Import/export HS code 87088020: Suspension parts for industrial assembly

Suspension components made for industrial vehicle assembly

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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 £
Germany 19,896,931
Italy 2,012,809
Spain 1,061,156
Netherlands 1,054,493
France 650,119

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 6,979,675 12,917,256 +5,937,581
Italy 1,206,282 806,527 -399,755
Spain 875,958 185,198 -690,760
Netherlands 942,183 112,310 -829,873
France 427,252 222,867 -204,385
Slovakia 468,316 2,269 -466,047
Belgium 322,687 4,866 -317,821
Austria 158,014 76,176 -81,838
Romania 0 204,586 +204,586
India 4,167 146,739 +142,572

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 £
Germany 18,915,301
Italy 2,057,780
Japan 1,399,811
Spain 1,073,988
Czechia 861,093

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 £
Germany 6,252,558 12,662,743 +6,410,185
Italy 1,249,478 808,302 -441,176
Japan 929,110 470,701 -458,409
Spain 900,423 173,565 -726,858
Czechia 846,804 14,289 -832,515
France 446,083 226,144 -219,939
Slovakia 468,316 2,269 -466,047
Austria 158,014 81,690 -76,324
India 4,167 146,739 +142,572
Netherlands 75,737 35,667 -40,070

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 16
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
West Midlands 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3

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 14 8 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 3 +3
Norfolk 3 1 -2
Northern Ireland 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 1 2 +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) 21,181,389
Air transport 2,740,601
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,401,007
Other 235,577
Road transport 4,167

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) 7,893,011 13,288,378 +5,395,367
Air transport 1,677,965 1,062,636 -615,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,993,389 407,618 -1,585,771
Other 157,904 77,673 -80,231
Road transport 4,167 0 -4,167

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 17,895,184
East Midlands Airport 2,468,950
499 1,573,393
Eurotunnel 1,542,510
Dover / Eurotunnel 613,048

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 5,874,672 12,020,512 +6,145,840
East Midlands Airport 1,517,673 951,277 -566,396
499 1,573,393 0 -1,573,393
Eurotunnel 496,802 1,045,708 +548,906
Dover / Eurotunnel 533,838 79,210 -454,628
Thamesport 381,773 224,504 -157,269
Harwich 442,249 0 -442,249
Immingham Docks 279,954 31,531 -248,423
Felixstowe 58,177 190,221 +132,044
000 157,904 77,673 -80,231

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 24
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 22
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 12
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 19
2025-10 11
2025-09 7
2025-08 10
2025-07 17

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 32
54m+ 32
Other 10
0-1m 7
15m-54m 7

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 36,893,106
Netherlands 19,077,936
Spain 16,286,347
Germany 13,032,280
France 11,602,384

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 29,239,185 7,653,921 -21,585,264
Netherlands 10,206,196 8,871,740 -1,334,456
Spain 9,565,687 6,720,660 -2,845,027
Germany 9,806,776 3,225,504 -6,581,272
France 6,381,189 5,221,195 -1,159,994
Slovakia 6,046,011 5,158,183 -887,828
Italy 6,371,644 3,370,844 -3,000,800
United States 5,712,544 2,294,734 -3,417,810
Belgium 3,714,748 2,134,773 -1,579,975
Austria 4,419,529 106,654 -4,312,875

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 34,287
Ireland 18,611
XI 14,748
Turkey 11,394
Czechia 5,037

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 14,263 20,024 +5,761
Ireland 9,812 8,799 -1,013
XI 1,680 13,068 +11,388
Turkey 1,388 10,006 +8,618
Czechia 5,037 0 -5,037
Bulgaria 81 1,090 +1,009
China 45 0 -45

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) 88,384,886
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,672,375
Air transport 16,694,764
Other 85,454
Road transport 81,379

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) 48,045,585 40,339,301 -7,706,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,432,940 1,239,435 -41,193,505
Air transport 8,898,503 7,796,261 -1,102,242
Other 32,467 52,987 +20,520
Road transport 81,379 0 -81,379

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 65,240,281
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,637,084
Dover 10,937,783
East Midlands Airport 6,199,879
Newhaven 5,774,492

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 46,713,098 18,527,183 -28,185,915
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,079,362 11,557,722 -7,521,640
Dover 6,024,221 4,913,562 -1,110,659
East Midlands Airport 3,353,808 2,846,071 -507,737
Newhaven 3,397,586 2,376,906 -1,020,680
ZLC 2,172,090 2,331,423 +159,333
London Heathrow Airport 2,168,736 1,808,897 -359,839
Eurotunnel 1,660,295 1,844,064 +183,769
Southampton 2,163,113 795,092 -1,368,021
Hull 2,871,321 0 -2,871,321

Quick facts

HS code: 87088020

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

Description: Suspension components made for industrial vehicle assembly