Import/export HS code 87033219: Various cars with engines between 1,500 cc and 2,500 cc (diesel)

Cars (excluding motorhomes) with diesel engines between 1,500 cc and 2,500 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 1,882,349,432
South Africa 686,075,193
Turkey 663,895,758
Belgium 306,722,029
Spain 169,458,350

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 1,058,919,619 823,429,813 -235,489,806
South Africa 437,303,486 248,771,707 -188,531,779
Turkey 219,062,555 444,833,203 +225,770,648
Belgium 171,374,157 135,347,872 -36,026,285
Spain 83,361,075 86,097,275 +2,736,200
South Korea 73,770,053 69,849,373 -3,920,680
Poland 72,209,023 49,075,855 -23,133,168
United States 37,873,625 18,307,202 -19,566,423
Portugal 18,300,662 30,596,897 +12,296,235
France 9,879,746 19,715,672 +9,835,926

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 1,035,472,195
South Africa 711,724,077
Turkey 677,510,739
Czechia 313,001,231
Mexico 293,457,573

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 600,094,934 435,377,261 -164,717,673
South Africa 453,460,752 258,263,325 -195,197,427
Turkey 219,902,476 457,608,263 +237,705,787
Czechia 167,487,667 145,513,564 -21,974,103
Mexico 197,465,428 95,992,145 -101,473,283
France 101,530,392 130,560,723 +29,030,331
Poland 108,636,943 121,773,112 +13,136,169
Spain 78,528,999 85,661,109 +7,132,110
South Korea 77,990,954 70,405,027 -7,585,927
Hungary 72,515,748 47,232,738 -25,283,010

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Essex 5
West Midlands 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Essex 5 5 +0
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 2 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Eastern Scotland 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Highlands and Islands 2 3 +1

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) 4,097,339,964
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 86,189,462
Other 20,179,277
Air transport 1,638,879

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) 2,184,313,213 1,913,026,751 -271,286,462
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,122,238 37,067,224 -12,055,014
Other 9,181,923 10,997,354 +1,815,431
Air transport 832,930 805,949 -26,981

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 963,966,391
London 910,078,063
Medway 562,846,445
Grimsby 515,567,391
Avonmouth Docks 433,196,383

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 £
Southampton 562,048,454 401,917,937 -160,130,517
London 445,470,482 464,607,581 +19,137,099
Medway 294,934,009 267,912,436 -27,021,573
Grimsby 301,158,490 214,408,901 -86,749,589
Avonmouth Docks 216,370,046 216,826,337 +456,291
Immingham Docks 229,386,423 191,156,210 -38,230,213
Tyne 134,749,026 116,228,068 -18,520,958
Liverpool Docks 21,394,958 36,667,380 +15,272,422
Dover 21,429,345 21,280,273 -149,072
000 9,181,923 10,997,354 +1,815,431

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 67
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 2
Manufacture of other transport equipment 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 53
2025-10 49
2025-09 49
2025-08 40
2025-07 50

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+ 50
15m-54m 14
Other 14
1m-15m 5
0-1m 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 45,830,666
Germany 18,769,296
United States 10,756,925
Poland 9,378,034
Belgium 8,817,537

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 26,791,322 19,039,344 -7,751,978
Germany 10,679,726 8,089,570 -2,590,156
United States 9,606,619 1,150,306 -8,456,313
Poland 7,314,466 2,063,568 -5,250,898
Belgium 6,974,485 1,843,052 -5,131,433
Netherlands 8,191,551 158,332 -8,033,219
Ireland 1,933,330 2,518,055 +584,725
Italy 3,780,813 427,073 -3,353,740
Japan 3,313,137 74,603 -3,238,534
Turkey 1,793,926 0 -1,793,926

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 3,351,347
Nicaragua 69,000
XU 52,622
Australia 40,000
Switzerland 28,087

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 1,164,051 2,187,296 +1,023,245
Nicaragua 32,000 37,000 +5,000
XU 28,650 23,972 -4,678
Australia 40,000 0 -40,000
Switzerland 0 28,087 +28,087
China 25,000 0 -25,000
Spain 0 24,551 +24,551

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) 96,834,868
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,008,470
Other 3,590,607
Air transport 30,000

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) 78,730,257 18,104,611 -60,625,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,394,947 17,613,523 +8,218,576
Other 1,289,701 2,300,906 +1,011,205
Air transport 0 30,000 +30,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 58,074,795
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,171,958
London 14,533,747
Liverpool Docks 11,340,404
Immingham Docks 6,848,961

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 £
ZLC 51,980,240 6,094,555 -45,885,685
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,769,660 11,402,298 +4,632,638
London 5,545,596 8,988,151 +3,442,555
Liverpool Docks 10,250,248 1,090,156 -9,160,092
Immingham Docks 2,635,962 4,212,999 +1,577,037
Avonmouth Docks 5,066,452 41,019 -5,025,433
000 1,289,701 2,300,906 +1,011,205
London Gateway Port 1,798,745 703,650 -1,095,095
Southampton 1,918,677 579,368 -1,339,309
Hull 668,216 1,155,013 +486,797

Quick facts

HS code: 87033219

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

Description: Cars (excluding motorhomes) with diesel engines between 1,500 cc and 2,500 cc