Import/export HS code 87089420: Steering parts for industrial assembly

Steering 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 £
Belgium 3,629,381
France 1,411,714
Japan 1,145,806
Germany 667,523
Spain 320,868

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 £
Belgium 3,585,482 43,899 -3,541,583
France 898,153 513,561 -384,592
Japan 951,859 193,947 -757,912
Germany 32,407 635,116 +602,709
Spain 311,151 9,717 -301,434
Netherlands 268,019 1,826 -266,193
Italy 19,354 204,498 +185,144
Sweden 0 90,615 +90,615
India 9,245 0 -9,245
Ireland 6,094 1,419 -4,675

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 3,765,451
Hungary 1,227,438
Japan 1,145,806
Germany 683,632
Portugal 315,393

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 3,281,162 484,289 -2,796,873
Hungary 1,221,797 5,641 -1,216,156
Japan 951,859 193,947 -757,912
Germany 15,674 667,958 +652,284
Portugal 315,393 0 -315,393
Italy 37,719 238,050 +200,331
Czechia 167,051 0 -167,051
Sweden 0 90,615 +90,615
Romania 52,647 0 -52,647
Turkey 20,099 1,025 -19,074

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 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Essex 2

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 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 3 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 2 +2
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Mid and South West Wales 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,130,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,109,639
Air transport 539,628
Road transport 1,025
Other 52

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,922,499 207,952 -4,714,547
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 758,216 1,351,423 +593,207
Air transport 403,051 136,577 -266,474
Road transport 0 1,025 +1,025
Other 52 0 -52

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
499 4,887,903
Dover 1,039,152
Eurotunnel 956,814
London Heathrow Airport 295,773
East Midlands Airport 230,545

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 £
499 4,887,903 0 -4,887,903
Dover 536,543 502,609 -33,934
Eurotunnel 200,413 756,401 +555,988
London Heathrow Airport 264,793 30,980 -233,813
East Midlands Airport 136,569 93,976 -42,593
Southampton 0 188,778 +188,778
Immingham Docks 0 90,615 +90,615
Thamesport 21,888 19,174 -2,714
Felixstowe 29,344 0 -29,344
Leeds Bradford Airport 0 11,621 +11,621

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 14
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3
Other personal service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 3

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+ 13
1m-15m 10
15m-54m 6
0-1m 5
Other 1

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 1,149,597
United States 629,171
France 434,662
Slovakia 352,027
Denmark 260,436

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 490,926 658,671 +167,745
United States 275,908 353,263 +77,355
France 327,650 107,012 -220,638
Slovakia 132,087 219,940 +87,853
Denmark 5,829 254,607 +248,778
Germany 122,470 82,397 -40,073
Switzerland 19,675 184,071 +164,396
Qatar 14,672 176,595 +161,923
Netherlands 82,681 78,362 -4,319
Poland 9,378 142,569 +133,191

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 £
Ireland 975
France 195

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 £
Ireland 0 975 +975
France 195 0 -195

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 2,531,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,993,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 418,626
Road transport 32,600
Other 17,847

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 986,334 1,544,889 +558,555
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 806,125 1,187,522 +381,397
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 274,611 144,015 -130,596
Road transport 32,600 0 -32,600
Other 6,448 11,399 +4,951

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,690,339
East Midlands Airport 1,397,543
London Heathrow Airport 508,458
ZLC 308,345
Immingham Docks 243,770

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 750,278 940,061 +189,783
East Midlands Airport 598,414 799,129 +200,715
London Heathrow Airport 182,660 325,798 +143,138
ZLC 120,389 187,956 +67,567
Immingham Docks 6,317 237,453 +231,136
London Stansted Airport 111,010 121,493 +10,483
London Gateway Port 157,341 14,262 -143,079
Liverpool Docks 32,360 118,936 +86,576
Manchester Airport 2,804 109,113 +106,309
Southampton 52,743 1,250 -51,493

Quick facts

HS code: 87089420

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

Description: Steering components made for industrial vehicle assembly