Import/export HS code 87089491: Forged steel steering parts

Steering 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 £
Turkey 1,492,264
Germany 1,344,681
Spain 590,826
China 416,633
Belgium 360,506

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 £
Turkey 743,812 748,452 +4,640
Germany 621,076 723,605 +102,529
Spain 317,831 272,995 -44,836
China 179,127 237,506 +58,379
Belgium 241,256 119,250 -122,006
Poland 148,433 150,755 +2,322
Netherlands 41,868 148,532 +106,664
Italy 3,324 169,135 +165,811
United States 104,263 19,728 -84,535
India 43,435 74,861 +31,426

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 £
Turkey 2,592,598
China 1,014,422
Spain 745,655
Netherlands 183,779
Italy 172,596

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 £
Turkey 1,297,302 1,295,296 -2,006
China 452,699 561,723 +109,024
Spain 422,050 323,605 -98,445
Netherlands 36,637 147,142 +110,505
Italy 2,305 170,291 +167,986
India 45,128 86,828 +41,700
United States 108,634 20,016 -88,618
France 52,586 34,512 -18,074
Japan 55,854 0 -55,854
Pakistan 0 21,433 +21,433

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 4 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Lancashire 3 1 -2

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) 3,318,847
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,189,461
Air transport 684,772
Other 73,733
Road transport 10,732

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) 1,867,376 1,451,471 -415,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 452,703 736,758 +284,055
Air transport 167,488 517,284 +349,796
Other 31,981 41,752 +9,771
Road transport 6,077 4,655 -1,422

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,669,514
Felixstowe 1,486,336
Southampton 299,201
East Midlands Airport 290,775
Immingham Docks 282,411

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 770,768 898,746 +127,978
Felixstowe 782,542 703,794 -78,748
Southampton 186,397 112,804 -73,593
East Midlands Airport 90,229 200,546 +110,317
Immingham Docks 152,515 129,896 -22,619
Portsmouth 248,487 0 -248,487
London Heathrow Airport 23,481 170,625 +147,144
Birmingham Airport 46,623 82,943 +36,320
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,366 95,129 +66,763
Thamesport 19,442 80,814 +61,372

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 34
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 10
2025-10 15
2025-09 12
2025-08 18
2025-07 13

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+ 29
1m-15m 24
Other 10
0-1m 6
15m-54m 6

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 £
Ireland 317,699
United States 282,166
Netherlands 115,049
Germany 51,800
China 47,947

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 £
Ireland 133,842 183,857 +50,015
United States 127,401 154,765 +27,364
Netherlands 95,900 19,149 -76,751
Germany 20,347 31,453 +11,106
China 37,603 10,344 -27,259
Poland 15,666 22,722 +7,056
Italy 4,726 29,702 +24,976
France 19,600 7,352 -12,248
South Korea 22,662 0 -22,662
Switzerland 10,458 10,024 -434

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 £
Turkey 19,258
Spain 10,175
Germany 4,946
Italy 813
Japan 726

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 £
Turkey 11,456 7,802 -3,654
Spain 5,593 4,582 -1,011
Germany 2,406 2,540 +134
Italy 373 440 +67
Japan 370 356 -14
Taiwan 450 157 -293
XU 0 570 +570
Czechia 0 48 +48
Thailand 12 13 +1

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 534,156
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 480,765
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 82,131
Other 37,168
Road transport 1,471

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 218,963 315,193 +96,230
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 261,081 219,684 -41,397
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,158 8,973 -64,185
Other 20,660 16,508 -4,152
Road transport 1,471 0 -1,471

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 343,501
Dover / Eurotunnel 183,980
Holyhead 168,104
Liverpool Docks 106,154
London Stansted Airport 78,688

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 £
East Midlands Airport 160,752 182,749 +21,997
Dover / Eurotunnel 130,888 53,092 -77,796
Holyhead 60,423 107,681 +47,258
Liverpool Docks 52,759 53,395 +636
London Stansted Airport 26,439 52,249 +25,810
London Heathrow Airport 7,935 49,345 +41,410
ZLC 22,359 28,575 +6,216
London Gateway Port 43,076 7,591 -35,485
000 20,660 16,508 -4,152
Southampton 21,845 0 -21,845

Quick facts

HS code: 87089491

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

Description: Steering components made from closed-die forged steel