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 180,232,080
Netherlands 77,128,780
France 70,966,416
Spain 37,986,822
Poland 20,844,051

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 87,501,002 92,731,078 +5,230,076
Netherlands 35,906,795 41,221,985 +5,315,190
France 27,980,489 42,985,927 +15,005,438
Spain 16,444,329 21,542,493 +5,098,164
Poland 10,103,726 10,740,325 +636,599
Luxembourg 8,785,446 9,312,676 +527,230
Romania 8,671,552 7,796,144 -875,408
Ireland 5,919,123 4,424,606 -1,494,517
Belgium 6,960,805 2,736,331 -4,224,474
Turkey 4,624,186 4,334,378 -289,808

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 164,792,955
France 69,841,648
Netherlands 54,551,299
Spain 37,663,782
Poland 23,850,449

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 77,157,426 87,635,529 +10,478,103
France 27,663,996 42,177,652 +14,513,656
Netherlands 25,747,038 28,804,261 +3,057,223
Spain 16,552,075 21,111,707 +4,559,632
Poland 10,787,371 13,063,078 +2,275,707
Turkey 11,895,821 11,348,720 -547,101
Hungary 11,378,776 6,835,528 -4,543,248
Luxembourg 9,327,086 7,648,024 -1,679,062
Romania 8,489,121 7,811,863 -677,258
United Kingdom 7,716,574 7,960,222 +243,648

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 12 +7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 12 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 8 -2
Greater Manchester 7 9 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 7 4 -3
Essex 4 7 +3

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) 425,250,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,241,630
Other 6,596,793
Air transport 5,583,186
Road transport 982,801

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) 201,142,322 224,108,054 +22,965,732
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,853,630 25,388,000 +1,534,370
Other 3,515,860 3,080,933 -434,927
Air transport 2,012,353 3,570,833 +1,558,480
Road transport 451,767 531,034 +79,267
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 121,669,684
Portsmouth 64,112,540
Killingholme 57,282,143
Dover 52,750,210
Purfleet 45,867,003

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 52,563,181 69,106,503 +16,543,322
Portsmouth 25,818,954 38,293,586 +12,474,632
Killingholme 34,497,724 22,784,419 -11,713,305
Dover 21,339,952 31,410,258 +10,070,306
Purfleet 24,002,208 21,864,795 -2,137,413
Harwich 19,662,904 15,563,633 -4,099,271
London 12,764,224 10,972,863 -1,791,361
Belfast Port 6,642,917 5,872,059 -770,858
Eurotunnel 6,850,221 4,645,796 -2,204,425
Liverpool Docks 3,139,714 7,190,436 +4,050,722

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
45
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
30
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
24
Rental and leasing activities
23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 46
2026-04 39
2026-03 48
2026-02 51
2026-01 41

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+ 91
15m-54m 38
0-1m 35
Other 23

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 44,502,029
France 40,741,214
Germany 21,592,524
Netherlands 18,133,983
United States 10,718,185

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 22,329,830 22,172,199 -157,631
France 30,524,715 10,216,499 -20,308,216
Germany 13,827,697 7,764,827 -6,062,870
Netherlands 8,742,163 9,391,820 +649,657
United States 9,345,827 1,372,358 -7,973,469
Belgium 3,535,251 4,748,648 +1,213,397
Singapore 7,348,630 655,084 -6,693,546
New Zealand 5,003,809 2,707,072 -2,296,737
Denmark 2,498,675 4,360,075 +1,861,400
Norway 1,762,154 4,216,006 +2,453,852

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 12,885,255
Ireland 1,132,924
Nicaragua 1,033,317
Turkey 202,366
Germany 160,341

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 7,997,779 4,887,476 -3,110,303
Ireland 387,105 745,819 +358,714
Nicaragua 661,847 371,470 -290,377
Turkey 7,388 194,978 +187,590
Germany 74,901 85,440 +10,539
Switzerland 145,813 0 -145,813
Netherlands 86,768 16,793 -69,975
Poland 122 98,032 +97,910
France 59,948 29,067 -30,881
Italy 82,826 2,700 -80,126

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) 178,253,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,418,532
Other 24,668,032
Air transport 5,002,681

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) 110,004,857 68,249,002 -41,755,855
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,052,196 12,366,336 -12,685,860
Other 13,816,871 10,851,161 -2,965,710
Air transport 3,506,579 1,496,102 -2,010,477

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 62,575,400
Harwich 28,397,542
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,545,793
Portsmouth 26,509,148
000 24,668,032

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 33,478,413 29,096,987 -4,381,426
Harwich 24,961,905 3,435,637 -21,526,268
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,748,389 14,797,404 +2,049,015
Portsmouth 25,066,387 1,442,761 -23,623,626
000 13,816,871 10,851,161 -2,965,710
Southampton 7,409,574 5,502,384 -1,907,190
Liverpool Docks 5,648,209 5,986,610 +338,401
Holyhead 5,439,689 5,052,305 -387,384
London 1,558,854 6,064,957 +4,506,103
Felixstowe 5,878,879 1,257,615 -4,621,264

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