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 1,740,941,273
Japan 1,404,894,808
France 1,347,215,210
Belgium 1,097,451,282
Spain 1,072,840,599

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 461,673,522 1,279,267,751 +817,594,229
Japan 711,120,868 693,773,940 -17,346,928
France 728,548,175 618,667,035 -109,881,140
Belgium 315,860,092 781,591,190 +465,731,098
Spain 402,023,029 670,817,570 +268,794,541
China 359,723,908 496,871,714 +137,147,806
South Korea 467,214,977 343,762,990 -123,451,987
Czechia 435,649,247 342,819,504 -92,829,743
Turkey 365,870,153 311,950,218 -53,919,935
Italy 101,160,300 209,415,630 +108,255,330

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 2,235,746,061
Japan 1,403,451,755
Slovakia 1,167,396,911
Spain 1,046,036,048
Germany 1,025,588,799

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 987,798,648 1,247,947,413 +260,148,765
Japan 712,063,002 691,388,753 -20,674,249
Slovakia 457,933,046 709,463,865 +251,530,819
Spain 401,091,064 644,944,984 +243,853,920
Germany 172,502,874 853,085,925 +680,583,051
China 344,184,638 493,120,798 +148,936,160
South Korea 483,712,015 347,520,156 -136,191,859
Czechia 445,769,814 342,819,504 -102,950,310
Turkey 365,870,153 311,962,342 -53,907,811
Hungary 170,473,216 221,316,649 +50,843,433

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 48
Greater Manchester 30
Outer London - West and North West 28
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20

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 37 26 -11
West Midlands 36 30 -6
Greater Manchester 20 13 -7
Outer London - West and North West 20 12 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 12 -5
West Yorkshire 12 14 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 13 +2
Essex 13 12 -1
Inner London - East 10 8 -2
Outer London - South 8 7 -1

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) 6,447,186,643
Other 4,004,018,080
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 261,932,328
Road transport 13,867,559
Air transport 3,940,925

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) 1,779,050,449 4,668,136,194 +2,889,085,745
Other 2,664,691,535 1,339,326,545 -1,325,364,990
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 205,267,663 56,664,665 -148,602,998
Road transport 870 13,866,689 +13,865,819
Air transport 1,175,798 2,765,127 +1,589,329

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,004,018,080
Immingham Docks 1,890,613,651
Avonmouth Docks 1,518,006,977
Grimsby 1,104,760,722
499 756,718,134

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 2,664,691,535 1,339,326,545 -1,325,364,990
Immingham Docks 687,214,849 1,203,398,802 +516,183,953
Avonmouth Docks 560,607,845 957,399,132 +396,791,287
Grimsby 282,941,376 821,819,346 +538,877,970
499 3,335,806 753,382,328 +750,046,522
Medway 101,395,890 413,994,712 +312,598,822
London 191,781,287 139,277,776 -52,503,511
Felixstowe 45,089,398 160,352,255 +115,262,857
Tyne 38,596,251 164,747,837 +126,151,586
Southampton 46,079,782 67,456,838 +21,377,056

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 311
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Rental and leasing activities 17
Land transport and transport via pipelines 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 98
2025-10 98
2025-09 97
2025-08 102
2025-07 93

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 224
54m+ 57
Other 55
1m-15m 52
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 6,523,932,728
China 2,161,905,494
Belgium 1,476,387,250
France 992,058,739
Spain 860,921,747

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 4,053,607,892 2,470,324,836 -1,583,283,056
China 740,725,767 1,421,179,727 +680,453,960
Belgium 886,048,036 590,339,214 -295,708,822
France 528,018,805 464,039,934 -63,978,871
Spain 475,273,983 385,647,764 -89,626,219
Canada 351,773,570 226,340,750 -125,432,820
United Arab Emirates 375,411,677 181,363,228 -194,048,449
Italy 328,239,221 119,653,415 -208,585,806
South Korea 243,904,021 137,777,888 -106,126,133
Germany 272,571,425 91,496,582 -181,074,843

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
XU 4,864,454
Germany 602,137
Czechia 276,065
United States 167,322

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 2,233,387 4,871,051 +2,637,664
XU 1,581,166 3,283,288 +1,702,122
Germany 448,207 153,930 -294,277
Czechia 142,885 133,180 -9,705
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) 16,724,499,834
Rail transport 718,591,178
Air transport 286,334,270
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 249,011,672
Other 13,077,033

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) 10,158,863,219 6,565,636,615 -3,593,226,604
Rail transport 322,734,454 395,856,724 +73,122,270
Air transport 206,969,373 79,364,897 -127,604,476
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 182,592,174 66,419,498 -116,172,676
Other 4,432,582 8,644,451 +4,211,869

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 10,947,515,656
Tyne 1,594,079,210
Avonmouth Docks 1,348,120,547
Grimsby 1,199,995,666
Eurotunnel 720,218,247

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 6,223,405,277 4,724,110,379 -1,499,294,898
Tyne 1,219,695,755 374,383,455 -845,312,300
Avonmouth Docks 791,402,624 556,717,923 -234,684,701
Grimsby 673,905,908 526,089,758 -147,816,150
Eurotunnel 324,257,628 395,960,619 +71,702,991
Liverpool Docks 440,939,540 186,529,409 -254,410,131
Immingham Docks 308,821,219 175,848,340 -132,972,879
ZLC 403,271,937 0 -403,271,937
East Midlands Airport 96,032,215 65,576,958 -30,455,257
Dover / Eurotunnel 129,345,683 16,341,703 -113,003,980

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