Import/export HS code 871640: Various trailers and semi-trailers

Includes all other types of trailers and semi-trailers not listed elsewhere

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 22,722,007
Poland 14,033,075
China 12,006,783
Netherlands 6,618,795
Ireland 5,797,055

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 8,906,290 13,815,717 +4,909,427
Poland 7,353,025 6,680,050 -672,975
China 5,291,612 6,715,171 +1,423,559
Netherlands 3,351,049 3,267,746 -83,303
Ireland 2,605,827 3,191,228 +585,401
United States 1,571,658 1,989,123 +417,465
Germany 2,055,762 1,390,163 -665,599
Turkey 2,440,895 651,621 -1,789,274
Italy 652,749 2,124,722 +1,471,973
France 1,320,630 1,256,799 -63,831

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 22,066,647
Poland 13,993,599
China 12,591,245
Netherlands 6,037,115
United States 5,208,689

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 8,979,507 13,087,140 +4,107,633
Poland 7,419,562 6,574,037 -845,525
China 5,539,819 7,051,426 +1,511,607
Netherlands 2,811,231 3,225,884 +414,653
United States 2,079,462 3,129,227 +1,049,765
Turkey 2,496,704 670,790 -1,825,914
Ireland 1,242,632 1,854,234 +611,602
France 1,024,696 2,047,305 +1,022,609
Germany 1,679,189 1,108,675 -570,514
Spain 239,038 1,789,062 +1,550,024

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Inner London - West 16
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Essex 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 13 +0
Inner London - West 9 12 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 9 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 9 +4
Essex 8 8 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 3 -5
Outer London - West and North West 7 4 -3
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
Northern Ireland 6 5 -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) 56,067,828
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,028,387
Other 3,121,455
Air transport 1,255,777
Road transport 272,741

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) 26,188,499 29,879,329 +3,690,830
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,893,468 15,134,919 +5,241,451
Other 1,950,090 1,171,365 -778,725
Air transport 713,258 542,519 -170,739
Road transport 272,741 0 -272,741

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 24,973,313
Dover 18,284,050
Harwich 4,677,087
Felixstowe 4,226,779
London Gateway Port 3,981,325

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 10,375,030 14,598,283 +4,223,253
Dover 6,879,329 11,404,721 +4,525,392
Harwich 2,712,558 1,964,529 -748,029
Felixstowe 2,114,947 2,111,832 -3,115
London Gateway Port 788,230 3,193,095 +2,404,865
Southampton 1,197,383 1,946,475 +749,092
000 1,950,090 1,171,365 -778,725
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,081,626 1,582,460 +500,834
Liverpool Docks 1,236,933 1,427,089 +190,156
Eurotunnel 1,085,548 1,431,193 +345,645

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
58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
43
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
34
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 39
2026-04 30
2026-03 32
2026-02 29
2026-01 26

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 117
0-1m 63
54m+ 63
15m-54m 29
Other 17

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 59,603,448
Falkland Islands 16,439,127
Germany 12,754,874
Netherlands 9,396,331
Norway 7,979,297

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 26,155,191 33,448,257 +7,293,066
Falkland Islands 16,272,292 166,835 -16,105,457
Germany 8,778,072 3,976,802 -4,801,270
Netherlands 5,613,177 3,783,154 -1,830,023
Norway 3,422,905 4,556,392 +1,133,487
Australia 3,506,703 2,464,640 -1,042,063
France 3,084,773 2,794,563 -290,210
Sweden 1,966,956 2,676,530 +709,574
Poland 2,988,327 1,368,071 -1,620,256
United States 2,520,695 1,763,568 -757,127

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 39,783,443
Nicaragua 749,507
Ireland 293,388
Netherlands 130,102
Germany 90,274

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 18,935,443 20,848,000 +1,912,557
Nicaragua 250,992 498,515 +247,523
Ireland 49,915 243,473 +193,558
Netherlands 72,181 57,921 -14,260
Germany 30,507 59,767 +29,260
Belgium 58,718 0 -58,718
France 646 26,361 +25,715
Denmark 22,728 0 -22,728
United States 9,071 5,952 -3,119
China 5,682 7,602 +1,920

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) 77,098,407
Other 44,150,490
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,499,490
Air transport 1,137,556

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) 40,233,414 36,864,993 -3,368,421
Other 19,886,844 24,263,646 +4,376,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,142,014 12,357,476 -18,784,538
Air transport 748,375 389,181 -359,194

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 44,150,490
Southampton 27,068,674
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,599,375
Immingham Docks 14,432,350
Heysham 10,046,114

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 £
000 19,886,844 24,263,646 +4,376,802
Southampton 20,900,447 6,168,227 -14,732,220
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,240,634 11,358,741 -1,881,893
Immingham Docks 7,138,700 7,293,650 +154,950
Heysham 4,442,555 5,603,559 +1,161,004
London 4,768,052 3,166,257 -1,601,795
Felixstowe 4,139,726 2,716,671 -1,423,055
Holyhead 3,481,140 3,244,904 -236,236
Liverpool Docks 2,300,991 3,206,524 +905,533
Harwich 2,907,899 1,740,385 -1,167,514

Quick facts

HS code: 871640

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

Description: Includes all other types of trailers and semi-trailers not listed elsewhere