Import/export HS code 87083010: Brakes for industrial assembly

Brake systems and parts made for industrial vehicle assembly

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  • 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 28,431,632
China 6,683,026
Germany 5,156,312
France 5,088,584
Poland 3,892,341

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 22,894,414 5,537,218 -17,357,196
China 1,766,043 4,916,983 +3,150,940
Germany 3,878,294 1,278,018 -2,600,276
France 3,777,508 1,311,076 -2,466,432
Poland 2,677,342 1,214,999 -1,462,343
United States 1,594,673 1,492,873 -101,800
Italy 1,058,311 1,370,671 +312,360
Belgium 2,197,556 33,915 -2,163,641
Netherlands 1,370,602 317,667 -1,052,935
Romania 1,178,315 247,285 -931,030

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 28,460,032
China 7,012,712
Germany 6,276,492
Poland 4,841,127
France 4,356,669

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 23,225,764 5,234,268 -17,991,496
China 2,078,396 4,934,316 +2,855,920
Germany 4,738,726 1,537,766 -3,200,960
Poland 3,599,227 1,241,900 -2,357,327
France 3,165,127 1,191,542 -1,973,585
United States 1,566,101 1,574,517 +8,416
Italy 1,036,822 1,176,863 +140,041
Romania 1,178,315 266,148 -912,167
Czechia 236,810 637,131 +400,321
Slovakia 857,978 5,248 -852,730

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 25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19
West Midlands 13
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 14 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 9 -4
West Midlands 12 11 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 6 -3
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
Essex 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 6 +4

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) 42,605,440
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,885,947
Air transport 4,864,802
Other 377,435

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) 32,271,155 10,334,285 -21,936,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,188,897 5,697,050 -2,491,847
Air transport 2,391,417 2,473,385 +81,968
Other 243,969 133,466 -110,503

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 13,662,148
Dover 12,241,144
Eurotunnel 7,151,622
499 5,835,002
Harwich 4,750,947

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 11,367,431 2,294,717 -9,072,714
Dover 8,883,560 3,357,584 -5,525,976
Eurotunnel 4,907,279 2,244,343 -2,662,936
499 5,835,002 0 -5,835,002
Harwich 3,218,482 1,532,465 -1,686,017
Felixstowe 896,255 3,692,929 +2,796,674
London 2,246,245 770,450 -1,475,795
Southampton 603,902 1,026,949 +423,047
Birmingham Airport 863,512 611,921 -251,591
East Midlands Airport 450,802 773,137 +322,335

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 82
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
2025-11 33
2025-10 32
2025-09 26
2025-08 25
2025-07 35

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+ 68
0-1m 25
15m-54m 20
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 88,791,126
Germany 54,384,280
France 54,310,135
United States 17,554,290
Slovakia 6,279,876

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 50,385,342 38,405,784 -11,979,558
Germany 28,243,845 26,140,435 -2,103,410
France 29,729,037 24,581,098 -5,147,939
United States 10,577,162 6,977,128 -3,600,034
Slovakia 4,140,947 2,138,929 -2,002,018
Australia 3,198,293 1,819,908 -1,378,385
Brazil 2,009,683 2,527,736 +518,053
Italy 2,145,069 2,366,193 +221,124
Belgium 300,566 3,943,349 +3,642,783
India 693,522 1,255,962 +562,440

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 £
XU 93,551
Nicaragua 86,852
XI 6,365
France 1,263
Switzerland 1,196

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 £
XU 37,356 56,195 +18,839
Nicaragua 50,299 36,553 -13,746
XI 5,401 964 -4,437
France 0 1,263 +1,263
Switzerland 0 1,196 +1,196
Sweden 908 0 -908
Germany 717 125 -592
Poland 370 0 -370
United States 0 120 +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) 199,757,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,493,411
Air transport 12,949,864
Other 192,902
Road transport 43,843

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) 100,244,755 99,512,306 -732,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,022,681 13,470,730 -16,551,951
Air transport 6,063,635 6,886,229 +822,594
Other 96,486 96,416 -70
Road transport 41,129 2,714 -38,415

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 126,033,180
Immingham Docks 89,380,272
London Gateway Port 13,469,340
Southampton 6,741,263
East Midlands Airport 5,516,784

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 63,313,594 62,719,586 -594,008
Immingham Docks 50,403,048 38,977,224 -11,425,824
London Gateway Port 9,330,240 4,139,100 -5,191,140
Southampton 1,946,115 4,795,148 +2,849,033
East Midlands Airport 2,924,597 2,592,187 -332,410
London Heathrow Airport 2,271,884 2,968,019 +696,135
Felixstowe 2,126,860 477,634 -1,649,226
Dover 2,295,577 284,051 -2,011,526
ZLC 516,854 785,208 +268,354
London Stansted Airport 297,545 360,063 +62,518

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