Import/export HS code 871390: Various types of wheelchairs

Wheelchairs that are not covered under other codes, including specialized or custom designs

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 £
China 45,624,206
Germany 12,437,769
Taiwan 5,350,085
United States 3,561,192
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,734,771

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 22,792,069 22,832,137 +40,068
Germany 6,644,072 5,793,697 -850,375
Taiwan 2,707,809 2,642,276 -65,533
United States 1,773,479 1,787,713 +14,234
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,007,935 726,836 -1,281,099
Italy 1,431,437 1,300,199 -131,238
Netherlands 1,413,645 1,219,761 -193,884
Sweden 1,245,892 955,620 -290,272
France 928,656 496,747 -431,909
Spain 665,681 418,253 -247,428

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 49,925,152
Germany 12,206,706
Taiwan 5,527,376
United States 3,339,593
Italy 2,598,820

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 25,729,042 24,196,110 -1,532,932
Germany 6,669,440 5,537,266 -1,132,174
Taiwan 2,724,620 2,802,756 +78,136
United States 1,637,220 1,702,373 +65,153
Italy 1,334,854 1,263,966 -70,888
Sweden 1,244,852 966,843 -278,009
Netherlands 777,354 657,984 -119,370
Spain 647,684 497,894 -149,790
Viet Nam 759,778 246,098 -513,680
Poland 351,895 545,714 +193,819

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
West Midlands 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 8

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
West Yorkshire 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 9 +2
West Midlands 5 9 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 5 -1
Essex 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 4 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1

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) 55,320,086
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,974,865
Air transport 7,386,399
Road transport 68,123
Other 65,672

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) 28,653,941 26,666,145 -1,987,796
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,490,016 10,484,849 -1,005,167
Air transport 4,225,783 3,160,616 -1,065,167
Road transport 0 68,123 +68,123
Other 24,221 41,451 +17,230

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 34,383,378
Southampton 16,292,264
Eurotunnel 7,049,134
Dover 6,821,041
London Gateway Port 5,886,020

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 19,336,477 15,046,901 -4,289,576
Southampton 9,500,760 6,791,504 -2,709,256
Eurotunnel 2,513,060 4,536,074 +2,023,014
Dover 4,689,210 2,131,831 -2,557,379
London Gateway Port 660,428 5,225,592 +4,565,164
Thamesport 1,212,608 1,126,839 -85,769
London Heathrow Airport 1,067,717 1,233,932 +166,215
East Midlands Airport 1,355,060 431,694 -923,366
Immingham Docks 486,828 1,000,831 +514,003
Birmingham Airport 629,747 499,093 -130,654

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 51
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Human health activities 14
Other manufacturing 11
Other personal service activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 30
2025-10 36
2025-09 29
2025-08 36

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 72
0-1m 36
15m-54m 13
54m+ 12
Other 11

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 7,497,287
Netherlands 2,205,651
Germany 1,544,516
Australia 930,600
Spain 696,574

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 3,949,371 3,547,916 -401,455
Netherlands 976,654 1,228,997 +252,343
Germany 535,593 1,008,923 +473,330
Australia 425,216 505,384 +80,168
Spain 299,490 397,084 +97,594
France 356,298 224,075 -132,223
Japan 258,146 262,062 +3,916
Italy 170,208 310,744 +140,536
Israel 145,338 129,422 -15,916
New Zealand 125,200 93,002 -32,198

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 54,478
United States 43,490
Switzerland 37,389
China 35,268
Poland 16,431

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 36,048 18,430 -17,618
United States 19,004 24,486 +5,482
Switzerland 20,802 16,587 -4,215
China 14,751 20,517 +5,766
Poland 16,431 0 -16,431
Ireland 3,735 8,818 +5,083
Germany 8,014 0 -8,014
New Zealand 7,096 0 -7,096
Italy 862 4,439 +3,577
Denmark 0 1,664 +1,664

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) 11,375,139
Air transport 3,596,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,627,249
Other 480,947
Road transport 45,173

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) 5,183,818 6,191,321 +1,007,503
Air transport 1,622,678 1,974,221 +351,543
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 988,403 638,846 -349,557
Other 300,005 180,942 -119,063
Road transport 45,173 0 -45,173

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 5,467,552
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,217,278
ZLC 1,468,004
London Heathrow Airport 1,144,963
Dover 663,063

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 £
Holyhead 2,711,042 2,756,510 +45,468
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,424,280 1,792,998 +368,718
ZLC 579,921 888,083 +308,162
London Heathrow Airport 582,544 562,419 -20,125
Dover 187,354 475,709 +288,355
Felixstowe 497,183 148,733 -348,450
London Gateway Port 160,405 425,235 +264,830
Liverpool Docks 243,232 262,730 +19,498
000 300,005 180,942 -119,063
East Midlands Airport 209,857 175,516 -34,341

Quick facts

HS code: 871390

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

Description: Wheelchairs that are not covered under other codes, including specialized or custom designs