Import/export HS code 870490: Various trucks

Trucks for carrying goods not covered by other HS codes

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 £
China 13,643,809
Ireland 6,305,069
Belgium 2,811,876
Netherlands 2,652,307
France 1,953,259

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 £
China 7,098,477 6,545,332 -553,145
Ireland 3,859,244 2,445,825 -1,413,419
Belgium 2,771,107 40,769 -2,730,338
Netherlands 2,369,895 282,412 -2,087,483
France 720,417 1,232,842 +512,425
United States 1,136,824 802,097 -334,727
Spain 1,294,108 530,002 -764,106
Italy 668,188 404,436 -263,752
South Korea 415,495 528,641 +113,146
Germany 469,298 171,513 -297,785

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 £
China 13,934,529
France 4,853,872
United States 2,824,553
Spain 2,106,555
Italy 1,110,117

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 £
China 7,315,019 6,619,510 -695,509
France 4,387,902 465,970 -3,921,932
United States 1,407,186 1,417,367 +10,181
Spain 1,294,108 812,447 -481,661
Italy 685,965 424,152 -261,813
Germany 1,055,946 42,204 -1,013,742
South Korea 415,495 602,766 +187,271
Sweden 490,095 0 -490,095
Poland 399,543 64,030 -335,513
United Kingdom 191,716 43,431 -148,285

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
West Midlands 5
Greater Manchester 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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 3 3 +0
West Midlands 5 2 -3
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 3 +1
Essex 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 0 -3
Suffolk 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0

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) 20,864,043
Other 8,692,644
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,483,604
Air transport 77,602

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) 12,550,341 8,313,702 -4,236,639
Other 6,290,109 2,402,535 -3,887,574
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,915,363 2,568,241 -347,122
Air transport 47,750 29,852 -17,898

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,692,644
Felixstowe 7,939,838
Southampton 6,358,140
London Gateway Port 3,072,590
Dover 2,951,231

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 £
000 6,290,109 2,402,535 -3,887,574
Felixstowe 4,696,067 3,243,771 -1,452,296
Southampton 3,166,285 3,191,855 +25,570
London Gateway Port 1,353,469 1,719,121 +365,652
Dover 1,529,121 1,422,110 -107,011
Tyne 1,808,046 0 -1,808,046
Avonmouth Docks 1,294,108 0 -1,294,108
Immingham Docks 749,236 226,035 -523,201
Eurotunnel 358,745 555,756 +197,011
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,241 313,432 +244,191

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Rental and leasing activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 6
2025-09 9
2025-08 7
2025-07 5

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 23
54m+ 22
15m-54m 6
0-1m 5
Other 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 £
Ireland 19,536,941
Ukraine 13,469,787
Cyprus 9,276,233
Turkey 4,095,726
Germany 1,573,807

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 12,900,821 6,636,120 -6,264,701
Ukraine 8,386,742 5,083,045 -3,303,697
Cyprus 4,877,363 4,398,870 -478,493
Turkey 2,627,984 1,467,742 -1,160,242
Germany 892,103 681,704 -210,399
Malta 640,764 835,549 +194,785
Guyana 625,199 204,850 -420,349
Netherlands 459,166 369,841 -89,325
Georgia 425,076 179,030 -246,046
Nigeria 81,000 409,141 +328,141

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 5,440,661
XI 4,596,634
Ireland 619,849
Germany 102,200
Japan 83,842

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 3,222,846 2,217,815 -1,005,031
XI 2,570,728 2,025,906 -544,822
Ireland 403,007 216,842 -186,165
Germany 28,000 74,200 +46,200
Japan 83,842 0 -83,842
Latvia 27,240 30,625 +3,385
Belgium 50,402 0 -50,402
Sweden 0 43,915 +43,915
Nicaragua 7,084 2,073 -5,011

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,245,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,685,961
Other 11,004,525
Air transport 616,174
Road transport 10,066

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,227,609 10,018,092 -8,209,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,153,499 9,532,462 -1,621,037
Other 6,393,149 4,611,376 -1,781,773
Air transport 404,663 211,511 -193,152
Road transport 10,066 0 -10,066

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,939,793
000 11,004,525
Southampton 9,980,497
Harwich 5,317,575
Liverpool Docks 5,006,187

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,710,001 5,229,792 -4,480,209
000 6,393,149 4,611,376 -1,781,773
Southampton 5,061,150 4,919,347 -141,803
Harwich 2,666,584 2,650,991 -15,593
Liverpool Docks 4,497,862 508,325 -3,989,537
Dover 1,728,400 1,088,869 -639,531
Holyhead 511,772 1,806,696 +1,294,924
Felixstowe 1,071,664 683,829 -387,835
Heysham 1,429,586 146,967 -1,282,619
Hull 1,034,206 483,488 -550,718

Quick facts

HS code: 870490

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

Description: Trucks for carrying goods not covered by other HS codes