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 12,312,466
Germany 3,748,493
Ireland 1,620,341
Switzerland 1,552,875
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 6,778,729 5,533,737 -1,244,992
Germany 167,488 3,581,005 +3,413,517
Ireland 689,674 930,667 +240,993
Switzerland 640,960 911,915 +270,955
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 72,796 40,550 -32,246
Denmark 0 106,529 +106,529

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 7,085,292
Netherlands 7,007,814
Sweden 2,521,821
Italy 953,115
Austria 723,068

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 3,278,964 3,806,328 +527,364
Netherlands 2,956,607 4,051,207 +1,094,600
Sweden 810,409 1,711,412 +901,003
Italy 123,308 829,807 +706,499
Austria 640,960 82,108 -558,852
Ireland 118,343 175,564 +57,221
United Kingdom 229,601 11,563 -218,038
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
Northern Ireland 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Norfolk 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
Northern Ireland 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Norfolk 1 1 +0
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) 15,736,969
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,152,276
Other 1,079,436
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) 6,157,926 9,579,043 +3,421,117
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,380,676 1,771,600 -609,076
Other 505,019 574,417 +69,398
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 9,657,691
Felixstowe 2,701,602
Killingholme 2,509,337
Dover 2,312,506
000 1,079,436

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 3,931,043 5,726,648 +1,795,605
Felixstowe 1,092,815 1,608,787 +515,972
Killingholme 1,749,919 759,418 -990,501
Dover 1,265,855 1,046,651 -219,204
000 505,019 574,417 +69,398
Hull 0 665,062 +665,062
Dover / Eurotunnel 177,531 348,664 +171,133
Harwich 16,855 426,748 +409,893
Liverpool Docks 80,705 143,642 +62,937
Holyhead 42,408 176,990 +134,582

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 8
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
2026-01 3
2025-11 3
2025-10 3
2025-09 2
2025-08 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 10
54m+ 8
15m-54m 6
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 34,486,373
Ireland 25,389,408
Guyana 21,180,533
United Republic of Tanzania 16,640,904
Zimbabwe 12,519,524

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 18,529,669 15,956,704 -2,572,965
Ireland 13,859,282 11,530,126 -2,329,156
Guyana 14,956,439 6,224,094 -8,732,345
United Republic of Tanzania 10,344,003 6,296,901 -4,047,102
Zimbabwe 3,733,760 8,785,764 +5,052,004
Zambia 4,427,533 5,713,057 +1,285,524
Malta 6,735,404 811,689 -5,923,715
Iraq 4,772,829 2,456,964 -2,315,865
Kenya 5,051,936 1,902,940 -3,148,996
Netherlands 4,191,722 368,170 -3,823,552

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 £
Sweden 4,092,911
Ireland 2,852,059
XI 2,385,746
Nicaragua 1,124,364
Germany 479,513

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 £
Sweden 2,750,719 1,342,192 -1,408,527
Ireland 1,057,254 1,794,805 +737,551
XI 1,624,072 761,674 -862,398
Nicaragua 558,167 566,197 +8,030
Germany 267,499 212,014 -55,485
Japan 182,179 169,757 -12,422
Italy 222,948 116,961 -105,987
Netherlands 100,876 170,509 +69,633
Niger 155,383 0 -155,383
France 28,275 89,421 +61,146

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) 115,065,971
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 54,479,383
Other 16,538,131
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) 64,708,446 50,357,525 -14,350,921
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,688,493 21,790,890 -10,897,603
Other 9,505,869 7,032,262 -2,473,607
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 30,764,830
Immingham Docks 25,090,797
Felixstowe 19,302,594
Medway 18,400,105
000 16,538,131

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 14,761,000 16,003,830 +1,242,830
Immingham Docks 15,203,688 9,887,109 -5,316,579
Felixstowe 14,859,250 4,443,344 -10,415,906
Medway 7,524,845 10,875,260 +3,350,415
000 9,505,869 7,032,262 -2,473,607
Dover 11,743,373 4,667,338 -7,076,035
Hull 12,066,441 4,192,929 -7,873,512
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,921,137 4,530,519 -2,390,618
Middlesbrough 3,990,416 5,073,298 +1,082,882
London 1,309,037 3,224,496 +1,915,459

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