Import/export HS code 87088091: Forged steel suspension parts

Suspension components made from closed-die forged steel

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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 £
France 15,742,248
Germany 3,439,025
Turkey 2,025,404
Spain 1,840,580
Poland 1,678,335

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 12,785,007 2,957,241 -9,827,766
Germany 1,521,961 1,917,064 +395,103
Turkey 940,314 1,085,090 +144,776
Spain 963,432 877,148 -86,284
Poland 1,489,452 188,883 -1,300,569
Belgium 782,941 416,905 -366,036
China 36,779 98,531 +61,752
Sweden 43,778 39,621 -4,157
Czechia 22,956 35,937 +12,981
Estonia 22,931 21,745 -1,186

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 15,665,471
Turkey 3,645,395
Germany 3,022,341
Spain 1,936,402
Poland 1,173,676

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 12,718,968 2,946,503 -9,772,465
Turkey 1,983,847 1,661,548 -322,299
Germany 1,510,421 1,511,920 +1,499
Spain 1,019,154 917,248 -101,906
Poland 1,172,166 1,510 -1,170,656
Mexico 2,175 271,753 +269,578
China 65,788 186,712 +120,924
Slovakia 85,665 124,618 +38,953
United Kingdom 40,163 51,834 +11,671
Sweden 25,585 36,620 +11,035

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 7
Essex 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 7 2 -5
Essex 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Kent 1 2 +1
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) 24,097,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,916,482
Air transport 438,613
Road transport 39,992
Other 29,473

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) 18,115,963 5,981,729 -12,134,234
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 376,897 1,539,585 +1,162,688
Air transport 143,246 295,367 +152,121
Road transport 39,992 0 -39,992
Other 11,840 17,633 +5,793

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,174,309
Immingham Docks 2,919,813
Eurotunnel 2,684,490
Felixstowe 1,720,589
Killingholme 1,313,657

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 12,820,382 2,353,927 -10,466,455
Immingham Docks 1,544,110 1,375,703 -168,407
Eurotunnel 1,191,307 1,493,183 +301,876
Felixstowe 873,235 847,354 -25,881
Killingholme 1,157,000 156,657 -1,000,343
Dover 666,495 471,463 -195,032
Thamesport 79,160 377,160 +298,000
East Midlands Airport 79,817 164,507 +84,690
Hull 80,367 108,307 +27,940
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
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
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
2025-11 14
2025-10 16
2025-09 10
2025-08 15
2025-07 16

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 26
54m+ 25
0-1m 9
15m-54m 4
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 2,273,984
Germany 1,088,146
Sweden 972,896
United States 526,473
Poland 338,729

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 921,083 1,352,901 +431,818
Germany 351,658 736,488 +384,830
Sweden 421,917 550,979 +129,062
United States 264,887 261,586 -3,301
Poland 224,739 113,990 -110,749
Spain 122,648 90,546 -32,102
Australia 158,981 29,571 -129,410
Ireland 102,286 66,765 -35,521
France 25,009 139,876 +114,867
United Arab Emirates 18,936 88,063 +69,127

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 24,225
XU 22,106
China 9,951
Turkey 979
Germany 801

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 22,621 1,604 -21,017
XU 10,727 11,379 +652
China 5,604 4,347 -1,257
Turkey 746 233 -513
Germany 801 0 -801
Malaysia 81 0 -81
Taiwan 78 0 -78
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 4,161,330
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,750,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 918,320
Other 58,312
Road transport 5,598

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 1,901,893 2,259,437 +357,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 604,586 1,145,649 +541,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 561,320 357,000 -204,320
Other 40,705 17,607 -23,098
Road transport 5,598 0 -5,598

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 2,548,884
East Midlands Airport 968,967
Dover / Eurotunnel 762,609
Immingham Docks 749,876
ZLC 343,569

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 926,086 1,622,798 +696,712
East Midlands Airport 675,919 293,048 -382,871
Dover / Eurotunnel 251,692 510,917 +259,225
Immingham Docks 143,698 606,178 +462,480
ZLC 174,191 169,378 -4,813
Felixstowe 143,503 143,442 -61
Harwich 182,491 51,502 -130,989
London Heathrow Airport 57,352 145,372 +88,020
Southampton 166,100 15,037 -151,063
London Gateway Port 100,102 23,791 -76,311

Quick facts

HS code: 87088091

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

Description: Suspension components made from closed-die forged steel