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

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

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 £
France 265,610,179
Italy 33,860,827
China 23,349,567
Spain 21,481,261
Poland 5,170,494

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 129,375,230 136,234,949 +6,859,719
Italy 19,061,239 14,799,588 -4,261,651
China 10,807,416 12,542,151 +1,734,735
Spain 11,335,159 10,146,102 -1,189,057
Poland 1,648,648 3,521,846 +1,873,198
Austria 2,612,796 849,783 -1,763,013
Slovakia 2,303,900 995,197 -1,308,703
Netherlands 1,187,210 1,370,562 +183,352
Finland 1,086,365 950,104 -136,261
Germany 937,005 1,053,118 +116,113

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 264,290,000
Italy 35,000,224
China 23,398,996
Spain 21,757,232
Poland 4,976,473

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 128,769,693 135,520,307 +6,750,614
Italy 19,617,865 15,382,359 -4,235,506
China 10,811,335 12,587,661 +1,776,326
Spain 11,596,686 10,160,546 -1,436,140
Poland 1,381,484 3,594,989 +2,213,505
Austria 2,714,901 882,496 -1,832,405
Slovakia 2,395,672 996,347 -1,399,325
Finland 1,086,365 950,104 -136,261
Germany 825,753 1,063,928 +238,175
Belgium 547,653 781,119 +233,466

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 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 13 10 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 5 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 4 -2
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) 340,895,003
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,352,502
Air transport 1,290,553
Other 515,487
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) 170,932,292 169,962,711 -969,581
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,811,761 13,540,741 +1,728,980
Air transport 606,405 684,148 +77,743
Other 33,438 482,049 +448,611
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 79,725,053
Felixstowe 20,225,155
Killingholme 13,977,092
London 12,257,900

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 45,745,660 33,979,393 -11,766,267
Felixstowe 10,066,465 10,158,690 +92,225
Killingholme 9,251,307 4,725,785 -4,525,522
London 4,635,654 7,622,246 +2,986,592
Eurotunnel 4,725,573 5,642,892 +917,319
Tyne 3,310,215 3,867,389 +557,174
Immingham Docks 1,502,194 2,512,998 +1,010,804
Hull 973,469 1,336,555 +363,086
Southampton 919,305 1,330,024 +410,719

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 44
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 28
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 27
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 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 29
2025-10 30
2025-09 37
2025-08 26
2025-07 39

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+ 84
1m-15m 68
15m-54m 22
0-1m 17
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 6,172,188
Malaysia 4,221,406
Mexico 2,220,401
Spain 1,929,610

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 5,402,557 769,631 -4,632,926
Malaysia 1,778,672 2,442,734 +664,062
Mexico 2,220,401 0 -2,220,401
Spain 1,919,636 9,974 -1,909,662
Denmark 986,671 523,639 -463,032
France 628,675 734,752 +106,077
Lithuania 869,174 430,932 -438,242
United Arab Emirates 1,003,323 184,587 -818,736
Ireland 325,918 803,640 +477,722

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 548,703
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 366,937 181,766 -185,171
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) 75,109,374
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,868,616
Air transport 938,057
Other 930,261
Road transport 27,598

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) 15,647,415 59,461,959 +43,814,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,158,573 3,710,043 -448,530
Air transport 774,809 163,248 -611,561
Other 475,425 454,836 -20,589
Road transport 27,598 0 -27,598

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 61,193,122
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,604,461
Felixstowe 4,781,819
London Gateway Port 4,312,415
Southampton 3,764,873

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 7,407,704 53,785,418 +46,377,714
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,945,257 2,659,204 -286,053
Felixstowe 2,268,310 2,513,509 +245,199
London Gateway Port 3,213,585 1,098,830 -2,114,755
Southampton 2,515,435 1,249,438 -1,265,997
Immingham Docks 1,070,266 754,208 -316,058
000 475,425 454,836 -20,589
Middlesbrough 0 709,913 +709,913
East Midlands Airport 393,004 20,321 -372,683
London Heathrow Airport 285,085 87,823 -197,262

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