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 3,144,732
Japan 2,650,264
Australia 596,614
Malaysia 524,317
United States 510,086

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 1,317,500 1,827,232 +509,732
Japan 360,720 2,289,544 +1,928,824
Australia 412,820 183,794 -229,026
Malaysia 350,550 173,767 -176,783
United States 157,879 352,207 +194,328
Germany 423,572 51,165 -372,407
Norway 0 364,330 +364,330
Ireland 204,903 78,802 -126,101
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 3,429,995
Japan 2,671,817
Germany 806,410
Australia 530,438
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 1,326,700 2,103,295 +776,595
Japan 354,959 2,316,858 +1,961,899
Germany 600,858 205,552 -395,306
Australia 314,269 216,169 -98,100
Hungary 0 364,330 +364,330
Malaysia 350,550 0 -350,550
United States 181,813 124,467 -57,346
Ireland 137,922 14,510 -123,412
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 7
West Yorkshire 5
Northern Ireland 4
Essex 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 2 5 +3
West Yorkshire 1 4 +3
Northern Ireland 2 2 +0
Essex 2 1 -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
Outer London - East and North East 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) 6,548,333
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,805,629
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) 2,726,891 3,821,442 +1,094,551
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 949,041 856,588 -92,453
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 3,223,009
Southampton 1,432,141
London Heathrow Airport 1,062,412
Felixstowe 832,685
Belfast Port 778,454

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 1,323,629 1,899,380 +575,751
Southampton 480,200 951,941 +471,741
London Heathrow Airport 0 1,062,412 +1,062,412
Felixstowe 620,192 212,493 -407,699
Belfast Port 87,129 691,325 +604,196
Immingham Docks 21,752 414,958 +393,206
Dover / Eurotunnel 319,767 32,673 -287,094
Eurotunnel 125,001 146,965 +21,964
Dover 47,478 124,939 +77,461
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 29
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
Rental and leasing activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 5
2025-10 6
2025-09 7
2025-08 2

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 16
54m+ 6
15m-54m 2
Other 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 £
Kenya 13,723,782
Ireland 10,217,097
Albania 4,217,728
United Republic of Tanzania 3,186,722
United States 3,028,168

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 7,149,071 6,574,711 -574,360
Ireland 5,027,328 5,189,769 +162,441
Albania 1,106,508 3,111,220 +2,004,712
United Republic of Tanzania 1,837,928 1,348,794 -489,134
United States 1,317,463 1,710,705 +393,242
Bahrain 617,156 1,956,239 +1,339,083
Malaysia 1,695,935 510,270 -1,185,665
Cyprus 851,521 1,069,207 +217,686
Australia 232,624 1,439,494 +1,206,870
New Zealand 724,078 466,315 -257,763

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 1,069,968
XI 911,216
Japan 390,630
United States 173,858
Thailand 74,963

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 502,642 567,326 +64,684
XI 482,498 428,718 -53,780
Japan 36,030 354,600 +318,570
United States 105,358 68,500 -36,858
Thailand 53,315 21,648 -31,667
France 69,502 0 -69,502
Slovakia 23,158 37,192 +14,034
Australia 39,750 0 -39,750
Spain 0 35,423 +35,423
Nicaragua 24,485 0 -24,485

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) 36,634,457
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,076,566
Other 6,412,759
Air transport 3,115,631

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) 19,130,452 17,504,005 -1,626,447
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,873,378 9,203,188 +2,329,810
Other 3,559,969 2,852,790 -707,179
Air transport 997,249 2,118,382 +1,121,133

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 12,232,830
London Gateway Port 10,700,126
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,355,747
Medway 8,047,211
000 6,412,759

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 7,117,032 5,115,798 -2,001,234
London Gateway Port 6,953,796 3,746,330 -3,207,466
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,747,269 5,608,478 +1,861,209
Medway 2,307,513 5,739,698 +3,432,185
000 3,559,969 2,852,790 -707,179
Holyhead 1,345,937 2,184,756 +838,819
London Heathrow Airport 989,636 2,116,713 +1,127,077
Liverpool Docks 1,165,871 1,750,736 +584,865
Felixstowe 793,129 439,119 -354,010
Dover 431,523 343,831 -87,692

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