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 80,558,998
Germany 23,777,096
France 18,307,238
United States 6,963,586
Italy 6,097,033

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 40,271,894 40,287,104 +15,210
Germany 12,898,550 10,878,546 -2,020,004
France 10,035,886 8,271,352 -1,764,534
United States 3,723,570 3,240,016 -483,554
Italy 3,164,664 2,932,369 -232,295
Taiwan 3,161,009 2,716,827 -444,182
Poland 2,279,105 3,432,714 +1,153,609
Sweden 2,495,534 2,224,102 -271,432
India 2,145,054 2,166,931 +21,877
Netherlands 1,626,447 1,524,190 -102,257

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 85,534,228
Germany 22,800,943
France 16,240,961
Taiwan 7,088,372
United States 6,655,847

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 43,210,013 42,324,215 -885,798
Germany 12,480,346 10,320,597 -2,159,749
France 8,789,036 7,451,925 -1,337,111
Taiwan 3,776,329 3,312,043 -464,286
United States 3,491,900 3,163,947 -327,953
Italy 3,047,407 2,893,738 -153,669
Poland 2,276,748 3,461,481 +1,184,733
Sweden 2,471,998 2,218,147 -253,851
India 2,145,054 2,167,872 +22,818
Thailand 1,283,550 1,145,489 -138,061

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
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 12 11 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 9 -1
West Midlands 9 9 +0
West Yorkshire 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 10 +1
South East Wales 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 8 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 8 +3
Essex 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 99,454,018
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,477,293
Air transport 13,663,820
Other 388,355
Road transport 225,986

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) 49,759,431 49,694,587 -64,844
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,446,547 28,030,746 -5,415,801
Air transport 7,333,777 6,330,043 -1,003,734
Other 206,587 181,768 -24,819
Road transport 67,486 158,500 +91,014

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 56,364,924
Southampton 36,244,291
Dover 19,778,260
Eurotunnel 12,889,923
London Gateway Port 12,401,234

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 31,164,763 25,200,161 -5,964,602
Southampton 20,112,819 16,131,472 -3,981,347
Dover 11,712,003 8,066,257 -3,645,746
Eurotunnel 6,449,710 6,440,213 -9,497
London Gateway Port 1,491,509 10,909,725 +9,418,216
Portsmouth 2,670,131 3,772,543 +1,102,412
Immingham Docks 1,827,316 2,517,084 +689,768
London Heathrow Airport 1,906,944 1,978,966 +72,022
Thamesport 1,645,535 1,499,414 -146,121
East Midlands Airport 2,070,353 1,014,521 -1,055,832

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 76
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Other manufacturing 28
Human health activities 15
Other personal service activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 49
2025-10 65
2025-09 50
2025-08 51
2025-07 63

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 108
0-1m 65
54m+ 22
15m-54m 18
Other 18

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 11,854,443
Netherlands 4,946,613
France 3,820,971
United States 3,293,092
Germany 2,878,216

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 6,053,020 5,801,423 -251,597
Netherlands 2,284,719 2,661,894 +377,175
France 1,951,778 1,869,193 -82,585
United States 2,464,348 828,744 -1,635,604
Germany 1,334,631 1,543,585 +208,954
Australia 1,232,833 1,424,601 +191,768
Spain 988,378 1,240,061 +251,683
Norway 1,196,077 956,853 -239,224
Japan 551,351 456,038 -95,313
Italy 358,384 520,075 +161,691

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 855,702
XU 317,894
Poland 133,176
China 74,136
United States 59,808

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 63,749 791,953 +728,204
XU 219,664 98,230 -121,434
Poland 66,337 66,839 +502
China 28,977 45,159 +16,182
United States 25,159 34,649 +9,490
Germany 38,851 20,169 -18,682
Switzerland 30,576 9,315 -21,261
Nicaragua 0 30,129 +30,129
Ireland 4,297 10,100 +5,803
Denmark 7,604 4,821 -2,783

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) 25,699,527
Air transport 12,994,555
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,166,436
Other 1,620,220
Road transport 85,265

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) 12,356,773 13,342,754 +985,981
Air transport 7,136,198 5,858,357 -1,277,841
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,330,796 1,835,640 -495,156
Other 498,142 1,122,078 +623,936
Road transport 85,265 0 -85,265

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,651,392
Holyhead 7,243,274
London Heathrow Airport 4,443,780
London Stansted Airport 3,147,217
ZLC 2,586,210

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 5,219,377 5,432,015 +212,638
Holyhead 3,719,183 3,524,091 -195,092
London Heathrow Airport 1,757,298 2,686,482 +929,184
London Stansted Airport 2,687,709 459,508 -2,228,201
ZLC 1,045,539 1,540,671 +495,132
Immingham Docks 1,388,525 1,145,079 -243,446
East Midlands Airport 1,190,386 889,015 -301,371
Felixstowe 1,151,793 624,296 -527,497
London Gateway Port 523,610 1,125,958 +602,348
Portsmouth 652,677 984,868 +332,191

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