Import/export HS code 87042131: New small trucks (under 5 tonnes)

Brand-new small trucks for carrying goods, weighing up to 5 tonnes

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 £
South Africa 277,791,176
Germany 230,411,490
Italy 8,297,755
Spain 7,252,635
Ireland 5,812,007

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 £
South Africa 59,357,083 218,434,093 +159,077,010
Germany 134,383,350 96,028,140 -38,355,210
Italy 2,401,539 5,896,216 +3,494,677
Spain 1,876,174 5,376,461 +3,500,287
Ireland 3,535,029 2,276,978 -1,258,051
Portugal 3,635,387 1,978,394 -1,656,993
Japan 1,418,515 1,160,150 -258,365
Netherlands 131,612 1,914,778 +1,783,166
Cyprus 1,225,954 0 -1,225,954
Australia 360,675 819,106 +458,431

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 £
South Africa 479,991,055
Poland 30,126,389
Italy 8,849,783
Spain 6,879,630
Portugal 5,857,100

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 £
South Africa 176,868,788 303,122,267 +126,253,479
Poland 16,871,645 13,254,744 -3,616,901
Italy 2,839,644 6,010,139 +3,170,495
Spain 1,617,092 5,262,538 +3,645,446
Portugal 3,878,706 1,978,394 -1,900,312
Japan 1,550,127 1,202,655 -347,472
Germany 673,484 978,871 +305,387
Turkey 1,255,122 0 -1,255,122
Australia 346,904 840,048 +493,144
Ireland 704,393 99,004 -605,389

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 3
Essex 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Cheshire 1

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 2 3 +1
Essex 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 1 +0
West Midlands 0 1 +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) 293,791,889
Other 235,970,619
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,051,833
Air transport 1,393,104

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) 147,443,517 146,348,372 -1,095,145
Other 56,828,665 179,141,954 +122,313,289
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,758,476 8,293,357 +3,534,881
Air transport 293,858 1,099,246 +805,388

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 235,970,619
Grimsby 139,982,190
Medway 52,428,369
499 36,893,476
Tyne 26,530,423

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 56,828,665 179,141,954 +122,313,289
Grimsby 89,985,643 49,996,547 -39,989,096
Medway 23,138,126 29,290,243 +6,152,117
499 0 36,893,476 +36,893,476
Tyne 11,749,286 14,781,137 +3,031,851
Immingham Docks 10,732,860 4,792,855 -5,940,005
Southampton 5,741,526 5,555,691 -185,835
Avonmouth Docks 6,125,569 5,035,938 -1,089,631
Dover 1,072,402 2,964,437 +1,892,035
London 1,213,389 2,622,806 +1,409,417

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 7
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 9
2025-09 6
2025-08 7
2025-07 7

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+ 11
15m-54m 3
1m-15m 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 £
Belgium 15,892,358
Ireland 5,887,452
Austria 2,963,154
Guyana 411,406
Poland 361,366

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 £
Belgium 12,184,071 3,708,287 -8,475,784
Ireland 1,387,850 4,499,602 +3,111,752
Austria 603,567 2,359,587 +1,756,020
Guyana 233,221 178,185 -55,036
Poland 185,030 176,336 -8,694
Saint Helena 68,522 164,071 +95,549
Brazil 0 175,000 +175,000
Falkland Islands 64,880 106,320 +41,440
Germany 91,876 70,669 -21,207
Suriname 143,360 0 -143,360

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 852,767
XU 321,041
Japan 313,746

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 647,785 204,982 -442,803
XU 202,948 118,093 -84,855
Japan 180,830 132,916 -47,914

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) 20,388,154
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,860,918
Other 1,487,554
Air transport 46,085

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) 13,722,445 6,665,709 -7,056,736
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 391,462 4,469,456 +4,077,994
Other 1,031,563 455,991 -575,572
Air transport 46,085 0 -46,085

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grimsby 15,510,563
Holyhead 3,933,157
London 3,418,684
000 1,487,554
Southampton 637,868

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 £
Grimsby 12,184,071 3,326,492 -8,857,579
Holyhead 0 3,933,157 +3,933,157
London 852,642 2,566,042 +1,713,400
000 1,031,563 455,991 -575,572
Southampton 254,151 383,717 +129,566
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,175 425,245 +390,070
Dover 360,731 18,600 -342,131
Fishguard 356,287 0 -356,287
London Gateway Port 0 182,690 +182,690
Hull 15,850 160,185 +144,335

Quick facts

HS code: 87042131

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

Description: Brand-new small trucks for carrying goods, weighing up to 5 tonnes