Import/export HS code 84831029: Various transmission shafts

Transmission shafts made from materials other than cast iron or forged steel, used in various 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 £
Spain 59,537,143
Germany 53,029,428
France 33,190,972
Belgium 17,906,536
China 6,769,938

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 £
Spain 33,963,664 25,573,479 -8,390,185
Germany 28,257,443 24,771,985 -3,485,458
France 18,429,012 14,761,960 -3,667,052
Belgium 7,318,824 10,587,712 +3,268,888
China 2,867,174 3,902,764 +1,035,590
India 3,535,316 1,044,203 -2,491,113
United States 1,635,896 560,995 -1,074,901
Turkey 657,055 1,455,977 +798,922
Italy 403,068 813,351 +410,283
Switzerland 218,657 162,245 -56,412

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 £
Spain 77,123,441
Germany 52,080,101
France 31,271,517
China 7,134,651
India 4,605,625

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 £
Spain 40,927,241 36,196,200 -4,731,041
Germany 28,045,602 24,034,499 -4,011,103
France 17,097,837 14,173,680 -2,924,157
China 2,988,587 4,146,064 +1,157,477
India 3,500,030 1,105,595 -2,394,435
United States 1,928,640 1,166,010 -762,630
Italy 1,362,056 759,288 -602,768
Turkey 658,587 1,458,056 +799,469
Austria 189,040 276,905 +87,865
United Kingdom 113,486 310,194 +196,708

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 29
Inner London - West 24
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
West Midlands 18

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 21 19 -2
Inner London - West 17 16 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 14 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 11 -2
West Midlands 14 7 -7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 9 -1
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 9 -2
Essex 9 10 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 4 -4

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) 60,472,967
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,258,988
Air transport 49,893,070
Other 15,447,302
Rail transport 4,683,053

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) 27,376,370 33,096,597 +5,720,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,859,128 23,399,860 -5,459,268
Air transport 27,738,005 22,155,065 -5,582,940
Other 9,664,058 5,783,244 -3,880,814
Rail transport 4,520,885 162,168 -4,358,717
Road transport 28,984 94,409 +65,425

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 46,172,294
London 43,705,018
Portsmouth 15,827,780
000 15,447,302
Poole 14,161,551

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 £
Birmingham Airport 25,095,053 21,077,241 -4,017,812
London 20,714,640 22,990,378 +2,275,738
Portsmouth 9,698,542 6,129,238 -3,569,304
000 9,664,058 5,783,244 -3,880,814
Poole 8,082,635 6,078,916 -2,003,719
Dover 5,984,693 5,437,304 -547,389
Felixstowe 3,036,988 4,337,204 +1,300,216
499 0 4,965,458 +4,965,458
Eurotunnel 1,825,384 2,823,834 +998,450
London Gateway Port 3,474,948 936,045 -2,538,903

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 51
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 49
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 36
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 25
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 40
2025-11 44
2025-10 52
2025-09 53
2025-08 58

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+ 149
1m-15m 83
15m-54m 27
Other 26
0-1m 21

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 £
Austria 22,929,567
United States 18,723,696
South Africa 13,783,040
France 7,082,881
Argentina 6,435,750

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 £
Austria 12,542,819 10,386,748 -2,156,071
United States 10,486,924 8,236,772 -2,250,152
South Africa 7,761,058 6,021,982 -1,739,076
France 3,657,089 3,425,792 -231,297
Argentina 2,416,546 4,019,204 +1,602,658
Germany 2,175,898 2,201,619 +25,721
Singapore 831,775 2,358,502 +1,526,727
Spain 1,216,123 1,761,460 +545,337
China 1,230,620 1,457,160 +226,540
Switzerland 1,137,941 1,456,938 +318,997

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 8,204
Nicaragua 1,945
Germany 1,202
China 20

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 169 8,035 +7,866
Nicaragua 1,945 0 -1,945
Germany 452 750 +298
China 0 20 +20

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,897,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,739,229
Air transport 17,743,848
Road transport 49,812
Other 11,775

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,471,498 19,426,482 -1,045,016
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,601,863 17,137,366 -2,464,497
Air transport 7,242,765 10,501,083 +3,258,318
Road transport 21,175 28,637 +7,462
Other 2,970 8,805 +5,835

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,606,868
London Heathrow Airport 12,918,077
London 12,419,380
Liverpool Docks 9,954,668
Southampton 8,559,736

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,220,891 18,385,977 -834,914
London Heathrow Airport 5,614,439 7,303,638 +1,689,199
London 6,386,671 6,032,709 -353,962
Liverpool Docks 5,467,137 4,487,531 -979,606
Southampton 4,172,217 4,387,519 +215,302
Felixstowe 1,402,142 1,208,131 -194,011
East Midlands Airport 935,013 1,234,817 +299,804
ZLC 1,831,182 315,589 -1,515,593
London Gateway Port 495,976 1,072,105 +576,129
Birmingham Airport 127,242 1,063,004 +935,762

Quick facts

HS code: 84831029

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

Description: Transmission shafts made from materials other than cast iron or forged steel, used in various machinery