Import/export HS code 87042299: Used medium trucks (5 to 20 tonnes)

Second-hand 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 £
Netherlands 12,111,822
Germany 3,602,809
Ireland 1,756,818
Switzerland 1,607,033
Belgium 679,990

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 £
Netherlands 7,020,663 5,091,159 -1,929,504
Germany 167,488 3,435,321 +3,267,833
Ireland 775,846 980,972 +205,126
Switzerland 693,811 913,222 +219,411
Belgium 184,489 495,501 +311,012
Sweden 200,750 0 -200,750
Latvia 0 115,595 +115,595
Italy 113,669 379 -113,290
Norway 58,065 55,281 -2,784
France 62,608 41,981 -20,627

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 7,270,171
Netherlands 6,986,750
Sweden 1,988,314
Italy 914,989
Austria 815,352

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 3,520,898 3,749,273 +228,375
Netherlands 2,969,368 4,017,382 +1,048,014
Sweden 800,497 1,187,817 +387,320
Italy 123,308 791,681 +668,373
Austria 693,811 121,541 -572,270
Ireland 118,343 175,564 +57,221
United Kingdom 204,000 37,164 -166,836
Spain 0 234,277 +234,277
Hungary 9,553 190,935 +181,382
Belgium 121,491 70,806 -50,685

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Norfolk 2
Northern Ireland 2
North Yorkshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 3 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Norfolk 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 2 0 -2
North Yorkshire 0 2 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Highlands and Islands 1 0 -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) 15,616,077
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,957,634
Other 1,208,423
Road transport 17,321

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) 6,425,140 9,190,937 +2,765,797
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,370,764 1,586,870 -783,894
Other 578,430 629,993 +51,563
Road transport 0 17,321 +17,321

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 9,280,509
Felixstowe 2,701,602
Killingholme 2,509,337
Dover 2,366,664
000 1,208,423

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 £
Immingham Docks 4,172,977 5,107,532 +934,555
Felixstowe 1,092,815 1,608,787 +515,972
Killingholme 1,724,318 785,019 -939,299
Dover 1,318,706 1,047,958 -270,748
000 578,430 629,993 +51,563
Hull 0 665,062 +665,062
Dover / Eurotunnel 162,800 363,395 +200,595
Harwich 16,855 426,748 +409,893
Liverpool Docks 80,705 143,642 +62,937
Holyhead 42,408 171,719 +129,311

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
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 3
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2
Other personal service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 3
2025-09 2
2025-08 1
2025-07 3

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 10
54m+ 7
15m-54m 5
0-1m 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 £
NA 34,876,207
Ireland 25,976,174
Guyana 22,507,472
United Republic of Tanzania 17,027,855
Zimbabwe 11,314,296

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 £
NA 17,771,335 17,104,872 -666,463
Ireland 14,009,063 11,967,111 -2,041,952
Guyana 16,286,192 6,221,280 -10,064,912
United Republic of Tanzania 11,054,648 5,973,207 -5,081,441
Zimbabwe 3,941,193 7,373,103 +3,431,910
Zambia 4,586,525 4,918,501 +331,976
Malta 7,415,792 732,134 -6,683,658
Iraq 4,910,505 2,583,560 -2,326,945
Kenya 5,502,144 1,659,510 -3,842,634
Netherlands 4,183,650 377,349 -3,806,301

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 £
XU 4,255,234
Sweden 4,190,880
Ireland 3,291,839
XI 2,636,566
Nicaragua 1,067,329

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 £
XU 2,515,766 1,739,468 -776,298
Sweden 2,392,156 1,798,724 -593,432
Ireland 1,394,090 1,897,749 +503,659
XI 1,695,724 940,842 -754,882
Nicaragua 546,767 520,562 -26,205
Germany 260,907 213,049 -47,858
Italy 194,699 152,307 -42,392
Japan 182,179 148,205 -33,974
Netherlands 132,104 195,896 +63,792
Niger 155,383 0 -155,383

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) 116,592,335
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,667,219
Other 17,393,179
Air transport 106,224
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 26,500

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) 67,037,255 49,555,080 -17,482,175
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,685,835 20,981,384 -11,704,451
Other 9,569,843 7,823,336 -1,746,507
Air transport 58,000 48,224 -9,776
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 26,500 0 -26,500

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 30,026,296
Immingham Docks 24,731,278
Felixstowe 21,422,967
Dover 17,544,126
Hull 17,513,791

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 £
Southampton 15,462,187 14,564,109 -898,078
Immingham Docks 15,526,590 9,204,688 -6,321,902
Felixstowe 16,678,860 4,744,107 -11,934,753
Dover 12,764,748 4,779,378 -7,985,370
Hull 13,080,737 4,433,054 -8,647,683
000 9,569,843 7,823,336 -1,746,507
Medway 5,317,416 11,577,785 +6,260,369
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,996,480 4,651,510 -2,344,970
Middlesbrough 3,657,969 5,260,668 +1,602,699
London 1,458,937 2,960,346 +1,501,409

Quick facts

HS code: 87042299

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

Description: Second-hand medium trucks for carrying goods, weighing between 5 and 20 tonnes