Import/export HS code 87042291: New medium trucks (5 to 20 tonnes)

Brand-new medium trucks for carrying goods, weighing between 5 and 20 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 168,082,781
France 158,409,798
Poland 99,938,303
Ireland 57,707,191
Italy 54,962,590

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 89,674,099 78,408,682 -11,265,417
France 92,705,742 65,704,056 -27,001,686
Poland 42,277,014 57,661,289 +15,384,275
Ireland 33,858,237 23,848,954 -10,009,283
Italy 32,496,580 22,466,010 -10,030,570
Spain 35,476,968 18,323,615 -17,153,353
Japan 22,499,841 18,670,635 -3,829,206
Netherlands 17,930,417 19,382,764 +1,452,347
Sweden 18,386,223 13,077,514 -5,308,709
Portugal 4,630,996 2,195,062 -2,435,934

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 153,390,639
France 134,021,422
Poland 103,680,730
Netherlands 62,884,075
Italy 57,684,338

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 85,859,862 67,530,777 -18,329,085
France 81,491,789 52,529,633 -28,962,156
Poland 42,277,014 61,403,716 +19,126,702
Netherlands 35,389,887 27,494,188 -7,895,699
Italy 34,285,577 23,398,761 -10,886,816
Spain 29,387,434 14,656,542 -14,730,892
Japan 22,599,386 19,648,508 -2,950,878
Sweden 6,252,467 8,144,195 +1,891,728
United Kingdom 4,584,304 2,699,645 -1,884,659
Portugal 4,630,996 2,195,062 -2,435,934

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
West Yorkshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Devon 2

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Devon 1 1 +0
Essex 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 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) 442,215,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,803,659
Other 82,251,530
Air transport 29,905

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) 237,956,393 204,259,228 -33,697,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 117,528,016 82,275,643 -35,252,373
Other 43,760,419 38,491,111 -5,269,308
Air transport 29,905 0 -29,905

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 229,028,164
Portsmouth 111,078,531
000 82,251,530
Avonmouth Docks 64,590,274
Dover 46,233,842

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 113,366,356 115,661,808 +2,295,452
Portsmouth 54,979,417 56,099,114 +1,119,697
000 43,760,419 38,491,111 -5,269,308
Avonmouth Docks 36,702,953 27,887,321 -8,815,632
Dover 31,142,989 15,090,853 -16,052,136
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,592,938 21,559,998 -1,032,940
London 21,991,956 9,654,844 -12,337,112
Liverpool Docks 15,738,201 7,584,171 -8,154,030
Hull 17,943,996 5,227,340 -12,716,656
Harwich 12,317,874 9,895,457 -2,422,417

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 14
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Land transport and transport via pipelines 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 11
2025-10 12
2025-09 13
2025-08 11

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+ 18
1m-15m 11
15m-54m 9
Other 3

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 £
Netherlands 327,058,408
Israel 81,032,846
Ireland 53,334,071
Spain 12,655,878
Lithuania 12,345,086

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 £
Netherlands 189,199,550 137,858,858 -51,340,692
Israel 17,135,027 63,897,819 +46,762,792
Ireland 28,078,904 25,255,167 -2,823,737
Spain 6,834,082 5,821,796 -1,012,286
Lithuania 8,415,606 3,929,480 -4,486,126
Mexico 125,500 8,037,737 +7,912,237
Colombia 54,825 5,670,916 +5,616,091
Greece 1,248,758 4,368,922 +3,120,164
Poland 2,825,672 2,013,000 -812,672
France 2,192,411 1,587,177 -605,234

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 £
Netherlands 10,888,461
Ireland 114,802
Germany 5,369

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 £
Netherlands 3,023,895 7,864,566 +4,840,671
Ireland 412 114,390 +113,978
Germany 0 5,369 +5,369

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 341,654,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 177,182,619
Other 11,063,276
Air transport 189,971

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 167,774,322 173,880,542 +6,106,220
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 93,234,074 83,948,545 -9,285,529
Other 3,072,992 7,990,284 +4,917,292
Air transport 186,847 3,124 -183,723

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 222,091,148
Immingham Docks 115,063,890
Southampton 103,496,506
Liverpool Docks 18,000,759
Holyhead 15,469,491

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 £
Hull 164,926,944 57,164,204 -107,762,740
Immingham Docks 29,547,273 85,516,617 +55,969,344
Southampton 20,541,497 82,955,009 +62,413,512
Liverpool Docks 14,609,066 3,391,693 -11,217,373
Holyhead 9,549,287 5,920,204 -3,629,083
London 8,556,453 4,208,612 -4,347,841
000 3,072,992 7,990,284 +4,917,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,566,978 5,564,676 +1,997,698
Heysham 193,689 7,970,409 +7,776,720
Portsmouth 3,961,695 3,566,879 -394,816

Quick facts

HS code: 87042291

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

Description: Brand-new medium trucks for carrying goods, weighing between 5 and 20 tonnes