Import/export HS code 84831025: Open-die forged steel shafts

Transmission shafts made from open-die forged steel, known for strength and used in industrial applications

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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 £
Netherlands 15,936,374
India 6,700,741
Japan 5,057,699
Austria 1,454,805
Germany 1,267,192

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 £
Netherlands 8,725,192 7,211,182 -1,514,010
India 3,326,537 3,374,204 +47,667
Japan 2,567,974 2,489,725 -78,249
Austria 1,021,460 433,345 -588,115
Germany 778,361 488,831 -289,530
France 209,358 145,541 -63,817
Spain 188,604 96,431 -92,173
United States 181,260 59,087 -122,173
Italy 33,047 197,540 +164,493
Turkey 114,532 57,676 -56,856

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 15,440,470
India 6,736,374
Japan 5,187,648
Germany 1,690,664
Austria 1,266,013

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 8,540,070 6,900,400 -1,639,670
India 3,326,537 3,409,837 +83,300
Japan 2,684,213 2,503,435 -180,778
Germany 1,222,825 467,839 -754,986
Austria 825,810 440,203 -385,607
United Kingdom 148,130 285,475 +137,345
Spain 193,003 105,406 -87,597
France 63,704 203,685 +139,981
Italy 38,021 204,087 +166,066
United States 203,395 17,678 -185,717

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
West Midlands 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 5

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 3 -2
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Merseyside 5 1 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 4 0 -4
Essex 2 1 -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) 18,593,863
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,382,678
Other 5,164,527
Air transport 1,176,071

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) 10,338,016 8,255,847 -2,082,169
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,140,580 4,242,098 +1,101,518
Other 3,287,959 1,876,568 -1,411,391
Air transport 783,289 392,782 -390,507

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 15,282,255
000 5,164,527
Southampton 5,086,769
499 1,497,934
Eurotunnel 1,304,840

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 £
Hull 8,381,855 6,900,400 -1,481,455
000 3,287,959 1,876,568 -1,411,391
Southampton 2,594,446 2,492,323 -102,123
499 0 1,497,934 +1,497,934
Eurotunnel 810,457 494,383 -316,074
Dover 609,989 495,858 -114,131
Killingholme 363,398 284,386 -79,012
East Midlands Airport 306,686 218,099 -88,587
Thamesport 263,238 122,149 -141,089
Birmingham Airport 232,494 15,751 -216,743

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 19
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 11
2025-09 11
2025-08 8
2025-07 7

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+ 40
1m-15m 28
Other 7
15m-54m 6
0-1m 3

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 £
Germany 660,483
France 378,513
Portugal 359,963
United States 226,391
Netherlands 170,347

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 £
Germany 393,631 266,852 -126,779
France 203,405 175,108 -28,297
Portugal 330,018 29,945 -300,073
United States 138,632 87,759 -50,873
Netherlands 116,031 54,316 -61,715
China 140,966 15,311 -125,655
Turkey 13,663 119,855 +106,192
New Zealand 105,700 0 -105,700
United Arab Emirates 15,242 78,044 +62,802
Czechia 1,678 76,865 +75,187

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 4,132
China 143

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 0 4,132 +4,132
China 143 0 -143

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 1,875,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 629,123
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 315,844
Road transport 128,575
Other 4,275

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 1,133,786 741,564 -392,222
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 291,898 337,225 +45,327
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 239,158 76,686 -162,472
Road transport 128,575 0 -128,575
Other 143 4,132 +3,989

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 810,927
East Midlands Airport 738,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 567,215
London Heathrow Airport 395,599
Southampton 112,304

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 510,933 299,994 -210,939
East Midlands Airport 528,108 210,184 -317,924
Dover / Eurotunnel 270,619 296,596 +25,977
London Heathrow Airport 190,168 205,431 +15,263
Southampton 107,314 4,990 -102,324
Immingham Docks 62,603 36,955 -25,648
London Gateway Port 35,781 49,334 +13,553
London Stansted Airport 16,912 25,955 +9,043
Felixstowe 27,944 9,165 -18,779
Dover 11,362 4,506 -6,856

Quick facts

HS code: 84831025

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

Description: Transmission shafts made from open-die forged steel, known for strength and used in industrial applications