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 21,152,814
Poland 13,797,717
China 12,039,134
Netherlands 6,882,994
Ireland 5,270,282

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 7,902,407 13,250,407 +5,348,000
Poland 7,199,990 6,597,727 -602,263
China 5,765,157 6,273,977 +508,820
Netherlands 3,734,267 3,148,727 -585,540
Ireland 2,708,696 2,561,586 -147,110
United States 1,060,359 2,774,144 +1,713,785
Germany 1,998,214 1,591,975 -406,239
Turkey 2,822,158 643,395 -2,178,763
Italy 654,710 2,124,722 +1,470,012
France 1,305,276 1,181,235 -124,041

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 20,995,071
Poland 13,808,193
China 12,576,870
Netherlands 5,945,786
United States 5,486,373

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 7,975,624 13,019,447 +5,043,823
Poland 7,300,114 6,508,079 -792,035
China 6,024,949 6,551,921 +526,972
Netherlands 2,945,171 3,000,615 +55,444
United States 1,559,023 3,927,350 +2,368,327
Turkey 2,877,967 662,564 -2,215,403
France 1,049,934 1,978,043 +928,109
Germany 1,624,864 1,263,087 -361,777
Ireland 1,347,908 1,215,368 -132,540
Spain 243,768 1,796,855 +1,553,087

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 20
Inner London - West 16
Essex 14
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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 12 14 +2
Inner London - West 8 11 +3
Essex 9 8 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 8 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 3 -5
Northern Ireland 7 5 -2
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -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) 55,045,749
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,197,101
Other 3,482,006
Air transport 1,282,947
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) 25,763,046 29,282,703 +3,519,657
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,928,331 14,268,770 +4,340,439
Other 2,136,965 1,345,041 -791,924
Air transport 369,129 913,818 +544,689
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 23,406,559
Dover 18,041,982
Felixstowe 4,488,729
Harwich 4,454,254
000 3,482,006

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 9,541,596 13,864,963 +4,323,367
Dover 6,889,111 11,152,871 +4,263,760
Felixstowe 2,470,835 2,017,894 -452,941
Harwich 2,531,981 1,922,273 -609,708
000 2,136,965 1,345,041 -791,924
London Gateway Port 592,091 2,878,724 +2,286,633
Southampton 1,247,017 1,878,686 +631,669
Liverpool Docks 1,063,677 1,812,061 +748,384
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,083,812 1,598,231 +514,419
Eurotunnel 1,036,271 1,451,575 +415,304

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 42
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 30
2026-03 32
2026-02 29
2026-01 26
2025-12 24

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 111
0-1m 67
54m+ 65
15m-54m 31
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 60,007,281
Falkland Islands 16,483,452
Germany 13,812,785
Netherlands 9,577,156
Norway 7,887,794

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 26,885,882 33,121,399 +6,235,517
Falkland Islands 16,316,617 166,835 -16,149,782
Germany 9,760,020 4,052,765 -5,707,255
Netherlands 5,867,619 3,709,537 -2,158,082
Norway 3,410,962 4,476,832 +1,065,870
Australia 3,422,582 2,581,484 -841,098
France 3,026,650 2,892,769 -133,881
Sweden 1,908,866 2,791,082 +882,216
Poland 2,893,519 1,481,190 -1,412,329
United States 2,302,885 1,866,724 -436,161

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 40,490,641
Nicaragua 749,507
Ireland 293,388
Netherlands 128,887
Germany 87,815

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 19,271,606 21,219,035 +1,947,429
Nicaragua 231,460 518,047 +286,587
Ireland 49,915 243,473 +193,558
Netherlands 72,181 56,706 -15,475
Germany 30,776 57,039 +26,263
Belgium 58,718 0 -58,718
Denmark 22,728 0 -22,728
United States 9,071 5,952 -3,119
France 646 11,941 +11,295
Sweden 9,788 0 -9,788

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) 77,291,877
Other 44,951,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,516,062
Air transport 1,147,607

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) 40,985,242 36,306,635 -4,678,607
Other 20,265,815 24,685,747 +4,419,932
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,810,826 12,705,236 -18,105,590
Air transport 737,845 409,762 -328,083

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 44,951,562
Southampton 26,831,203
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,492,149
Immingham Docks 14,600,061
Heysham 9,844,694

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 20,265,815 24,685,747 +4,419,932
Southampton 20,789,971 6,041,232 -14,748,739
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,009,501 11,482,648 -1,526,853
Immingham Docks 7,407,562 7,192,499 -215,063
Heysham 4,618,468 5,226,226 +607,758
London 5,268,556 3,120,688 -2,147,868
Felixstowe 3,591,809 3,092,836 -498,973
Holyhead 3,666,421 2,962,848 -703,573
Liverpool Docks 2,271,113 3,294,130 +1,023,017
Harwich 3,087,098 1,810,231 -1,276,867

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