Import/export HS code 87087091: Iron or steel wheel centres

Wheel centres made from iron or steel, cast in one piece

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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 £
Netherlands 2,223,648
China 2,076,728
Spain 1,314,200
Ireland 377,817
Italy 369,584

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 £
Netherlands 832,527 1,391,121 +558,594
China 982,477 1,094,251 +111,774
Spain 638,179 676,021 +37,842
Ireland 195,880 181,937 -13,943
Italy 92,726 276,858 +184,132
Taiwan 191,301 135,149 -56,152
Belgium 266,053 58,035 -208,018
Turkey 239,795 53,528 -186,267
United States 246,524 38,849 -207,675
South Africa 147,641 133,291 -14,350

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 £
Netherlands 2,427,771
China 2,226,708
Spain 1,328,185
Italy 380,283
Turkey 313,581

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 £
Netherlands 1,025,039 1,402,732 +377,693
China 1,113,715 1,112,993 -722
Spain 638,177 690,008 +51,831
Italy 104,057 276,226 +172,169
Turkey 257,332 56,249 -201,083
South Africa 147,641 133,291 -14,350
United States 253,032 15,881 -237,151
France 166,005 93,037 -72,968
Japan 63,113 188,706 +125,593
Sweden 41,747 166,839 +125,092

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 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Greater Manchester 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6

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 10 4 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Kent 2 3 +1
Lincolnshire 4 5 +1
Northern Ireland 5 2 -3
Norfolk 1 4 +3

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) 3,827,192
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,678,098
Air transport 682,742
Other 621,229
Road transport 64,998

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) 1,751,932 2,075,260 +323,328
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,982,909 1,695,189 -287,720
Air transport 285,985 396,757 +110,772
Other 254,595 366,634 +112,039
Road transport 2,157 62,841 +60,684

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,006,132
Felixstowe 1,549,474
London 855,635
Southampton 752,041
000 621,229

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 £
Immingham Docks 741,872 1,264,260 +522,388
Felixstowe 858,870 690,604 -168,266
London 479,681 375,954 -103,727
Southampton 295,583 456,458 +160,875
000 254,595 366,634 +112,039
Dover 258,981 336,386 +77,405
London Gateway Port 248,917 341,528 +92,611
Eurotunnel 119,619 189,214 +69,595
Killingholme 275,490 0 -275,490
Birmingham Airport 64,860 177,091 +112,231

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 61
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 16
2025-09 16
2025-08 14
2025-07 11

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 58
54m+ 23
15m-54m 16
0-1m 14
Other 8

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 971,350
United States 209,566
Netherlands 183,859
France 181,661
Norway 180,740

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 456,807 514,543 +57,736
United States 135,580 73,986 -61,594
Netherlands 120,233 63,626 -56,607
France 133,318 48,343 -84,975
Norway 94,753 85,987 -8,766
Finland 86,329 87,136 +807
Ireland 57,541 104,524 +46,983
Thailand 144,029 4,152 -139,877
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 84,843 1,282 -83,561
Indonesia 80,524 0 -80,524

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 £
Turkey 69,230
China 7,140
XU 2,721
Taiwan 2,032
Ireland 345

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 £
Turkey 34,843 34,387 -456
China 3,942 3,198 -744
XU 596 2,125 +1,529
Taiwan 1,370 662 -708
Ireland 345 0 -345
Italy 335 0 -335
India 133 0 -133
France 0 127 +127

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) 1,628,249
Air transport 1,036,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 262,286
Other 82,063
Road transport 1,940

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) 746,797 881,452 +134,655
Air transport 761,593 274,709 -486,884
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 257,981 4,305 -253,676
Other 41,564 40,499 -1,065
Road transport 1,940 0 -1,940

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,249,468
London Heathrow Airport 478,402
Dover / Eurotunnel 363,555
East Midlands Airport 284,974
ZLC 178,990

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 £
Immingham Docks 569,367 680,101 +110,734
London Heathrow Airport 429,847 48,555 -381,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 276,874 86,681 -190,193
East Midlands Airport 186,924 98,050 -88,874
ZLC 81,922 97,068 +15,146
London Stansted Airport 57,805 31,036 -26,769
000 41,564 40,499 -1,065
Felixstowe 27,132 39,913 +12,781
Holyhead 5,191 56,005 +50,814
Hull 54,531 0 -54,531

Quick facts

HS code: 87087091

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

Description: Wheel centres made from iron or steel, cast in one piece