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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* 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 316,916,601
Germany 217,547,191
Belgium 197,075,460
Netherlands 185,714,311
Sweden 162,615,487

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 203,985,445 112,931,156 -91,054,289
Germany 114,648,084 102,899,107 -11,748,977
Belgium 104,071,354 93,004,106 -11,067,248
Netherlands 84,644,421 101,069,890 +16,425,469
Sweden 102,427,022 60,188,465 -42,238,557
Austria 49,539,841 140,224 -49,399,617
Italy 14,643,331 21,720,287 +7,076,956
Finland 14,662,602 14,561,821 -100,781
Spain 13,043,759 13,947,040 +903,281
Ireland 10,491,999 4,665,767 -5,826,232

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 296,983,913
France 241,373,383
Germany 224,281,399
Belgium 194,367,937
Sweden 112,447,405

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 183,220,157 113,763,756 -69,456,401
France 146,309,072 95,064,311 -51,244,761
Germany 116,496,522 107,784,877 -8,711,645
Belgium 100,627,336 93,740,601 -6,886,735
Sweden 54,807,660 57,639,745 +2,832,085
Austria 50,535,323 0 -50,535,323
Italy 14,647,916 21,564,808 +6,916,892
Finland 14,662,602 14,561,821 -100,781
Spain 5,416,795 8,970,126 +3,553,331
United Kingdom 5,107,297 4,841,327 -265,970

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
West Central Scotland 1 2 +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) 959,230,116
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 259,612,639
Other 26,917,090
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) 553,585,639 405,644,477 -147,941,162
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 144,602,331 115,010,308 -29,592,023
Other 16,214,789 10,702,301 -5,512,488
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 670,927,189
Dover 104,375,445
Newhaven 88,692,591
Portsmouth 83,287,621
Hull 81,480,296

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 348,020,440 322,906,749 -25,113,691
Dover 61,366,433 43,009,012 -18,357,421
Newhaven 63,966,980 24,725,611 -39,241,369
Portsmouth 48,951,497 34,336,124 -14,615,373
Hull 73,000,049 8,480,247 -64,519,802
London 40,428,853 28,506,534 -11,922,319
Harwich 26,069,082 32,409,633 +6,340,551
000 16,214,789 10,702,301 -5,512,488
Killingholme 14,355,467 6,273,988 -8,081,479
Liverpool Docks 5,314,982 4,203,549 -1,111,433

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
2026-01 14
2025-11 12
2025-10 17
2025-09 13
2025-08 12

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+ 20
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 26,559,570
New Zealand 19,386,421
Australia 15,382,743
Spain 9,598,867
Netherlands 8,896,544

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 14,034,853 12,524,717 -1,510,136
New Zealand 17,841,899 1,544,522 -16,297,377
Australia 15,096,990 285,753 -14,811,237
Spain 5,366,335 4,232,532 -1,133,803
Netherlands 2,362,817 6,533,727 +4,170,910
France 1,095,467 5,303,223 +4,207,756
Ukraine 1,630,190 2,087,376 +457,186
Guyana 2,022,906 928,557 -1,094,349
NA 1,411,555 1,422,156 +10,601
Malta 678,868 1,395,546 +716,678

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 4,028,487
XI 3,667,907
Netherlands 368,144
Germany 327,594
Ireland 318,245

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 1,341,324 2,687,163 +1,345,839
XI 1,787,053 1,880,854 +93,801
Netherlands 188,071 180,073 -7,998
Germany 184,223 143,371 -40,852
Ireland 127,453 190,792 +63,339
Italy 133,592 11,874 -121,718
France 12,320 66,417 +54,097
Greece 52,114 0 -52,114
Japan 0 36,778 +36,778
Poland 0 31,131 +31,131

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) 51,014,986
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,125,723
Other 10,005,040
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) 43,539,903 7,475,083 -36,064,820
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,041,068 29,084,655 +8,043,587
Other 4,208,283 5,796,757 +1,588,474
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 35,675,012
Immingham Docks 15,873,784
Liverpool Docks 10,653,495
000 10,005,040
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,069,097

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 31,868,508 3,806,504 -28,062,004
Immingham Docks 6,995,906 8,877,878 +1,881,972
Liverpool Docks 8,170,186 2,483,309 -5,686,877
000 4,208,283 5,796,757 +1,588,474
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,413,033 6,656,064 +4,243,031
Hull 3,140,647 2,702,425 -438,222
Portsmouth 1,189,771 3,530,220 +2,340,449
Avonmouth Docks 3,854,005 110,155 -3,743,850
Dover 1,196,759 1,771,361 +574,602
Holyhead 1,494,217 1,225,260 -268,957

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