +391,935
Sweden 4,245,624 3,330,288 -915,336
Netherlands 4,208,459 3,101,569 -1,106,890
Poland 3,708,964 3,530,275 -178,689
Taiwan 2,432,724 3,338,102 +905,378
Denmark 3,367,988 2,188,035 -1,179,953
France 2,643,853 2,802,466 +158,613
New Zealand 2,345,020 1,650,216 -694,804

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 38,212,364
United States 20,004,627
Germany 8,451,616
Sweden 7,666,287
Taiwan 6,203,321

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 19,201,459 19,010,905 -190,554
United States 11,298,992 8,705,635 -2,593,357
Germany 4,150,166 4,301,450 +151,284
Sweden 4,259,579 3,406,708 -852,871
Taiwan 2,520,061 3,683,260 +1,163,199
Poland 3,383,249 2,794,461 -588,788
Denmark 3,417,774 2,346,893 -1,070,881
New Zealand 2,338,471 1,608,248 -730,223
France 1,688,061 1,887,203 +199,142
Netherlands 1,087,920 1,461,725 +373,805

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 16
West Midlands 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13

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 13 13 +0
West Midlands 8 11 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 11 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 9 9 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 11 +2
West Yorkshire 8 10 +2
Essex 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 6 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 8 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 7 5 -2

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) 55,032,557
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,091,518
Air transport 24,783,491
Other 1,229,447
Road transport 153,553

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) 26,779,854 28,252,703 +1,472,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,272,257 15,819,261 -3,452,996
Air transport 13,546,947 11,236,544 -2,310,403
Other 570,861 658,586 +87,725
Road transport 106,651 46,902 -59,749

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,803,316
Southampton 17,821,792
London Gateway Port 15,406,570
London Heathrow Airport 12,817,301
Eurotunnel 6,916,847

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 10,348,475 8,454,841 -1,893,634
Southampton 8,692,285 9,129,507 +437,222
London Gateway Port 7,493,901 7,912,669 +418,768
London Heathrow Airport 7,888,350 4,928,951 -2,959,399
Eurotunnel 3,094,722 3,822,125 +727,403
Immingham Docks 3,216,865 3,371,582 +154,717
Harwich 3,380,059 3,044,514 -335,545
Dover 4,018,688 2,277,200 -1,741,488
Birmingham Airport 1,961,646 2,791,043 +829,397
East Midlands Airport 1,560,311 1,667,483 +107,172

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 65
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Other manufacturing 31
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 76
2026-03 82
2026-02 85
2026-01 60
2025-12 67

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 142
0-1m 69
54m+ 25
15m-54m 23
Other 17

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 9,282,950
France 7,515,067
Netherlands 4,970,779
Czechia 3,221,200
Sweden 3,083,663

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 4,740,866 4,542,084 -198,782
France 4,223,299 3,291,768 -931,531
Netherlands 2,565,513 2,405,266 -160,247
Czechia 1,325,843 1,895,357 +569,514
Sweden 1,905,777 1,177,886 -727,891
Germany 1,227,182 1,214,380 -12,802
Spain 1,174,015 1,157,655 -16,360
South Korea 500,698 1,243,052 +742,354
Italy 785,279 790,989 +5,710
Turkey 602,612 857,232 +254,620

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 382,663
Ireland 342,237
United States 37,050
China 32,040
Norway 30,855

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 164,150 218,513 +54,363
Ireland 41,724 300,513 +258,789
United States 3,333 33,717 +30,384
China 15,850 16,190 +340
Norway 5,519 25,336 +19,817
Sweden 407 16,405 +15,998
Germany 8,509 4,428 -4,081
Italy 9,697 2,733 -6,964
Denmark 4,114 5,044 +930
Switzerland 4,382 4,295 -87

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) 29,586,210
Air transport 14,594,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,751,505
Other 1,555,501
Road transport 9,317

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) 15,178,885 14,407,325 -771,560
Air transport 6,950,083 7,644,789 +694,706
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,609,150 1,142,355 -466,795
Other 913,008 642,493 -270,515
Road transport 9,317 0 -9,317

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,933,241
East Midlands Airport 7,475,071
London Heathrow Airport 4,322,229
Portsmouth 2,476,352
ZLC 1,958,141

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,979,433 9,953,808 -1,025,625
East Midlands Airport 3,833,039 3,642,032 -191,007
London Heathrow Airport 1,624,884 2,697,345 +1,072,461
Portsmouth 1,293,069 1,183,283 -109,786
ZLC 859,745 1,098,396 +238,651
Holyhead 560,097 1,126,955 +566,858
000 913,008 642,493 -270,515
Liverpool Docks 1,060,818 404,303 -656,515
Immingham Docks 620,640 638,320 +17,680
Dover 444,297 396,940 -47,357

Quick facts

HS code: 871420

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

Description: Spare parts and add-ons for wheelchairs, such as brakes, frames, and wheels