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 186,052,489
Netherlands 80,388,423
France 71,585,632
Spain 40,215,788
Poland 20,702,968

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 88,002,104 98,050,385 +10,048,281
Netherlands 35,002,632 45,385,791 +10,383,159
France 24,550,747 47,034,885 +22,484,138
Spain 15,915,234 24,300,554 +8,385,320
Poland 9,475,181 11,227,787 +1,752,606
Luxembourg 9,257,495 9,559,883 +302,388
Romania 7,756,896 8,880,116 +1,123,220
Belgium 8,524,751 3,737,714 -4,787,037
Ireland 6,407,033 5,321,579 -1,085,454
Turkey 3,626,631 5,525,400 +1,898,769

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 169,734,796
France 70,759,010
Netherlands 55,772,598
Spain 39,563,099
Turkey 24,228,888

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 78,338,641 91,396,155 +13,057,514
France 24,438,046 46,320,964 +21,882,918
Netherlands 24,241,078 31,531,520 +7,290,442
Spain 15,544,191 24,018,908 +8,474,717
Turkey 11,517,453 12,711,435 +1,193,982
Poland 10,000,570 13,356,334 +3,355,764
Hungary 11,346,776 8,370,831 -2,975,945
Luxembourg 9,767,661 8,365,868 -1,401,793
United Kingdom 7,983,162 8,548,002 +564,840
Romania 7,574,465 8,895,835 +1,321,370

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 20
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 15 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 12 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 10 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 10 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 12 +4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 9 4 -5
Essex 5 8 +3
Greater Manchester 8 9 +1
West Midlands 9 8 -1

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) 440,935,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,755,150
Other 7,405,954
Air transport 5,941,849
Road transport 917,995

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) 199,485,462 241,450,512 +41,965,050
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,705,145 29,050,005 +6,344,860
Other 3,858,301 3,547,653 -310,648
Air transport 2,304,321 3,637,528 +1,333,207
Road transport 200,181 717,814 +517,633
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 271,066 +271,066

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 127,603,245
Portsmouth 64,405,299
Killingholme 62,832,592
Dover 55,615,513
Purfleet 45,303,335

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 54,408,792 73,194,453 +18,785,661
Portsmouth 20,998,397 43,406,902 +22,408,505
Killingholme 36,722,923 26,109,669 -10,613,254
Dover 22,449,086 33,166,427 +10,717,341
Purfleet 22,335,865 22,967,470 +631,605
Harwich 18,206,506 16,918,925 -1,287,581
London 11,620,263 12,401,354 +781,091
Belfast Port 7,076,195 6,238,532 -837,663
Liverpool Docks 5,293,562 6,592,312 +1,298,750
Eurotunnel 6,205,931 5,659,455 -546,476

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 49
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Land transport and transport via pipelines 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 39
2026-03 48
2026-02 51
2026-01 41
2025-12 56

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 106
54m+ 97
15m-54m 39
0-1m 38
Other 27

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 49,222,881
France 47,902,903
Germany 23,047,080
Israel 18,680,169
Netherlands 18,591,958

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 25,268,027 23,954,854 -1,313,173
France 37,113,331 10,789,572 -26,323,759
Germany 10,263,973 12,783,107 +2,519,134
Israel 18,115,167 565,002 -17,550,165
Netherlands 8,244,665 10,347,293 +2,102,628
Belgium 6,721,356 4,723,393 -1,997,963
United States 9,047,236 2,392,917 -6,654,319
Singapore 8,932,111 632,865 -8,299,246
New Zealand 5,244,653 2,590,865 -2,653,788
Denmark 2,711,525 4,645,370 +1,933,845

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 13,929,193
Ireland 1,127,274
Nicaragua 1,018,861
Netherlands 671,542
Germany 199,784

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 8,757,120 5,172,073 -3,585,047
Ireland 353,304 773,970 +420,666
Nicaragua 611,874 406,987 -204,887
Netherlands 658,529 13,013 -645,516
Germany 124,765 75,019 -49,746
Turkey 0 155,286 +155,286
Switzerland 145,813 0 -145,813
Poland 122 98,032 +97,910
Italy 81,070 4,820 -76,250
France 59,948 15,346 -44,602

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) 199,488,513
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,084,656
Other 26,802,776
Air transport 22,679,794

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) 127,518,235 71,970,278 -55,547,957
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,857,407 18,227,249 -2,630,158
Other 15,147,625 11,655,151 -3,492,474
Air transport 21,081,857 1,597,937 -19,483,920

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 65,870,304
Portsmouth 33,218,339
Harwich 32,389,800
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,703,871
000 26,802,776

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 30,533,068 35,337,236 +4,804,168
Portsmouth 31,625,212 1,593,127 -30,032,085
Harwich 28,040,258 4,349,542 -23,690,716
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,627,933 15,075,938 -1,551,995
000 15,147,625 11,655,151 -3,492,474
London Heathrow Airport 20,169,225 1,301,238 -18,867,987
Southampton 7,411,156 5,723,944 -1,687,212
Liverpool Docks 6,101,201 6,429,930 +328,729
Holyhead 5,493,283 5,557,563 +64,280
Felixstowe 6,518,231 1,269,804 -5,248,427

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