Import/export HS code 848230: Spherical roller bearings

Bearings that can handle misalignment and heavy loads, used in industrial machinery

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 £
Belgium 17,668,102
Germany 10,009,237
United States 9,786,932
France 5,137,012
Netherlands 3,615,341

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 £
Belgium 8,519,117 9,148,985 +629,868
Germany 4,566,485 5,442,752 +876,267
United States 4,534,189 5,252,743 +718,554
France 2,533,035 2,603,977 +70,942
Netherlands 2,239,501 1,375,840 -863,661
Canada 314,332 988,090 +673,758
Italy 536,013 691,723 +155,710
China 323,124 524,795 +201,671
Sweden 355,434 267,617 -87,817
Japan 475,111 78,535 -396,576

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 £
Sweden 15,036,846
Germany 9,659,995
United States 9,259,164
United Kingdom 4,466,952
China 3,992,093

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 £
Sweden 6,918,181 8,118,665 +1,200,484
Germany 4,386,961 5,273,034 +886,073
United States 4,525,553 4,733,611 +208,058
United Kingdom 2,550,720 1,916,232 -634,488
China 1,866,711 2,125,382 +258,671
Japan 1,234,018 535,055 -698,963
France 839,643 731,756 -107,887
Italy 601,122 878,785 +277,663
Malaysia 601,431 790,999 +189,568
Poland 43,666 1,070,049 +1,026,383

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 27
Inner London - West 25
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24
West Yorkshire 24
Greater Manchester 22

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 Midlands 18 19 +1
Inner London - West 16 16 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 21 +11
West Yorkshire 18 14 -4
Greater Manchester 19 15 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 12 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 16 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 16 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 12 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 10 +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) 21,409,338
Air transport 16,907,365
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,246,934
Other 3,526,701
Road transport 1,640,223

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) 10,397,459 11,011,879 +614,420
Air transport 7,549,750 9,357,615 +1,807,865
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,756,208 5,490,726 +734,518
Other 1,925,399 1,601,302 -324,097
Road transport 1,215,760 424,463 -791,297

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Thamesport 17,663,123
East Midlands Airport 5,723,190
London Heathrow Airport 4,697,828
London Stansted Airport 3,966,542
000 3,526,701

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 £
Thamesport 8,604,560 9,058,563 +454,003
East Midlands Airport 2,529,877 3,193,313 +663,436
London Heathrow Airport 2,177,155 2,520,673 +343,518
London Stansted Airport 1,718,631 2,247,911 +529,280
000 1,925,399 1,601,302 -324,097
Eurotunnel 1,534,632 1,915,046 +380,414
Dover 836,531 2,073,875 +1,237,344
Felixstowe 1,579,127 507,744 -1,071,383
ZLC 1,179,182 507,925 -671,257
Birmingham Airport 519,338 706,253 +186,915

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 98
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 61
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 44
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 25
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 77
2025-11 72
2025-10 84
2025-09 68
2025-08 73

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
54m+ 208
1m-15m 138
15m-54m 36
Other 31
0-1m 28

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 £
Belgium 21,080,311
Singapore 8,278,790
United States 8,217,538
China 5,028,495
France 4,155,245

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 £
Belgium 20,404,524 675,787 -19,728,737
Singapore 3,495,871 4,782,919 +1,287,048
United States 3,725,282 4,492,256 +766,974
China 2,355,752 2,672,743 +316,991
France 1,955,408 2,199,837 +244,429
Germany 909,944 1,505,913 +595,969
Netherlands 511,929 1,006,865 +494,936
Canada 721,057 689,649 -31,408
Poland 759,351 534,724 -224,627
Mexico 613,074 533,555 -79,519

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 £
Germany 113,375
XI 102,338
Sweden 57,311
Italy 54,553
China 36,284

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 £
Germany 75,631 37,744 -37,887
XI 30,314 72,024 +41,710
Sweden 25,784 31,527 +5,743
Italy 28,142 26,411 -1,731
China 20,262 16,022 -4,240
Romania 33,999 248 -33,751
Spain 23,135 8,460 -14,675
United States 14,450 5,666 -8,784
Switzerland 6,029 5,070 -959
Taiwan 7,309 396 -6,913

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 28,869,844
Road transport 18,801,920
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,185,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,680,719
Other 480,298

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 £
Air transport 14,026,653 14,843,191 +816,538
Road transport 18,777,186 24,734 -18,752,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,301,957 6,883,183 +1,581,226
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,298,886 1,381,833 -917,053
Other 270,378 209,920 -60,458

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 21,647,589
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,116,173
East Midlands Airport 8,336,396
London Heathrow Airport 8,129,642
Birmingham Airport 5,609,318

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 £
ZLC 20,906,962 740,627 -20,166,335
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,509,846 5,606,327 +1,096,481
East Midlands Airport 4,370,408 3,965,988 -404,420
London Heathrow Airport 4,709,403 3,420,239 -1,289,164
Birmingham Airport 876,422 4,732,896 +3,856,474
London Stansted Airport 581,367 946,687 +365,320
Glasgow Airport 751,860 595,913 -155,947
London Gateway Port 649,417 513,062 -136,355
Manchester Airport 523,069 372,807 -150,262
Portsmouth 386,904 490,535 +103,631

Quick facts

HS code: 848230

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

Description: Bearings that can handle misalignment and heavy loads, used in industrial machinery