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 31,063,110
Netherlands 18,620,281
Romania 14,433,885
Poland 13,982,593
Germany 8,600,113

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 17,628,361 13,434,749 -4,193,612
Netherlands 9,339,513 9,280,768 -58,745
Romania 8,469,124 5,964,761 -2,504,363
Poland 7,529,504 6,453,089 -1,076,415
Germany 4,353,170 4,246,943 -106,227
Czechia 3,060,810 2,353,841 -706,969
China 1,549,479 1,438,370 -111,109
France 1,111,593 872,582 -239,011
Italy 1,037,494 932,668 -104,826
Estonia 858,499 944,198 +85,699

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 31,380,064
Romania 25,448,309
Poland 16,091,044
Czechia 10,189,804
China 3,293,375

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 17,543,399 13,836,665 -3,706,734
Romania 14,771,825 10,676,484 -4,095,341
Poland 8,199,222 7,891,822 -307,400
Czechia 5,648,198 4,541,606 -1,106,592
China 1,662,207 1,631,168 -31,039
Germany 1,146,717 1,551,178 +404,461
Turkey 1,236,156 1,113,925 -122,231
Estonia 883,766 980,970 +97,204
Italy 903,230 762,874 -140,356
United States 824,356 609,685 -214,671

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13

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 21 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 18 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 11 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 10 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 9 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 5 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 5 7 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2

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) 72,830,176
Air transport 18,139,486
Other 7,882,925
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,372,853
Road transport 541,762

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) 40,674,531 32,155,645 -8,518,886
Air transport 9,175,550 8,963,936 -211,614
Other 3,943,775 3,939,150 -4,625
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,937,839 3,435,014 -502,825
Road transport 194,250 347,512 +153,262
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 27,295,094
Harwich 18,247,578
Oxford Airport 15,189,922
Hull 10,737,071
000 7,882,925

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 15,494,987 11,800,107 -3,694,880
Harwich 8,409,433 9,838,145 +1,428,712
Oxford Airport 7,741,607 7,448,315 -293,292
Hull 5,377,073 5,359,998 -17,075
000 3,943,775 3,939,150 -4,625
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,128,724 2,319,359 -1,809,365
Felixstowe 3,341,275 722,298 -2,618,977
Eurotunnel 2,410,884 1,494,733 -916,151
Southampton 1,592,201 1,210,043 -382,158
London 2,172,928 211,056 -1,961,872

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 79
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 43
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 66
2025-11 57
2025-10 69
2025-09 54
2025-08 54

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+ 100
1m-15m 78
0-1m 25
15m-54m 21
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 9,265,082
United States 5,655,666
Czechia 2,447,606
Ireland 1,823,939
Belgium 1,648,194

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 4,020,474 5,244,608 +1,224,134
United States 3,020,459 2,635,207 -385,252
Czechia 1,217,571 1,230,035 +12,464
Ireland 1,066,212 757,727 -308,485
Belgium 837,645 810,549 -27,096
Sweden 716,712 768,643 +51,931
Poland 880,489 589,754 -290,735
Italy 765,012 668,495 -96,517
France 739,027 689,564 -49,463
Turkey 545,872 677,786 +131,914

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 1,440,651
Taiwan 77,176
XI 39,734
Germany 3,082
Poland 647

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 831,301 609,350 -221,951
Taiwan 77,176 0 -77,176
XI 4,971 34,763 +29,792
Germany 725 2,357 +1,632
Poland 647 0 -647
Czechia 235 398 +163
Estonia 0 509 +509
France 189 314 +125
Netherlands 300 0 -300
Romania 0 229 +229

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) 23,437,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,935,981
Air transport 5,652,771
Other 1,581,604
Road transport 48,336

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) 11,451,187 11,985,981 +534,794
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,324,830 2,611,151 -713,679
Air transport 3,040,084 2,612,687 -427,397
Other 928,757 652,847 -275,910
Road transport 45,309 3,027 -42,282

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,647,676
Dover 4,579,024
London Heathrow Airport 2,955,126
Liverpool Docks 2,544,924
000 1,581,604

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 9,009,123 8,638,553 -370,570
Dover 1,913,289 2,665,735 +752,446
London Heathrow Airport 1,552,581 1,402,545 -150,036
Liverpool Docks 1,339,750 1,205,174 -134,576
000 928,757 652,847 -275,910
Southampton 692,291 836,191 +143,900
London Gateway Port 1,092,088 412,833 -679,255
ZLC 438,249 595,978 +157,729
East Midlands Airport 519,164 385,482 -133,682
Immingham Docks 210,004 410,687 +200,683

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