Import/export HS code 87084020: Gearboxes for industrial assembly

Gearboxes designed for industrial vehicle assembly

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 £
United States 104,390,229
France 11,738,581
Japan 5,433,488
Germany 2,300,903
Belgium 1,251,978

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 £
United States 66,346,729 38,043,500 -28,303,229
France 9,359,196 2,379,385 -6,979,811
Japan 4,153,785 1,279,703 -2,874,082
Germany 1,480,789 820,114 -660,675
Belgium 1,246,218 5,760 -1,240,458
China 215,574 852,665 +637,091
Netherlands 435,870 226,697 -209,173
Mexico 0 357,193 +357,193
Italy 249,824 78,168 -171,656
Morocco 259,560 0 -259,560

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 £
United States 105,669,761
Japan 5,460,540
Spain 4,558,001
France 4,405,055
Italy 2,020,277

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 £
United States 66,267,873 39,401,888 -26,865,985
Japan 4,175,804 1,284,736 -2,891,068
Spain 4,553,820 4,181 -4,549,639
France 2,680,877 1,724,178 -956,699
Italy 1,911,708 108,569 -1,803,139
Romania 1,889,569 0 -1,889,569
United Kingdom 566,568 930,793 +364,225
Germany 1,075,747 326,217 -749,530
Netherlands 62,314 213,409 +151,095
China 215,574 47,711 -167,863

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 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7

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 13 10 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 4 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 3 -4
West Midlands 2 6 +4
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 4 0 -4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 £
Other 100,973,261
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,009,441
Air transport 6,115,769
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,270,292
Road transport 259,560

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 £
Other 66,110,836 34,862,425 -31,248,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,396,568 5,612,873 -6,783,695
Air transport 3,483,121 2,632,648 -850,473
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,068,715 1,201,577 -867,138
Road transport 259,560 0 -259,560

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 100,973,261
499 17,100,690
East Midlands Airport 3,761,681
Dover 1,908,528
London Heathrow Airport 1,862,954

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 £
000 66,110,836 34,862,425 -31,248,411
499 11,908,844 5,191,846 -6,716,998
East Midlands Airport 2,388,872 1,372,809 -1,016,063
Dover 1,174,590 733,938 -440,652
London Heathrow Airport 765,586 1,097,368 +331,782
Eurotunnel 617,043 87,781 -529,262
Thamesport 189,263 358,416 +169,153
Birmingham Airport 174,807 107,710 -67,097
ZLC 259,560 1,050 -258,510
London 77,759 122,451 +44,692

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 43
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 20
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

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

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
1m-15m 46
54m+ 31
0-1m 20
15m-54m 13
Other 8

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 24,477,334
France 15,777,356
United States 9,560,292
Italy 7,973,949
Japan 3,623,332

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 13,797,934 10,679,400 -3,118,534
France 9,078,929 6,698,427 -2,380,502
United States 3,342,593 6,217,699 +2,875,106
Italy 4,036,709 3,937,240 -99,469
Japan 2,222,510 1,400,822 -821,688
Spain 597,202 297,120 -300,082
Belgium 434,010 425,614 -8,396
Canada 756,394 36,128 -720,266
Netherlands 318,055 309,301 -8,754
Poland 423,605 172,168 -251,437

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 54,349
Nicaragua 31,402
Italy 17,523
Germany 10,001
XI 3,263

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 30,849 23,500 -7,349
Nicaragua 490 30,912 +30,422
Italy 17,523 0 -17,523
Germany 1,690 8,311 +6,621
XI 3,263 0 -3,263
Portugal 1,854 0 -1,854
Ireland 125 0 -125
Turkey 125 0 -125

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) 41,261,613
Air transport 27,417,821
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,842,766
Other 118,920
Road transport 80,471

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) 22,750,437 18,511,176 -4,239,261
Air transport 14,164,559 13,253,262 -911,297
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,474,346 1,368,420 -105,926
Other 56,197 62,723 +6,526
Road transport 80,471 0 -80,471

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,989,511
East Midlands Airport 13,124,035
London Heathrow Airport 12,902,238
Eurotunnel 1,194,609
London Gateway Port 940,859

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 21,279,805 17,709,706 -3,570,099
East Midlands Airport 7,828,369 5,295,666 -2,532,703
London Heathrow Airport 5,543,325 7,358,913 +1,815,588
Eurotunnel 771,766 422,843 -348,923
London Gateway Port 378,604 562,255 +183,651
Southampton 225,059 700,860 +475,801
ZLC 474,224 385,825 -88,399
Immingham Docks 466,389 286,879 -179,510
London Stansted Airport 328,617 202,554 -126,063
Liverpool Docks 404,402 25,332 -379,070

Quick facts

HS code: 87084020

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

Description: Gearboxes designed for industrial vehicle assembly