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 1,846,462,991
Turkey 678,782,491
South Africa 642,176,804
Belgium 300,824,881
Spain 160,453,108

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 1,018,626,028 827,836,963 -190,789,065
Turkey 249,644,615 429,137,876 +179,493,261
South Africa 409,553,565 232,623,239 -176,930,326
Belgium 173,764,337 127,060,544 -46,703,793
Spain 68,329,256 92,123,852 +23,794,596
South Korea 71,803,322 69,355,419 -2,447,903
Poland 74,759,556 47,883,039 -26,876,517
United States 39,789,720 15,868,667 -23,921,053
Portugal 16,703,093 27,401,883 +10,698,790
France 8,235,420 21,569,422 +13,334,002

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 1,019,615,639
Turkey 694,739,844
South Africa 668,356,185
Czechia 304,512,486
Mexico 285,897,127

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 571,303,562 448,312,077 -122,991,485
Turkey 251,560,836 443,179,008 +191,618,172
South Africa 424,234,149 244,122,036 -180,112,113
Czechia 168,523,312 135,989,174 -32,534,138
Mexico 184,436,939 101,460,188 -82,976,751
Poland 115,287,606 119,776,177 +4,488,571
France 108,240,691 125,185,651 +16,944,960
Spain 63,497,180 87,152,316 +23,655,136
South Korea 75,972,351 69,911,073 -6,061,278
Hungary 70,076,290 44,066,396 -26,009,894

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
West Midlands 6
Essex 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
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Essex 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 2 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
South East Wales 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Devon 2 3 +1
Eastern Scotland 2 2 +0

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) 4,010,414,564
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,560,809
Other 20,010,226
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) 2,130,290,305 1,880,124,259 -250,166,046
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,594,787 36,966,022 -8,628,765
Other 12,080,035 7,930,191 -4,149,844
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 924,231,872
London 910,234,740
Medway 544,972,152
Grimsby 500,595,632
Avonmouth Docks 417,785,834

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 544,889,490 379,342,382 -165,547,108
London 455,608,754 454,625,986 -982,768
Medway 274,218,778 270,753,374 -3,465,404
Grimsby 282,869,927 217,725,705 -65,144,222
Avonmouth Docks 205,069,189 212,716,645 +7,647,456
Immingham Docks 226,435,706 188,522,423 -37,913,283
Tyne 133,027,524 117,807,166 -15,220,358
Liverpool Docks 24,847,482 33,089,713 +8,242,231
Dover 22,317,692 20,922,967 -1,394,725
000 12,080,035 7,930,191 -4,149,844

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 10
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
2026-01 49
2025-11 53
2025-10 49
2025-09 49
2025-08 40

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+ 51
15m-54m 14
Other 14
1m-15m 5
0-1m 2

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 41,399,198
Germany 17,723,037
United States 11,986,315
Poland 9,196,934
Netherlands 7,965,613

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 22,809,098 18,590,100 -4,218,998
Germany 11,154,377 6,568,660 -4,585,717
United States 9,606,619 2,379,696 -7,226,923
Poland 7,155,242 2,041,692 -5,113,550
Netherlands 7,908,253 57,360 -7,850,893
Belgium 5,129,911 1,596,044 -3,533,867
Ireland 2,077,329 2,269,467 +192,138
Italy 3,538,091 427,073 -3,111,018
Japan 2,908,497 74,603 -2,833,894
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 3,246,758
Nicaragua 69,000
Australia 40,000
Switzerland 28,087
China 25,000

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 1,090,901 2,155,857 +1,064,956
Nicaragua 32,000 37,000 +5,000
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) 88,333,358
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,063,871
Other 3,486,018
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) 70,334,266 17,999,092 -52,335,174
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,677,345 16,386,526 +5,709,181
Other 1,216,551 2,269,467 +1,052,916
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 49,603,963
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,166,984
London 15,267,907
Liverpool Docks 12,569,794
Immingham Docks 5,926,131

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 44,273,786 5,330,177 -38,943,609
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,785,676 11,381,308 +4,595,632
London 6,768,138 8,499,769 +1,731,631
Liverpool Docks 10,250,248 2,319,546 -7,930,702
Immingham Docks 2,948,927 2,977,204 +28,277
Avonmouth Docks 4,620,746 41,019 -4,579,727
000 1,216,551 2,269,467 +1,052,916
Southampton 1,572,141 714,368 -857,773
London Gateway Port 1,453,880 703,650 -750,230
Hull 669,398 1,184,801 +515,403

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