Import/export HS code 87084091: Forged steel gearbox parts

Gearbox components made from closed-die forged steel

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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 £
United States 5,615,176
Italy 2,731,805
France 2,553,739
Mexico 892,225
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 665,789

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 2,676,114 2,939,062 +262,948
Italy 1,030,053 1,701,752 +671,699
France 1,264,385 1,289,354 +24,969
Mexico 212,247 679,978 +467,731
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 206,893 458,896 +252,003
China 222,452 334,326 +111,874
Germany 232,801 251,334 +18,533
Belgium 246,497 90,520 -155,977
India 32,622 40,789 +8,167
Australia 18,072 18,685 +613

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 5,708,591
France 2,603,515
China 1,246,989
Mexico 797,472
Italy 535,845

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 2,658,693 3,049,898 +391,205
France 1,305,037 1,298,478 -6,559
China 469,246 777,743 +308,497
Mexico 208,293 589,179 +380,886
Italy 389,538 146,307 -243,231
Germany 158,113 223,870 +65,757
India 33,549 44,543 +10,994
Australia 18,072 18,685 +613
United Kingdom 11,525 12,648 +1,123
New Zealand 19,216 0 -19,216

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 7
West Midlands 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Essex 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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 7 6 -1
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 0 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 0 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0

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) 6,643,683
Air transport 3,076,671
Other 2,503,848
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,776,007

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) 3,097,043 3,546,640 +449,597
Air transport 1,428,596 1,648,075 +219,479
Other 881,849 1,621,999 +740,150
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 766,442 1,009,565 +243,123

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 3,953,298
000 2,503,848
Belfast Airport 1,893,516
Thamesport 1,199,062
Dover 830,100

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 £
Belfast Port 1,081,764 2,871,534 +1,789,770
000 881,849 1,621,999 +740,150
Belfast Airport 880,067 1,013,449 +133,382
Thamesport 838,257 360,805 -477,452
Dover 150,564 679,536 +528,972
Liverpool Docks 739,847 0 -739,847
East Midlands Airport 328,229 373,022 +44,793
Dover / Eurotunnel 312,017 136,398 -175,619
London 249,932 165,838 -84,094
Southampton 250,524 1,021 -249,503

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 30
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 12
2025-10 10
2025-09 11
2025-08 13

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 27
54m+ 20
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4
Other 4

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 £
China 66,276,762
Portugal 8,968,028
Czechia 1,327,909
United States 985,314
Poland 791,853

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 £
China 49,745,230 16,531,532 -33,213,698
Portugal 8,953,108 14,920 -8,938,188
Czechia 591,113 736,796 +145,683
United States 600,779 384,535 -216,244
Poland 363,255 428,598 +65,343
Germany 353,935 347,358 -6,577
France 327,596 190,077 -137,519
Belgium 155,115 252,560 +97,445
Finland 112,636 256,825 +144,189
Italy 165,784 163,365 -2,419

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 55,870
Hungary 34,837
United States 3,480
Italy 2,366
China 67

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 679 55,191 +54,512
Hungary 34,837 0 -34,837
United States 1,323 2,157 +834
Italy 1,484 882 -602
China 67 0 -67
India 0 67 +67

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) 66,802,876
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,675,155
Air transport 4,870,230
Other 97,397
Road transport 7,567

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) 50,169,437 16,633,439 -33,535,998
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,781,957 893,198 -8,888,759
Air transport 2,315,429 2,554,801 +239,372
Other 38,390 59,007 +20,617
Road transport 7,567 0 -7,567

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 66,240,321
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,616,593
London Heathrow Airport 2,265,757
East Midlands Airport 1,841,966
ZLC 406,638

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 49,712,481 16,527,840 -33,184,641
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,758,630 857,963 -8,900,667
London Heathrow Airport 1,076,682 1,189,075 +112,393
East Midlands Airport 888,799 953,167 +64,368
ZLC 252,359 154,279 -98,080
London Stansted Airport 103,099 143,296 +40,197
London Gateway Port 126,150 79,800 -46,350
Felixstowe 141,790 9,391 -132,399
Glasgow Airport 0 113,296 +113,296
Southampton 103,141 9,111 -94,030

Quick facts

HS code: 87084091

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

Description: Gearbox components made from closed-die forged steel