Import/export HS code 87083010: Brakes for industrial assembly

Brake systems and parts made for industrial vehicle 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 £
Spain 27,781,516
China 6,670,373
France 5,015,410
Germany 4,217,044
Poland 3,891,264

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 £
Spain 23,202,330 4,579,186 -18,623,144
China 2,462,021 4,208,352 +1,746,331
France 3,940,781 1,074,629 -2,866,152
Germany 3,043,684 1,173,360 -1,870,324
Poland 2,965,505 925,759 -2,039,746
United States 1,556,464 1,663,712 +107,248
Italy 1,099,990 1,434,360 +334,370
Romania 1,178,315 247,285 -931,030
Belgium 1,349,079 34,204 -1,314,875
Netherlands 970,228 312,329 -657,899

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 £
Spain 27,672,885
China 6,958,102
Germany 5,134,892
Poland 4,596,245
France 3,817,877

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 £
Spain 23,405,910 4,266,975 -19,138,935
China 2,772,376 4,185,726 +1,413,350
Germany 3,754,352 1,380,540 -2,373,812
Poland 3,649,265 946,980 -2,702,285
France 2,825,516 992,361 -1,833,155
United States 1,614,954 1,659,513 +44,559
Italy 1,045,090 1,171,602 +126,512
Romania 1,178,315 266,148 -912,167
Czechia 234,743 745,394 +510,651
Slovakia 620,893 5,248 -615,645

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 24
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19
West Midlands 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11
Inner London - West 11

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 19 13 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 8 -5
West Midlands 11 10 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 6 -3
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 7 +5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 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) 41,281,991
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,370,031
Air transport 4,834,048
Other 458,690

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) 32,450,327 8,831,664 -23,618,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,006,866 5,363,165 -1,643,701
Air transport 2,639,487 2,194,561 -444,926
Other 280,594 178,096 -102,498

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 13,532,028
Dover 11,796,806
Eurotunnel 6,943,454
Felixstowe 4,648,198
Harwich 4,597,337

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 11,258,881 2,273,147 -8,985,734
Dover 9,043,175 2,753,631 -6,289,544
Eurotunnel 5,123,344 1,820,110 -3,303,234
Felixstowe 1,278,992 3,369,206 +2,090,214
Harwich 3,455,809 1,141,528 -2,314,281
499 4,100,596 0 -4,100,596
London 1,963,183 800,948 -1,162,235
Southampton 635,829 1,132,540 +496,711
Birmingham Airport 833,236 560,422 -272,814
East Midlands Airport 467,072 831,167 +364,095

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 78
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 35
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 33
2025-10 32
2025-09 26
2025-08 25

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
1m-15m 84
54m+ 69
0-1m 25
15m-54m 18
Other 13

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 £
Sweden 84,029,658
Germany 53,474,231
France 52,023,096
United States 16,992,780
Slovakia 6,068,309

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 £
Sweden 49,012,952 35,016,706 -13,996,246
Germany 28,348,488 25,125,743 -3,222,745
France 30,041,423 21,981,673 -8,059,750
United States 10,450,807 6,541,973 -3,908,834
Slovakia 3,885,863 2,182,446 -1,703,417
Australia 3,289,694 1,593,021 -1,696,673
Brazil 2,063,483 2,484,622 +421,139
Italy 1,973,740 2,450,118 +476,378
Belgium 315,320 4,104,374 +3,789,054
India 668,708 1,397,688 +728,980

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 £
Nicaragua 82,891
XI 6,365
France 1,531
Switzerland 1,196
Sweden 908

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 £
Nicaragua 49,606 33,285 -16,321
XI 5,401 964 -4,437
France 0 1,531 +1,531
Switzerland 0 1,196 +1,196
Sweden 908 0 -908
Germany 717 125 -592
Poland 370 0 -370
United States 120 0 -120

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) 196,968,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,926,094
Air transport 12,883,368
Other 185,891
Road transport 34,557

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) 103,603,231 93,364,987 -10,238,244
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,414,389 12,511,705 -12,902,684
Air transport 6,082,807 6,800,561 +717,754
Other 92,595 93,296 +701
Road transport 34,557 0 -34,557

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 123,168,240
Immingham Docks 84,653,925
London Gateway Port 13,160,332
Southampton 6,524,908
East Midlands Airport 5,498,327

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 63,640,102 59,528,138 -4,111,964
Immingham Docks 49,116,464 35,537,461 -13,579,003
London Gateway Port 9,220,451 3,939,881 -5,280,570
Southampton 2,192,429 4,332,479 +2,140,050
East Midlands Airport 2,946,894 2,551,433 -395,461
London Heathrow Airport 2,208,502 2,959,911 +751,409
Dover 2,300,073 270,267 -2,029,806
Felixstowe 1,978,191 533,720 -1,444,471
ZLC 544,191 771,609 +227,418
London Stansted Airport 295,169 353,071 +57,902

Quick facts

HS code: 87083010

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

Description: Brake systems and parts made for industrial vehicle assembly