Import/export HS code 87033110: New cars with engines under 1,500 cc (diesel)

Brand-new cars with diesel engines under 1,500 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 £
Spain 190,826,775
Belgium 90,759,016
France 39,082,742
Germany 23,995,529
Italy 6,545,237

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 104,120,347 86,706,428 -17,413,919
Belgium 59,974,158 30,784,858 -29,189,300
France 37,747,796 1,334,946 -36,412,850
Germany 23,163,119 832,410 -22,330,709
Italy 4,368,824 2,176,413 -2,192,411
United States 2,033,248 26,384 -2,006,864
Switzerland 0 701,199 +701,199
Japan 55,952 568,815 +512,863
Netherlands 0 58,908 +58,908
Romania 12,864 0 -12,864

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 210,491,956
France 102,681,333
Germany 27,107,770
Italy 6,545,237
United States 3,848,905

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 123,230,109 87,261,847 -35,968,262
France 72,620,058 30,061,275 -42,558,783
Germany 25,802,255 1,305,515 -24,496,740
Italy 4,368,824 2,176,413 -2,192,411
United States 2,089,200 1,759,705 -329,495
Romania 3,317,144 0 -3,317,144
Belgium 48,718 612,585 +563,867
Portugal 0 13,021 +13,021
Canada 12,000 0 -12,000
United Kingdom 0 4,000 +4,000

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Essex 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3

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 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Essex 4 2 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 0 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 0 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 0 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 0 -2
Kent 2 0 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 0 -2

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) 350,464,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,294,521
Road transport 675,202
Other 244,916
Air transport 4,000

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) 230,133,614 120,330,416 -109,803,198
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,109,778 2,184,743 +1,074,965
Road transport 0 675,202 +675,202
Other 244,916 0 -244,916
Air transport 0 4,000 +4,000

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 162,024,949
Medway 54,755,778
Immingham Docks 50,711,724
Grimsby 41,562,953
London 24,968,285

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 82,594,693 79,430,256 -3,164,437
Medway 44,147,547 10,608,231 -33,539,316
Immingham Docks 32,942,920 17,768,804 -15,174,116
Grimsby 30,554,123 11,008,830 -19,545,293
London 24,932,178 36,107 -24,896,071
Southampton 12,872,726 1,417,863 -11,454,863
Liverpool Docks 2,947,773 277,640 -2,670,133
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,896 787,186 +758,290
ZLC 0 675,202 +675,202
Newhaven 0 650,304 +650,304

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 36
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 3
Rental and leasing activities 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 4
2025-07 5

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+ 27
Other 14
15m-54m 5
1m-15m 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 £
France 9,899,441
Cyprus 7,869,161
Poland 7,807,794
Japan 4,795,880
Spain 4,000,698

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 £
France 4,089,679 5,809,762 +1,720,083
Cyprus 7,832,311 36,850 -7,795,461
Poland 3,077,320 4,730,474 +1,653,154
Japan 4,540,062 255,818 -4,284,244
Spain 1,956,652 2,044,046 +87,394
Belgium 1,763,640 0 -1,763,640
Italy 773,393 747,044 -26,349
Australia 1,112,375 0 -1,112,375
United States 507,480 29,000 -478,480
Sweden 170,204 340,030 +169,826

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 71,353

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 42,745 28,608 -14,137

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) 22,752,312
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,063,591
Air transport 345,143
Other 71,353

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) 20,336,697 2,415,615 -17,921,082
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,371,617 11,691,974 +4,320,357
Air transport 79,929 265,214 +185,285
Other 42,745 28,608 -14,137

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,214,962
Hull 7,262,223
London Gateway Port 6,854,983
ZLC 5,390,046
Avonmouth Docks 4,546,874

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 5,093,142 6,121,820 +1,028,678
Hull 2,728,825 4,533,398 +1,804,573
London Gateway Port 6,800,383 54,600 -6,745,783
ZLC 3,187,683 2,202,363 -985,320
Avonmouth Docks 4,546,874 0 -4,546,874
Dover 1,892,044 0 -1,892,044
Southampton 1,739,506 36,850 -1,702,656
Felixstowe 1,484,399 29,000 -1,455,399
Poole 0 747,747 +747,747
London Heathrow Airport 77,894 264,128 +186,234

Quick facts

HS code: 87033110

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

Description: Brand-new cars with diesel engines under 1,500 cc