Import/export HS code 870821: Safety seat belts

Seat belts designed for passenger safety in cars, trucks, and other vehicles

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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 £
Hungary 31,708,025
Netherlands 19,230,580
Romania 14,922,666
Poland 14,225,257
Germany 8,543,947

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 £
Hungary 18,225,260 13,482,765 -4,742,495
Netherlands 9,658,785 9,571,795 -86,990
Romania 8,853,626 6,069,040 -2,784,586
Poland 8,031,648 6,193,609 -1,838,039
Germany 4,124,811 4,419,136 +294,325
Czechia 3,083,984 2,340,757 -743,227
China 1,630,967 1,340,195 -290,772
France 1,122,795 904,905 -217,890
Italy 1,019,544 896,716 -122,828
Estonia 896,004 971,981 +75,977

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 £
Hungary 31,924,256
Romania 26,295,487
Poland 16,310,917
Czechia 10,323,003
China 3,286,845

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 £
Hungary 18,142,494 13,781,762 -4,360,732
Romania 15,412,760 10,882,727 -4,530,033
Poland 8,701,252 7,609,665 -1,091,587
Czechia 5,787,842 4,535,161 -1,252,681
China 1,744,135 1,542,710 -201,425
Germany 892,422 1,700,220 +807,798
Turkey 1,260,139 1,115,978 -144,161
Estonia 923,419 999,640 +76,221
Italy 882,431 736,518 -145,913
United States 863,369 618,789 -244,580

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 25
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12

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
West Midlands 17 19 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 18 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 12 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 11 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 8 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 5 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 7 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 6 -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) 74,415,696
Air transport 18,268,118
Other 8,115,450
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,345,128
Road transport 505,793

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) 41,936,771 32,478,925 -9,457,846
Air transport 9,610,921 8,657,197 -953,724
Other 3,920,416 4,195,034 +274,618
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,026,727 3,318,401 -708,326
Road transport 186,828 318,965 +132,137
Rail transport 267,923 61,915 -206,008

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 29,089,734
Harwich 17,369,253
Oxford Airport 15,441,279
Hull 11,217,790
000 8,115,450

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 £
Dover 16,891,969 12,197,765 -4,694,204
Harwich 7,644,207 9,725,046 +2,080,839
Oxford Airport 8,230,519 7,210,760 -1,019,759
Hull 5,803,102 5,414,688 -388,414
000 3,920,416 4,195,034 +274,618
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,324,859 2,275,292 -2,049,567
Felixstowe 3,301,694 740,037 -2,561,657
Eurotunnel 2,504,846 1,488,643 -1,016,203
Southampton 1,714,602 1,293,576 -421,026
London 2,185,447 242,078 -1,943,369

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 76
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 42
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 11
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 57
2025-10 69
2025-09 54
2025-08 54
2025-07 56

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+ 103
1m-15m 75
0-1m 25
15m-54m 20
Other 20

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 £
Germany 9,031,388
United States 5,775,507
Czechia 2,466,955
Ireland 1,914,417
Belgium 1,586,783

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 £
Germany 3,950,503 5,080,885 +1,130,382
United States 3,082,319 2,693,188 -389,131
Czechia 1,249,873 1,217,082 -32,791
Ireland 1,081,797 832,620 -249,177
Belgium 791,962 794,821 +2,859
Italy 877,871 707,706 -170,165
Poland 834,889 714,638 -120,251
France 817,228 664,750 -152,478
Sweden 698,923 777,353 +78,430
Netherlands 1,085,181 158,074 -927,107

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 £
China 1,525,362
Taiwan 77,176
XI 39,734
XU 9,236
Germany 3,082

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 £
China 843,024 682,338 -160,686
Taiwan 77,176 0 -77,176
XI 1,514 38,220 +36,706
XU 4,145 5,091 +946
Germany 580 2,502 +1,922
Czechia 825 398 -427
Poland 647 0 -647
Estonia 0 509 +509
France 189 314 +125
Netherlands 300 0 -300

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) 23,425,716
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,082,626
Air transport 5,628,284
Other 1,666,905
Road transport 65,276

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) 11,626,046 11,799,670 +173,624
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,336,338 2,746,288 -590,050
Air transport 3,032,543 2,595,741 -436,802
Other 937,287 729,618 -207,669
Road transport 62,249 3,027 -59,222

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,145,695
Dover 4,154,805
London Heathrow Airport 2,983,923
Liverpool Docks 2,634,579
000 1,666,905

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 9,427,595 8,718,100 -709,495
Dover 1,664,596 2,490,209 +825,613
London Heathrow Airport 1,577,692 1,406,231 -171,461
Liverpool Docks 1,358,948 1,275,631 -83,317
000 937,287 729,618 -207,669
London Gateway Port 1,064,697 488,837 -575,860
Southampton 670,010 830,112 +160,102
ZLC 424,164 572,382 +148,218
East Midlands Airport 538,297 359,487 -178,810
Immingham Docks 208,029 334,642 +126,613

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 870821

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

Description: Seat belts designed for passenger safety in cars, trucks, and other vehicles