Import/export HS code 87169010: Chassis for trailers

The main frame or structure of trailers and semi-trailers

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 £
Poland 59,537,881
Germany 29,544,018
China 23,363,936
Ireland 22,794,585
Spain 5,385,023

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 £
Poland 22,384,693 37,153,188 +14,768,495
Germany 11,081,097 18,462,921 +7,381,824
China 7,193,846 16,170,090 +8,976,244
Ireland 10,081,154 12,713,431 +2,632,277
Spain 1,945,283 3,439,740 +1,494,457
Netherlands 3,386,693 1,794,149 -1,592,544
India 1,470,561 1,427,854 -42,707
United States 1,105,997 1,163,731 +57,734
Lithuania 1,666,007 66,962 -1,599,045
Ukraine 421,981 991,715 +569,734

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 £
Poland 57,322,949
Germany 32,467,981
China 23,513,701
Ireland 20,430,296
Spain 5,002,509

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 £
Poland 20,892,025 36,430,924 +15,538,899
Germany 13,858,784 18,609,197 +4,750,413
China 7,115,972 16,397,729 +9,281,757
Ireland 8,882,602 11,547,694 +2,665,092
Spain 1,563,732 3,438,777 +1,875,045
Ukraine 1,055,751 2,287,506 +1,231,755
India 1,495,552 1,435,792 -59,760
United States 1,102,481 1,158,873 +56,392
Netherlands 1,548,068 578,190 -969,878
Lithuania 1,666,007 66,962 -1,599,045

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Northern Ireland 8
West Midlands 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Northern Ireland 6 8 +2
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 6 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2

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) 119,185,785
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,692,891
Other 3,553,389
Air transport 377,278
Road transport 332,538

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) 46,191,758 72,994,027 +26,802,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,681,420 20,011,471 +5,330,051
Other 1,727,186 1,826,203 +99,017
Air transport 223,320 153,958 -69,362
Road transport 220,097 112,441 -107,656

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 35,185,318
Felixstowe 34,462,978
Immingham Docks 27,326,060
Heysham 20,287,549
Southampton 10,911,873

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 £
Harwich 13,330,479 21,854,839 +8,524,360
Felixstowe 11,966,960 22,496,018 +10,529,058
Immingham Docks 12,799,385 14,526,675 +1,727,290
Heysham 8,864,755 11,422,794 +2,558,039
Southampton 2,470,909 8,440,964 +5,970,055
Belfast Port 3,440,456 5,110,995 +1,670,539
Liverpool Docks 2,234,997 3,632,436 +1,397,439
ZLC 1,137,726 2,434,977 +1,297,251
000 1,727,186 1,826,203 +99,017
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,577,930 77,508 -1,500,422

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 27
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 20
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 30
2026-03 27
2026-02 26
2026-01 24
2025-12 27

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 54
54m+ 32
15m-54m 22
0-1m 17
Other 8

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 6,514,850
United States 2,706,633
China 1,103,991
Qatar 876,062
Luxembourg 400,500

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 4,090,266 2,424,584 -1,665,682
United States 1,903,330 803,303 -1,100,027
China 449,221 654,770 +205,549
Qatar 272,958 603,104 +330,146
Luxembourg 0 400,500 +400,500
Australia 156,371 197,978 +41,607
Netherlands 259,503 60,908 -198,595
France 121,407 189,460 +68,053
Saudi Arabia 163,677 125,265 -38,412
Egypt 0 281,215 +281,215

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 2,251,693
China 1,345,303
Nicaragua 474,271
Germany 121,640
Ireland 102,559

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 2,156,334 95,359 -2,060,975
China 404,760 940,543 +535,783
Nicaragua 457,422 16,849 -440,573
Germany 112,766 8,874 -103,892
Ireland 38,280 64,279 +25,999
Netherlands 29,677 27,003 -2,674
Italy 20,585 22,304 +1,719
France 3,653 1,074 -2,579
Switzerland 1,785 1,251 -534
Turkey 0 1,448 +1,448

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 5,456,397
Air transport 5,153,022
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,314,614
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,566,179
Road transport 10,535

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 £
Other 3,736,632 1,719,765 -2,016,867
Air transport 3,043,892 2,109,130 -934,762
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,562,722 2,751,892 +1,189,170
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 679,575 886,604 +207,029
Road transport 0 10,535 +10,535

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,456,397
London Heathrow Airport 2,077,445
East Midlands Airport 1,832,888
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,348,886
Belfast Port 1,208,870

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 3,736,632 1,719,765 -2,016,867
London Heathrow Airport 1,305,314 772,131 -533,183
East Midlands Airport 1,073,048 759,840 -313,208
Dover / Eurotunnel 394,515 954,371 +559,856
Belfast Port 371,182 837,688 +466,506
Belfast Airport 300,911 438,639 +137,728
Liverpool Docks 388,123 338,754 -49,369
Holyhead 136,240 481,736 +345,496
Immingham Docks 242,050 363,741 +121,691
Southampton 299,887 188,280 -111,607

Quick facts

HS code: 87169010

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

Description: The main frame or structure of trailers and semi-trailers