Import/export HS code 870390: Various vehicles

Vehicles not covered by other HS codes in this category

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 £
Taiwan 7,071,841
China 6,899,676
Belgium 2,290,660
Poland 1,340,128
Germany 994,120

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 £
Taiwan 3,992,371 3,079,470 -912,901
China 3,688,986 3,210,690 -478,296
Belgium 1,600,885 689,775 -911,110
Poland 553,068 787,060 +233,992
Germany 640,718 353,402 -287,316
Italy 642,113 37,164 -604,949
United States 508,036 170,256 -337,780
Netherlands 263,901 143,009 -120,892
Japan 164,101 223,382 +59,281
France 245,976 113,785 -132,191

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 £
Taiwan 7,432,173
China 6,688,473
Romania 2,168,061
Germany 1,273,220
United States 686,679

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 £
Taiwan 4,213,825 3,218,348 -995,477
China 3,592,603 3,095,870 -496,733
Romania 1,480,686 687,375 -793,311
Germany 761,108 512,112 -248,996
United States 527,414 159,265 -368,149
Japan 203,963 376,172 +172,209
South Africa 9,044 308,324 +299,280
United Kingdom 163,610 131,188 -32,422
New Zealand 261,781 20,002 -241,779
Spain 170,519 93,869 -76,650

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Inner London - West 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 3 -4
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Essex 1 4 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +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) 17,745,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,569,598
Other 1,902,980
Air transport 995,427
Road transport 16,439

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) 9,756,118 7,989,114 -1,767,004
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,586,532 983,066 -603,466
Other 1,109,529 793,451 -316,078
Air transport 692,402 303,025 -389,377
Road transport 450 15,989 +15,539

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 10,084,335
Felixstowe 4,492,682
Avonmouth Docks 2,165,861
000 1,902,980
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,085,734

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 £
Southampton 6,656,599 3,427,736 -3,228,863
Felixstowe 1,265,301 3,227,381 +1,962,080
Avonmouth Docks 1,480,336 685,525 -794,811
000 1,109,529 793,451 -316,078
Dover / Eurotunnel 325,171 760,563 +435,392
Dover 669,814 83,402 -586,412
East Midlands Airport 228,204 237,593 +9,389
London Gateway Port 31,676 432,061 +400,385
Eurotunnel 334,757 78,747 -256,010
Belfast Port 202,820 161,092 -41,728

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 23
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 3
2025-09 5
2025-08 4
2025-07 8

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 33
54m+ 33
0-1m 18
15m-54m 10
Other 7

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 9,538,278
United Arab Emirates 6,858,643
Nigeria 6,529,403
Pakistan 6,362,987
Australia 2,874,776

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 5,686,669 3,851,609 -1,835,060
United Arab Emirates 5,011,916 1,846,727 -3,165,189
Nigeria 2,075,040 4,454,363 +2,379,323
Pakistan 5,286,917 1,076,070 -4,210,847
Australia 2,062,322 812,454 -1,249,868
Cyprus 1,880,911 914,073 -966,838
Kuwait 961,254 1,833,200 +871,946
Ireland 302,952 1,858,401 +1,555,449
Italy 2,052,114 58,655 -1,993,459
Kenya 1,242,396 729,185 -513,211

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 1,801,034
Germany 1,391,217
XU 217,602
France 96,071
Hungary 15,137

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 121,488 1,679,546 +1,558,058
Germany 666,379 724,838 +58,459
XU 81,344 136,258 +54,914
France 0 96,071 +96,071
Hungary 15,137 0 -15,137
Japan 0 6,057 +6,057

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) 51,173,243
Air transport 12,987,429
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,839,885
Other 3,527,118
Road transport 16,464

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) 27,883,483 23,289,760 -4,593,723
Air transport 8,124,311 4,863,118 -3,261,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,675,244 2,164,641 -3,510,603
Other 884,348 2,642,770 +1,758,422
Road transport 4,175 12,289 +8,114

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 23,333,531
London Heathrow Airport 11,924,367
Southampton 10,850,109
Felixstowe 6,911,697
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,253,671

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 £
London Gateway Port 12,571,223 10,762,308 -1,808,915
London Heathrow Airport 7,139,629 4,784,738 -2,354,891
Southampton 6,645,443 4,204,666 -2,440,777
Felixstowe 3,466,375 3,445,322 -21,053
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,748,847 1,504,824 -2,244,023
000 884,348 2,642,770 +1,758,422
London 2,102,549 1,182,573 -919,976
GSY 1,908,970 0 -1,908,970
Liverpool Docks 649,771 973,143 +323,372
Middlesbrough 77,450 1,520,133 +1,442,683

Quick facts

HS code: 870390

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

Description: Vehicles not covered by other HS codes in this category