Import/export HS code 87088055: Anti-roll bars and torsion bars

Components used to stabilize vehicles and improve handling

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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 £
Slovakia 76,098,679
Germany 11,490,500
Czechia 10,832,725
Netherlands 10,195,581
Belgium 7,814,833

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 £
Slovakia 47,719,543 28,379,136 -19,340,407
Germany 6,857,090 4,633,410 -2,223,680
Czechia 6,038,528 4,794,197 -1,244,331
Netherlands 4,676,426 5,519,155 +842,729
Belgium 4,270,634 3,544,199 -726,435
Italy 4,123,368 3,185,595 -937,773
France 4,975,849 2,308,398 -2,667,451
China 3,013,872 3,119,599 +105,727
Spain 2,797,957 1,898,197 -899,760
Turkey 1,101,625 1,963,067 +861,442

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 £
Slovakia 76,358,124
Czechia 13,295,432
Hungary 13,210,723
Germany 10,992,404
Italy 7,232,541

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 £
Slovakia 47,808,012 28,550,112 -19,257,900
Czechia 7,203,621 6,091,811 -1,111,810
Hungary 6,849,785 6,360,938 -488,847
Germany 6,273,884 4,718,520 -1,555,364
Italy 4,082,042 3,150,499 -931,543
Spain 3,733,487 3,110,803 -622,684
China 3,071,381 3,237,930 +166,549
France 4,452,372 1,714,994 -2,737,378
Turkey 1,216,114 2,037,168 +821,054
Romania 1,061,492 1,323,641 +262,149

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
West Midlands 13
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9

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 20 20 +0
West Midlands 12 9 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 6 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Essex 4 5 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 4 -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) 97,058,487
Road transport 15,229,203
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,875,722
Other 9,241,979
Rail transport 8,573,799

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) 54,075,406 42,983,081 -11,092,325
Road transport 15,227,386 1,817 -15,225,569
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,589,735 8,285,987 +3,696,252
Other 5,941,096 3,300,883 -2,640,213
Rail transport 4,661,017 3,912,782 -748,235
Air transport 3,895,035 3,920,385 +25,350

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 74,676,281
499 18,148,831
000 9,241,979
NGO 8,573,799
Felixstowe 6,249,395

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 41,032,443 33,643,838 -7,388,605
499 15,216,733 2,932,098 -12,284,635
000 5,941,096 3,300,883 -2,640,213
NGO 4,661,017 3,912,782 -748,235
Felixstowe 3,753,652 2,495,743 -1,257,909
Oxford Airport 2,376,600 2,570,773 +194,173
Hull 2,458,646 2,165,545 -293,101
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,393,817 949,558 -2,444,259
Harwich 1,806,270 1,739,217 -67,053
Eurotunnel 1,709,067 882,749 -826,318

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 85
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 25
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 13
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 42
2025-10 49
2025-09 52
2025-08 46

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
54m+ 69
1m-15m 61
0-1m 21
Other 16
15m-54m 12

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 £
France 6,467,274
Spain 4,725,839
United States 1,988,029
Italy 1,208,820
Israel 1,055,830

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 £
France 6,133,407 333,867 -5,799,540
Spain 4,676,619 49,220 -4,627,399
United States 1,424,901 563,128 -861,773
Italy 1,063,873 144,947 -918,926
Israel 646,183 409,647 -236,536
Belgium 832,283 48,868 -783,415
Canada 694,865 118,600 -576,265
Sweden 683,209 4,807 -678,402
Netherlands 123,729 472,142 +348,413
China 336,916 150,795 -186,121

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 £
China 20,171
Turkey 7,791
Germany 5,086
Spain 4,785
India 1,851

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 £
China 12,081 8,090 -3,991
Turkey 5,735 2,056 -3,679
Germany 440 4,646 +4,206
Spain 1,186 3,599 +2,413
India 415 1,436 +1,021
Czechia 406 1,141 +735
France 777 535 -242
Ireland 1,236 0 -1,236
Mexico 963 0 -963
XI 484 61 -423

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) 14,051,814
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,243,982
Air transport 3,524,409
Other 55,332

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) 12,249,291 1,802,523 -10,446,768
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,583,647 660,335 -3,923,312
Air transport 1,905,998 1,618,411 -287,587
Other 32,104 23,228 -8,876

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,352,848
Portsmouth 3,403,084
London Heathrow Airport 1,993,552
Immingham Docks 1,279,835
East Midlands Airport 923,782

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 8,857,365 1,495,483 -7,361,882
Portsmouth 3,403,084 0 -3,403,084
London Heathrow Airport 1,139,101 854,451 -284,650
Immingham Docks 1,185,211 94,624 -1,090,587
East Midlands Airport 424,758 499,024 +74,266
Poole 791,386 0 -791,386
Southampton 496,513 218,295 -278,218
London Gateway Port 475,594 202,219 -273,375
Liverpool Docks 468,735 95,415 -373,320
Newhaven 399,677 0 -399,677

Quick facts

HS code: 87088055

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

Description: Components used to stabilize vehicles and improve handling