Import/export HS code 87032490: Used cars with engines over 3,000 cc

Pre-owned large cars with engines over 3,000 cc

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 73,275,396
United States 56,909,854
Netherlands 44,665,612
France 34,971,771
Japan 34,162,420

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 20,326,902 52,948,494 +32,621,592
United States 15,163,648 41,746,206 +26,582,558
Netherlands 7,917,134 36,748,478 +28,831,344
France 16,650,075 18,321,696 +1,671,621
Japan 20,235,777 13,926,643 -6,309,134
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,668,079 19,607,616 +12,939,537
Italy 13,218,701 11,547,834 -1,670,867
Switzerland 11,632,761 9,974,889 -1,657,872
United Arab Emirates 6,745,987 12,104,302 +5,358,315
Belgium 1,255,921 7,042,594 +5,786,673

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 £
United Kingdom 151,071,741
Germany 70,123,535
Italy 67,586,319
Japan 20,554,217
United States 16,927,104

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 £
United Kingdom 44,288,218 106,783,523 +62,495,305
Germany 22,235,657 47,887,878 +25,652,221
Italy 28,858,658 38,727,661 +9,869,003
Japan 8,406,643 12,147,574 +3,740,931
United States 8,183,053 8,744,051 +560,998
France 5,509,967 9,284,706 +3,774,739
Sweden 97,034 5,721,034 +5,624,000
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,054,343 1,782,180 -272,163
Switzerland 2,927,776 821,661 -2,106,115
Australia 2,141,973 1,199,027 -942,946

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 23
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Inner London - West 18
Greater Manchester 16

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 13 16 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 13 +1
Inner London - West 8 13 +5
Greater Manchester 8 10 +2
Inner London - East 9 7 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 11 +3
Lancashire 4 6 +2
Outer London - East and North East 7 5 -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) 174,242,357
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,293,198
Air transport 60,697,175
Other 50,785,764
Road transport 28,465,526

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) 60,119,803 114,122,554 +54,002,751
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,752,103 33,541,095 -3,211,008
Air transport 14,436,969 46,260,206 +31,823,237
Other 28,101,142 22,684,622 -5,416,520
Road transport 162,260 28,303,266 +28,141,006

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,671,429
Dover 61,304,267
000 50,785,764
499 44,695,979
Southampton 36,545,382

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 / Eurotunnel 20,722,655 47,948,774 +27,226,119
Dover 21,973,139 39,331,128 +17,357,989
000 28,101,142 22,684,622 -5,416,520
499 2,434,323 42,261,656 +39,827,333
Southampton 18,745,356 17,800,026 -945,330
London Stansted Airport 11,099,501 14,035,865 +2,936,364
Eurotunnel 11,397,768 13,523,274 +2,125,506
London Heathrow Airport 3,153,312 17,131,322 +13,978,010
Felixstowe 4,202,872 10,438,877 +6,236,005
London Gateway Port 7,748,592 4,265,694 -3,482,898

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 207
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 10
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 40
2025-10 40
2025-09 36
2025-08 35
2025-07 37

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 112
1m-15m 103
Other 33
54m+ 15
15m-54m 11

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 £
Malaysia 163,902,950
United States 157,427,091
United Arab Emirates 66,223,843
Switzerland 49,694,118
Germany 44,724,471

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 £
Malaysia 77,309,238 86,593,712 +9,284,474
United States 87,999,624 69,427,467 -18,572,157
United Arab Emirates 35,905,164 30,318,679 -5,586,485
Switzerland 8,259,615 41,434,503 +33,174,888
Germany 26,438,770 18,285,701 -8,153,069
Netherlands 22,797,446 19,782,287 -3,015,159
Turkey 21,566,699 15,870,282 -5,696,417
France 15,345,316 14,690,099 -655,217
Saudi Arabia 26,430,188 3,420,368 -23,009,820
Cyprus 20,157,798 5,779,324 -14,378,474

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 10,662,581
XU 8,833,616
XI 3,628,360
Germany 395,113
United States 98,958

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 3,478,725 7,183,856 +3,705,131
XU 5,056,860 3,776,756 -1,280,104
XI 2,179,669 1,448,691 -730,978
Germany 206,881 188,232 -18,649
United States 98,958 0 -98,958
Austria 0 74,953 +74,953
Thailand 17,857 0 -17,857

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) 359,352,404
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 321,706,270
Air transport 216,066,430
Other 23,711,438

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) 182,890,887 176,461,517 -6,429,370
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 155,779,467 165,926,803 +10,147,336
Air transport 106,092,579 109,973,851 +3,881,272
Other 11,038,950 12,672,488 +1,633,538

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 281,010,159
London Heathrow Airport 206,793,671
Southampton 197,633,921
London Gateway Port 134,604,616
000 23,711,438

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 129,954,286 151,055,873 +21,101,587
London Heathrow Airport 101,052,011 105,741,660 +4,689,649
Southampton 97,196,145 100,437,776 +3,241,631
London Gateway Port 73,169,894 61,434,722 -11,735,172
000 11,038,950 12,672,488 +1,633,538
Dover 8,696,927 8,242,131 -454,796
Portsmouth 13,031,859 646,133 -12,385,726
Felixstowe 7,105,098 6,358,634 -746,464
Immingham Docks 1,671,291 4,451,432 +2,780,141
Harwich 2,299,424 2,448,567 +149,143

Quick facts

HS code: 87032490

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

Description: Pre-owned large cars with engines over 3,000 cc