Import/export HS code 8713: Wheelchairs for disabled people, motorized or not

Wheelchairs designed for disabled individuals, including both manual and motorized types, for mobility assistance

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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 £
China 80,621,200
Germany 23,263,416
France 18,157,505
United States 6,892,550
Italy 6,039,379

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 £
China 40,395,622 40,225,578 -170,044
Germany 12,352,439 10,910,977 -1,441,462
France 9,910,444 8,247,061 -1,663,383
United States 3,665,743 3,226,807 -438,936
Italy 3,158,909 2,880,470 -278,439
Poland 2,392,944 3,475,944 +1,083,000
Taiwan 3,083,735 2,749,383 -334,352
Sweden 2,535,788 2,233,027 -302,761
India 2,287,521 1,904,823 -382,698
Netherlands 1,610,212 1,533,489 -76,723

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 £
China 85,821,761
Germany 22,265,664
France 16,226,052
Taiwan 7,076,866
United States 6,574,354

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 £
China 43,928,881 41,892,880 -2,036,001
Germany 11,932,824 10,332,840 -1,599,984
France 8,733,339 7,492,713 -1,240,626
Taiwan 3,638,119 3,438,747 -199,372
United States 3,413,487 3,160,867 -252,620
Italy 3,060,531 2,839,726 -220,805
Poland 2,406,486 3,458,959 +1,052,473
Sweden 2,510,139 2,180,807 -329,332
India 2,287,521 1,905,764 -381,757
Thailand 1,350,182 1,140,603 -209,579

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
West Midlands 12
West Yorkshire 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 12 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 9 +0
West Midlands 8 10 +2
West Yorkshire 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 10 +1
South East Wales 6 7 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 7 +1
Essex 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 5 7 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 7 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 99,560,329
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,936,789
Air transport 13,444,835
Other 416,377
Road transport 220,263

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,390,302 49,170,027 -1,220,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,056,963 27,879,826 -5,177,137
Air transport 7,088,684 6,356,151 -732,533
Other 220,789 195,588 -25,201
Road transport 104,973 115,290 +10,317

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 55,600,986
Southampton 36,151,626
Dover 19,212,804
London Gateway Port 13,390,823
Eurotunnel 13,014,661

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 £
Felixstowe 31,127,590 24,473,396 -6,654,194
Southampton 20,678,844 15,472,782 -5,206,062
Dover 11,535,856 7,676,948 -3,858,908
London Gateway Port 1,586,464 11,804,359 +10,217,895
Eurotunnel 6,534,685 6,479,976 -54,709
Portsmouth 2,515,305 4,294,563 +1,779,258
Immingham Docks 1,902,871 2,496,246 +593,375
London Heathrow Airport 1,790,909 2,061,056 +270,147
Thamesport 1,635,720 1,483,444 -152,276
East Midlands Airport 2,004,762 996,845 -1,007,917

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 77
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 47
Other manufacturing 26
Human health activities 16
Other personal service activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 49
2025-10 66
2025-09 50
2025-08 51

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 107
0-1m 61
54m+ 22
15m-54m 19
Other 19

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 £
Ireland 11,843,519
Netherlands 5,083,029
France 3,852,527
United States 3,219,091
Germany 2,864,447

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 £
Ireland 5,978,826 5,864,693 -114,133
Netherlands 2,431,805 2,651,224 +219,419
France 1,950,019 1,902,508 -47,511
United States 2,500,804 718,287 -1,782,517
Germany 1,241,185 1,623,262 +382,077
Australia 1,140,539 1,502,502 +361,963
Spain 963,410 1,271,410 +308,000
Norway 978,215 1,022,972 +44,757
Japan 562,710 501,786 -60,924
Italy 347,623 523,327 +175,704

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 876,774
Poland 117,054
China 73,338
Germany 59,020
United States 56,510

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 38,405 838,369 +799,964
Poland 56,677 60,377 +3,700
China 32,336 41,002 +8,666
Germany 42,718 16,302 -26,416
United States 20,643 35,867 +15,224
Switzerland 30,576 16,587 -13,989
Nicaragua 0 30,129 +30,129
Ireland 4,297 10,100 +5,803
Denmark 7,604 6,485 -1,119
New Zealand 7,096 0 -7,096

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) 26,183,830
Air transport 12,742,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,958,644
Other 1,622,576
Road transport 59,910

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) 12,586,205 13,597,625 +1,011,420
Air transport 6,950,215 5,792,119 -1,158,096
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,095,770 1,862,874 -232,896
Other 465,235 1,157,341 +692,106
Road transport 59,910 0 -59,910

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,924,318
Holyhead 7,317,274
London Heathrow Airport 4,415,529
London Stansted Airport 3,032,574
ZLC 2,642,025

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 5,274,092 5,650,226 +376,134
Holyhead 3,577,562 3,739,712 +162,150
London Heathrow Airport 1,813,880 2,601,649 +787,769
London Stansted Airport 2,610,673 421,901 -2,188,772
ZLC 1,010,217 1,631,808 +621,591
Immingham Docks 1,183,946 1,153,140 -30,806
East Midlands Airport 1,157,244 842,782 -314,462
Felixstowe 1,140,046 645,237 -494,809
London Gateway Port 588,516 1,106,477 +517,961
000 465,235 1,157,341 +692,106

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 8713

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

Description: Wheelchairs designed for disabled individuals, including both manual and motorized types, for mobility assistance