Import/export HS code 87031018: Various snow vehicles

Snow vehicles not powered by diesel or petrol engines

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 £
China 74,272,210
Taiwan 31,465,386
United States 10,140,310
Viet Nam 5,679,336
France 2,909,167

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 £
China 35,315,347 38,956,863 +3,641,516
Taiwan 16,497,432 14,967,954 -1,529,478
United States 5,236,211 4,904,099 -332,112
Viet Nam 3,015,850 2,663,486 -352,364
France 1,756,900 1,152,267 -604,633
Israel 1,753,082 151,226 -1,601,856
Poland 585,014 682,491 +97,477
Netherlands 231,700 682,889 +451,189
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 347,452 501,348 +153,896
Germany 322,360 159,672 -162,688

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 £
China 74,071,069
Taiwan 30,994,128
United States 13,427,572
Viet Nam 6,653,078
Israel 3,801,422

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 £
China 36,135,073 37,935,996 +1,800,923
Taiwan 16,244,144 14,749,984 -1,494,160
United States 6,805,459 6,622,113 -183,346
Viet Nam 3,712,478 2,940,600 -771,878
Israel 1,753,082 2,048,340 +295,258
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 344,544 534,045 +189,501
Denmark 388,391 79,479 -308,912
Poland 104,715 142,316 +37,601
Canada 232,398 0 -232,398
Germany 90,486 5,674 -84,812

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Greater Manchester 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4

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 9 5 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 4 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Essex 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 3 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +1

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) 106,345,606
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,160,544
Air transport 1,606,082
Other 27,339
Road transport 3,069

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) 54,821,697 51,523,909 -3,297,788
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,010,535 12,150,009 +1,139,474
Air transport 120,557 1,485,525 +1,364,968
Other 17,339 10,000 -7,339
Road transport 3,069 0 -3,069

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 77,560,130
Southampton 26,352,123
London Gateway Port 17,046,212
Dover 3,848,124
Eurotunnel 1,575,558

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 £
Felixstowe 41,827,942 35,732,188 -6,095,754
Southampton 13,858,905 12,493,218 -1,365,687
London Gateway Port 5,637,260 11,408,952 +5,771,692
Dover 2,192,300 1,655,824 -536,476
Eurotunnel 716,071 859,487 +143,416
London 732,942 771,098 +38,156
London Heathrow Airport 51,238 1,319,319 +1,268,081
Belfast Port 243,044 236,525 -6,519
Dover / Eurotunnel 223,315 88,093 -135,222
Immingham Docks 151,454 101,717 -49,737

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 4
Manufacture of other transport equipment 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 18
2025-10 15
2025-09 15
2025-08 18
2025-07 21

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 31
0-1m 13
54m+ 11
15m-54m 5
Other 3

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 £
Netherlands 2,859,499
Ireland 1,604,055
Belgium 836,597
France 654,094
Germany 533,523

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 £
Netherlands 1,611,278 1,248,221 -363,057
Ireland 694,308 909,747 +215,439
Belgium 484,176 352,421 -131,755
France 593,064 61,030 -532,034
Germany 258,679 274,844 +16,165
United Republic of Tanzania 46,000 461,500 +415,500
Poland 116,809 254,288 +137,479
Spain 165,955 160,141 -5,814
Cyprus 198,594 119,677 -78,917
Sweden 91,788 175,250 +83,462

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 31,776
Japan 8,695
China 6,110

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 0 31,776 +31,776
Japan 0 8,695 +8,695
China 0 6,110 +6,110

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) 8,019,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,053,544
Air transport 424,103
Other 46,581
Road transport 1,733

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) 4,338,703 3,680,437 -658,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 835,692 1,217,852 +382,160
Air transport 121,893 302,210 +180,317
Other 0 46,581 +46,581
Road transport 1,733 0 -1,733

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,523,466
Holyhead 1,233,715
Harwich 1,110,531
London Gateway Port 1,033,208
London 889,729

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 2,201,770 1,321,696 -880,074
Holyhead 543,169 690,546 +147,377
Harwich 628,418 482,113 -146,305
London Gateway Port 296,803 736,405 +439,602
London 253,770 635,959 +382,189
Felixstowe 534,731 147,984 -386,747
Southampton 215,217 238,780 +23,563
Dover 16,167 260,749 +244,582
London Heathrow Airport 33,682 192,780 +159,098
Immingham Docks 169,206 38,767 -130,439

Quick facts

HS code: 87031018

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

Description: Snow vehicles not powered by diesel or petrol engines