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 16,870,576
China 9,136,152
Germany 8,538,099
United States 5,392,417
Italy 2,276,159

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 11,923,054 4,947,522 -6,975,532
China 2,325,450 6,810,702 +4,485,252
Germany 5,668,058 2,870,041 -2,798,017
United States 2,990,054 2,402,363 -587,691
Italy 899,628 1,376,531 +476,903
Spain 1,393,592 391,685 -1,001,907
Netherlands 568,326 999,939 +431,613
Canada 582,332 785,477 +203,145
Ireland 218,982 923,892 +704,910
Belgium 575,955 166,303 -409,652

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 17,521,358
China 9,802,941
United States 7,434,825
Germany 6,011,861
Italy 2,787,228

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 12,339,342 5,182,016 -7,157,326
China 2,801,550 7,001,391 +4,199,841
United States 4,538,315 2,896,510 -1,641,805
Germany 3,768,466 2,243,395 -1,525,071
Italy 1,339,932 1,447,296 +107,364
Spain 1,615,625 392,076 -1,223,549
Netherlands 529,431 687,110 +157,679
Denmark 10,250 1,050,267 +1,040,017
Ireland 0 915,690 +915,690
Sweden 0 477,980 +477,980

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 5
Merseyside 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Essex 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 6 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 5 +5
Merseyside 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 3 -2
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1

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) 33,572,638
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,250,394
Air transport 2,000,421
Other 44,751

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) 21,288,650 12,283,988 -9,004,662
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,819,490 9,430,904 +3,611,414
Air transport 607,589 1,392,832 +785,243
Other 35,567 9,184 -26,383

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 21,132,730
Felixstowe 6,904,353
London Gateway Port 5,019,958
Eurotunnel 3,407,832
Southampton 2,650,022

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 14,305,814 6,826,916 -7,478,898
Felixstowe 2,830,575 4,073,778 +1,243,203
London Gateway Port 2,604,665 2,415,293 -189,372
Eurotunnel 2,625,006 782,826 -1,842,180
Southampton 948,901 1,701,121 +752,220
Immingham Docks 809,412 1,368,992 +559,580
Liverpool Docks 576,950 1,457,417 +880,467
London 424,307 732,201 +307,894
London Heathrow Airport 50,385 1,042,795 +992,410
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 29
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
2026-01 8
2025-11 15
2025-10 22
2025-09 19
2025-08 14

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 37
54m+ 32
0-1m 12
Other 9
15m-54m 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 989,130
Germany 898,733
Italy 890,589
Sweden 786,449
Australia 712,838

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 728,829 260,301 -468,528
Germany 397,166 501,567 +104,401
Italy 475,484 415,105 -60,379
Sweden 57,489 728,960 +671,471
Australia 535,569 177,269 -358,300
Ireland 494,765 183,970 -310,795
Denmark 361,937 276,406 -85,531
Netherlands 186,019 316,753 +130,734
France 185,933 302,109 +116,176
Israel 141,031 296,312 +155,281

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 3,932 0 -3,932

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) 6,575,846
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,534,190
Air transport 847,003
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) 3,418,553 3,157,293 -261,260
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,721,968 812,222 -909,746
Air transport 515,936 331,067 -184,869
Other 3,932 0 -3,932

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,387,195
London Gateway Port 1,522,783
Immingham Docks 679,020
Felixstowe 569,048
London Heathrow Airport 550,635

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 2,438,862 1,948,333 -490,529
London Gateway Port 898,981 623,802 -275,179
Immingham Docks 55,662 623,358 +567,696
Felixstowe 288,100 280,948 -7,152
London Heathrow Airport 320,364 230,271 -90,093
Liverpool Docks 458,065 12,943 -445,122
Portsmouth 353,377 0 -353,377
Harwich 130,411 191,069 +60,658
Southampton 222,914 0 -222,914
East Midlands Airport 119,674 67,586 -52,088

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