Import/export HS code 87087050: Aluminium wheels and parts

Wheels and wheel parts made from aluminium

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  • 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 £
Germany 121,985,438
Italy 102,474,583
Taiwan 77,580,825
Poland 73,194,909
China 67,242,691

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 £
Germany 66,491,123 55,494,315 -10,996,808
Italy 55,730,697 46,743,886 -8,986,811
Taiwan 46,621,748 30,959,077 -15,662,671
Poland 38,907,605 34,287,304 -4,620,301
China 35,079,019 32,163,672 -2,915,347
Morocco 30,252,720 28,664,367 -1,588,353
Turkey 32,129,567 26,605,653 -5,523,914
Czechia 21,167,582 20,305,630 -861,952
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,451,612 13,581,397 +129,785
South Korea 11,807,720 10,341,341 -1,466,379

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 £
Italy 105,930,879
Germany 85,294,085
Poland 83,873,446
Taiwan 81,145,191
China 69,711,001

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 £
Italy 57,944,618 47,986,261 -9,958,357
Germany 48,016,550 37,277,535 -10,739,015
Poland 44,128,366 39,745,080 -4,383,286
Taiwan 47,968,387 33,176,804 -14,791,583
China 35,573,689 34,137,312 -1,436,377
Turkey 35,292,090 29,351,162 -5,940,928
Morocco 32,011,434 29,446,059 -2,565,375
South Korea 25,267,664 23,387,481 -1,880,183
Czechia 22,878,719 23,098,011 +219,292
Hungary 7,092,668 8,334,278 +1,241,610

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 35
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 30
West Midlands 30
Shropshire and Staffordshire 27

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 27 28 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 27 22 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 23 21 -2
West Midlands 23 23 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 23 +7
Essex 13 14 +1
Inner London - West 12 11 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 9 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 11 -4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 11 +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) 259,112,507
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 233,746,506
Rail transport 89,908,701
Other 72,003,963
Air transport 35,880,164

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) 138,904,431 120,208,076 -18,696,355
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 114,187,658 119,558,848 +5,371,190
Rail transport 50,227,603 39,681,098 -10,546,505
Other 48,361,429 23,642,534 -24,718,895
Air transport 17,935,795 17,944,369 +8,574
Road transport 7,870,056 4,735,962 -3,134,094

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 133,614,493
Felixstowe 116,996,758
NGO 89,908,701
000 72,003,963
Southampton 54,056,563

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 71,282,333 62,332,160 -8,950,173
Felixstowe 58,713,106 58,283,652 -429,454
NGO 50,227,603 39,681,098 -10,546,505
000 48,361,429 23,642,534 -24,718,895
Southampton 25,289,212 28,767,351 +3,478,139
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,881,100 12,948,101 -8,932,999
Eurotunnel 18,935,666 14,267,433 -4,668,233
London Gateway Port 12,037,399 20,429,916 +8,392,517
Oxford Airport 8,623,559 11,274,303 +2,650,744
Harwich 10,831,874 8,015,366 -2,816,508

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 219
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 51
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 96
2025-11 101
2025-10 113
2025-09 111
2025-08 105

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 191
54m+ 107
0-1m 79
15m-54m 44
Other 39

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 £
United States 12,611,729
Netherlands 12,208,320
India 7,858,650
Germany 7,307,228
France 4,775,782

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 £
United States 7,507,794 5,103,935 -2,403,859
Netherlands 7,600,146 4,608,174 -2,991,972
India 3,949,349 3,909,301 -40,048
Germany 4,054,172 3,253,056 -801,116
France 2,652,571 2,123,211 -529,360
Ireland 2,223,661 2,196,080 -27,581
Italy 2,691,267 1,691,114 -1,000,153
Switzerland 2,254,065 1,902,139 -351,926
Japan 1,706,348 1,977,492 +271,144
Poland 1,766,810 1,439,952 -326,858

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 2,090,513
China 1,127,863
Taiwan 1,063,197
Ireland 212,864
Hungary 16,528

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 1,077,226 1,013,287 -63,939
China 404,652 723,211 +318,559
Taiwan 671,844 391,353 -280,491
Ireland 49,242 163,622 +114,380
Hungary 8,532 7,996 -536
Italy 0 15,882 +15,882
Germany 6,695 5,732 -963
Austria 1,756 4,125 +2,369
Poland 596 1,607 +1,011
Turkey 0 1,678 +1,678

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) 37,661,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,058,348
Air transport 25,122,915
Other 4,624,693
Road transport 101,092

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) 21,881,122 15,780,630 -6,100,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,624,158 10,434,190 -6,189,968
Air transport 13,022,842 12,100,073 -922,769
Other 2,257,199 2,367,494 +110,295
Road transport 99,425 1,667 -97,758

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,215,520
London Gateway Port 10,354,409
East Midlands Airport 9,334,745
London Heathrow Airport 8,949,640
Southampton 7,218,828

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 14,176,923 12,038,597 -2,138,326
London Gateway Port 5,465,369 4,889,040 -576,329
East Midlands Airport 5,061,452 4,273,293 -788,159
London Heathrow Airport 4,332,601 4,617,039 +284,438
Southampton 4,388,642 2,830,186 -1,558,456
Dover 4,466,923 1,092,205 -3,374,718
000 2,257,199 2,367,494 +110,295
Felixstowe 3,379,076 1,068,075 -2,311,001
ZLC 1,801,499 2,009,233 +207,734
Immingham Docks 2,267,621 855,525 -1,412,096

Quick facts

HS code: 87087050

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

Description: Wheels and wheel parts made from aluminium