Import/export HS code 870895: Safety airbags and parts

Airbags and inflator systems for vehicle safety

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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 70,468,582
Hungary 59,748,874
Belgium 37,912,240
France 30,884,717
Poland 20,644,981

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 20,760,476 49,708,106 +28,947,630
Hungary 34,373,874 25,375,000 -8,998,874
Belgium 17,021,368 20,890,872 +3,869,504
France 17,453,938 13,430,779 -4,023,159
Poland 9,954,164 10,690,817 +736,653
Netherlands 10,681,645 9,151,374 -1,530,271
Czechia 10,644,992 7,950,768 -2,694,224
Spain 9,825,169 4,223,688 -5,601,481
Portugal 3,088,398 3,632,347 +543,949
XS 2,325,755 2,395,212 +69,457

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 93,211,945
Czechia 37,724,787
Portugal 34,347,451
Germany 32,040,584
Poland 31,107,467

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 36,345,260 56,866,685 +20,521,425
Czechia 20,737,463 16,987,324 -3,750,139
Portugal 17,059,589 17,287,862 +228,273
Germany 18,270,779 13,769,805 -4,500,974
Poland 15,641,677 15,465,790 -175,887
France 14,276,133 12,555,087 -1,721,046
Spain 10,119,497 8,671,757 -1,447,740
Turkey 2,363,259 2,383,299 +20,040
XS 2,276,321 2,395,212 +118,891
China 2,593,620 1,935,263 -658,357

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12
Inner London - West 10
Essex 8

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 13 10 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 12 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 11 +5
Inner London - West 5 10 +5
Essex 8 6 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 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) 183,416,619
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,607,573
Other 34,388,255
Air transport 18,512,964
Road transport 2,686,902

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) 101,217,274 82,199,345 -19,017,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,640,735 46,966,838 +39,326,103
Other 21,243,493 13,144,762 -8,098,731
Air transport 9,808,119 8,704,845 -1,103,274
Road transport 2,079,032 607,870 -1,471,162
Rail transport 690,100 1,071,788 +381,688

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 64,068,272
Harwich 40,629,151
000 34,388,255
Immingham Docks 27,077,294
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,768,006

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 31,324,184 32,744,088 +1,419,904
Harwich 22,362,612 18,266,539 -4,096,073
000 21,243,493 13,144,762 -8,098,731
Immingham Docks 554,240 26,523,054 +25,968,814
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,569,831 9,198,175 -5,371,656
Eurotunnel 13,337,923 7,319,627 -6,018,296
Hull 10,594,875 9,143,385 -1,451,490
Oxford Airport 8,995,344 8,152,817 -842,527
Felixstowe 6,729,321 4,969,048 -1,760,273
499 1,732,794 8,510,917 +6,778,123

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 56
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 31
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 38
2025-10 34
2025-09 32
2025-08 37
2025-07 29

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+ 77
1m-15m 25
Other 12
15m-54m 11
0-1m 10

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 £
Romania 70,651,928
Italy 4,402,049
France 4,024,932
Spain 2,897,664
United States 2,810,552

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 £
Romania 55,851,623 14,800,305 -41,051,318
Italy 1,478,059 2,923,990 +1,445,931
France 1,155,761 2,869,171 +1,713,410
Spain 661,016 2,236,648 +1,575,632
United States 1,225,217 1,585,335 +360,118
Saint Helena 842,797 706,325 -136,472
Germany 699,138 590,088 -109,050
Switzerland 752,152 462,466 -289,686
China 626,142 223,250 -402,892
Brazil 480,519 351,241 -129,278

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 146,661
XI 54,817
China 2,485
Germany 2,404
Nicaragua 1,475

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 74,703 71,958 -2,745
XI 13,715 41,102 +27,387
China 249 2,236 +1,987
Germany 2,239 165 -2,074
Nicaragua 1,475 0 -1,475
Bulgaria 0 1,230 +1,230
Ireland 1,002 0 -1,002
Hungary 45 205 +160
Czechia 0 41 +41
Finland 0 6 +6

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) 86,155,365
Air transport 6,424,300
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,119,894
Other 210,371
Road transport 9,682

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) 62,012,375 24,142,990 -37,869,385
Air transport 3,189,103 3,235,197 +46,094
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,085,977 3,033,917 -52,060
Other 93,428 116,943 +23,515
Road transport 9,682 0 -9,682

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,589,890
Eurotunnel 13,992,010
London Heathrow Airport 2,796,989
Birmingham Airport 2,095,704
Southampton 1,683,546

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 46,729,480 22,860,410 -23,869,070
Eurotunnel 13,411,219 580,791 -12,830,428
London Heathrow Airport 1,288,490 1,508,499 +220,009
Birmingham Airport 1,005,918 1,089,786 +83,868
Southampton 479,500 1,204,046 +724,546
London Gateway Port 1,086,972 584,814 -502,158
Dover 1,027,914 561,232 -466,682
Immingham Docks 549,267 540,191 -9,076
Felixstowe 815,866 233,892 -581,974
London Stansted Airport 456,355 215,285 -241,070

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 870895

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

Description: Airbags and inflator systems for vehicle safety