Import/export HS code 85129090: Various parts for vehicle equipment

Spare parts for vehicle lighting, signalling, and safety devices not specified 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 £
Germany 110,117,873
France 17,380,331
Poland 15,983,489
Belgium 15,484,621
Netherlands 14,079,806

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 £
Germany 60,212,683 49,905,190 -10,307,493
France 8,741,588 8,638,743 -102,845
Poland 8,453,259 7,530,230 -923,029
Belgium 8,640,336 6,844,285 -1,796,051
Netherlands 8,962,371 5,117,435 -3,844,936
China 5,577,834 4,740,228 -837,606
Spain 4,389,900 4,846,255 +456,355
Hungary 4,703,733 3,533,035 -1,170,698
Czechia 2,767,472 3,555,087 +787,615
Italy 2,261,252 1,779,334 -481,918

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 £
Germany 29,915,583
Belgium 28,651,724
China 28,612,806
Poland 25,761,038
France 17,943,604

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 £
Germany 16,278,730 13,636,853 -2,641,877
Belgium 16,378,939 12,272,785 -4,106,154
China 16,112,474 12,500,332 -3,612,142
Poland 15,709,238 10,051,800 -5,657,438
France 9,674,371 8,269,233 -1,405,138
Japan 5,019,841 4,840,223 -179,618
Spain 4,204,916 4,690,352 +485,436
Hungary 4,802,439 3,589,133 -1,213,306
Slovakia 3,960,961 1,654,540 -2,306,421
Indonesia 2,457,337 2,665,992 +208,655

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 44
West Midlands 42
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 38
Inner London - West 32
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33 33 +0
West Midlands 33 27 -6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 34 30 -4
Inner London - West 21 19 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 22 +4
Essex 17 20 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 18 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 13 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 13 -6
West Yorkshire 18 16 -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) 163,427,185
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,302,590
Air transport 27,834,097
Other 19,274,691
Road transport 3,905,889

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) 83,556,946 79,870,239 -3,686,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,845,068 15,457,522 +612,454
Air transport 15,440,707 12,393,390 -3,047,317
Other 15,120,311 4,154,380 -10,965,931
Road transport 3,275,426 630,463 -2,644,963
Rail transport 312,163 107,184 -204,979

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 54,030,030
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,688,515
London 19,773,270
000 19,274,691
Killingholme 17,823,487

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 26,565,428 27,464,602 +899,174
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,738,453 10,950,062 +211,609
London 7,476,019 12,297,251 +4,821,232
000 15,120,311 4,154,380 -10,965,931
Killingholme 9,713,963 8,109,524 -1,604,439
Purfleet 13,039,554 3,137,950 -9,901,604
Harwich 8,168,342 7,831,858 -336,484
Eurotunnel 7,821,366 7,374,917 -446,449
Birmingham Airport 6,908,821 4,524,399 -2,384,422
Felixstowe 4,636,523 3,417,427 -1,219,096

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 173
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 72
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 57
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 27

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 113
2025-11 113
2025-10 124
2025-09 105
2025-08 112

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
54m+ 193
1m-15m 191
15m-54m 67
0-1m 55
Other 40

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 7,879,189
Ireland 4,669,557
China 3,125,532
France 2,609,255
Germany 2,535,097

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 4,367,592 3,511,597 -855,995
Ireland 2,513,469 2,156,088 -357,381
China 1,476,025 1,649,507 +173,482
France 1,308,354 1,300,901 -7,453
Germany 826,190 1,708,907 +882,717
Belgium 1,431,977 895,623 -536,354
Italy 601,569 478,405 -123,164
South Korea 521,041 502,652 -18,389
Poland 349,116 367,799 +18,683
Switzerland 320,940 272,588 -48,352

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 £
China 127,872
Belgium 49,831
France 19,532
Germany 12,666
Poland 9,197

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 £
China 114,928 12,944 -101,984
Belgium 27,220 22,611 -4,609
France 10,589 8,943 -1,646
Germany 4,958 7,708 +2,750
Poland 3,886 5,311 +1,425
Italy 1,635 2,842 +1,207
XI 1,371 1,727 +356
Taiwan 1,161 1,641 +480
Mexico 389 1,014 +625
Slovakia 0 1,370 +1,370

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) 13,320,156
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,916,040
Air transport 7,749,567
Other 274,992
Road transport 9,749

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) 6,514,866 6,805,290 +290,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,286,007 5,630,033 -1,655,974
Air transport 4,132,859 3,616,708 -516,151
Other 189,112 85,880 -103,232
Road transport 9,749 0 -9,749

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,733,019
Southampton 5,835,079
East Midlands Airport 3,511,956
Holyhead 3,329,116
London Gateway Port 3,316,410

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,465,432 4,267,587 +802,155
Southampton 2,870,402 2,964,677 +94,275
East Midlands Airport 2,044,471 1,467,485 -576,986
Holyhead 1,651,907 1,677,209 +25,302
London Gateway Port 1,720,290 1,596,120 -124,170
London Heathrow Airport 1,459,804 1,560,696 +100,892
Felixstowe 1,616,572 481,379 -1,135,193
Liverpool Docks 899,588 775,040 -124,548
Dover 594,905 226,762 -368,143
London 509,763 181,615 -328,148

Quick facts

HS code: 85129090

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

Description: Spare parts for vehicle lighting, signalling, and safety devices not specified elsewhere