Import/export HS code 87088091: Forged steel suspension parts

Suspension components made from closed-die forged steel

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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 £
France 14,263,317
Germany 3,245,419
Turkey 1,959,963
Spain 1,831,622
Poland 1,319,313

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 £
France 11,648,734 2,614,583 -9,034,151
Germany 1,557,507 1,687,912 +130,405
Turkey 870,547 1,089,416 +218,869
Spain 950,707 880,915 -69,792
Poland 1,128,155 191,158 -936,997
Belgium 765,106 371,437 -393,669
China 35,167 98,531 +63,364
Sweden 45,966 46,003 +37
Czechia 27,391 31,502 +4,111
Estonia 26,230 18,779 -7,451

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 £
France 14,078,817
Turkey 3,446,523
Germany 2,805,749
Spain 1,922,831
Poland 892,570

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 £
France 11,572,351 2,506,466 -9,065,885
Turkey 1,814,598 1,631,925 -182,673
Germany 1,499,941 1,305,808 -194,133
Spain 1,035,568 887,263 -148,305
Poland 891,060 1,510 -889,550
China 69,146 297,867 +228,721
Mexico 34,850 252,787 +217,937
Slovakia 84,493 127,378 +42,885
United Kingdom 35,427 51,834 +16,407
Sweden 27,773 43,002 +15,229

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Essex 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4

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
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
Essex 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Kent 2 2 +0
Lancashire 1 3 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0

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) 21,848,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,992,351
Air transport 452,279
Road transport 38,598
Other 28,970

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) 16,172,577 5,676,274 -10,496,303
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 764,247 1,228,104 +463,857
Air transport 144,616 307,663 +163,047
Road transport 38,598 0 -38,598
Other 11,768 17,202 +5,434

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,593,824
Immingham Docks 2,936,177
Eurotunnel 2,682,920
Felixstowe 1,623,553
Killingholme 1,032,551

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 / Eurotunnel 11,313,967 2,279,857 -9,034,110
Immingham Docks 1,767,941 1,168,236 -599,705
Eurotunnel 1,372,196 1,310,724 -61,472
Felixstowe 787,576 835,977 +48,401
Killingholme 1,002,424 30,127 -972,297
Dover 411,953 477,069 +65,116
Thamesport 96,349 392,255 +295,906
East Midlands Airport 71,885 181,699 +109,814
Hull 69,492 108,307 +38,815
Poole 23,229 116,140 +92,911

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 33
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 14
2025-10 16
2025-09 10
2025-08 15

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 28
54m+ 25
0-1m 9
15m-54m 3
Other 3

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 £
Italy 2,326,153
Germany 1,126,383
Sweden 1,027,879
United States 497,889
Poland 289,302

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 £
Italy 966,712 1,359,441 +392,729
Germany 415,706 710,677 +294,971
Sweden 467,603 560,276 +92,673
United States 246,509 251,380 +4,871
Poland 164,618 124,684 -39,934
Spain 113,278 90,784 -22,494
Australia 157,244 41,006 -116,238
Ireland 96,819 73,712 -23,107
France 28,836 134,101 +105,265
United Arab Emirates 15,735 128,174 +112,439

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 24,186
China 9,332
Turkey 858
Germany 801
Taiwan 78

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 22,582 1,604 -20,978
China 5,546 3,786 -1,760
Turkey 711 147 -564
Germany 801 0 -801
Taiwan 78 0 -78
Malaysia 50 0 -50
India 0 44 +44

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 4,227,921
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,807,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 902,657
Other 55,841
Road transport 3,861

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 £
Air transport 1,913,202 2,314,719 +401,517
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 669,484 1,138,283 +468,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 523,986 378,671 -145,315
Other 39,965 15,876 -24,089
Road transport 3,861 0 -3,861

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 2,579,538
East Midlands Airport 964,825
Immingham Docks 789,887
Dover / Eurotunnel 767,756
ZLC 385,406

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 £
London Stansted Airport 955,667 1,623,871 +668,204
East Midlands Airport 662,415 302,410 -360,005
Immingham Docks 201,480 588,407 +386,927
Dover / Eurotunnel 316,584 451,172 +134,588
ZLC 172,965 212,441 +39,476
Felixstowe 142,296 189,677 +47,381
London Heathrow Airport 46,674 152,555 +105,881
Southampton 164,893 15,037 -149,856
Harwich 118,055 51,502 -66,553
London Gateway Port 100,102 36,165 -63,937

Quick facts

HS code: 87088091

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

Description: Suspension components made from closed-die forged steel