Import/export HS code 87033190: Used cars with engines under 1,500 cc (diesel)

Pre-owned cars with diesel engines under 1,500 cc

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  • 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 145,899
Netherlands 109,570
Japan 89,476
Singapore 66,217
Ireland 61,612

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 124,095 21,804 -102,291
Netherlands 109,570 0 -109,570
Japan 45,185 44,291 -894
Singapore 0 66,217 +66,217
Ireland 38,657 22,955 -15,702
Italy 0 35,000 +35,000
Belgium 25,036 0 -25,036
India 0 19,982 +19,982
South Africa 18,356 0 -18,356
Cyprus 17,000 0 -17,000

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 205,584
Netherlands 109,570
Japan 79,662
United Kingdom 56,822
United States 54,878

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 107,749 97,835 -9,914
Netherlands 109,570 0 -109,570
Japan 45,185 34,477 -10,708
United Kingdom 17,360 39,462 +22,102
United States 53,872 1,006 -52,866
Spain 28,063 0 -28,063
India 0 19,982 +19,982
South Africa 18,356 0 -18,356
South Korea 0 17,758 +17,758
Turkey 17,120 0 -17,120

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Essex 1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1

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
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Essex 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 1 +1
West Midlands 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) 382,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 237,091
Air transport 1,006

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) 301,519 81,386 -220,133
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 97,349 139,742 +42,393
Air transport 0 1,006 +1,006

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 226,008
Dover 90,138
Tyne 74,141
Southampton 70,220
Avonmouth Docks 42,767

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 169,463 56,545 -112,918
Dover 89,238 900 -88,338
Tyne 17,836 56,305 +38,469
Southampton 52,029 18,191 -33,838
Avonmouth Docks 1,096 41,671 +40,575
Liverpool Docks 39,845 1,209 -38,636
Felixstowe 5,251 16,172 +10,921
London 18,356 0 -18,356
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,779 15,899 +14,120
Holyhead 545 7,483 +6,938

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 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1
Water collection, treatment and supply 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-01 2
2024-03 2

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 3
0-1m 2
54m+ 2
15m-54m 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 £
Ireland 19,238,541
Turkey 12,535,623
Netherlands 1,558,086
Cyprus 951,733
Brunei Darussalam 867,033

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 £
Ireland 10,114,552 9,123,989 -990,563
Turkey 6,970,629 5,564,994 -1,405,635
Netherlands 1,432,498 125,588 -1,306,910
Cyprus 306,745 644,988 +338,243
Brunei Darussalam 0 867,033 +867,033
Malta 68,415 311,655 +243,240
France 219,413 111,678 -107,735
Kenya 178,388 49,251 -129,137
United Republic of Tanzania 133,705 35,500 -98,205
Ukraine 62,938 84,768 +21,830

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 10,558,378
Germany 681,571
France 240,572
Japan 143,213
Finland 64,040

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 5,022,993 5,535,385 +512,392
Germany 494,617 186,954 -307,663
France 61,911 178,661 +116,750
Japan 1,999 141,214 +139,215
Finland 42,570 21,470 -21,100
Costa Rica 0 56,722 +56,722
Hungary 42,195 0 -42,195
Sweden 4,688 19,400 +14,712
Belgium 0 19,900 +19,900
Czechia 17,200 0 -17,200

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 14,770,723
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,930,818
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,162,021
Air transport 18,542

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 £
Other 6,976,100 7,794,623 +818,523
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,801,394 7,129,424 +2,328,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,612,731 2,549,290 -6,063,441
Air transport 2,063 16,479 +14,416

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 14,770,723
London 10,044,297
Holyhead 3,978,816
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,702,672
London Gateway Port 2,181,408

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 £
000 6,976,100 7,794,623 +818,523
London 6,136,547 3,907,750 -2,228,797
Holyhead 2,749,017 1,229,799 -1,519,218
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,693,652 1,009,020 -684,632
London Gateway Port 919,644 1,261,764 +342,120
Felixstowe 145,327 1,596,037 +1,450,710
Southampton 293,651 253,050 -40,601
Hull 310,184 30,318 -279,866
Dover 257,786 45,237 -212,549
Harwich 195,535 50,249 -145,286

Quick facts

HS code: 87033190

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

Description: Pre-owned cars with diesel engines under 1,500 cc