Import/export HS code 87033290: Used cars with engines between 1,500 cc and 2,500 cc (diesel)

Pre-owned cars with diesel engines between 1,500 cc and 2,500 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 £
Turkey 6,840,516
Spain 2,809,729
Germany 2,668,982
Japan 2,470,494
Ireland 1,050,888

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 £
Turkey 2,994,366 3,846,150 +851,784
Spain 933,735 1,875,994 +942,259
Germany 1,355,933 1,313,049 -42,884
Japan 854,698 1,615,796 +761,098
Ireland 289,402 761,486 +472,084
Belgium 375,494 54,947 -320,547
Poland 117,910 278,834 +160,924
France 62,250 302,403 +240,153
United States 29,697 284,406 +254,709
Portugal 42,000 146,900 +104,900

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 £
United Kingdom 10,527,034
Germany 2,557,554
Japan 1,939,355
Turkey 321,525
Thailand 318,209

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 £
United Kingdom 4,083,380 6,443,654 +2,360,274
Germany 1,354,351 1,203,203 -151,148
Japan 616,898 1,322,457 +705,559
Turkey 256,884 64,641 -192,243
Thailand 113,240 204,969 +91,729
Spain 144,643 128,147 -16,496
Belgium 169,197 103,359 -65,838
Australia 67,610 137,770 +70,160
United States 35,846 168,762 +132,916
Czechia 0 162,287 +162,287

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 13
West Yorkshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 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
West Midlands 3 12 +9
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 0 4 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Northern Ireland 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 4 +4
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 0 3 +3

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) 10,013,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,645,880
Other 774,934
Air transport 189,914
Road transport 138,529

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) 4,201,725 5,812,064 +1,610,339
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,250,364 4,395,516 +1,145,152
Other 210,794 564,140 +353,346
Air transport 6,994 182,920 +175,926
Road transport 8,000 130,529 +122,529

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 7,010,813
Portsmouth 2,470,330
Dover 2,246,381
Southampton 1,705,269
Eurotunnel 1,578,943

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 3,131,782 3,879,031 +747,249
Portsmouth 700,530 1,769,800 +1,069,270
Dover 899,632 1,346,749 +447,117
Southampton 669,758 1,035,511 +365,753
Eurotunnel 1,160,825 418,118 -742,707
Dover / Eurotunnel 193,887 619,957 +426,070
000 210,794 564,140 +353,346
Felixstowe 211,462 301,766 +90,304
Liverpool Docks 133,716 345,117 +211,401
Belfast Port 47,753 151,779 +104,026

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 60
Other personal service activities 3
Rental and leasing activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 11
2025-10 14
2025-09 8
2025-08 7

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
0-1m 44
1m-15m 18
54m+ 8
Other 6
15m-54m 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 £
Ireland 95,275,797
United States 17,235,693
Cyprus 15,176,089
Turkey 10,255,599
Ukraine 8,986,326

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 61,329,118 33,946,679 -27,382,439
United States 7,614,442 9,621,251 +2,006,809
Cyprus 4,077,796 11,098,293 +7,020,497
Turkey 5,875,031 4,380,568 -1,494,463
Ukraine 5,304,455 3,681,871 -1,622,584
Kenya 3,159,936 3,046,817 -113,119
Australia 2,661,112 2,724,124 +63,012
Sri Lanka 7,500 5,157,081 +5,149,581
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,971,289 1,760,473 -210,816
Lithuania 1,628,088 1,452,558 -175,530

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 £
Germany 21,547,173
XI 9,126,061
Sweden 934,636
France 801,451
Japan 749,678

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 £
Germany 15,548,536 5,998,637 -9,549,899
XI 5,935,911 3,190,150 -2,745,761
Sweden 786,094 148,542 -637,552
France 549,315 252,136 -297,179
Japan 364,535 385,143 +20,608
Czechia 533,062 39,875 -493,187
Nicaragua 360,658 17,229 -343,429
Ireland 102,374 219,219 +116,845
United States 153,670 115,047 -38,623
Spain 99,447 162,787 +63,340

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 95,624,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,920,073
Other 48,446,302
Air transport 4,224,562
Road transport 3,572

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,859,427 41,764,894 -12,094,533
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,790,243 40,129,830 +9,339,587
Other 32,141,881 16,304,421 -15,837,460
Air transport 688,356 3,536,206 +2,847,850
Road transport 3,572 0 -3,572

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 48,446,302
Holyhead 39,203,052
Southampton 25,810,228
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,903,028
London Gateway Port 22,246,762

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 32,141,881 16,304,421 -15,837,460
Holyhead 25,234,991 13,968,061 -11,266,930
Southampton 12,124,036 13,686,192 +1,562,156
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,240,262 11,662,766 -1,577,496
London Gateway Port 7,612,860 14,633,902 +7,021,042
Liverpool Docks 7,186,388 7,767,130 +580,742
Avonmouth Docks 4,129,972 4,134,799 +4,827
Dover 4,785,485 2,312,622 -2,472,863
Felixstowe 1,684,848 4,533,988 +2,849,140
Medway 1,373,122 4,118,939 +2,745,817

Quick facts

HS code: 87033290

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

Description: Pre-owned cars with diesel engines between 1,500 cc and 2,500 cc