Import/export HS code 8602: Rail locomotives and their parts

Includes all types of rail locomotives and their parts, such as locomotive tenders and other related components

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* 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 £
Spain 47,094,124
Germany 12,520,750
France 3,038,307
Italy 1,280,736
Netherlands 579,772

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 £
Spain 4,235,889 42,858,235 +38,622,346
Germany 3,474,754 9,045,996 +5,571,242
France 3,015,413 22,894 -2,992,519
Italy 811,443 469,293 -342,150
Netherlands 579,772 0 -579,772
United States 65,596 1,415 -64,181
Ireland 48,500 0 -48,500
Norway 0 3,923 +3,923
Ukraine 0 3,035 +3,035
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,284 1,102 -182

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 £
Spain 56,139,878
Canada 4,383,338
Germany 2,196,902
Italy 1,770,435
South Africa 46,635

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 £
Spain 4,235,889 51,903,989 +47,668,100
Canada 4,383,338 0 -4,383,338
Germany 2,196,902 0 -2,196,902
Italy 1,301,142 469,293 -831,849
South Africa 46,635 0 -46,635
United Kingdom 41,609 0 -41,609
Sweden 0 22,894 +22,894
United States 18,961 1,415 -17,546
Ireland 8,854 0 -8,854
Norway 0 3,923 +3,923

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,671,089
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,952,875
Air transport 17,694
Other 242

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,297,807 52,373,282 +48,075,475
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,926,585 26,290 -7,900,295
Air transport 11,615 6,079 -5,536
Other 0 242 +242

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 56,607,747
Immingham Docks 4,964,253
Dover 2,476,179
Harwich 484,606
Heysham 39,646

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 £
Avonmouth Docks 4,234,465 52,373,282 +48,138,817
Immingham Docks 4,963,892 361 -4,963,531
Dover 2,476,179 0 -2,476,179
Harwich 484,606 0 -484,606
Heysham 39,646 0 -39,646
Eurotunnel 1,963 22,894 +20,931
East Midlands Airport 11,615 1,102 -10,513
London 10,690 0 -10,690
Holyhead 4,016 0 -4,016
Birmingham Airport 0 3,562 +3,562

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 £
Poland 3,802,477
Mexico 3,400,000
United States 2,061,143
Germany 565,909
Saudi Arabia 289,103

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 £
Poland 3,802,477 0 -3,802,477
Mexico 0 3,400,000 +3,400,000
United States 1,261,015 800,128 -460,887
Germany 486,657 79,252 -407,405
Saudi Arabia 99,786 189,317 +89,531
Turkey 1,612 252,895 +251,283
Netherlands 0 160,000 +160,000
Brunei Darussalam 22,645 115,813 +93,168
Ireland 10,558 82,888 +72,330
Singapore 68,414 0 -68,414

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 £
Nicaragua 53

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 £
Nicaragua 53 0 -53

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,351,451
Air transport 963,890
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 711,284
Road transport 12,700
Other 53

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,214,397 4,137,054 -1,077,343
Air transport 320,254 643,636 +323,382
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 386,802 324,482 -62,320
Road transport 12,700 0 -12,700
Other 53 0 -53

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,803,724
Great Yarmouth 3,400,000
London Heathrow Airport 799,355
Southampton 684,766
London Gateway Port 539,742

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 £
Immingham Docks 3,803,724 0 -3,803,724
Great Yarmouth 0 3,400,000 +3,400,000
London Heathrow Airport 241,330 558,025 +316,695
Southampton 309,355 375,411 +66,056
London Gateway Port 527,992 11,750 -516,242
Dover / Eurotunnel 380,218 86,502 -293,716
Liverpool Docks 359,753 61,349 -298,404
Harwich 179,005 160,000 -19,005
Felixstowe 35,815 288,544 +252,729
East Midlands Airport 77,020 9,129 -67,891

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8602

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

Description: Includes all types of rail locomotives and their parts, such as locomotive tenders and other related components