Import/export HS code 87079090: Various vehicle bodies and cabs

Includes all other types of vehicle bodies and cabs not used for industrial assembly

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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 257,287,567
Italy 32,815,963
China 23,907,665
Spain 21,254,959
Poland 5,141,600

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 126,098,190 131,189,377 +5,091,187
Italy 17,540,004 15,275,959 -2,264,045
China 10,528,299 13,379,366 +2,851,067
Spain 11,484,900 9,770,059 -1,714,841
Poland 1,570,665 3,570,935 +2,000,270
Slovakia 2,023,886 1,002,693 -1,021,193
Netherlands 1,245,289 1,444,843 +199,554
Austria 1,294,716 849,783 -444,933
Finland 1,007,330 965,064 -42,266
Germany 882,535 1,053,894 +171,359

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 255,978,333
Italy 34,089,159
China 23,971,595
Spain 21,490,697
Poland 5,071,377

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 125,445,339 130,532,994 +5,087,655
Italy 18,402,077 15,687,082 -2,714,995
China 10,533,275 13,438,320 +2,905,045
Spain 11,695,868 9,794,829 -1,901,039
Poland 1,430,365 3,641,012 +2,210,647
Slovakia 2,115,658 1,003,843 -1,111,815
Austria 1,308,911 881,396 -427,515
Finland 1,007,330 965,064 -42,266
Germany 771,217 1,063,307 +292,090
Belgium 563,818 903,696 +339,878

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
West Yorkshire 9

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 11 12 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 7 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 6 -5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 5 -4
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 4 -2
Essex 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +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) 329,973,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,606,222
Air transport 1,273,247
Other 596,297
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) 164,533,845 165,439,826 +905,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,554,227 14,051,995 +2,497,768
Air transport 536,789 736,458 +199,669
Other 33,638 562,659 +529,021
Road transport 294,877 212,949 -81,928

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 198,523,303
Dover 77,865,544
Felixstowe 20,234,399
Killingholme 13,724,646
London 12,527,198

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 97,060,717 101,462,586 +4,401,869
Dover 42,032,858 35,832,686 -6,200,172
Felixstowe 9,589,769 10,644,630 +1,054,861
Killingholme 9,494,270 4,230,376 -5,263,894
London 4,414,637 8,112,561 +3,697,924
Eurotunnel 4,300,043 5,857,075 +1,557,032
Tyne 3,297,146 3,702,196 +405,050
Immingham Docks 1,387,204 2,624,101 +1,236,897
London Gateway Port 363,036 1,971,171 +1,608,135
Hull 942,541 1,336,555 +394,014

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 42
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 27
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 27
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
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
2026-01 24
2025-11 29
2025-10 30
2025-09 37
2025-08 26

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+ 80
1m-15m 63
15m-54m 22
0-1m 18
Other 15

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 55,967,937
United States 5,593,564
Malaysia 4,415,406
Mexico 2,220,401
Spain 1,854,562

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 2,841,734 53,126,203 +50,284,469
United States 5,114,679 478,885 -4,635,794
Malaysia 1,922,672 2,492,734 +570,062
Mexico 2,220,401 0 -2,220,401
Spain 1,844,588 9,974 -1,834,614
Denmark 986,671 523,639 -463,032
France 619,949 787,539 +167,590
Ireland 355,800 991,489 +635,689
Poland 119,818 1,187,826 +1,068,008
Lithuania 878,459 399,377 -479,082

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 543,029
Nicaragua 476,836
Italy 26,009
Ireland 11,666
France 9,351

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 414,654 128,375 -286,279
Nicaragua 38,279 438,557 +400,278
Italy 8,646 17,363 +8,717
Ireland 4,340 7,326 +2,986
France 127 9,224 +9,097
Portugal 0 8,569 +8,569
Netherlands 3,723 4,496 +773
Spain 3,920 2,663 -1,257
Germany 3,837 739 -3,098
United States 0 476 +476

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) 75,133,794
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,374,499
Other 1,162,827
Air transport 899,932
Road transport 22,510

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) 16,126,483 59,007,311 +42,880,828
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,360,446 4,014,053 -346,393
Other 520,142 642,685 +122,543
Air transport 748,376 151,556 -596,820
Road transport 22,510 0 -22,510

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 61,333,528
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,665,200
Felixstowe 4,970,469
London Gateway Port 3,998,226
Southampton 3,761,273

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 7,764,282 53,569,246 +45,804,964
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,153,865 2,511,335 -642,530
Felixstowe 2,394,960 2,575,509 +180,549
London Gateway Port 3,087,872 910,354 -2,177,518
Southampton 2,611,835 1,149,438 -1,462,397
Immingham Docks 1,079,691 1,067,923 -11,768
000 520,142 642,685 +122,543
Middlesbrough 0 709,913 +709,913
East Midlands Airport 372,791 18,341 -354,450
London Heathrow Airport 281,785 76,059 -205,726

Quick facts

HS code: 87079090

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

Description: Includes all other types of vehicle bodies and cabs not used for industrial assembly