Import/export HS code 870790: Various vehicle bodies and cabs

Covers vehicle bodies and cabs for cars, buses, and other motor vehicles not listed above

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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 265,633,228
Italy 44,088,026
China 23,395,361
Spain 23,231,608
Denmark 5,228,841

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 129,386,543 136,246,685 +6,860,142
Italy 20,816,130 23,271,896 +2,455,766
China 10,853,210 12,542,151 +1,688,941
Spain 12,657,413 10,574,195 -2,083,218
Denmark 2,910,339 2,318,502 -591,837
Poland 1,648,648 3,521,846 +1,873,198
Austria 2,612,796 851,291 -1,761,505
Slovakia 2,303,900 995,197 -1,308,703
Netherlands 1,188,194 1,371,613 +183,419
Finland 1,086,365 958,190 -128,175

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 £
France 264,290,892
Italy 45,355,159
China 23,444,790
Spain 23,384,810
Denmark 5,237,483

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 £
France 128,770,585 135,520,307 +6,749,722
Italy 21,505,946 23,849,213 +2,343,267
China 10,857,129 12,587,661 +1,730,532
Spain 12,796,171 10,588,639 -2,207,532
Denmark 2,913,031 2,324,452 -588,579
Poland 1,381,484 3,594,989 +2,213,505
Austria 2,714,901 884,004 -1,830,897
Slovakia 2,395,672 996,347 -1,399,325
Finland 1,086,365 958,190 -128,175
Germany 839,963 1,063,928 +223,965

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 18
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10

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 13 10 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 6 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Essex 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -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) 353,206,460
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,670,095
Air transport 1,664,075
Other 518,377
Road transport 507,826

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) 174,279,214 178,927,246 +4,648,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,305,833 16,364,262 +2,058,429
Air transport 906,083 757,992 -148,091
Other 33,438 484,939 +451,501
Road transport 262,874 244,952 -17,922

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 207,314,522
Dover 91,427,602
Felixstowe 20,751,194
Killingholme 13,977,092
London 12,317,235

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 £
Portsmouth 99,055,886 108,258,636 +9,202,750
Dover 48,664,174 42,763,428 -5,900,746
Felixstowe 10,276,812 10,474,382 +197,570
Killingholme 9,251,307 4,725,785 -4,525,522
London 4,669,689 7,647,546 +2,977,857
Eurotunnel 4,751,821 5,733,396 +981,575
Immingham Docks 3,394,848 4,702,215 +1,307,367
Tyne 3,310,215 3,867,389 +557,174
Southampton 998,716 1,560,912 +562,196
Hull 973,469 1,336,555 +363,086

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 46
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 29
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 27
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 31
2025-10 32
2025-09 38
2025-08 28
2025-07 40

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+ 87
1m-15m 68
15m-54m 22
0-1m 20
Other 14

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 £
Algeria 55,491,693
United States 21,187,535
Saudi Arabia 10,941,995
Australia 10,459,483
Germany 8,175,901

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 £
Algeria 2,135,661 53,356,032 +51,220,371
United States 11,596,497 9,591,038 -2,005,459
Saudi Arabia 8,861,193 2,080,802 -6,780,391
Australia 5,175,284 5,284,199 +108,915
Germany 4,296,939 3,878,962 -417,977
Italy 2,536,076 3,778,127 +1,242,051
Ireland 3,530,404 2,306,788 -1,223,616
France 2,424,615 2,848,738 +424,123
Malaysia 2,557,472 2,543,130 -14,342
Spain 3,360,733 1,619,249 -1,741,484

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 553,572
Nicaragua 226,091
XU 67,140
Italy 35,936
Ireland 11,666

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 371,806 181,766 -190,040
Nicaragua 34,127 191,964 +157,837
XU 39,721 27,419 -12,302
Italy 17,990 17,946 -44
Ireland 4,261 7,405 +3,144
France 127 9,224 +9,097
Netherlands 4,119 4,496 +377
Portugal 0 8,569 +8,569
Spain 2,619 3,964 +1,345
Germany 3,837 739 -3,098

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) 127,757,993
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,449,778
Air transport 1,097,035
Other 935,130
Road transport 29,084

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) 45,638,420 82,119,573 +36,481,153
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,067,473 18,382,305 +314,832
Air transport 887,257 209,778 -677,479
Other 480,294 454,836 -25,458
Road transport 29,084 0 -29,084

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 77,245,273
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,048,980
London Gateway Port 21,233,091
Felixstowe 14,250,979
Southampton 12,052,842

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 £
Liverpool Docks 14,835,398 62,409,875 +47,574,477
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,156,902 13,892,078 +735,176
London Gateway Port 12,854,084 8,379,007 -4,475,077
Felixstowe 9,955,983 4,294,996 -5,660,987
Southampton 7,085,584 4,967,258 -2,118,326
Immingham Docks 1,427,226 1,304,708 -122,518
Harwich 1,426,854 702,808 -724,046
Milford 1,386,415 585,569 -800,846
Portsmouth 76,976 1,237,574 +1,160,598
Holyhead 270,111 949,187 +679,076

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 870790

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

Description: Covers vehicle bodies and cabs for cars, buses, and other motor vehicles not listed above