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 45,659,268
Germany 12,730,223
Taiwan 5,379,968
United States 3,557,333
Italy 2,765,264

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 23,043,730 22,615,538 -428,192
Germany 6,958,326 5,771,897 -1,186,429
Taiwan 2,794,721 2,585,247 -209,474
United States 1,829,964 1,727,369 -102,595
Italy 1,476,974 1,288,290 -188,684
Netherlands 1,424,810 1,218,314 -206,496
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,484,853 1,081,249 -403,604
Sweden 1,194,642 1,015,763 -178,879
France 946,028 505,433 -440,595
Spain 692,333 368,420 -323,913

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 49,637,278
Germany 12,533,399
Taiwan 5,607,485
United States 3,345,269
Italy 2,618,219

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 25,280,298 24,356,980 -923,318
Germany 6,985,275 5,548,124 -1,437,151
Taiwan 2,907,954 2,699,531 -208,423
United States 1,712,011 1,633,258 -78,753
Italy 1,366,162 1,252,057 -114,105
Sweden 1,193,602 1,026,986 -166,616
Netherlands 781,956 651,999 -129,957
Spain 661,782 452,048 -209,734
Viet Nam 733,865 278,878 -454,987
Poland 347,063 564,455 +217,392

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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 8
West Midlands 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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

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) 55,330,190
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,142,643
Air transport 7,474,703
Road transport 71,343
Other 62,949

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) 28,549,441 26,780,749 -1,768,692
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,670,125 10,472,518 -1,197,607
Air transport 4,358,082 3,116,621 -1,241,461
Road transport 3,220 68,123 +64,903
Other 23,915 39,034 +15,119

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 34,911,943
Southampton 16,253,191
Dover 7,024,145
Eurotunnel 6,898,101
London Gateway Port 5,424,131

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 19,539,440 15,372,503 -4,166,937
Southampton 9,289,925 6,963,266 -2,326,659
Dover 4,792,730 2,231,415 -2,561,315
Eurotunnel 2,576,773 4,321,328 +1,744,555
London Gateway Port 666,205 4,757,926 +4,091,721
Thamesport 1,225,423 1,128,239 -97,184
London Heathrow Airport 1,127,674 1,158,135 +30,461
East Midlands Airport 1,380,129 452,229 -927,900
Immingham Docks 404,920 1,054,981 +650,061
Birmingham Airport 627,294 527,370 -99,924

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 50
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Human health activities 13
Other manufacturing 12
Other personal service activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 30
2025-10 35
2025-09 29
2025-08 36
2025-07 41

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 70
0-1m 37
15m-54m 13
54m+ 12
Other 10

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 7,512,869
Netherlands 2,127,409
Germany 1,479,999
Australia 913,298
Spain 689,385

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 3,994,994 3,517,875 -477,119
Netherlands 877,436 1,249,973 +372,537
Germany 568,633 911,366 +342,733
Australia 413,671 499,627 +85,956
Spain 330,069 359,316 +29,247
France 368,041 226,295 -141,746
Italy 188,510 281,987 +93,477
Japan 249,898 216,836 -33,062
Israel 161,890 132,005 -29,885
New Zealand 109,757 113,137 +3,380

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 £
XU 262,064
XI 79,020
United States 46,788
China 35,268
Switzerland 30,117

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 £
XU 173,049 89,015 -84,034
XI 60,590 18,430 -42,160
United States 23,520 23,268 -252
China 12,494 22,774 +10,280
Switzerland 20,802 9,315 -11,487
Poland 22,939 0 -22,939
Ireland 3,735 8,818 +5,083
Italy 4,885 4,439 -446
Germany 8,014 0 -8,014
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) 11,141,648
Air transport 3,625,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,583,182
Other 513,793
Road transport 65,035

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) 5,113,056 6,028,592 +915,536
Air transport 1,551,935 2,073,941 +522,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,003,216 579,966 -423,250
Other 337,734 176,059 -161,675
Road transport 65,035 0 -65,035

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 5,417,687
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,139,105
ZLC 1,488,568
London Heathrow Airport 1,165,915
Felixstowe 645,916

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 2,826,276 2,591,411 -234,865
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,468,611 1,670,494 +201,883
ZLC 608,987 879,581 +270,594
London Heathrow Airport 508,178 657,737 +149,559
Felixstowe 497,183 148,733 -348,450
Dover 94,754 481,025 +386,271
London Gateway Port 161,372 392,852 +231,480
000 337,734 176,059 -161,675
Liverpool Docks 196,532 312,967 +116,435
East Midlands Airport 223,656 167,481 -56,175

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