Import/export HS code 84831021: Cast iron or steel transmission shafts

Transmission shafts made from cast iron or cast steel, durable and used in heavy machinery

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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 £
China 84,538,563
Germany 57,959,838
India 19,795,107
Spain 13,098,452
United States 11,765,723

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 44,392,557 40,146,006 -4,246,551
Germany 27,549,783 30,410,055 +2,860,272
India 8,286,787 11,508,320 +3,221,533
Spain 4,225,419 8,873,033 +4,647,614
United States 6,458,481 5,307,242 -1,151,239
Brazil 5,793,123 5,696,323 -96,800
Belgium 1,071,847 1,892,547 +820,700
Japan 993,750 947,988 -45,762
Netherlands 746,252 645,725 -100,527
Italy 354,344 331,040 -23,304

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 86,010,972
Germany 58,337,004
India 20,217,459
Spain 13,760,351
United States 11,789,634

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 44,689,289 41,321,683 -3,367,606
Germany 27,767,857 30,569,147 +2,801,290
India 8,412,902 11,804,557 +3,391,655
Spain 4,569,105 9,191,246 +4,622,141
United States 6,497,806 5,291,828 -1,205,978
Brazil 5,908,511 5,743,055 -165,456
Japan 998,601 978,939 -19,662
Netherlands 486,533 474,606 -11,927
Italy 387,602 364,242 -23,360
Turkey 245,544 398,745 +153,201

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 24
West Midlands 24
West Yorkshire 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Greater Manchester 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 11 19 +8
West Midlands 14 16 +2
West Yorkshire 10 12 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 5 -6
Greater Manchester 12 6 -6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 5 -6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 8 8 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 7 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +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) 125,725,563
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 54,812,864
Other 21,467,931
Air transport 4,027,714
Rail transport 2,743,160

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) 60,403,898 65,321,665 +4,917,767
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,544,841 26,268,023 -2,276,818
Other 7,857,458 13,610,473 +5,753,015
Air transport 2,107,658 1,920,056 -187,602
Rail transport 2,566,134 177,026 -2,389,108
Road transport 24,803 22,187 -2,616

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 70,907,946
Dover 46,522,049
London Gateway Port 21,676,366
000 21,467,931
Southampton 21,433,784

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 38,158,225 32,749,721 -5,408,504
Dover 24,232,556 22,289,493 -1,943,063
London Gateway Port 6,239,598 15,436,768 +9,197,170
000 7,857,458 13,610,473 +5,753,015
Southampton 14,105,084 7,328,700 -6,776,384
Thamesport 3,526,351 3,265,174 -261,177
499 10,450 5,811,523 +5,801,073
NGO 2,566,134 177,026 -2,389,108
London 134,067 1,780,565 +1,646,498
London Heathrow Airport 881,733 796,757 -84,976

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 53
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 44
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 20
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 39
2025-10 37
2025-09 31
2025-08 44
2025-07 34

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+ 97
1m-15m 93
Other 25
15m-54m 24
0-1m 19

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 £
Thailand 16,268,778
United States 4,756,041
Germany 4,687,712
United Arab Emirates 3,811,512
India 2,821,391

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 £
Thailand 8,507,697 7,761,081 -746,616
United States 2,801,551 1,954,490 -847,061
Germany 2,743,658 1,944,054 -799,604
United Arab Emirates 1,652,763 2,158,749 +505,986
India 1,277,494 1,543,897 +266,403
Chile 538,669 2,221,624 +1,682,955
Mexico 1,556,825 1,002,923 -553,902
Belgium 1,520,918 1,017,105 -503,813
Netherlands 1,366,081 1,013,231 -352,850
China 1,036,787 738,453 -298,334

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 15,732
XI 4,410
Spain 2,225
China 1,812
Germany 34

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 15,096 636 -14,460
XI 169 4,241 +4,072
Spain 2,225 0 -2,225
China 0 1,812 +1,812
Germany 34 0 -34

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,524,438
Air transport 12,912,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,411,092
Road transport 100,043
Other 24,213

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,425,659 14,098,779 -2,326,880
Air transport 6,084,440 6,827,818 +743,378
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,326,452 5,084,640 -2,241,812
Road transport 100,043 0 -100,043
Other 17,524 6,689 -10,835

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 13,949,813
London Gateway Port 11,774,855
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,209,997
East Midlands Airport 6,182,101
London Heathrow Airport 3,661,278

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 £
Southampton 7,914,905 6,034,908 -1,879,997
London Gateway Port 4,764,303 7,010,552 +2,246,249
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,661,777 4,548,220 -1,113,557
East Midlands Airport 2,859,413 3,322,688 +463,275
London Heathrow Airport 2,031,150 1,630,128 -401,022
Felixstowe 1,951,705 506,560 -1,445,145
Immingham Docks 1,150,646 443,568 -707,078
Liverpool Docks 866,433 393,115 -473,318
ZLC 417,072 723,296 +306,224
Dover 986,667 24,060 -962,607

Quick facts

HS code: 84831021

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

Description: Transmission shafts made from cast iron or cast steel, durable and used in heavy machinery