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 £
China 6,999,041
Taiwan 6,743,117
Belgium 2,119,807
Poland 1,337,620
Germany 931,107

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 £
China 3,892,403 3,106,638 -785,765
Taiwan 3,590,831 3,152,286 -438,545
Belgium 1,463,773 656,034 -807,739
Poland 540,475 797,145 +256,670
Germany 671,644 259,463 -412,181
United States 525,835 157,034 -368,801
Netherlands 257,913 142,197 -115,716
Japan 295,841 83,758 -212,083
France 244,478 120,660 -123,818
South Africa 9,044 298,973 +289,929

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 7,103,449
China 6,787,838
Romania 1,997,207
Germany 1,266,436
United States 635,062

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 3,812,285 3,291,164 -521,121
China 3,797,271 2,990,567 -806,704
Romania 1,345,272 651,935 -693,337
Germany 851,324 415,112 -436,212
United States 489,019 146,043 -342,976
Japan 482,003 92,548 -389,455
South Africa 9,044 308,324 +299,280
United Kingdom 171,161 123,637 -47,524
New Zealand 261,781 20,002 -241,779
Spain 170,519 103,369 -67,150

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 6

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 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Essex 1 3 +2

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) 17,340,843
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,536,544
Other 1,331,812
Air transport 965,166
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) 9,705,539 7,635,304 -2,070,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,699,464 837,080 -862,384
Other 528,276 803,536 +275,260
Air transport 671,681 293,485 -378,196
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 9,777,796
Felixstowe 4,579,547
Avonmouth Docks 1,993,006
000 1,331,812
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,053,084

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 6,522,486 3,255,310 -3,267,176
Felixstowe 1,361,009 3,218,538 +1,857,529
Avonmouth Docks 1,344,922 648,084 -696,838
000 528,276 803,536 +275,260
Dover / Eurotunnel 411,536 641,548 +230,012
Dover 688,034 65,182 -622,852
London Gateway Port 164,796 296,961 +132,165
East Midlands Airport 217,659 221,601 +3,942
Eurotunnel 343,508 69,996 -273,512
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 21
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 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 6
2025-10 3
2025-09 5
2025-08 4

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 32
54m+ 32
0-1m 16
15m-54m 10
Other 4

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 9,168,726
United Arab Emirates 7,078,643
Nigeria 6,548,653
Pakistan 6,362,987
Australia 2,952,145

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 5,345,612 3,823,114 -1,522,498
United Arab Emirates 5,011,916 2,066,727 -2,945,189
Nigeria 2,000,290 4,548,363 +2,548,073
Pakistan 5,296,917 1,066,070 -4,230,847
Australia 2,254,376 697,769 -1,556,607
Kuwait 2,540,254 254,200 -2,286,054
Cyprus 1,737,688 900,273 -837,415
Kenya 1,204,546 1,050,285 -154,261
Ireland 272,802 1,855,329 +1,582,527
Italy 2,052,114 58,655 -1,993,459

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 1,787,404
Germany 1,391,217
France 96,071
Hungary 15,137
Japan 6,057

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 110,930 1,676,474 +1,565,544
Germany 812,061 579,156 -232,905
France 64,046 32,025 -32,021
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) 51,671,954
Air transport 13,055,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,515,333
Other 3,494,396
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) 29,855,998 21,815,956 -8,040,042
Air transport 8,009,203 5,046,741 -2,962,462
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,387,587 2,127,746 -3,259,841
Other 1,064,426 2,429,970 +1,365,544
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 24,351,652
London Heathrow Airport 12,027,178
Southampton 10,483,251
Felixstowe 6,762,097
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,883,248

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 12,801,978 11,549,674 -1,252,304
London Heathrow Airport 7,061,440 4,965,738 -2,095,702
Southampton 6,460,980 4,022,271 -2,438,709
Felixstowe 4,962,675 1,799,422 -3,163,253
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,423,890 1,459,358 -1,964,532
000 1,064,426 2,429,970 +1,365,544
London 2,042,949 1,094,073 -948,876
GSY 1,908,970 0 -1,908,970
Middlesbrough 646,594 998,389 +351,795
Liverpool Docks 663,771 979,143 +315,372

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