Import/export HS code 86079910: Axle-boxes and their parts

Axle-box components for railway or tramway vehicles

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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 £
India 586,161
Germany 298,501
United States 223,105
Japan 137,659
Ireland 88,401

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 £
India 359,637 226,524 -133,113
Germany 122,595 175,906 +53,311
United States 149,867 73,238 -76,629
Japan 83,682 53,977 -29,705
Ireland 49,420 38,981 -10,439
Austria 11,566 31,623 +20,057
Spain 0 38,642 +38,642
Australia 4,030 21,417 +17,387
France 16,082 0 -16,082
Italy 1,365 13,148 +11,783

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 £
India 511,446
Germany 305,995
United States 199,572
Japan 137,659
United Kingdom 100,449

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 £
India 342,077 169,369 -172,708
Germany 126,105 179,890 +53,785
United States 151,232 48,340 -102,892
Japan 83,682 53,977 -29,705
United Kingdom 49,420 51,029 +1,609
Sweden 0 57,155 +57,155
Spain 0 38,642 +38,642
Czechia 7,308 28,519 +21,211
Canada 0 24,898 +24,898
Singapore 17,560 0 -17,560

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
Merseyside 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
South Yorkshire 2

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 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 0 2 +2
Merseyside 0 2 +2
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
South Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 0 1 +1
West Midlands 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 708,143
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 425,542
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 347,285

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 £
Air transport 378,766 329,377 -49,389
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 199,663 225,879 +26,216
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 226,474 120,811 -105,663

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 535,541
Dover 135,470
London 119,047
Eurotunnel 113,554
Thamesport 110,418

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 283,549 251,992 -31,557
Dover 16,082 119,388 +103,306
London 70,962 48,085 -22,877
Eurotunnel 67,100 46,454 -20,646
Thamesport 110,418 0 -110,418
Dover / Eurotunnel 39,755 41,573 +1,818
Manchester Airport 79,398 0 -79,398
Holyhead 49,420 18,464 -30,956
East Midlands Airport 9,160 54,754 +45,594
Southampton 0 52,209 +52,209

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 5
Land transport and transport via pipelines 3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2
Manufacture of other transport equipment 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 5
2025-09 3
2025-08 2
2025-07 3

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+ 15
1m-15m 1

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 178,343
Norway 115,819
Germany 92,295
Spain 79,553
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 77,206

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 88,586 89,757 +1,171
Norway 29,092 86,727 +57,635
Germany 90,299 1,996 -88,303
Spain 67,409 12,144 -55,265
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,175 70,031 +62,856
France 2,370 24,312 +21,942
Sweden 8,190 11,341 +3,151
Thailand 0 16,333 +16,333
South Korea 5,672 4,554 -1,118
Italy 8,736 0 -8,736

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 407,630
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 240,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,784

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 191,037 216,593 +25,556
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 134,628 106,338 -28,290
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,500 19,284 +16,784

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 196,279
London Heathrow Airport 170,212
Heysham 83,416
Liverpool Docks 76,902
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,919

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 £
East Midlands Airport 76,100 120,179 +44,079
London Heathrow Airport 112,798 57,414 -55,384
Heysham 0 83,416 +83,416
Liverpool Docks 76,902 0 -76,902
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,741 12,178 -23,563
Manchester Airport 0 39,000 +39,000
Portsmouth 23,000 4,403 -18,597
London Gateway Port 0 19,284 +19,284
Holyhead 1,485 6,341 +4,856
ZLC 2,139 0 -2,139

Quick facts

HS code: 86079910

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

Description: Axle-box components for railway or tramway vehicles