Import/export HS code 871639: Various specialized trailers

Includes various types of trailers and semi-trailers for specific purposes

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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 £
Germany 171,015,716
Netherlands 75,266,013
France 64,818,226
Spain 35,247,356
Poland 21,245,955

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 £
Germany 96,331,582 74,684,134 -21,647,448
Netherlands 36,902,307 38,363,706 +1,461,399
France 29,803,056 35,015,170 +5,212,114
Spain 15,383,732 19,863,624 +4,479,892
Poland 11,274,224 9,971,731 -1,302,493
Luxembourg 9,501,590 6,857,542 -2,644,048
Romania 6,296,292 8,347,099 +2,050,807
Belgium 10,070,570 3,093,786 -6,976,784
Ireland 6,039,718 5,546,091 -493,627
United States 3,571,222 3,592,479 +21,257

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 £
Germany 156,642,972
France 64,287,245
Netherlands 53,352,232
Spain 34,981,642
Poland 23,419,588

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 £
Germany 87,228,974 69,413,998 -17,814,976
France 29,473,006 34,814,239 +5,341,233
Netherlands 26,326,612 27,025,620 +699,008
Spain 15,082,123 19,899,519 +4,817,396
Poland 12,501,967 10,917,621 -1,584,346
Turkey 12,278,022 7,924,051 -4,353,971
Hungary 9,729,399 8,536,245 -1,193,154
Luxembourg 10,011,756 6,752,707 -3,259,049
United Kingdom 7,171,653 7,408,555 +236,902
Romania 6,160,147 8,316,532 +2,156,385

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 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Greater Manchester 13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 12 11 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 10 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 8 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 9 3 -6

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) 406,871,650
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,813,497
Other 7,645,555
Air transport 4,074,084
Road transport 769,278

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) 216,089,075 190,782,575 -25,306,500
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,024,706 22,788,791 +764,085
Other 3,650,472 3,995,083 +344,611
Air transport 1,966,604 2,107,480 +140,876
Road transport 292,736 476,542 +183,806
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 223,854 +223,854

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 112,987,675
Killingholme 60,039,859
Portsmouth 58,124,465
Dover 47,000,601
Purfleet 41,598,702

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 57,374,554 55,613,121 -1,761,433
Killingholme 40,189,601 19,850,258 -20,339,343
Portsmouth 22,921,467 35,202,998 +12,281,531
Dover 23,346,381 23,654,220 +307,839
Purfleet 21,602,358 19,996,344 -1,606,014
Harwich 17,059,693 17,630,577 +570,884
London 12,616,329 9,959,848 -2,656,481
Hull 9,775,054 2,385,512 -7,389,542
Belfast Port 6,322,958 5,437,887 -885,071
Eurotunnel 6,191,897 5,025,040 -1,166,857

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 47
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 22
Land transport and transport via pipelines 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 47
2025-10 44
2025-09 47
2025-08 37

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 104
54m+ 92
0-1m 38
15m-54m 34
Other 21

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 £
France 52,694,825
Ireland 44,564,980
Germany 24,026,521
Israel 18,810,463
Netherlands 16,865,989

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 £
France 43,611,422 9,083,403 -34,528,019
Ireland 25,084,045 19,480,935 -5,603,110
Germany 11,253,122 12,773,399 +1,520,277
Israel 18,434,162 376,301 -18,057,861
Netherlands 8,716,214 8,149,775 -566,439
United States 9,959,469 2,452,612 -7,506,857
Singapore 10,251,721 445,405 -9,806,316
Belgium 6,606,852 3,886,392 -2,720,460
New Zealand 5,554,646 1,512,618 -4,042,028
Denmark 2,809,947 4,109,291 +1,299,344

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 12,739,782
Ireland 1,161,244
Nicaragua 1,128,105
Netherlands 670,312
Switzerland 145,813

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 8,028,701 4,711,081 -3,317,620
Ireland 279,157 882,087 +602,930
Nicaragua 502,052 626,053 +124,001
Netherlands 659,861 10,451 -649,410
Switzerland 145,813 0 -145,813
Germany 106,534 30,094 -76,440
Poland 122 98,032 +97,910
Italy 64,862 21,028 -43,834
Turkey 0 83,154 +83,154
Sweden 77,130 730 -76,400

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) 194,447,903
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,265,265
Other 24,181,338
Air transport 23,083,816
Road transport 5,691

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) 135,597,539 58,850,364 -76,747,175
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,413,088 15,852,177 -11,560,911
Other 14,136,630 10,044,708 -4,091,922
Air transport 21,210,158 1,873,658 -19,336,500
Road transport 5,691 0 -5,691

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 61,936,849
Portsmouth 39,788,535
Harwich 36,518,286
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,878,195
000 24,181,338

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 31,897,759 30,039,090 -1,858,669
Portsmouth 38,480,196 1,308,339 -37,171,857
Harwich 31,964,071 4,554,215 -27,409,856
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,876,750 12,001,445 -4,875,305
000 14,136,630 10,044,708 -4,091,922
London Heathrow Airport 20,710,943 1,205,580 -19,505,363
Southampton 7,920,777 4,421,381 -3,499,396
Liverpool Docks 6,710,278 4,855,372 -1,854,906
Holyhead 5,492,524 4,517,534 -974,990
Felixstowe 7,921,690 1,232,054 -6,689,636

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 871639

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

Description: Includes various types of trailers and semi-trailers for specific purposes