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 50,165,829
Germany 25,303,773
Ireland 19,555,994
China 17,014,531
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 21,969,556 28,196,273 +6,226,717
Germany 9,136,171 16,167,602 +7,031,431
Ireland 9,867,054 9,688,940 -178,114
China 6,841,466 10,173,065 +3,331,599
Spain 1,945,283 3,439,740 +1,494,457
Netherlands 3,469,771 1,036,562 -2,433,209
India 1,348,075 1,117,960 -230,115
United States 1,231,953 1,177,228 -54,725
Lithuania 1,631,804 101,165 -1,530,639
Ukraine 470,758 873,847 +403,089

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 48,444,856
Germany 28,072,783
Ireland 17,446,896
China 17,148,714
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 20,271,750 28,173,106 +7,901,356
Germany 12,256,580 15,816,203 +3,559,623
Ireland 8,733,180 8,713,716 -19,464
China 6,761,902 10,386,812 +3,624,910
Spain 1,563,732 3,438,777 +1,875,045
Ukraine 994,212 1,610,945 +616,733
India 1,377,217 1,124,062 -253,155
United States 1,229,978 1,171,146 -58,832
Netherlands 1,539,651 385,112 -1,154,539
Lithuania 1,631,804 101,165 -1,530,639

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Northern Ireland 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
West Midlands 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
Northern Ireland 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 6 +3
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Essex 3 4 +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) 102,100,702
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,640,759
Other 3,141,893
Air transport 315,310
Road transport 307,626

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) 43,711,508 58,389,194 +14,677,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,203,054 13,437,705 -765,349
Other 1,618,960 1,522,933 -96,027
Air transport 221,596 93,714 -127,882
Road transport 220,097 87,529 -132,568

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 29,422,489
Felixstowe 29,344,803
Immingham Docks 24,276,197
Heysham 17,304,149
Southampton 7,750,118

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 13,997,040 15,425,449 +1,428,409
Felixstowe 10,637,732 18,707,071 +8,069,339
Immingham Docks 11,213,784 13,062,413 +1,848,629
Heysham 8,715,333 8,588,816 -126,517
Southampton 2,218,874 5,531,244 +3,312,370
Belfast Port 3,420,649 3,003,547 -417,102
Liverpool Docks 2,169,735 3,664,210 +1,494,475
000 1,618,960 1,522,933 -96,027
ZLC 1,042,891 1,724,704 +681,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,543,727 111,711 -1,432,016

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 25
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 19
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
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
2026-01 24
2025-11 29
2025-10 27
2025-09 31
2025-08 28

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 52
54m+ 31
0-1m 17
15m-54m 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 6,045,276
United States 2,417,454
Qatar 708,045
China 453,306
Netherlands 312,187

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 4,328,213 1,717,063 -2,611,150
United States 1,695,612 721,842 -973,770
Qatar 234,992 473,053 +238,061
China 430,458 22,848 -407,610
Netherlands 257,914 54,273 -203,641
France 120,100 163,240 +43,140
Egypt 2,000 281,215 +279,215
Belgium 87,075 182,546 +95,471
Saudi Arabia 166,031 102,549 -63,482
Australia 163,426 98,190 -65,236

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 2,526,178
China 928,182
Nicaragua 474,271
Germany 122,828
Ireland 90,718

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 2,448,379 77,799 -2,370,580
China 343,367 584,815 +241,448
Nicaragua 457,422 16,849 -440,573
Germany 115,941 6,887 -109,054
Ireland 36,747 53,971 +17,224
Netherlands 28,308 21,215 -7,093
Italy 21,054 11,264 -9,790
France 3,872 1,074 -2,798
Switzerland 2,137 722 -1,415
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,721 0 -1,721

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 5,174,196
Air transport 4,638,220
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,078,653
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,311,167

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 3,979,479 1,194,717 -2,784,762
Air transport 2,787,407 1,850,813 -936,594
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,601,336 1,477,317 -124,019
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 692,526 618,641 -73,885

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,174,196
London Heathrow Airport 1,801,111
East Midlands Airport 1,684,838
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,029,235
Belfast Airport 643,788

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 3,979,479 1,194,717 -2,784,762
London Heathrow Airport 1,093,155 707,956 -385,199
East Midlands Airport 1,004,778 680,060 -324,718
Dover / Eurotunnel 467,466 561,769 +94,303
Belfast Airport 300,410 343,378 +42,968
Liverpool Docks 392,164 246,515 -145,649
Belfast Port 371,182 196,468 -174,714
Immingham Docks 220,541 305,110 +84,569
Southampton 304,034 152,967 -151,067
Holyhead 116,408 337,250 +220,842

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