Import/export HS code 870911: Electric works trucks

Electric-powered trucks designed for moving goods in factories, warehouses, or airports

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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 £
France 17,562,299
China 9,372,213
Germany 8,949,149
United States 5,457,884
Italy 2,258,054

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 £
France 11,803,704 5,758,595 -6,045,109
China 4,727,339 4,644,874 -82,465
Germany 5,811,354 3,137,795 -2,673,559
United States 2,878,976 2,578,908 -300,068
Italy 807,494 1,450,560 +643,066
Spain 1,039,516 739,140 -300,376
Netherlands 635,431 1,037,283 +401,852
Canada 608,547 785,477 +176,930
Ireland 211,024 931,850 +720,826
Belgium 807,043 164,714 -642,329

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 18,524,953
China 9,861,461
United States 7,418,658
Germany 6,379,426
Italy 2,774,751

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 12,300,804 6,224,149 -6,076,655
China 5,033,499 4,827,962 -205,537
United States 4,419,279 2,999,379 -1,419,900
Germany 4,046,976 2,332,450 -1,714,526
Italy 1,253,426 1,521,325 +267,899
Spain 1,261,549 739,531 -522,018
Netherlands 617,426 703,564 +86,138
Denmark 10,250 1,050,267 +1,040,017
Ireland 0 915,690 +915,690
Canada 186,984 293,446 +106,462

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 8
Essex 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6

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 6 7 +1
Essex 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 6 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 6 +5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 3 -2
Merseyside 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
West Midlands 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 4 +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) 34,680,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,618,247
Air transport 2,048,655
Other 260,999

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) 20,932,222 13,747,819 -7,184,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,155,736 7,462,511 -693,225
Air transport 596,520 1,452,135 +855,615
Other 251,815 9,184 -242,631

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 21,601,698
Felixstowe 6,915,588
London Gateway Port 5,407,069
Eurotunnel 3,762,362
Southampton 2,640,786

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 13,783,535 7,818,163 -5,965,372
Felixstowe 5,055,035 1,860,553 -3,194,482
London Gateway Port 2,796,696 2,610,373 -186,323
Eurotunnel 2,725,797 1,036,565 -1,689,232
Southampton 889,913 1,750,873 +860,960
Immingham Docks 786,926 1,401,529 +614,603
Liverpool Docks 576,950 1,457,417 +880,467
London 469,858 749,143 +279,285
London Heathrow Airport 76,600 1,042,795 +966,195
Tyne 0 892,527 +892,527

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Rental and leasing activities 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 15
2025-10 22
2025-09 19
2025-08 14
2025-07 11

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 36
54m+ 32
0-1m 13
15m-54m 8
Other 8

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 £
Spain 974,573
Italy 890,589
Germany 840,537
Sweden 786,449
Australia 757,840

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 £
Spain 723,900 250,673 -473,227
Italy 450,215 440,374 -9,841
Germany 397,166 443,371 +46,205
Sweden 44,619 741,830 +697,211
Australia 435,448 322,392 -113,056
Ireland 78,948 586,868 +507,920
Denmark 349,895 281,152 -68,743
Netherlands 209,215 312,360 +103,145
Israel 191,242 314,649 +123,407
United States 488,508 1,496 -487,012

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 £
XI 3,932

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 £
XI 2,316 1,616 -700

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) 6,517,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,973,970
Air transport 882,255
Other 3,932

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) 2,966,316 3,551,447 +585,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,005,982 967,988 -1,037,994
Air transport 528,315 353,940 -174,375
Other 2,316 1,616 -700

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,326,144
London Gateway Port 1,590,408
Immingham Docks 682,022
Felixstowe 569,048
London Heathrow Airport 551,419

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 2,382,826 1,943,318 -439,508
London Gateway Port 821,483 768,925 -52,558
Immingham Docks 71,719 610,303 +538,584
Felixstowe 288,100 280,948 -7,152
London Heathrow Airport 298,275 253,144 -45,131
Liverpool Docks 88,225 445,481 +357,256
Southampton 395,984 0 -395,984
Portsmouth 342,098 11,279 -330,819
Harwich 130,411 186,676 +56,265
East Midlands Airport 124,794 67,586 -57,208

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 870911

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

Description: Electric-powered trucks designed for moving goods in factories, warehouses, or airports