Import/export HS code 870121: Diesel engine tractors

Tractors powered solely by diesel or semi-diesel engines

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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 £
France 523,067,977
Belgium 405,722,269
Sweden 387,159,823
Netherlands 377,287,804
Germany 333,178,123

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 314,794,171 208,273,806 -106,520,365
Belgium 214,416,428 191,305,841 -23,110,587
Sweden 240,905,218 146,254,605 -94,650,613
Netherlands 157,946,584 219,341,220 +61,394,636
Germany 126,842,037 206,336,086 +79,494,049
Poland 93,038,383 92,474,314 -564,069
Spain 50,151,428 21,815,538 -28,335,890
Ireland 7,536,792 7,198,912 -337,880
Italy 5,582,609 1,362,433 -4,220,176
Cyprus 304,621 699,606 +394,985

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 £
Netherlands 591,447,353
Belgium 409,681,761
France 385,296,235
Germany 330,013,253
Sweden 265,226,213

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 £
Netherlands 355,117,069 236,330,284 -118,786,785
Belgium 214,957,570 194,724,191 -20,233,379
France 208,008,362 177,287,873 -30,720,489
Germany 126,349,867 203,663,386 +77,313,519
Sweden 122,858,698 142,367,515 +19,508,817
Poland 95,699,605 92,474,314 -3,225,291
Spain 45,928,283 18,787,875 -27,140,408
Italy 9,633,191 4,390,096 -5,243,095
United Kingdom 1,522,455 147,474 -1,374,981
Ireland 172,215 569,985 +397,770

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - West 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2

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
Essex 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Kent 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 0 -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) 1,936,694,404
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 316,689,641
Other 55,480,658
Air transport 2,534

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) 1,030,047,057 906,647,347 -123,399,710
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 151,702,210 164,987,431 +13,285,221
Other 30,912,557 24,568,101 -6,344,456
Air transport 2,534 0 -2,534

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,430,336,777
Harwich 167,688,502
London 165,980,509
Dover 155,986,390
Newhaven 135,404,776

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 £
Immingham Docks 685,834,916 744,501,861 +58,666,945
Harwich 93,289,679 74,398,823 -18,890,856
London 87,320,592 78,659,917 -8,660,675
Dover 98,816,709 57,169,681 -41,647,028
Newhaven 97,987,193 37,417,583 -60,569,610
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,125,842 38,233,904 +13,108,062
000 30,912,557 24,568,101 -6,344,456
Hull 40,379,747 8,878,833 -31,500,914
Liverpool Docks 14,185,758 12,749,557 -1,436,201
Avonmouth Docks 22,841,321 2,907,670 -19,933,651

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 7
Land transport and transport via pipelines 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2
Manufacture of other transport equipment 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 6
2025-10 7
2025-09 5
2025-08 7

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+ 15
1m-15m 8
15m-54m 2
0-1m 1
Other 1

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 Republic of Tanzania 57,112,489
Netherlands 44,113,789
Ireland 41,278,368
Australia 30,916,704
Kenya 25,718,549

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 Republic of Tanzania 25,282,227 31,830,262 +6,548,035
Netherlands 9,495,765 34,618,024 +25,122,259
Ireland 20,491,877 20,786,491 +294,614
Australia 30,916,704 0 -30,916,704
Kenya 14,999,026 10,719,523 -4,279,503
Jordan 11,765,320 9,297,944 -2,467,376
NA 8,117,538 8,696,917 +579,379
South Africa 14,461,140 148,730 -14,312,410
Senegal 2,296,994 2,055,666 -241,328
Malta 2,373,318 1,478,047 -895,271

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 7,949,413
Netherlands 1,410,612
Sweden 767,738
Germany 354,131
Poland 214,800

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 4,023,981 3,925,432 -98,549
Netherlands 1,397,207 13,405 -1,383,802
Sweden 681,785 85,953 -595,832
Germany 195,098 159,033 -36,065
Poland 111,800 103,000 -8,800
Ireland 62,449 101,647 +39,198
Nicaragua 163,110 0 -163,110
Georgia 0 130,988 +130,988
Japan 99,975 0 -99,975
Spain 14,357 53,130 +38,773

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) 171,846,601
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 112,031,941
Other 12,492,433
Air transport 314,602

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) 110,943,141 60,903,460 -50,039,681
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,437,159 72,594,782 +33,157,623
Other 7,126,399 5,366,034 -1,760,365
Air transport 306,040 8,562 -297,478

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 81,849,179
Southampton 59,210,616
Immingham Docks 38,366,896
Hull 23,528,590
Medway 13,919,182

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 £
Felixstowe 52,084,542 29,764,637 -22,319,905
Southampton 46,957,614 12,253,002 -34,704,612
Immingham Docks 12,033,243 26,333,653 +14,300,410
Hull 8,024,407 15,504,183 +7,479,776
Medway 5,404,021 8,515,161 +3,111,140
Liverpool Docks 9,306,883 4,378,885 -4,927,998
000 7,126,399 5,366,034 -1,760,365
London Gateway Port 359,249 9,581,198 +9,221,949
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,724,764 4,188,203 -536,561
Heysham 237,475 7,665,224 +7,427,749

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 870121

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

Description: Tractors powered solely by diesel or semi-diesel engines