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 28,409,244
United States 18,883,014
Germany 8,608,390
Sweden 6,900,890
Netherlands 6,818,823

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 15,839,954 12,569,290 -3,270,664
United States 10,705,112 8,177,902 -2,527,210
Germany 4,575,908 4,032,482 -543,426
Sweden 4,205,816 2,695,074 -1,510,742
Netherlands 4,256,346 2,562,477 -1,693,869
Poland 3,506,852 2,908,560 -598,292
Taiwan 2,281,130 3,242,510 +961,380
Denmark 3,265,802 2,206,406 -1,059,396
France 2,557,969 2,317,063 -240,906
New Zealand 2,063,606 1,800,906 -262,700

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 34,851,065
United States 18,756,824
Germany 7,974,130
Sweden 7,068,008
Taiwan 5,940,720

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 19,564,780 15,286,285 -4,278,495
United States 11,066,024 7,690,800 -3,375,224
Germany 4,416,086 3,558,044 -858,042
Sweden 4,103,402 2,964,606 -1,138,796
Taiwan 2,374,234 3,566,486 +1,192,252
Poland 3,239,411 2,479,602 -759,809
Denmark 3,345,262 2,214,628 -1,130,634
New Zealand 2,057,057 1,790,411 -266,646
France 1,577,011 1,602,556 +25,545
Netherlands 1,089,058 1,176,585 +87,527

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 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
West Midlands 13
West Yorkshire 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 13 12 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 11 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
West Midlands 6 11 +5
West Yorkshire 8 10 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 7 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 6 -4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 8 8 +0
Essex 9 6 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 7 6 -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) 50,243,296
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,732,419
Air transport 23,196,493
Other 1,010,118
Road transport 153,617

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) 26,236,907 24,006,389 -2,230,518
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,113,066 13,619,353 -5,493,713
Air transport 13,565,900 9,630,593 -3,935,307
Other 561,009 449,109 -111,900
Road transport 116,182 37,435 -78,747

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,105,102
Southampton 16,315,379
London Gateway Port 13,835,089
London Heathrow Airport 12,556,940
Dover 6,456,485

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 10,496,583 7,608,519 -2,888,064
Southampton 8,160,848 8,154,531 -6,317
London Gateway Port 7,451,703 6,383,386 -1,068,317
London Heathrow Airport 8,049,365 4,507,575 -3,541,790
Dover 4,233,808 2,222,677 -2,011,131
Eurotunnel 3,210,747 3,201,829 -8,918
Harwich 3,044,501 2,565,590 -478,911
Immingham Docks 3,080,439 2,342,359 -738,080
Birmingham Airport 1,628,956 2,471,527 +842,571
East Midlands Airport 1,557,255 1,369,173 -188,082

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 63
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Other manufacturing 33
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of other transport equipment 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 60
2025-11 75
2025-10 71
2025-09 74
2025-08 75

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 138
0-1m 70
15m-54m 22
54m+ 22
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 8,447,980
France 7,051,167
Netherlands 4,805,568
Sweden 3,383,881
Czechia 3,073,527

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 4,597,562 3,850,418 -747,144
France 3,587,208 3,463,959 -123,249
Netherlands 2,878,316 1,927,252 -951,064
Sweden 2,328,671 1,055,210 -1,273,461
Czechia 1,405,495 1,668,032 +262,537
Spain 1,147,889 1,062,132 -85,757
Germany 1,133,661 1,071,427 -62,234
Italy 898,217 598,769 -299,448
Turkey 576,241 718,396 +142,155
South Korea 580,613 660,983 +80,370

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 391,005
Ireland 126,400
China 27,349
United States 26,107
Italy 14,195

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 109,896 281,109 +171,213
Ireland 41,724 84,676 +42,952
China 14,044 13,305 -739
United States 4,225 21,882 +17,657
Italy 13,309 886 -12,423
Sweden 407 12,752 +12,345
Germany 8,800 2,846 -5,954
Switzerland 5,415 3,841 -1,574
Norway 2,753 5,497 +2,744
Denmark 4,114 425 -3,689

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) 28,180,934
Air transport 12,937,914
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,942,319
Other 1,303,328
Road transport 63,836

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) 15,186,916 12,994,018 -2,192,898
Air transport 6,753,820 6,184,094 -569,726
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,896,159 1,046,160 -849,999
Other 865,552 437,776 -427,776
Road transport 63,836 0 -63,836

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,468,431
East Midlands Airport 6,947,961
London Heathrow Airport 3,225,445
Portsmouth 2,140,442
ZLC 1,944,226

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 11,324,700 9,143,731 -2,180,969
East Midlands Airport 3,741,329 3,206,632 -534,697
London Heathrow Airport 1,450,645 1,774,800 +324,155
Portsmouth 1,059,059 1,081,383 +22,324
ZLC 948,533 995,693 +47,160
Liverpool Docks 1,089,540 388,704 -700,836
Holyhead 539,764 853,438 +313,674
000 865,552 437,776 -427,776
Immingham Docks 632,929 558,929 -74,000
London Gateway Port 749,469 99,660 -649,809

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