Import/export HS code 87033390: Used cars with engines over 2,500 cc (diesel)

Pre-owned cars with diesel engines over 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 3,293,732
Japan 2,497,588
Australia 571,495
Malaysia 524,317
United States 505,642

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 1,385,000 1,908,732 +523,732
Japan 358,471 2,139,117 +1,780,646
Australia 412,820 158,675 -254,145
Malaysia 350,550 173,767 -176,783
United States 157,879 347,763 +189,884
Germany 396,072 78,665 -317,407
Norway 0 364,330 +364,330
Ireland 204,903 74,802 -130,101
Belgium 57,160 112,077 +54,917
Poland 147,614 0 -147,614

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 3,575,495
Japan 2,629,933
Germany 717,421
Australia 505,319
Hungary 364,330

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 1,394,200 2,181,295 +787,095
Japan 369,218 2,260,715 +1,891,497
Germany 580,968 136,453 -444,515
Australia 314,269 191,050 -123,219
Hungary 0 364,330 +364,330
Malaysia 350,550 0 -350,550
United States 181,813 120,523 -61,290
Ireland 137,922 10,510 -127,412
Thailand 0 127,500 +127,500
South Africa 91,472 7,500 -83,972

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 6
Northern Ireland 4
Essex 3
West Yorkshire 3
Cheshire 2

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 5 +4
Northern Ireland 2 2 +0
Essex 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +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) 6,461,486
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,810,256
Air transport 1,079,953
Other 75,091
Road transport 44,182

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) 2,797,215 3,664,271 +867,056
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 874,544 935,712 +61,168
Air transport 5,532 1,074,421 +1,068,889
Other 23,882 51,209 +27,327
Road transport 0 44,182 +44,182

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 3,372,009
Southampton 1,296,215
London Heathrow Airport 1,062,412
Belfast Port 772,714
Felixstowe 755,896

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 1,391,129 1,980,880 +589,751
Southampton 475,597 820,618 +345,021
London Heathrow Airport 0 1,062,412 +1,062,412
Belfast Port 87,129 685,585 +598,456
Felixstowe 604,077 151,819 -452,258
Immingham Docks 0 436,710 +436,710
Dover / Eurotunnel 319,767 32,673 -287,094
Eurotunnel 125,001 143,465 +18,464
Dover 19,978 148,439 +128,461
London Gateway Port 119,415 45,426 -73,989

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 24
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 6
2025-09 7
2025-08 2
2025-07 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 18
0-1m 14
54m+ 6
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 £
Kenya 13,903,691
Ireland 10,612,083
Albania 4,048,378
United States 3,356,615
United Republic of Tanzania 3,078,662

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 £
Kenya 7,101,450 6,802,241 -299,209
Ireland 4,925,705 5,686,378 +760,673
Albania 986,308 3,062,070 +2,075,762
United States 1,671,910 1,684,705 +12,795
United Republic of Tanzania 1,836,218 1,242,444 -593,774
Malaysia 1,740,205 1,079,820 -660,385
Cyprus 784,110 1,166,816 +382,706
Australia 220,624 1,451,494 +1,230,870
New Zealand 888,165 466,315 -421,850
Germany 661,209 329,886 -331,323

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 £
XU 3,673,123
Germany 1,169,369
XI 952,166
Japan 390,630
United States 207,857

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 £
XU 2,082,070 1,591,053 -491,017
Germany 549,961 619,408 +69,447
XI 443,698 508,468 +64,770
Japan 11,749 378,881 +367,132
United States 139,357 68,500 -70,857
Thailand 53,315 21,648 -31,667
France 69,502 0 -69,502
Slovakia 23,158 37,192 +14,034
Australia 28,250 11,500 -16,750
Spain 0 35,423 +35,423

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) 37,328,040
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,898,298
Other 6,697,618
Air transport 1,159,392

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) 19,359,853 17,968,187 -1,391,666
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,621,032 9,277,266 +2,656,234
Other 3,425,545 3,272,073 -153,472
Air transport 681,346 478,046 -203,300

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 13,014,315
London Gateway Port 11,078,816
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,140,693
Medway 7,729,050
000 6,697,618

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 £
Southampton 7,235,477 5,778,838 -1,456,639
London Gateway Port 7,050,015 4,028,801 -3,021,214
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,549,101 5,591,592 +2,042,491
Medway 1,935,868 5,793,182 +3,857,314
000 3,425,545 3,272,073 -153,472
Holyhead 1,461,864 2,184,756 +722,892
Liverpool Docks 1,093,080 1,204,949 +111,869
Felixstowe 854,768 476,634 -378,134
London Heathrow Airport 673,733 476,377 -197,356
Dover 441,111 300,995 -140,116

Quick facts

HS code: 87033390

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

Description: Pre-owned cars with diesel engines over 2,500 cc