Import/export HS code 87042199: Used small trucks (under 5 tonnes)

Second-hand 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 £
Germany 1,369,246
Ireland 846,025
Sweden 420,526
Belgium 344,767
Spain 300,295

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 1,210,111 159,135 -1,050,976
Ireland 511,996 334,029 -177,967
Sweden 267,907 152,619 -115,288
Belgium 344,337 430 -343,907
Spain 162,309 137,986 -24,323
France 97,971 168,921 +70,950
Netherlands 169,573 56,952 -112,621
United States 0 218,142 +218,142
Italy 24,340 117,535 +93,195
Saudi Arabia 0 132,000 +132,000

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 £
Turkey 1,345,313
Germany 758,176
United Kingdom 257,601
France 256,527
Italy 243,389

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 £
Turkey 1,282,822 62,491 -1,220,331
Germany 556,947 201,229 -355,718
United Kingdom 138,528 119,073 -19,455
France 90,009 166,518 +76,509
Italy 127,638 115,751 -11,887
Spain 72,098 147,180 +75,082
South Africa 0 170,000 +170,000
Thailand 31,597 87,493 +55,896
Australia 83,770 0 -83,770
Ireland 24,396 38,154 +13,758

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Northern Ireland 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Essex 1
Greater Manchester 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 2 +2
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
North Yorkshire 0 1 +1
South Yorkshire 1 0 -1
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,851,240
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 699,780
Other 689,049
Air transport 267,216

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,144,789 706,451 -1,438,338
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 308,798 390,982 +82,184
Other 398,374 290,675 -107,699
Air transport 54,716 212,500 +157,784

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 1,179,238
Dover 1,168,473
000 689,049
Immingham Docks 408,930
London Heathrow Airport 254,317

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 £
Eurotunnel 1,017,350 161,888 -855,462
Dover 936,147 232,326 -703,821
000 398,374 290,675 -107,699
Immingham Docks 267,907 141,023 -126,884
London Heathrow Airport 41,817 212,500 +170,683
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,943 149,391 +112,448
London Gateway Port 9,000 163,400 +154,400
Portsmouth 80,467 83,528 +3,061
Belfast Port 23,373 68,107 +44,734
Holyhead 24,396 29,394 +4,998

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 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Construction of buildings 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 1
2025-08 1
2025-07 1
2025-06 1

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 5
54m+ 4
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 £
Ireland 24,047,397
Turkey 14,155,026
Cyprus 7,748,331
Malta 2,485,423
Ukraine 1,765,954

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 £
Ireland 11,122,187 12,925,210 +1,803,023
Turkey 5,710,056 8,444,970 +2,734,914
Cyprus 3,680,503 4,067,828 +387,325
Malta 1,155,464 1,329,959 +174,495
Ukraine 914,543 851,411 -63,132
Germany 905,671 378,762 -526,909
Poland 428,466 590,816 +162,350
Senegal 17,750 777,233 +759,483
Zimbabwe 170,225 344,665 +174,440
United States 133,200 334,250 +201,050

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 £
Germany 3,133,232
XI 2,771,019
France 2,260,710
Italy 986,491
Japan 601,606

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 £
Germany 1,357,150 1,776,082 +418,932
XI 1,468,685 1,302,334 -166,351
France 703,008 1,557,702 +854,694
Italy 409,710 576,781 +167,071
Japan 169,337 432,269 +262,932
Turkey 137,398 156,244 +18,846
Netherlands 185,769 13,295 -172,474
South Africa 0 174,270 +174,270
Cyprus 158,065 14,973 -143,092
Spain 16,453 135,193 +118,740

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) 25,176,851
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,282,698
Other 13,848,925
Air transport 206,700

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) 10,894,711 14,282,140 +3,387,429
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,324,187 10,958,511 +1,634,324
Other 6,172,167 7,676,758 +1,504,591
Air transport 152,050 54,650 -97,400

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 13,848,925
London Gateway Port 11,711,655
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,442,482
Holyhead 5,062,319
Liverpool Docks 4,916,172

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 £
000 6,172,167 7,676,758 +1,504,591
London Gateway Port 5,972,229 5,739,426 -232,803
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,600,296 2,842,186 -758,110
Holyhead 2,410,031 2,652,288 +242,257
Liverpool Docks 2,382,519 2,533,653 +151,134
Harwich 1,821,682 2,738,166 +916,484
Felixstowe 557,647 3,498,055 +2,940,408
Southampton 1,495,667 1,863,350 +367,683
Dover 484,134 679,774 +195,640
Medway 172,900 475,643 +302,743

Quick facts

HS code: 87042199

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

Description: Second-hand small trucks for carrying goods, weighing up to 5 tonnes