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 62,727,112
Germany 30,878,346
China 24,092,333
Ireland 22,808,712
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 21,619,905 41,107,207 +19,487,302
Germany 13,070,141 17,808,205 +4,738,064
China 7,774,619 16,317,714 +8,543,095
Ireland 11,275,362 11,533,350 +257,988
Spain 2,532,469 2,852,554 +320,085
Netherlands 2,452,043 1,534,911 -917,132
India 1,257,277 1,454,839 +197,562
United States 1,573,994 534,928 -1,039,066
Lithuania 1,732,969 0 -1,732,969
Ukraine 647,967 693,023 +45,056

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 60,073,666
Germany 33,324,949
China 24,242,068
Ireland 20,439,195
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 19,899,055 40,174,611 +20,275,556
Germany 15,086,579 18,238,370 +3,151,791
China 7,776,775 16,465,293 +8,688,518
Ireland 10,031,442 10,407,753 +376,311
Spain 2,149,955 2,852,554 +702,599
Ukraine 1,285,093 2,028,222 +743,129
India 1,280,718 1,463,434 +182,716
United States 1,570,478 530,070 -1,040,408
Netherlands 1,358,148 410,236 -947,912
Lithuania 1,732,969 0 -1,732,969

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 6 5 -1
Northern Ireland 7 7 +0
West Midlands 8 3 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -3
Essex 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -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) 122,479,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,788,927
Other 3,473,514
Air transport 345,439
Road transport 309,928

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) 48,467,271 74,012,155 +25,544,884
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,619,673 19,169,254 +3,549,581
Other 1,993,112 1,480,402 -512,710
Air transport 215,087 130,352 -84,735
Road transport 211,187 98,741 -112,446

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 36,678,207
Felixstowe 35,023,104
Immingham Docks 27,782,665
Heysham 20,294,347
Southampton 11,801,669

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 10,278,767 26,399,440 +16,120,673
Felixstowe 13,750,390 21,272,714 +7,522,324
Immingham Docks 14,178,478 13,604,187 -574,291
Heysham 10,011,494 10,282,853 +271,359
Southampton 3,474,367 8,327,302 +4,852,935
Belfast Port 3,161,451 5,259,736 +2,098,285
Liverpool Docks 2,847,300 3,020,133 +172,833
000 1,993,112 1,480,402 -512,710
ZLC 1,293,605 2,175,693 +882,088
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,650,764 3,546 -1,647,218

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
26
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
20
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
19
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 27
2026-04 30
2026-03 27
2026-02 26
2026-01 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 54
54m+ 30
15m-54m 19
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 5,986,553
United States 2,485,836
China 1,136,499
Qatar 887,760
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 3,798,549 2,188,004 -1,610,545
United States 1,658,042 827,794 -830,248
China 444,235 692,264 +248,029
Qatar 419,078 468,682 +49,604
Luxembourg 0 400,500 +400,500
Australia 169,707 182,518 +12,811
France 126,853 190,353 +63,500
Egypt 253,101 28,114 -224,987
Netherlands 217,784 56,414 -161,370
New Zealand 151,369 113,832 -37,537

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 1,770,843
China 1,343,296
Nicaragua 474,271
Germany 116,950
Ireland 105,035

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 1,681,649 89,194 -1,592,455
China 541,369 801,927 +260,558
Nicaragua 474,039 232 -473,807
Germany 106,883 10,067 -96,816
Ireland 45,802 59,233 +13,431
Netherlands 27,437 24,889 -2,548
Italy 22,173 17,905 -4,268
France 2,894 1,074 -1,820
Switzerland 1,046 1,404 +358
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 4,931,450
Air transport 4,791,780
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,326,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,459,497
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 3,397,801 1,533,649 -1,864,152
Air transport 3,049,873 1,741,907 -1,307,966
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,686,619 2,639,844 +953,225
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 702,483 757,014 +54,531
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 4,931,450
London Heathrow Airport 1,885,850
East Midlands Airport 1,750,892
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,316,625
Belfast Port 1,246,364

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 3,397,801 1,533,649 -1,864,152
London Heathrow Airport 1,199,405 686,445 -512,960
East Midlands Airport 1,183,293 567,599 -615,694
Dover / Eurotunnel 443,831 872,794 +428,963
Belfast Port 480,123 766,241 +286,118
Liverpool Docks 397,323 282,690 -114,633
Belfast Airport 274,196 396,379 +122,183
Holyhead 160,711 490,313 +329,602
Immingham Docks 247,500 351,516 +104,016
Southampton 270,352 154,261 -116,091

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