Import/export HS code 87089499: Various steering parts

Steering components not made from forged steel, including aftermarket parts

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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 £
Germany 124,676,520
Netherlands 53,681,685
Hungary 25,915,512
Turkey 23,433,839
China 20,129,137

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 £
Germany 67,547,240 57,129,280 -10,417,960
Netherlands 21,737,588 31,944,097 +10,206,509
Hungary 25,513,732 401,780 -25,111,952
Turkey 12,178,752 11,255,087 -923,665
China 10,700,504 9,428,633 -1,271,871
France 9,255,501 6,898,419 -2,357,082
Liechtenstein 1,950,880 1,213,935 -736,945
Japan 904,358 2,087,215 +1,182,857
United States 1,705,971 1,192,159 -513,812
Italy 1,393,411 1,247,338 -146,073

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 £
Hungary 73,550,839
Germany 71,251,768
Japan 47,355,187
Turkey 25,761,563
China 21,449,274

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 £
Hungary 42,442,453 31,108,386 -11,334,067
Germany 47,173,302 24,078,466 -23,094,836
Japan 20,196,156 27,159,031 +6,962,875
Turkey 13,629,644 12,131,919 -1,497,725
China 11,362,846 10,086,428 -1,276,418
Mexico 8,121,920 5,630,532 -2,491,388
France 738,852 4,138,735 +3,399,883
Thailand 2,511,656 2,326,637 -185,019
Czechia 1,593,290 3,039,214 +1,445,924
Liechtenstein 2,650,833 1,747,382 -903,451

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 45
West Midlands 37
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 26
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25

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 34 33 -1
West Midlands 32 25 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 21 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 18 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 15 -2
Essex 16 20 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 8 -3
West Yorkshire 12 14 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 11 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 13 8 -5

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) 206,187,099
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,914,844
Air transport 13,935,748
Other 12,013,907
Road transport 11,715,968

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) 109,903,900 96,283,199 -13,620,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,387,901 19,526,943 +139,042
Air transport 7,668,327 6,267,421 -1,400,906
Other 7,338,593 4,675,314 -2,663,279
Road transport 11,417,872 298,096 -11,119,776
Rail transport 5,206,759 2,457,513 -2,749,246

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 80,942,755
Dover 67,450,253
London 31,296,280
Hull 21,324,843
499 13,694,741

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 £
Felixstowe 52,528,934 28,413,821 -24,115,113
Dover 43,937,304 23,512,949 -20,424,355
London 6,561,274 24,735,006 +18,173,732
Hull 2,475,378 18,849,465 +16,374,087
499 11,054,977 2,639,764 -8,415,213
Immingham Docks 6,844,952 5,639,695 -1,205,257
000 7,338,593 4,675,314 -2,663,279
NGO 5,206,759 2,457,513 -2,749,246
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,580,536 2,859,942 -720,594
Harwich 4,695,911 655,210 -4,040,701

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 181
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 55
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 52
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 25
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 110
2025-10 106
2025-09 101
2025-08 105
2025-07 111

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 170
54m+ 143
15m-54m 58
0-1m 57
Other 33

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 £
Poland 44,356,691
China 18,304,691
Germany 11,765,651
United States 6,912,791
France 4,552,236

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 £
Poland 23,938,298 20,418,393 -3,519,905
China 12,285,130 6,019,561 -6,265,569
Germany 10,842,160 923,491 -9,918,669
United States 4,892,245 2,020,546 -2,871,699
France 2,506,343 2,045,893 -460,450
Austria 3,874,282 40,680 -3,833,602
Ireland 1,455,022 1,060,761 -394,261
Slovakia 2,028,983 20,173 -2,008,810
Italy 687,475 528,033 -159,442
Canada 811,683 341,744 -469,939

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 £
XU 65,127
Turkey 34,379
China 29,953
Germany 16,684
Netherlands 10,809

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 £
XU 56,529 8,598 -47,931
Turkey 15,752 18,627 +2,875
China 13,334 16,619 +3,285
Germany 9,162 7,522 -1,640
Netherlands 1,847 8,962 +7,115
Sweden 2,127 2,489 +362
Ireland 2,863 603 -2,260
Italy 1,941 970 -971
XI 933 1,947 +1,014
Belgium 2,500 0 -2,500

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,323,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,802,129
Air transport 10,612,699
Other 194,180
Road transport 58,546

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,660,243 25,663,627 -18,996,616
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,694,557 9,107,572 -7,586,985
Air transport 7,403,802 3,208,897 -4,194,905
Other 121,745 72,435 -49,310
Road transport 58,546 0 -58,546

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 66,129,547
Felixstowe 15,958,190
London Heathrow Airport 5,377,568
Southampton 4,069,489
London Gateway Port 3,965,760

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 42,230,643 23,898,904 -18,331,739
Felixstowe 11,818,331 4,139,859 -7,678,472
London Heathrow Airport 3,969,555 1,408,013 -2,561,542
Southampton 2,273,456 1,796,033 -477,423
London Gateway Port 1,590,385 2,375,375 +784,990
East Midlands Airport 2,256,945 824,632 -1,432,313
Holyhead 1,106,791 892,221 -214,570
Dover 1,200,632 625,801 -574,831
London Stansted Airport 526,082 349,913 -176,169
ZLC 381,813 408,157 +26,344

Quick facts

HS code: 87089499

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

Description: Steering components not made from forged steel, including aftermarket parts