Import/export HS code 84799020: Cast iron or steel parts

Parts made of cast iron or cast steel for various machines

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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 £
Germany 18,199,183
Norway 12,723,832
China 7,878,648
Netherlands 4,152,690
Italy 3,630,083

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 £
Germany 10,281,042 7,918,141 -2,362,901
Norway 7,247,151 5,476,681 -1,770,470
China 4,908,391 2,970,257 -1,938,134
Netherlands 2,302,303 1,850,387 -451,916
Italy 1,965,569 1,664,514 -301,055
United States 1,318,722 2,261,233 +942,511
Denmark 1,593,380 1,243,606 -349,774
Ireland 2,348,530 436,887 -1,911,643
France 901,345 804,442 -96,903
Switzerland 908,501 756,858 -151,643

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 £
Germany 18,531,523
Norway 13,627,768
China 8,936,070
Italy 3,972,948
United States 3,347,560

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 £
Germany 10,723,739 7,807,784 -2,915,955
Norway 8,009,190 5,618,578 -2,390,612
China 5,370,877 3,565,193 -1,805,684
Italy 2,095,874 1,877,074 -218,800
United States 1,401,679 1,945,881 +544,202
Denmark 1,486,095 960,033 -526,062
Netherlands 1,026,075 846,939 -179,136
United Kingdom 649,322 1,176,809 +527,487
Switzerland 832,636 837,494 +4,858
Mexico 1,316,867 237,990 -1,078,877

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 65
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 48
Surrey, East and West Sussex 44
Inner London - West 43
West Midlands 42

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 47 31 -16
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 40 25 -15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27 30 +3
Inner London - West 33 26 -7
West Midlands 29 23 -6
Greater Manchester 24 28 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25 25 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 20 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 23 25 +2
West Yorkshire 20 23 +3

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) 26,910,005
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,844,256
Air transport 13,420,663
Other 1,674,007
Road transport 973,363

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) 15,807,989 11,102,016 -4,705,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,973,007 9,871,249 -6,101,758
Air transport 6,624,106 6,796,557 +172,451
Other 1,530,012 143,995 -1,386,017
Road transport 375,011 598,352 +223,341
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 68,557 +68,557

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 11,784,206
Dover 9,798,557
Felixstowe 6,896,635
Immingham Docks 6,462,262
London Heathrow Airport 3,749,697

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 £
Aberdeen Docks 6,649,311 5,134,895 -1,514,416
Dover 5,273,261 4,525,296 -747,965
Felixstowe 5,383,222 1,513,413 -3,869,809
Immingham Docks 4,056,337 2,405,925 -1,650,412
London Heathrow Airport 1,590,306 2,159,391 +569,085
East Midlands Airport 1,850,207 1,685,385 -164,822
London Gateway Port 1,636,508 1,864,054 +227,546
Eurotunnel 1,166,100 1,361,350 +195,250
Aberdeen Airport 1,245,509 640,700 -604,809
Birmingham Airport 751,350 1,094,377 +343,027

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 156
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 114
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 62
Other manufacturing 48
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 47

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 100
2025-11 131
2025-10 131
2025-09 90
2025-08 110

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+ 349
1m-15m 319
15m-54m 98
Other 63
0-1m 57

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 £
United States 6,049,275
Netherlands 3,217,020
Australia 2,920,211
Norway 2,432,840
Spain 2,337,893

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 £
United States 3,177,423 2,871,852 -305,571
Netherlands 2,510,585 706,435 -1,804,150
Australia 1,504,644 1,415,567 -89,077
Norway 904,970 1,527,870 +622,900
Spain 1,299,726 1,038,167 -261,559
Angola 1,728,758 283,458 -1,445,300
Japan 719,294 498,352 -220,942
Germany 358,890 830,092 +471,202
United Arab Emirates 920,418 217,967 -702,451
Singapore 484,345 618,897 +134,552

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 £
Nicaragua 19,238
XI 8,085
United States 2,987
France 2,008
Italy 2,000

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 £
Nicaragua 19,238 0 -19,238
XI 644 7,441 +6,797
United States 0 2,987 +2,987
France 2,008 0 -2,008
Italy 0 2,000 +2,000
China 2 4 +2

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 16,064,652
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,042,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,362,536
Other 55,479
Road transport 8,875

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 10,610,611 5,454,041 -5,156,570
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,396,133 4,646,274 -749,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,044,694 4,317,842 -726,852
Other 42,552 12,927 -29,625
Road transport 8,875 0 -8,875

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,189,970
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,095,040
London Gateway Port 2,996,387
East Midlands Airport 2,569,720
Tyne 2,367,260

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 4,818,522 2,371,448 -2,447,074
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,121,019 1,974,021 -146,998
London Gateway Port 1,974,025 1,022,362 -951,663
East Midlands Airport 1,444,036 1,125,684 -318,352
Tyne 2,070,351 296,909 -1,773,442
Immingham Docks 880,112 1,364,673 +484,561
London Stansted Airport 1,745,238 448,318 -1,296,920
Southampton 943,393 1,074,922 +131,529
ZLC 829,932 640,117 -189,815
Liverpool Docks 548,134 833,346 +285,212

Quick facts

HS code: 84799020

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

Description: Parts made of cast iron or cast steel for various machines