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 12,667,835
Belgium 6,596,871
Denmark 3,025,706
Germany 2,711,197
United States 2,309,660

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 6,115,105 6,552,730 +437,625
Belgium 2,260,690 4,336,181 +2,075,491
Denmark 2,936,722 88,984 -2,847,738
Germany 663,203 2,047,994 +1,384,791
United States 1,482,656 827,004 -655,652
France 1,000,820 806,429 -194,391
Ireland 773,588 849,692 +76,104
China 374,104 471,440 +97,336
Sweden 585,884 210,610 -375,274
Spain 674,189 51,004 -623,185

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 15,807,952
United States 4,402,162
Netherlands 2,658,799
China 2,054,243
Italy 1,414,629

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 7,510,814 8,297,138 +786,324
United States 2,383,200 2,018,962 -364,238
Netherlands 1,456,714 1,202,085 -254,629
China 1,068,158 986,085 -82,073
Italy 816,870 597,759 -219,111
France 803,669 511,843 -291,826
Mexico 508,818 584,185 +75,367
Spain 615,618 372,859 -242,759
Sweden 622,166 238,424 -383,742
United Kingdom 304,865 455,373 +150,508

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 15
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14
Essex 13
Inner London - West 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11

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 11 9 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 7 -4
Essex 11 6 -5
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 8 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 2 -5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 5 +0
Devon 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) 19,969,309
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,524,958
Air transport 3,804,065
Other 882,491
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) 10,613,713 9,355,596 -1,258,117
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,650,833 5,874,125 +1,223,292
Air transport 2,316,524 1,487,541 -828,983
Other 418,857 463,634 +44,777
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 17,223,637
Middlesbrough 3,162,305
Dover 2,630,846
London Stansted Airport 1,270,843
Killingholme 1,117,753

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 9,699,852 7,523,785 -2,176,067
Middlesbrough 290,350 2,871,955 +2,581,605
Dover 822,032 1,808,814 +986,782
London Stansted Airport 802,854 467,989 -334,865
Killingholme 862,087 255,666 -606,421
East Midlands Airport 578,935 372,105 -206,830
Thamesport 521,023 382,374 -138,649
London Heathrow Airport 569,042 316,536 -252,506
000 418,857 463,634 +44,777
Felixstowe 578,487 270,722 -307,765

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 50
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 22
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
2025-11 30
2025-10 34
2025-09 31
2025-08 31
2025-07 39

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 94
54m+ 74
15m-54m 32
Other 17
0-1m 14

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 7,709,720
Denmark 5,301,727
United States 4,073,512
United Arab Emirates 3,190,459
Ireland 2,483,276

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 3,690,441 4,019,279 +328,838
Denmark 5,276,836 24,891 -5,251,945
United States 1,596,132 2,477,380 +881,248
United Arab Emirates 3,079,532 110,927 -2,968,605
Ireland 1,628,735 854,541 -774,194
Germany 1,143,860 1,221,378 +77,518
India 81,003 1,252,692 +1,171,689
Netherlands 821,576 271,221 -550,355
Qatar 681,917 325,026 -356,891
Morocco 363,076 493,005 +129,929

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 459,302
Nicaragua 67,075
Belgium 55,359
XU 23,064
Italy 20,090

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 34,320 424,982 +390,662
Nicaragua 0 67,075 +67,075
Belgium 55,359 0 -55,359
XU 12,403 10,661 -1,742
Italy 12,334 7,756 -4,578
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 1,997 210 -1,787

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) 16,379,989
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,769,382
Air transport 8,210,062
Other 685,485
Road transport 39,001

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) 13,093,866 3,286,123 -9,807,743
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,009,780 5,759,602 +1,749,822
Air transport 4,049,243 4,160,819 +111,576
Other 155,812 529,673 +373,861
Road transport 27,599 11,402 -16,197

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 9,946,723
London Gateway Port 4,720,548
London Heathrow Airport 4,654,283
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,833,599
Southampton 2,233,843

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 7,324,655 2,622,068 -4,702,587
London Gateway Port 2,951,345 1,769,203 -1,182,142
London Heathrow Airport 2,373,911 2,280,372 -93,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,313,846 1,519,753 +205,907
Southampton 1,516,116 717,727 -798,389
Middlesbrough 471,192 1,277,437 +806,245
East Midlands Airport 814,775 626,859 -187,916
London 1,152,404 157,092 -995,312
Holyhead 1,013,204 274,245 -738,959
ZLC 310,033 446,120 +136,087

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