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 1,478,666
Germany 1,373,877
Spain 554,556
China 379,864
Belgium 323,405

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 736,713 741,953 +5,240
Germany 684,792 689,085 +4,293
Spain 298,804 255,752 -43,052
China 141,290 238,574 +97,284
Belgium 219,031 104,374 -114,657
Poland 141,532 135,688 -5,844
Netherlands 40,765 145,683 +104,918
Italy 4,295 174,324 +170,029
United States 118,248 6,173 -112,075
India 50,479 67,817 +17,338

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 2,535,428
China 1,002,439
Spain 697,335
Netherlands 179,827
Italy 178,756

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 1,273,419 1,262,009 -11,410
China 458,594 543,845 +85,251
Spain 415,888 281,447 -134,441
Netherlands 35,534 144,293 +108,759
Italy 3,300 175,456 +172,156
India 51,278 79,784 +28,506
United States 121,143 3,438 -117,705
France 55,242 32,507 -22,735
Japan 55,854 0 -55,854
Pakistan 0 43,338 +43,338

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
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 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 2 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 4 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +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) 3,228,589
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,198,416
Air transport 668,640
Other 74,709
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) 1,843,230 1,385,359 -457,871
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 482,368 716,048 +233,680
Air transport 162,581 506,059 +343,478
Other 33,117 41,592 +8,475
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 1,641,542
Felixstowe 1,468,987
Southampton 295,581
East Midlands Airport 292,087
Immingham Docks 287,625

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 802,176 839,366 +37,190
Felixstowe 754,624 714,363 -40,261
Southampton 184,145 111,436 -72,709
East Midlands Airport 89,225 202,862 +113,637
Immingham Docks 173,173 114,452 -58,721
Portsmouth 212,217 0 -212,217
London Heathrow Airport 28,374 157,920 +129,546
Birmingham Airport 37,827 80,521 +42,694
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,245 86,987 +58,742
Thamesport 26,142 85,138 +58,996

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 32
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
2026-01 8
2025-11 10
2025-10 15
2025-09 12
2025-08 18

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+ 28
1m-15m 24
Other 10
0-1m 5
15m-54m 5

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 324,380
United States 281,414
Netherlands 108,480
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 136,827 187,553 +50,726
United States 139,764 141,650 +1,886
Netherlands 89,331 19,149 -70,182
Germany 20,347 31,453 +11,106
China 37,603 10,344 -27,259
Poland 15,417 23,050 +7,633
Italy 4,726 29,702 +24,976
France 19,600 9,065 -10,535
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 18,317
Spain 9,759
Germany 4,762
Italy 813
Japan 713

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 11,223 7,094 -4,129
Spain 5,543 4,216 -1,327
Germany 2,487 2,275 -212
Italy 373 440 +67
Japan 413 300 -113
Taiwan 465 117 -348
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 545,371
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 482,268
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,552
Other 35,856
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 239,852 305,519 +65,667
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 257,392 224,876 -32,516
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 63,579 8,973 -54,606
Other 20,516 15,340 -5,176
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 348,713
Holyhead 182,811
Dover / Eurotunnel 177,490
Liverpool Docks 99,440
London Stansted Airport 78,401

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 179,549 169,164 -10,385
Holyhead 59,206 123,605 +64,399
Dover / Eurotunnel 123,177 54,313 -68,864
Liverpool Docks 52,482 46,958 -5,524
London Stansted Airport 25,992 52,409 +26,417
London Heathrow Airport 10,474 49,844 +39,370
ZLC 22,359 31,827 +9,468
London Gateway Port 34,772 7,591 -27,181
000 20,516 15,340 -5,176
Southampton 20,570 0 -20,570

Quick facts

HS code: 87089491

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

Description: Steering components made from closed-die forged steel