Import/export HS code 870423: Large trucks (over 20 tonnes)

Trucks for carrying goods with a total weight over 20 tonnes

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 £
France 327,587,978
Germany 222,506,547
Belgium 201,956,921
Netherlands 181,904,114
Sweden 173,930,350

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 £
France 211,334,296 116,253,682 -95,080,614
Germany 120,594,884 101,911,663 -18,683,221
Belgium 112,561,829 89,395,092 -23,166,737
Netherlands 88,425,215 93,478,899 +5,053,684
Sweden 115,965,496 57,964,854 -58,000,642
Austria 93,325,971 140,224 -93,185,747
Italy 14,152,997 20,018,882 +5,865,885
Finland 16,003,109 13,197,003 -2,806,106
Spain 13,333,462 13,770,520 +437,058
Ireland 11,754,429 4,545,244 -7,209,185

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 £
Netherlands 304,384,433
France 249,091,481
Germany 228,853,153
Belgium 199,249,398
Sweden 115,280,328

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 £
Netherlands 197,726,924 106,657,509 -91,069,415
France 151,031,140 98,060,341 -52,970,799
Germany 122,443,322 106,409,831 -16,033,491
Belgium 109,899,801 89,349,597 -20,550,204
Sweden 60,289,364 54,990,964 -5,298,400
Austria 94,284,661 36,792 -94,247,869
Italy 14,157,582 19,863,403 +5,705,821
Finland 16,003,109 13,197,003 -2,806,106
Spain 5,574,164 8,970,126 +3,395,962
United Kingdom 5,248,320 5,060,107 -188,213

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 4
West Midlands 3
West Yorkshire 3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
West Midlands 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Essex 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Northern Ireland 1 2 +1
Cumbria 1 1 +0

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) 1,008,466,690
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 279,901,084
Other 28,252,310
Air transport 6,029

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) 613,673,918 394,792,772 -218,881,146
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 169,374,770 110,526,314 -58,848,456
Other 16,644,120 11,608,190 -5,035,930
Air transport 3,933 2,096 -1,837

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 687,314,897
Hull 110,581,807
Dover 109,898,004
Newhaven 89,980,262
Portsmouth 83,764,434

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 375,554,460 311,760,437 -63,794,023
Hull 104,621,359 5,960,448 -98,660,911
Dover 68,904,618 40,993,386 -27,911,232
Newhaven 62,461,250 27,519,012 -34,942,238
Portsmouth 47,362,022 36,402,412 -10,959,610
London 43,337,166 26,645,502 -16,691,664
Harwich 29,293,405 30,548,644 +1,255,239
Killingholme 27,919,366 6,191,918 -21,727,448
000 16,644,120 11,608,190 -5,035,930
Liverpool Docks 6,510,290 4,123,549 -2,386,741

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 15
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 2
Forestry and logging 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 12
2025-10 17
2025-09 13
2025-08 12
2025-07 16

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+ 19
1m-15m 11
15m-54m 9
0-1m 1
Other 1

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 26,903,069
New Zealand 21,549,771
Australia 17,638,215
Netherlands 9,163,555
Spain 8,778,737

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 14,871,601 12,031,468 -2,840,133
New Zealand 19,937,749 1,612,022 -18,325,727
Australia 17,352,462 285,753 -17,066,709
Netherlands 2,494,669 6,668,886 +4,174,217
Spain 4,580,801 4,197,936 -382,865
France 1,095,467 5,229,364 +4,133,897
Ukraine 1,630,190 2,087,376 +457,186
Guyana 2,321,091 860,811 -1,460,280
NA 1,538,255 1,341,218 -197,037
Malta 684,659 1,378,555 +693,896

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 3,932,852
XI 3,663,339
XU 808,659
Netherlands 376,672
Germany 327,594

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 1,513,644 2,419,208 +905,564
XI 1,836,013 1,827,326 -8,687
XU 382,133 426,526 +44,393
Netherlands 155,399 221,273 +65,874
Germany 184,223 143,371 -40,852
Ireland 66,135 252,110 +185,975
Italy 133,592 11,874 -121,718
France 12,320 66,417 +54,097
Japan 15,777 36,778 +21,001
Greece 52,114 0 -52,114

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) 56,273,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,756,292
Other 9,828,984
Air transport 196,396

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) 48,902,212 7,371,577 -41,530,635
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,205,023 28,551,269 +8,346,246
Other 4,351,350 5,477,634 +1,126,284
Air transport 184,183 12,213 -171,970

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 39,476,133
Immingham Docks 15,404,816
Liverpool Docks 11,111,751
000 9,828,984
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,577,904

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 35,662,329 3,813,804 -31,848,525
Immingham Docks 6,145,206 9,259,610 +3,114,404
Liverpool Docks 8,685,575 2,426,176 -6,259,399
000 4,351,350 5,477,634 +1,126,284
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,425,823 6,152,081 +3,726,258
Hull 3,543,452 2,735,060 -808,392
Portsmouth 1,181,546 3,128,125 +1,946,579
Avonmouth Docks 3,854,005 110,155 -3,743,850
Dover 1,046,977 2,082,143 +1,035,166
Holyhead 1,634,608 1,108,267 -526,341

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 870423

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

Description: Trucks for carrying goods with a total weight over 20 tonnes