Import/export HS code 870990: Parts for works trucks

Spare parts and components for self-propelled works trucks and platform tractors

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Netherlands 12,845,387
Belgium 6,455,687
Germany 3,247,542
Denmark 3,028,871
United States 2,294,328

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 £
Netherlands 6,151,326 6,694,061 +542,735
Belgium 2,485,034 3,970,653 +1,485,619
Germany 981,790 2,265,752 +1,283,962
Denmark 2,940,852 88,019 -2,852,833
United States 1,429,653 864,675 -564,978
France 944,402 772,497 -171,905
Ireland 1,041,016 598,999 -442,017
China 395,215 488,633 +93,418
Sweden 594,639 182,346 -412,293
Spain 631,364 49,115 -582,249

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 £
Germany 16,282,053
United States 4,321,380
Netherlands 2,751,638
China 2,111,390
Italy 1,355,225

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 £
Germany 8,350,616 7,931,437 -419,179
United States 2,288,936 2,032,444 -256,492
Netherlands 1,510,634 1,241,004 -269,630
China 1,105,800 1,005,590 -100,210
Italy 773,674 581,551 -192,123
France 733,615 488,816 -244,799
Mexico 489,296 602,163 +112,867
Spain 580,298 377,965 -202,333
Sweden 623,485 206,305 -417,180
United Kingdom 304,849 456,959 +152,110

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Essex 13
Inner London - West 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 8 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 9 -1
Essex 11 5 -6
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 4 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 8 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 2 -7
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 5 +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) 20,273,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,557,729
Air transport 3,847,051
Other 891,336
Road transport 30,336

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) 11,207,594 9,066,383 -2,141,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,733,931 5,823,798 +1,089,867
Air transport 2,301,542 1,545,509 -756,033
Other 413,455 477,881 +64,426
Road transport 30,336 0 -30,336

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 17,316,336
Middlesbrough 3,153,562
Dover 3,098,012
London Stansted Airport 1,258,364
Killingholme 1,057,171

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 £
Immingham Docks 9,599,411 7,716,925 -1,882,486
Middlesbrough 472,724 2,680,838 +2,208,114
Dover 1,090,037 2,007,975 +917,938
London Stansted Airport 812,589 445,775 -366,814
Killingholme 1,057,171 0 -1,057,171
East Midlands Airport 565,473 377,384 -188,089
London Heathrow Airport 567,817 346,600 -221,217
Thamesport 535,814 369,168 -166,646
000 413,455 477,881 +64,426
Felixstowe 600,901 253,363 -347,538

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 49
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 18
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 30
2025-10 34
2025-09 31
2025-08 31

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 93
54m+ 71
15m-54m 32
Other 18
0-1m 15

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 £
Belgium 7,526,140
Denmark 5,305,928
United States 4,057,658
United Arab Emirates 3,086,235
Ireland 2,455,679

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 £
Belgium 3,801,546 3,724,594 -76,952
Denmark 5,287,638 18,290 -5,269,348
United States 1,550,794 2,506,864 +956,070
United Arab Emirates 2,960,970 125,265 -2,835,705
Ireland 1,622,832 832,847 -789,985
Germany 1,136,263 1,149,085 +12,822
India 92,976 1,583,630 +1,490,654
Netherlands 913,443 181,437 -732,006
Qatar 678,486 332,643 -345,843
Morocco 476,791 521,035 +44,244

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 504,424
Nicaragua 67,075
Belgium 55,359
Italy 9,766
China 9,693

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 28,146 476,278 +448,132
Nicaragua 0 67,075 +67,075
Belgium 55,359 0 -55,359
Italy 2,010 7,756 +5,746
China 0 9,693 +9,693
Japan 375 2,695 +2,320
Turkey 608 2,291 +1,683
Bulgaria 222 2,027 +1,805
United States 1,816 210 -1,606
Germany 838 842 +4

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,344,481
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,676,140
Air transport 8,196,477
Other 720,053
Road transport 37,925

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,748,423 3,596,058 -9,152,365
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,391,641 5,284,499 +892,858
Air transport 3,923,217 4,273,260 +350,043
Other 140,048 580,005 +439,957
Road transport 37,925 0 -37,925

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 9,949,519
London Gateway Port 5,124,558
London Heathrow Airport 4,567,216
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,790,534
Southampton 2,093,308

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 £
Immingham Docks 7,686,736 2,262,783 -5,423,953
London Gateway Port 3,159,908 1,964,650 -1,195,258
London Heathrow Airport 2,245,457 2,321,759 +76,302
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,281,516 1,509,018 +227,502
Southampton 1,235,160 858,148 -377,012
Middlesbrough 471,192 1,277,437 +806,245
East Midlands Airport 819,902 621,217 -198,685
London 1,164,747 144,749 -1,019,998
Holyhead 1,015,468 217,583 -797,885
ZLC 356,105 437,625 +81,520

Quick facts

HS code: 870990

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

Description: Spare parts and components for self-propelled works trucks and platform tractors