Import/export HS code 871631: Tanker trailers for liquids

Trailers and semi-trailers designed to transport liquids, such as fuel or water

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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 £
Belgium 30,160,186
France 15,746,273
Germany 14,626,546
Netherlands 9,328,431
South Africa 5,155,094

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 £
Belgium 12,380,759 17,779,427 +5,398,668
France 7,781,149 7,965,124 +183,975
Germany 8,259,876 6,366,670 -1,893,206
Netherlands 5,659,533 3,668,898 -1,990,635
South Africa 3,377,375 1,777,719 -1,599,656
Italy 2,865,622 1,983,359 -882,263
Ireland 2,882,913 1,383,090 -1,499,823
Spain 2,510,493 1,115,868 -1,394,625
Turkey 1,420,580 1,401,955 -18,625
Czechia 1,089,164 1,014,940 -74,224

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 £
Belgium 28,848,138
France 16,204,362
Germany 14,840,544
Netherlands 8,606,098
South Africa 5,155,094

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 £
Belgium 11,816,837 17,031,301 +5,214,464
France 7,944,334 8,260,028 +315,694
Germany 8,368,640 6,471,904 -1,896,736
Netherlands 5,156,305 3,449,793 -1,706,512
South Africa 3,377,375 1,777,719 -1,599,656
Italy 2,748,510 1,800,407 -948,103
Spain 2,552,428 1,110,199 -1,442,229
Turkey 1,760,467 1,401,955 -358,512
Czechia 1,088,561 1,014,940 -73,621
Sweden 279,550 1,073,375 +793,825

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 4
Cheshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3

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 4 2 -2
Cheshire 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
North Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,861,984
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,146,851
Other 5,723,372
Road transport 8,619
Air transport 1,524

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,052,952 31,809,032 -1,243,920
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,147,511 11,999,340 -148,171
Other 3,453,869 2,269,503 -1,184,366
Road transport 8,619 0 -8,619
Air transport 0 1,524 +1,524

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 55,627,524
Killingholme 11,517,290
000 5,723,372
Portsmouth 5,069,682
London 4,508,275

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 £
Immingham Docks 24,990,037 30,637,487 +5,647,450
Killingholme 7,824,063 3,693,227 -4,130,836
000 3,453,869 2,269,503 -1,184,366
Portsmouth 3,043,258 2,026,424 -1,016,834
London 2,107,950 2,400,325 +292,375
Middlesbrough 2,378,637 1,165,553 -1,213,084
Hull 1,088,561 1,086,642 -1,919
Dover 630,483 1,268,361 +637,878
Avonmouth Docks 1,260,580 0 -1,260,580
Purfleet 977,415 151,451 -825,964

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Rental and leasing activities
6
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
5
Land transport and transport via pipelines
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5
2026-04 8
2026-03 6
2026-02 7
2026-01 10

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 20
54m+ 13
15m-54m 11
0-1m 2
Other 1

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 9,840,802
Netherlands 4,550,204
United Republic of Tanzania 2,949,839
Zambia 2,325,187
South Africa 2,103,184

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 6,026,982 3,813,820 -2,213,162
Netherlands 2,786,092 1,764,112 -1,021,980
United Republic of Tanzania 1,639,149 1,310,690 -328,459
Zambia 1,036,534 1,288,653 +252,119
South Africa 1,833,910 269,274 -1,564,636
NA 1,247,900 410,020 -837,880
Germany 309,177 889,362 +580,185
Guyana 950,800 88,600 -862,200
Kenya 779,000 80,500 -698,500
Australia 0 639,024 +639,024

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 6,797,667
Nicaragua 707,852
Ireland 256,078
Netherlands 61,747
Sweden 26,751

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 3,809,088 2,988,579 -820,509
Nicaragua 677,916 29,936 -647,980
Ireland 180,255 75,823 -104,432
Netherlands 61,747 0 -61,747
Sweden 10,284 16,467 +6,183
Germany 0 6,496 +6,496
Italy 1,388 0 -1,388

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) 14,203,498
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,884,689
Other 7,996,672
Air transport 30,400

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) 8,843,442 5,360,056 -3,483,386
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,199,783 3,684,906 -2,514,877
Other 4,757,146 3,239,526 -1,517,620
Air transport 24,968 5,432 -19,536

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,683,771
000 7,996,672
Southampton 3,964,677
Medway 2,257,150
Hull 2,112,303

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 £
Immingham Docks 5,375,186 3,308,585 -2,066,601
000 4,757,146 3,239,526 -1,517,620
Southampton 2,471,184 1,493,493 -977,691
Medway 926,450 1,330,700 +404,250
Hull 1,829,127 283,176 -1,545,951
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,293,964 633,300 -660,664
Harwich 695,435 192,265 -503,170
Liverpool Docks 242,080 442,548 +200,468
Holyhead 482,568 122,683 -359,885
Portsmouth 504,398 92,374 -412,024

Quick facts

HS code: 871631

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

Description: Trailers and semi-trailers designed to transport liquids, such as fuel or water