Import/export HS code 87169010: Chassis for trailers

The main frame or structure of trailers and semi-trailers

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 £
Poland 52,380,970
Germany 25,497,096
Ireland 21,078,619
China 17,401,717
Spain 6,644,163

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 £
Poland 21,218,678 31,162,292 +9,943,614
Germany 7,769,505 17,727,591 +9,958,086
Ireland 9,131,877 11,946,742 +2,814,865
China 6,444,093 10,957,624 +4,513,531
Spain 3,204,423 3,439,740 +235,317
Netherlands 3,250,134 1,714,388 -1,535,746
United States 1,352,523 1,398,188 +45,665
India 1,381,350 1,289,898 -91,452
Lithuania 846,373 886,596 +40,223
Ukraine 442,278 944,313 +502,035

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 £
Poland 50,586,172
Germany 28,631,617
Ireland 18,820,886
China 17,536,802
Spain 6,261,649

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 £
Poland 18,792,155 31,794,017 +13,001,862
Germany 11,829,586 16,802,031 +4,972,445
Ireland 8,003,695 10,817,191 +2,813,496
China 6,365,431 11,171,371 +4,805,940
Spain 2,822,872 3,438,777 +615,905
Ukraine 868,692 1,877,550 +1,008,858
United States 1,350,548 1,392,106 +41,558
India 1,410,492 1,296,000 -114,492
Netherlands 1,172,644 864,755 -307,889
Lithuania 846,373 886,596 +40,223

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Northern Ireland 8
West Midlands 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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
Northern Ireland 7 7 +0
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 5 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 6 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Essex 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 107,931,390
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,421,999
Other 3,336,897
Air transport 588,120
Road transport 307,626

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) 41,558,544 66,372,846 +24,814,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,496,925 14,925,074 +1,428,149
Other 1,544,566 1,792,331 +247,765
Air transport 493,304 94,816 -398,488
Road transport 145,760 161,866 +16,106

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 31,920,096
Felixstowe 29,686,248
Immingham Docks 24,495,578
Heysham 18,645,383
Southampton 7,982,527

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 £
Harwich 15,249,933 16,670,163 +1,420,230
Felixstowe 8,105,869 21,580,379 +13,474,510
Immingham Docks 10,449,414 14,046,164 +3,596,750
Heysham 7,978,806 10,666,577 +2,687,771
Southampton 2,121,489 5,861,038 +3,739,549
Liverpool Docks 3,358,555 3,769,830 +411,275
Belfast Port 3,150,677 3,482,883 +332,206
000 1,544,566 1,792,331 +247,765
ZLC 917,371 1,991,309 +1,073,938
Dover / Eurotunnel 762,901 897,142 +134,241

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 27
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 19
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 29
2025-10 27
2025-09 31
2025-08 28

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 55
54m+ 32
0-1m 20
15m-54m 18
Other 8

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 6,830,084
United States 2,511,811
Qatar 708,045
China 453,306
Netherlands 403,267

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 4,676,986 2,153,098 -2,523,888
United States 1,677,801 834,010 -843,791
Qatar 121,319 586,726 +465,407
China 223,634 229,672 +6,038
Netherlands 333,593 69,674 -263,919
Australia 181,806 115,745 -66,061
France 117,228 174,104 +56,876
Egypt 2,000 281,215 +279,215
Saudi Arabia 153,182 123,077 -30,105
Belgium 85,036 187,999 +102,963

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 2,933,486
China 930,191
Nicaragua 670,929
Germany 138,401
Ireland 97,112

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 2,833,920 99,566 -2,734,354
China 200,436 729,755 +529,319
Nicaragua 569,700 101,229 -468,471
Germany 128,992 9,409 -119,583
Ireland 34,326 62,786 +28,460
Netherlands 30,221 23,073 -7,148
Italy 19,201 14,207 -4,994
Switzerland 6,876 766 -6,110
France 4,968 1,412 -3,556
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,749 0 -1,749

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 5,894,207
Air transport 4,850,075
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,240,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,435,821

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 £
Other 4,362,039 1,532,168 -2,829,871
Air transport 2,700,194 2,149,881 -550,313
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,359,834 1,880,306 +520,472
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 707,732 728,089 +20,357

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,894,207
London Heathrow Airport 1,850,499
East Midlands Airport 1,737,513
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,116,553
Liverpool Docks 689,584

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 £
000 4,362,039 1,532,168 -2,829,871
London Heathrow Airport 1,078,137 772,362 -305,775
East Midlands Airport 859,868 877,645 +17,777
Dover / Eurotunnel 526,474 590,079 +63,605
Liverpool Docks 348,999 340,585 -8,414
Belfast Airport 289,870 362,409 +72,539
Belfast Port 164,358 403,292 +238,934
Immingham Docks 221,649 340,146 +118,497
Southampton 315,893 187,867 -128,026
Holyhead 107,041 380,790 +273,749

Quick facts

HS code: 87169010

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

Description: The main frame or structure of trailers and semi-trailers