Import/export HS code 87169030: Bodies for trailers

The outer shell or container part 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 £
France 33,700,207
Germany 17,445,943
China 9,379,445
Sweden 4,060,580
Lithuania 1,710,814

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 £
France 15,351,045 18,349,162 +2,998,117
Germany 8,603,561 8,842,382 +238,821
China 4,538,927 4,840,518 +301,591
Sweden 2,305,397 1,755,183 -550,214
Lithuania 175,415 1,535,399 +1,359,984
Italy 251,279 1,080,568 +829,289
Netherlands 466,158 519,388 +53,230
Turkey 298,876 640,353 +341,477
Finland 294,626 553,323 +258,697
Poland 699,874 56,491 -643,383

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 £
France 33,643,196
Germany 15,485,591
China 10,212,246
Sweden 3,619,583
Lithuania 1,783,984

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 £
France 15,344,586 18,298,610 +2,954,024
Germany 7,561,588 7,924,003 +362,415
China 4,993,359 5,218,887 +225,528
Sweden 1,912,837 1,706,746 -206,091
Lithuania 248,585 1,535,399 +1,286,814
Slovenia 880,154 809,599 -70,555
Finland 697,322 648,891 -48,431
Italy 174,019 1,054,256 +880,237
Turkey 300,578 651,944 +351,366
Poland 700,326 57,274 -643,052

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
West Midlands 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 7 +1
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -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) 56,504,667
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,011,050
Other 328,974
Air transport 293,675
Road transport 22,000

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) 25,587,473 30,917,194 +5,329,721
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,174,622 7,836,428 -338,194
Other 197,200 131,774 -65,426
Air transport 130,858 162,817 +31,959
Road transport 22,000 0 -22,000

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 39,198,196
Immingham Docks 8,295,608
Felixstowe 7,107,870
Eurotunnel 3,149,809
Harwich 2,984,065

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 £
Dover 17,621,208 21,576,988 +3,955,780
Immingham Docks 4,708,125 3,587,483 -1,120,642
Felixstowe 3,744,736 3,363,134 -381,602
Eurotunnel 1,490,079 1,659,730 +169,651
Harwich 1,276,987 1,707,078 +430,091
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,047,471 1,881,916 +834,445
London Gateway Port 1,034,926 1,555,625 +520,699
London 1,323,026 699,692 -623,334
Grangemouth Docks 425,579 623,266 +197,687
Hull 311,065 377,769 +66,704

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
21
Rental and leasing activities
10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 30
2026-04 33
2026-03 22
2026-02 37
2026-01 35

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 48
15m-54m 32
54m+ 31
0-1m 8
Other 6

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 £
United States 16,397,893
Ireland 3,121,775
Netherlands 2,790,236
Poland 1,629,654
Germany 1,149,328

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 £
United States 166,345 16,231,548 +16,065,203
Ireland 1,539,702 1,582,073 +42,371
Netherlands 2,099,650 690,586 -1,409,064
Poland 296,696 1,332,958 +1,036,262
Germany 733,904 415,424 -318,480
Canada 396,158 194,798 -201,360
Norway 216,919 341,851 +124,932
France 274,286 280,099 +5,813
Denmark 216,609 320,493 +103,884
New Zealand 304,794 176,444 -128,350

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 370,696
France 160,526
China 41,913
Ireland 35,816
Germany 17,946

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 203,746 166,950 -36,796
France 88,235 72,291 -15,944
China 17,976 23,937 +5,961
Ireland 6,696 29,120 +22,424
Germany 13,740 4,206 -9,534
Italy 7,161 8,445 +1,284
Netherlands 10,821 3,310 -7,511
Nicaragua 5,863 63 -5,800
Belgium 1,598 338 -1,260
Denmark 59 0 -59

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 16,480,775
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,836,623
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,297,899
Other 1,419,858

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 £
Air transport 230,184 16,250,591 +16,020,407
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,843,699 3,992,924 +1,149,225
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,030,832 1,267,067 -1,763,765
Other 786,148 633,710 -152,438

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 16,035,475
Hull 2,072,156
Immingham Docks 1,918,471
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,803,333
000 1,419,858

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 £
London Stansted Airport 3,336 16,032,139 +16,028,803
Hull 1,415,683 656,473 -759,210
Immingham Docks 981,636 936,835 -44,801
Dover / Eurotunnel 627,376 1,175,957 +548,581
000 786,148 633,710 -152,438
Liverpool Docks 592,537 554,518 -38,019
Holyhead 487,859 570,581 +82,722
Harwich 218,112 742,193 +524,081
Tyne 800,011 65,559 -734,452
Southampton 329,867 272,430 -57,437

Quick facts

HS code: 87169030

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

Description: The outer shell or container part of trailers and semi-trailers