Import/export HS code 871639: Various specialized trailers

Includes various types of trailers and semi-trailers for specific purposes

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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 £
Germany 176,599,471
Netherlands 78,900,207
France 67,461,100
Spain 35,938,106
Poland 21,781,939

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 £
Germany 89,825,493 86,773,978 -3,051,515
Netherlands 38,716,291 40,183,916 +1,467,625
France 31,200,737 36,260,363 +5,059,626
Spain 13,696,154 22,241,952 +8,545,798
Poland 10,734,792 11,047,147 +312,355
Luxembourg 10,030,695 7,527,827 -2,502,868
Romania 6,500,058 9,284,070 +2,784,012
Belgium 9,991,469 3,539,051 -6,452,418
Ireland 5,688,973 6,373,745 +684,772
Turkey 3,678,020 3,749,196 +71,176

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 162,654,373
France 66,848,702
Netherlands 55,775,978
Spain 35,672,392
Poland 24,028,301

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 82,254,410 80,399,963 -1,854,447
France 30,794,390 36,054,312 +5,259,922
Netherlands 27,029,995 28,745,983 +1,715,988
Spain 13,400,841 22,271,551 +8,870,710
Poland 11,978,637 12,049,664 +71,027
Turkey 12,772,568 8,517,722 -4,254,846
Hungary 8,777,507 9,563,063 +785,556
Luxembourg 10,540,861 7,422,992 -3,117,869
Romania 6,363,913 9,253,503 +2,889,590
United Kingdom 7,130,664 7,851,333 +720,669

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 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Greater Manchester 13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13

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 13 11 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 10 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 8 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
West Midlands 6 8 +2
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 9 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 7 +2

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) 422,131,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,828,472
Other 7,791,875
Air transport 4,126,406
Road transport 769,278

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) 209,700,724 212,430,690 +2,729,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,757,265 24,071,207 +1,313,942
Other 3,009,693 4,782,182 +1,772,489
Air transport 1,941,371 2,185,035 +243,664
Road transport 286,440 482,838 +196,398
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 223,854 +223,854

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 117,028,925
Killingholme 63,043,111
Portsmouth 61,054,677
Dover 49,275,887
Purfleet 43,308,563

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 55,844,450 61,184,475 +5,340,025
Killingholme 37,753,515 25,289,596 -12,463,919
Portsmouth 24,093,035 36,961,642 +12,868,607
Dover 23,327,205 25,948,682 +2,621,477
Purfleet 21,033,640 22,274,923 +1,241,283
Harwich 15,782,278 19,626,058 +3,843,780
London 12,454,262 11,031,974 -1,422,288
Hull 10,241,854 2,417,508 -7,824,346
Belfast Port 6,119,382 5,888,757 -230,625
Eurotunnel 5,390,309 6,132,119 +741,810

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 48
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 23
Land transport and transport via pipelines 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 47
2025-10 44
2025-09 47
2025-08 37

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
54m+ 93
0-1m 40
15m-54m 36
Other 21

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 £
France 55,976,260
Ireland 47,128,682
Germany 25,354,265
Israel 18,979,888
Netherlands 17,564,391

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 £
France 44,690,407 11,285,853 -33,404,554
Ireland 25,470,288 21,658,394 -3,811,894
Germany 11,993,111 13,361,154 +1,368,043
Israel 18,551,392 428,496 -18,122,896
Netherlands 8,591,242 8,973,149 +381,907
United States 10,119,237 3,040,340 -7,078,897
Singapore 10,968,250 639,626 -10,328,624
Belgium 6,700,525 4,239,803 -2,460,722
Denmark 3,114,542 4,284,102 +1,169,560
New Zealand 4,722,686 2,661,980 -2,060,706

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 13,750,023
Ireland 1,168,320
Nicaragua 1,128,105
Netherlands 674,846
Switzerland 145,813

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 8,449,778 5,300,245 -3,149,533
Ireland 268,025 900,295 +632,270
Nicaragua 403,544 724,561 +321,017
Netherlands 640,677 34,169 -606,508
Switzerland 109,062 36,751 -72,311
Germany 98,102 38,526 -59,576
Poland 3,970 98,032 +94,062
Italy 64,862 21,028 -43,834
Turkey 0 83,154 +83,154
Sweden 77,130 730 -76,400

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) 199,582,125
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,421,850
Other 25,630,249
Air transport 23,648,614
Road transport 18,255

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) 132,111,920 67,470,205 -64,641,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,862,193 17,559,657 -16,302,536
Other 14,485,753 11,144,496 -3,341,257
Air transport 21,329,032 2,319,582 -19,009,450
Road transport 18,255 0 -18,255

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 64,536,684
Portsmouth 42,469,642
Harwich 38,742,158
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,255,922
000 25,630,249

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 31,830,237 32,706,447 +876,210
Portsmouth 39,381,752 3,087,890 -36,293,862
Harwich 32,849,697 5,892,461 -26,957,236
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,223,344 13,032,578 -4,190,766
000 14,485,753 11,144,496 -3,341,257
London Heathrow Airport 20,599,185 1,651,504 -18,947,681
Southampton 8,338,707 5,379,828 -2,958,879
Liverpool Docks 6,758,625 5,239,195 -1,519,430
Holyhead 5,235,102 5,374,965 +139,863
Felixstowe 8,267,800 1,336,203 -6,931,597

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 871639

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

Description: Includes various types of trailers and semi-trailers for specific purposes