Import/export HS code 87036010: New plug-in hybrid cars

Brand-new hybrid cars that can be charged externally

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 £
Germany 3,757,494,013
Spain 1,724,775,665
China 1,117,794,393
Japan 777,320,616
Sweden 656,450,801

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 1,607,661,824 2,149,832,189 +542,170,365
Spain 1,008,690,874 716,084,791 -292,606,083
China 262,708,224 855,086,169 +592,377,945
Japan 384,935,505 392,385,111 +7,449,606
Sweden 321,198,983 335,251,818 +14,052,835
Belgium 274,893,013 245,873,746 -29,019,267
United States 255,687,035 246,013,250 -9,673,785
Turkey 221,748,366 217,229,244 -4,519,122
Italy 130,641,776 174,872,784 +44,231,008
South Africa 11,892,426 239,074,762 +227,182,336

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 £
Germany 2,580,203,662
Spain 1,719,294,143
China 1,263,031,632
Slovakia 967,640,973
Japan 776,889,816

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 £
Germany 1,043,358,431 1,536,845,231 +493,486,800
Spain 1,004,020,339 715,273,804 -288,746,535
China 262,173,956 1,000,857,676 +738,683,720
Slovakia 496,986,425 470,654,548 -26,331,877
Japan 384,787,713 392,102,103 +7,314,390
Sweden 330,467,269 335,309,256 +4,841,987
United States 284,166,217 283,624,857 -541,360
Turkey 221,814,828 221,912,017 +97,189
Romania 158,611,933 154,912,205 -3,699,728
Italy 131,067,713 174,682,434 +43,614,721

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
West Midlands 8
Essex 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Essex 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Norfolk 2 4 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +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) 8,556,032,362
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,279,969,201
Other 1,192,290,252
Road transport 75,378,417
Air transport 1,045,331

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) 3,499,818,438 5,056,213,924 +1,556,395,486
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 665,079,051 614,890,150 -50,188,901
Other 746,383,716 445,906,536 -300,477,180
Road transport 416,919 74,961,498 +74,544,579
Air transport 559,945 485,386 -74,559

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,152,558,750
Avonmouth Docks 1,894,015,988
Southampton 1,631,064,326
Grimsby 1,294,168,288
000 1,192,290,252

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,082,450,732 1,070,108,018 -12,342,714
Avonmouth Docks 814,233,996 1,079,781,992 +265,547,996
Southampton 553,287,433 1,077,776,893 +524,489,460
Grimsby 585,644,727 708,523,561 +122,878,834
000 746,383,716 445,906,536 -300,477,180
London 416,733,036 493,369,541 +76,636,505
Medway 362,492,579 467,556,412 +105,063,833
499 264,000 378,780,160 +378,516,160
Tyne 145,395,487 201,688,557 +56,293,070
Eurotunnel 118,713,382 120,856,673 +2,143,291

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 77
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 11
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 10
Real estate activities 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 66
2025-11 67
2025-10 65
2025-09 58
2025-08 67

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
54m+ 57
Other 20
15m-54m 12
1m-15m 9
0-1m 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 £
United States 1,558,372,146
Germany 805,655,807
France 569,682,127
Belgium 507,866,727
Netherlands 331,464,193

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 754,722,548 803,649,598 +48,927,050
Germany 360,574,195 445,081,612 +84,507,417
France 489,485,008 80,197,119 -409,287,889
Belgium 275,512,849 232,353,878 -43,158,971
Netherlands 170,044,728 161,419,465 -8,625,263
Japan 122,191,761 80,567,351 -41,624,410
Spain 84,753,163 105,735,716 +20,982,553
China 12,749,701 170,605,682 +157,855,981
Switzerland 87,081,481 79,510,939 -7,570,542
Italy 64,946,253 97,914,930 +32,968,677

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 386,197
Germany 262,233
Slovakia 39,000
Czechia 27,126

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 292,725 93,472 -199,253
Germany 147,008 115,225 -31,783
Slovakia 0 39,000 +39,000
Czechia 0 27,126 +27,126

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) 5,552,253,623
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 766,657,692
Air transport 40,588,979
Other 1,316,696

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) 2,809,790,534 2,742,463,089 -67,327,445
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 338,902,357 427,755,335 +88,852,978
Air transport 24,812,930 15,776,049 -9,036,881
Other 929,899 386,797 -543,102

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,720,055,822
Southampton 1,688,677,704
Grimsby 694,369,670
Dover / Eurotunnel 595,366,167
Dover 539,006,357

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 £
Immingham Docks 917,364,016 802,691,806 -114,672,210
Southampton 882,797,599 805,880,105 -76,917,494
Grimsby 162,757,565 531,612,105 +368,854,540
Dover / Eurotunnel 223,653,260 371,712,907 +148,059,647
Dover 431,407,339 107,599,018 -323,808,321
Avonmouth Docks 225,113,886 294,269,374 +69,155,488
London 57,527,274 116,080,928 +58,553,654
Liverpool Docks 109,485,311 60,613,240 -48,872,071
London Gateway Port 33,818,585 47,526,823 +13,708,238
Killingholme 43,062,838 0 -43,062,838

Quick facts

HS code: 87036010

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

Description: Brand-new hybrid cars that can be charged externally