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 111,755,118
France 17,511,716
Belgium 15,991,244
Poland 15,820,312
Netherlands 14,319,548

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 61,018,135 50,736,983 -10,281,152
France 8,643,022 8,868,694 +225,672
Belgium 9,561,086 6,430,158 -3,130,928
Poland 8,569,347 7,250,965 -1,318,382
Netherlands 9,424,983 4,894,565 -4,530,418
China 5,442,393 4,753,371 -689,022
Spain 4,482,181 4,741,066 +258,885
Hungary 5,143,220 3,530,998 -1,612,222
Czechia 2,900,872 3,354,368 +453,496
Italy 2,193,419 1,987,003 -206,416

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 £
XS 33,370,122
Germany 31,167,436
Belgium 28,984,785
China 28,734,337
Poland 26,206,432

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 £
XS 16,132,747 17,237,375 +1,104,628
Germany 17,537,609 13,629,827 -3,907,782
Belgium 16,699,667 12,285,118 -4,414,549
China 15,953,896 12,780,441 -3,173,455
Poland 16,275,906 9,930,526 -6,345,380
France 10,353,028 8,201,801 -2,151,227
Japan 5,033,542 4,609,277 -424,265
Hungary 5,343,797 3,567,173 -1,776,624
Spain 4,261,493 4,558,748 +297,255
Slovakia 4,172,868 1,601,060 -2,571,808

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 43
West Midlands 43
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 40
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 32 31 -1
West Midlands 33 26 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 34 31 -3
Inner London - West 22 18 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 24 +7
Essex 17 20 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 15 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 19 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 13 -7
West Yorkshire 18 15 -3

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) 164,566,740
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,733,484
Air transport 28,009,203
Other 20,739,343
Road transport 4,522,145

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) 84,766,098 79,800,642 -4,965,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,763,046 14,970,438 +207,392
Air transport 15,221,375 12,787,828 -2,433,547
Other 16,298,215 4,441,128 -11,857,087
Road transport 3,872,085 650,060 -3,222,025
Rail transport 295,350 122,556 -172,794

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 55,167,801
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,365,084
000 20,739,343
London 19,496,061
Killingholme 18,426,528

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 27,570,075 27,597,726 +27,651
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,054,843 10,310,241 -744,602
000 16,298,215 4,441,128 -11,857,087
London 7,181,467 12,314,594 +5,133,127
Killingholme 9,932,464 8,494,064 -1,438,400
Purfleet 13,588,991 3,286,519 -10,302,472
Harwich 7,874,650 7,869,991 -4,659
Eurotunnel 7,801,346 7,429,091 -372,255
Birmingham Airport 6,628,409 5,213,919 -1,414,490
Felixstowe 4,668,609 3,594,193 -1,074,416

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 171
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 75
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 57
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
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
2025-11 112
2025-10 123
2025-09 104
2025-08 112
2025-07 106

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+ 200
1m-15m 191
15m-54m 66
0-1m 52
Other 41

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 7,882,224
Ireland 4,658,538
China 3,119,473
Germany 2,642,693
France 2,620,107

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 4,321,249 3,560,975 -760,274
Ireland 2,491,088 2,167,450 -323,638
China 1,567,351 1,552,122 -15,229
Germany 898,969 1,743,724 +844,755
France 1,320,196 1,299,911 -20,285
Belgium 1,489,762 912,039 -577,723
Italy 617,343 481,741 -135,602
South Korea 546,364 465,405 -80,959
Switzerland 376,467 280,671 -95,796
Poland 335,625 308,423 -27,202

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 143,026
Belgium 52,167
XU 25,300
France 20,399
Spain 15,698

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 121,157 21,869 -99,288
Belgium 27,669 24,498 -3,171
XU 12,447 12,853 +406
France 10,491 9,908 -583
Spain 15,196 502 -14,694
Germany 4,896 7,319 +2,423
Poland 3,736 5,369 +1,633
XS 4,020 4,859 +839
Italy 1,732 2,854 +1,122
XI 1,477 1,746 +269

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) 13,414,773
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,905,215
Air transport 7,953,214
Other 309,259
Road transport 15,116

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) 6,641,072 6,773,701 +132,629
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,377,868 5,527,347 -1,850,521
Air transport 4,430,960 3,522,254 -908,706
Other 209,309 99,950 -109,359
Road transport 15,116 0 -15,116

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,731,440
Southampton 5,701,594
East Midlands Airport 3,682,567
Holyhead 3,256,612
London Gateway Port 3,156,054

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 3,474,157 4,257,283 +783,126
Southampton 2,874,394 2,827,200 -47,194
East Midlands Airport 2,224,252 1,458,315 -765,937
Holyhead 1,689,704 1,566,908 -122,796
London Gateway Port 1,523,250 1,632,804 +109,554
London Heathrow Airport 1,554,445 1,504,381 -50,064
Felixstowe 1,723,495 475,338 -1,248,157
Liverpool Docks 940,260 839,292 -100,968
Dover 744,337 225,241 -519,096
London 539,880 185,990 -353,890

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