Import/export HS code 870340: Hybrid cars (non-plug-in)

Cars with both petrol engines and electric motors that cannot be charged externally

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  • 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 £
Germany 1,828,396,653
Japan 1,395,961,964
France 1,340,750,436
Belgium 1,154,831,021
Spain 1,099,455,724

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 495,995,416 1,332,401,237 +836,405,821
Japan 732,113,729 663,848,235 -68,265,494
France 704,423,883 636,326,553 -68,097,330
Belgium 382,998,290 771,832,731 +388,834,441
Spain 400,850,830 698,604,894 +297,754,064
China 357,169,404 487,329,769 +130,160,365
South Korea 459,042,698 360,848,999 -98,193,699
Czechia 400,239,934 351,431,629 -48,808,305
Turkey 399,050,899 311,056,384 -87,994,515
Italy 109,552,975 215,318,909 +105,765,934

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 £
France 2,282,211,204
Japan 1,394,508,364
Slovakia 1,227,207,935
Germany 1,079,991,708
Spain 1,067,829,363

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 £
France 1,022,503,707 1,259,707,497 +237,203,790
Japan 733,055,126 661,453,238 -71,601,888
Slovakia 455,012,722 772,195,213 +317,182,491
Germany 217,342,105 862,649,603 +645,307,498
Spain 393,437,350 674,392,013 +280,954,663
South Korea 475,539,736 364,606,165 -110,933,571
China 342,291,280 482,971,193 +140,679,913
Czechia 407,714,670 351,431,629 -56,283,041
Turkey 399,050,899 311,068,508 -87,982,391
Hungary 159,499,452 231,372,846 +71,873,394

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 48
West Midlands 46
Greater Manchester 30
Outer London - West and North West 24
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19

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
Outer London - East and North East 34 27 -7
West Midlands 35 29 -6
Greater Manchester 20 15 -5
Outer London - West and North West 17 10 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 12 +0
West Yorkshire 12 14 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 12 -3
Inner London - East 9 8 -1
Essex 12 13 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 6 -4

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) 6,872,524,544
Other 3,757,337,912
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 261,687,898
Road transport 13,867,559
Air transport 3,790,178

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) 1,906,265,207 4,966,259,337 +3,059,994,130
Other 2,611,172,395 1,146,165,517 -1,465,006,878
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 206,545,798 55,142,100 -151,403,698
Road transport 5,377 13,862,182 +13,856,805
Air transport 997,134 2,793,044 +1,795,910

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,757,337,912
Immingham Docks 1,970,419,298
Avonmouth Docks 1,566,332,939
Grimsby 1,156,035,733
499 954,912,596

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 £
000 2,611,172,395 1,146,165,517 -1,465,006,878
Immingham Docks 715,734,083 1,254,685,215 +538,951,132
Avonmouth Docks 616,767,852 949,565,087 +332,797,235
Grimsby 322,093,255 833,942,478 +511,849,223
499 3,335,806 951,576,790 +948,240,984
Medway 123,935,153 427,133,034 +303,197,881
London 180,383,586 157,253,515 -23,130,071
Tyne 40,067,894 174,408,979 +134,341,085
Felixstowe 45,063,975 161,932,531 +116,868,556
Southampton 40,444,393 67,199,251 +26,754,858

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 302
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Rental and leasing activities 17
Land transport and transport via pipelines 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 97
2025-11 98
2025-10 98
2025-09 97
2025-08 102

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 213
54m+ 57
Other 56
1m-15m 54
15m-54m 11

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 £
United States 6,333,272,116
China 2,066,101,282
Belgium 1,333,501,303
France 981,584,430
Spain 873,258,381

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 £
United States 4,166,430,092 2,166,842,024 -1,999,588,068
China 706,626,844 1,359,474,438 +652,847,594
Belgium 764,862,640 568,638,663 -196,223,977
France 516,382,546 465,201,884 -51,180,662
Spain 495,111,255 378,147,126 -116,964,129
Canada 362,146,772 197,027,624 -165,119,148
United Arab Emirates 371,695,453 159,788,350 -211,907,103
Italy 304,706,643 114,436,011 -190,270,632
South Korea 238,648,828 123,793,712 -114,855,116
Germany 257,851,432 86,612,068 -171,239,364

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 7,104,438
Germany 602,137
Czechia 241,120
United States 167,322
Georgia 23,180

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 2,250,054 4,854,384 +2,604,330
Germany 448,207 153,930 -294,277
Czechia 134,840 106,280 -28,560
United States 0 167,322 +167,322
Georgia 0 23,180 +23,180
Turkey 14,166 0 -14,166
Japan 12,771 0 -12,771
Slovakia 0 12,500 +12,500

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) 16,040,027,776
Rail transport 744,270,226
Air transport 254,792,050
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 237,958,940
Other 12,969,320

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) 10,038,591,985 6,001,435,791 -4,037,156,194
Rail transport 349,054,437 395,215,789 +46,161,352
Air transport 178,334,752 76,457,298 -101,877,454
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 161,757,559 76,201,381 -85,556,178
Other 4,817,124 8,152,196 +3,335,072

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 10,556,402,896
Tyne 1,599,640,078
Avonmouth Docks 1,302,461,120
Grimsby 1,126,762,865
Eurotunnel 745,921,895

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 6,299,005,292 4,257,397,604 -2,041,607,688
Tyne 1,246,304,770 353,335,308 -892,969,462
Avonmouth Docks 759,210,649 543,250,471 -215,960,178
Grimsby 628,935,645 497,827,220 -131,108,425
Eurotunnel 350,577,611 395,344,284 +44,766,673
Liverpool Docks 440,024,088 179,358,012 -260,666,076
Immingham Docks 311,823,898 166,345,969 -145,477,929
ZLC 284,503,963 0 -284,503,963
East Midlands Airport 62,651,543 70,820,899 +8,169,356
Dover / Eurotunnel 116,437,032 10,759,562 -105,677,470

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 870340

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

Description: Cars with both petrol engines and electric motors that cannot be charged externally