Import/export HS code 870460: Electric trucks

Trucks powered only by electric motors for carrying goods

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 £
Turkey 490,117,188
Germany 373,352,159
Belgium 228,241,318
Spain 142,897,498
France 101,682,088

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 £
Turkey 273,143,911 216,973,277 -56,170,634
Germany 167,561,021 205,791,138 +38,230,117
Belgium 124,032,744 104,208,574 -19,824,170
Spain 44,581,336 98,316,162 +53,734,826
France 66,077,814 35,604,274 -30,473,540
China 30,015,309 51,297,906 +21,282,597
Italy 21,949,561 28,652,473 +6,702,912
Romania 22,241 35,212,846 +35,190,605
South Korea 0 12,998,620 +12,998,620
Ireland 4,277,991 45,612 -4,232,379

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 £
Turkey 575,160,777
Germany 368,719,910
France 322,027,603
China 83,241,472
Spain 66,032,462

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 £
Turkey 276,859,947 298,300,830 +21,440,883
Germany 164,166,773 204,553,137 +40,386,364
France 185,234,103 136,793,500 -48,440,603
China 31,878,439 51,363,033 +19,484,594
Spain 47,788,758 18,243,704 -29,545,054
Italy 21,930,204 28,543,529 +6,613,325
Romania 72,426 35,303,807 +35,231,381
South Korea 0 12,998,620 +12,998,620
Poland 2,249,849 4,274,119 +2,024,270
United States 2,456,310 834,279 -1,622,031

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 10
Essex 8
West Midlands 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6

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 10 8 -2
Essex 7 7 +0
West Midlands 6 6 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 6 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,358,695,905
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 88,391,210
Other 86,893,377
Air transport 496,125

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 629,666,755 729,029,150 +99,362,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,970,449 45,420,761 +2,450,312
Other 65,589,731 21,303,646 -44,286,085
Air transport 139,381 356,744 +217,363

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 361,671,966
Immingham Docks 266,988,176
Southampton 234,732,071
Grimsby 193,184,419
000 86,893,377

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 £
London 230,077,613 131,594,353 -98,483,260
Immingham Docks 123,259,566 143,728,610 +20,469,044
Southampton 129,856,415 104,875,656 -24,980,759
Grimsby 70,917,751 122,266,668 +51,348,917
000 65,589,731 21,303,646 -44,286,085
Medway 25,190,940 61,160,280 +35,969,340
Avonmouth Docks 23,230,561 60,214,019 +36,983,458
Tyne 15,737,172 47,232,257 +31,495,085
Liverpool Docks 17,045,566 30,845,388 +13,799,822
Dover 23,280,096 15,743,406 -7,536,690

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 61
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 46
2025-10 51
2025-09 44
2025-08 53

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+ 57
Other 18
1m-15m 16
15m-54m 9
0-1m 5

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 £
France 122,552,939
Netherlands 44,508,239
Germany 41,875,336
Portugal 25,052,117
Norway 21,567,692

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 £
France 55,809,709 66,743,230 +10,933,521
Netherlands 20,917,228 23,591,011 +2,673,783
Germany 17,710,284 24,165,052 +6,454,768
Portugal 7,550,559 17,501,558 +9,950,999
Norway 7,655,631 13,912,061 +6,256,430
Belgium 8,682,084 12,331,531 +3,649,447
Greece 16,376,016 1,880,368 -14,495,648
Spain 7,720,470 6,597,296 -1,123,174
Sweden 2,376,573 10,032,331 +7,655,758
Italy 7,457,293 4,763,804 -2,693,489

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 £
XI 43,402

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 £
XI 0 43,402 +43,402

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) 370,239,586
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,549,942
Air transport 1,676,772
Other 80,142

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) 170,511,032 199,728,554 +29,217,522
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,085,825 11,464,117 +6,378,292
Air transport 899,246 777,526 -121,720
Other 23,750 56,392 +32,642

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 361,869,613
Hull 5,661,653
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,825,406
Milford 4,114,461
Holyhead 2,628,499

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 £
ZLC 166,976,296 194,893,317 +27,917,021
Hull 1,531,230 4,130,423 +2,599,193
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,349,595 2,475,811 +126,216
Milford 437,407 3,677,054 +3,239,647
Holyhead 19,931 2,608,568 +2,588,637
Immingham Docks 152,570 1,856,361 +1,703,791
London Heathrow Airport 855,967 763,620 -92,347
Killingholme 1,170,730 0 -1,170,730
London 210,271 607,765 +397,494
Avonmouth Docks 707,093 0 -707,093

Quick facts

HS code: 870460

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

Description: Trucks powered only by electric motors for carrying goods