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 51,157,151
Germany 25,276,612
Ireland 20,944,285
China 16,633,639
Spain 7,562,029

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 21,103,428 30,053,723 +8,950,295
Germany 7,651,647 17,624,965 +9,973,318
Ireland 9,117,408 11,826,877 +2,709,469
China 6,425,277 10,208,362 +3,783,085
Spain 4,122,289 3,439,740 -682,549
Netherlands 3,212,497 1,828,069 -1,384,428
United States 1,371,137 1,393,242 +22,105
India 1,183,954 1,412,201 +228,247
Lithuania 191,947 1,541,022 +1,349,075
Ukraine 318,735 983,925 +665,190

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 49,358,304
Germany 28,681,725
Ireland 18,553,393
China 16,770,325
Spain 7,179,515

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 18,420,194 30,938,110 +12,517,916
Germany 11,957,546 16,724,179 +4,766,633
Ireland 7,971,102 10,582,291 +2,611,189
China 6,357,492 10,412,833 +4,055,341
Spain 3,740,738 3,438,777 -301,961
United States 1,369,162 1,388,694 +19,532
India 1,205,354 1,426,045 +220,691
Ukraine 794,179 1,701,457 +907,278
Netherlands 1,177,010 952,542 -224,468
Lithuania 191,947 1,541,022 +1,349,075

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Northern Ireland 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
West Midlands 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
Northern Ireland 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
West Midlands 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 6 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Essex 4 4 +0

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) 107,360,558
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,492,031
Other 3,489,069
Air transport 577,826
Road transport 324,662

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) 41,720,280 65,640,278 +23,919,998
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,241,050 14,250,981 +1,009,931
Other 1,547,266 1,941,803 +394,537
Air transport 471,607 106,219 -365,388
Road transport 108,127 216,535 +108,408

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 31,598,419
Felixstowe 29,236,946
Immingham Docks 24,511,251
Heysham 18,377,890
Liverpool Docks 8,085,492

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 15,907,709 15,690,710 -216,999
Felixstowe 7,361,486 21,875,460 +14,513,974
Immingham Docks 10,420,823 14,090,428 +3,669,605
Heysham 7,933,907 10,443,983 +2,510,076
Liverpool Docks 4,279,553 3,805,939 -473,614
Southampton 2,055,609 5,154,261 +3,098,652
Belfast Port 2,880,096 3,381,481 +501,385
000 1,547,266 1,941,803 +394,537
ZLC 867,642 1,778,866 +911,224
Dover / Eurotunnel 170,259 1,489,784 +1,319,525

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
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 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
2025-11 29
2025-10 27
2025-09 31
2025-08 28
2025-07 25

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 53
54m+ 32
0-1m 21
15m-54m 18
Other 9

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 7,134,582
United States 2,290,466
Qatar 631,172
China 449,221
Netherlands 429,569

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 4,686,989 2,447,593 -2,239,396
United States 1,682,907 607,559 -1,075,348
Qatar 96,115 535,057 +438,942
China 223,634 225,587 +1,953
Netherlands 355,349 74,220 -281,129
France 113,269 178,445 +65,176
Egypt 2,000 281,215 +279,215
Belgium 85,036 186,110 +101,074
Saudi Arabia 153,521 115,065 -38,456
New Zealand 151,946 107,837 -44,109

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 3,197,853
XU 996,441
China 928,749
Nicaragua 670,929
Ireland 153,651

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 3,093,643 104,210 -2,989,433
XU 525,851 470,590 -55,261
China 23,733 905,016 +881,283
Nicaragua 431,691 239,238 -192,453
Ireland 93,153 60,498 -32,655
Germany 126,107 13,022 -113,085
Netherlands 29,973 23,006 -6,967
Italy 20,059 13,718 -6,341
Switzerland 9,656 841 -8,815
France 4,575 1,805 -2,770

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,192,461
Air transport 4,558,852
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,045,444
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,363,864

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 4,360,442 1,832,019 -2,528,423
Air transport 2,647,686 1,911,166 -736,520
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,336,300 1,709,144 +372,844
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 716,651 647,213 -69,438

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,192,461
East Midlands Airport 1,719,150
London Heathrow Airport 1,676,127
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,021,012
Liverpool Docks 683,574

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 4,360,442 1,832,019 -2,528,423
East Midlands Airport 836,419 882,731 +46,312
London Heathrow Airport 1,052,752 623,375 -429,377
Dover / Eurotunnel 536,315 484,697 -51,618
Liverpool Docks 341,352 342,222 +870
Immingham Docks 202,295 348,777 +146,482
Belfast Airport 270,591 261,553 -9,038
Southampton 311,902 189,068 -122,834
Belfast Port 164,358 336,302 +171,944
Holyhead 105,307 365,431 +260,124

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