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

Pre-owned 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 £
Germany 145,899
Netherlands 109,570
Japan 91,184
Ireland 81,064
Belgium 25,036

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 29,504 61,680 +32,176
Ireland 58,109 22,955 -35,154
Belgium 25,036 0 -25,036
India 0 18,732 +18,732
South Africa 18,356 0 -18,356
Cyprus 17,000 0 -17,000
United States 15,760 1,006 -14,754
Singapore 0 12,012 +12,012

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 167,297
Netherlands 109,570
Japan 84,904
United States 54,878
Spain 28,063

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 127,201 40,096 -87,105
Netherlands 109,570 0 -109,570
Japan 29,504 55,400 +25,896
United States 53,872 1,006 -52,866
Spain 28,063 0 -28,063
United Kingdom 17,360 4,462 -12,898
India 0 18,732 +18,732
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
West Midlands 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Essex 1
Greater Manchester 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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
West Midlands 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Essex 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1
North Yorkshire 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) 369,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 180,779
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) 323,536 46,386 -277,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 79,103 101,676 +22,573
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 191,008
Dover 90,138
Southampton 72,897
Liverpool Docks 41,054
Avonmouth Docks 33,081

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 21,545 -147,918
Dover 89,238 900 -88,338
Southampton 57,966 14,931 -43,035
Liverpool Docks 39,845 1,209 -38,636
Avonmouth Docks 0 33,081 +33,081
Tyne 2,565 26,088 +23,523
Holyhead 19,997 7,483 -12,514
Felixstowe 0 21,423 +21,423
London 18,356 0 -18,356
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,779 15,899 +14,120

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 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 1
Manufacture of paper and paper products 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-01 2
2024-03 2
2024-01 3

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 4
0-1m 2
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 19,268,099
Turkey 12,102,386
Netherlands 1,731,480
Cyprus 950,068
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 10,466,044 8,802,055 -1,663,989
Turkey 6,132,064 5,970,322 -161,742
Netherlands 1,610,533 120,947 -1,489,586
Cyprus 311,583 638,485 +326,902
Brunei Darussalam 0 867,033 +867,033
Malta 51,089 310,781 +259,692
France 218,043 111,968 -106,075
Kenya 178,388 49,251 -129,137
United Republic of Tanzania 115,406 53,799 -61,607
Guyana 142,000 0 -142,000

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 10,353,381
XU 2,899,880
Germany 711,446
France 240,572
Japan 143,213

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 5,122,252 5,231,129 +108,877
XU 1,360,265 1,539,615 +179,350
Germany 524,492 186,954 -337,538
France 46,411 194,161 +147,750
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

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 14,602,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,669,196
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,412,691
Air transport 23,575

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 7,176,289 7,426,010 +249,721
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,053,298 7,615,898 +3,562,600
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,868,434 2,544,257 -6,324,177
Air transport 7,096 16,479 +9,383

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 14,602,299
London 10,044,297
Holyhead 4,132,372
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,749,810
London Gateway Port 2,240,147

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 7,176,289 7,426,010 +249,721
London 5,221,432 4,822,865 -398,567
Holyhead 2,834,494 1,297,878 -1,536,616
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,793,020 956,790 -836,230
London Gateway Port 998,533 1,241,614 +243,081
Felixstowe 126,930 1,174,476 +1,047,546
Southampton 301,286 263,550 -37,736
Hull 381,794 26,790 -355,004
Dover 264,836 45,237 -219,599
Harwich 213,223 50,749 -162,474

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