Import/export HS code 870324: Cars with engines over 3,000 cc

Large cars with engines exceeding 3,000 cc

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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 £
Germany 951,902,320
Italy 482,962,653
United States 195,591,565
France 56,724,788
Slovakia 47,136,891

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 459,760,160 492,142,160 +32,382,000
Italy 348,666,342 134,296,311 -214,370,031
United States 86,674,772 108,916,793 +22,242,021
France 17,119,603 39,605,185 +22,485,582
Slovakia 12,090,466 35,046,425 +22,955,959
Netherlands 8,192,551 35,068,878 +26,876,327
Japan 21,923,669 13,570,700 -8,352,969
Belgium 22,174,717 9,962,808 -12,211,909
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,617,760 20,986,863 +13,369,103
Switzerland 11,975,455 12,532,158 +556,703

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 599,556,383
Italy 529,874,412
Slovakia 252,802,888
United Kingdom 232,754,712
United States 169,031,563

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 307,323,669 292,232,714 -15,090,955
Italy 361,964,997 167,909,415 -194,055,582
Slovakia 120,264,772 132,538,116 +12,273,344
United Kingdom 68,904,006 163,850,706 +94,946,700
United States 89,508,300 79,523,263 -9,985,037
Austria 37,219,811 36,376,761 -843,050
France 5,882,964 31,261,521 +25,378,557
Sweden 1,908,497 26,341,943 +24,433,446
Japan 10,888,558 12,148,353 +1,259,795
Switzerland 2,927,776 964,250 -1,963,526

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 26
West Yorkshire 25
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Inner London - West 17

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 Midlands 15 18 +3
West Yorkshire 16 18 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 15 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 14 +1
Inner London - West 9 12 +3
Greater Manchester 11 9 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 8 -4
Inner London - East 7 9 +2
Outer London - East and North East 6 7 +1
Essex 8 6 -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) 1,119,237,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 707,030,043
Air transport 69,863,652
Other 68,589,288
Road transport 33,534,492

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) 590,137,410 529,099,751 -61,037,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 381,899,300 325,130,743 -56,768,557
Air transport 20,613,142 49,250,510 +28,637,368
Other 42,327,864 26,261,424 -16,066,440
Road transport 798,665 32,735,827 +31,937,162

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 669,152,212
Dover 280,020,863
Medway 158,731,759
Grimsby 149,036,208
London 132,747,347

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 £
Eurotunnel 422,319,869 246,832,343 -175,487,526
Dover 117,616,853 162,404,010 +44,787,157
Medway 89,058,693 69,673,066 -19,385,627
Grimsby 81,654,183 67,382,025 -14,272,158
London 61,037,685 71,709,662 +10,671,977
Southampton 76,252,553 52,113,972 -24,138,581
Immingham Docks 45,557,949 76,474,627 +30,916,678
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,602,863 60,471,339 +31,868,476
000 42,327,864 26,261,424 -16,066,440
499 2,420,452 48,638,965 +46,218,513

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 218
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 54
2025-11 57
2025-10 53
2025-09 50
2025-08 45

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
0-1m 117
1m-15m 108
Other 35
54m+ 28
15m-54m 13

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 2,837,843,312
China 937,689,160
Germany 752,986,245
United Arab Emirates 628,239,738
Japan 531,038,521

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 1,731,708,801 1,106,134,511 -625,574,290
China 713,118,005 224,571,155 -488,546,850
Germany 442,372,159 310,614,086 -131,758,073
United Arab Emirates 330,370,873 297,868,865 -32,502,008
Japan 284,906,858 246,131,663 -38,775,195
Switzerland 121,746,763 112,016,498 -9,730,265
Malaysia 101,959,765 114,379,000 +12,419,235
Saudi Arabia 138,020,321 76,931,110 -61,089,211
South Korea 109,306,246 79,216,509 -30,089,737
Australia 105,142,368 79,239,149 -25,903,219

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 16,787,176
XI 9,890,652
Germany 1,669,646
United States 98,958
Austria 74,953

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 6,160,128 10,627,048 +4,466,920
XI 6,279,373 3,611,279 -2,668,094
Germany 1,468,287 201,359 -1,266,928
United States 98,958 0 -98,958
Austria 0 74,953 +74,953
Thailand 17,857 0 -17,857
France 0 6,802 +6,802
Italy 0 5,902 +5,902
Portugal 0 5,802 +5,802

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) 5,785,265,718
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,710,290,738
Air transport 1,253,616,680
Other 37,313,233

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) 3,650,660,577 2,134,605,141 -1,516,055,436
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 918,818,509 791,472,229 -127,346,280
Air transport 609,596,915 644,019,765 +34,422,850
Other 19,308,613 18,004,620 -1,303,993

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,775,030,722
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,659,329,299
London Heathrow Airport 1,212,939,171
Grimsby 1,047,150,000
Liverpool Docks 325,044,306

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 £
Southampton 2,320,353,761 1,454,676,961 -865,676,800
Dover / Eurotunnel 889,943,015 769,386,284 -120,556,731
London Heathrow Airport 598,451,600 614,487,571 +16,035,971
Grimsby 769,768,504 277,381,496 -492,387,008
Liverpool Docks 217,607,633 107,436,673 -110,170,960
London Gateway Port 182,165,110 125,975,714 -56,189,396
Avonmouth Docks 82,693,378 127,717,319 +45,023,941
Felixstowe 40,544,452 17,005,301 -23,539,151
000 19,308,613 18,004,620 -1,303,993
Dover 17,529,300 12,424,402 -5,104,898

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 870324

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

Description: Large cars with engines exceeding 3,000 cc