Import/export HS code 84821010: Small ball bearings (under 30mm)

Compact ball bearings with an external diameter of 30mm or less, used in small machinery

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 20,191,019
Germany 9,648,471
China 4,282,731
Belgium 3,089,852
France 2,890,377

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 8,717,741 11,473,278 +2,755,537
Germany 4,628,294 5,020,177 +391,883
China 2,199,573 2,083,158 -116,415
Belgium 1,561,052 1,528,800 -32,252
France 1,579,304 1,311,073 -268,231
Japan 1,365,539 919,567 -445,972
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 617,005 1,195,674 +578,669
Thailand 723,050 858,566 +135,516
Italy 658,428 852,926 +194,498
Netherlands 466,882 983,392 +516,510

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 20,948,047
Germany 8,467,886
China 6,823,137
Japan 4,690,959
France 2,523,049

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 8,992,530 11,955,517 +2,962,987
Germany 4,177,590 4,290,296 +112,706
China 3,676,652 3,146,485 -530,167
Japan 2,612,100 2,078,859 -533,241
France 1,403,588 1,119,461 -284,127
Italy 951,063 1,319,007 +367,944
Thailand 817,723 913,392 +95,669
United Kingdom 589,633 895,829 +306,196
Switzerland 464,069 388,960 -75,109
Indonesia 311,505 458,701 +147,196

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 73
Surrey, East and West Sussex 42
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 35
West Midlands 32
Greater Manchester 31

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 51 46 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 32 24 -8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 25 +2
West Midlands 24 23 -1
Greater Manchester 23 20 -3
West Yorkshire 14 22 +8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 20 +3
Inner London - West 18 20 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 17 -6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 18 17 -1

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 35,842,732
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,553,905
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,699,189
Other 1,534,786
Road transport 220,414

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 16,888,290 18,954,442 +2,066,152
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,384,512 6,169,393 +784,881
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,772,853 2,926,336 +153,483
Other 1,150,993 383,793 -767,200
Road transport 94,176 126,238 +32,062
Rail transport 905 0 -905

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 16,889,972
East Midlands Airport 7,127,187
London Stansted Airport 6,573,800
Thamesport 3,762,014
Southampton 2,999,734

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 8,389,003 8,500,969 +111,966
East Midlands Airport 3,151,286 3,975,901 +824,615
London Stansted Airport 3,070,933 3,502,867 +431,934
Thamesport 1,973,769 1,788,245 -185,524
Southampton 1,465,112 1,534,622 +69,510
Birmingham Airport 1,544,955 1,447,553 -97,402
Eurotunnel 1,112,516 1,278,820 +166,304
Dover 1,377,605 702,802 -674,803
Felixstowe 1,068,887 773,101 -295,786
000 1,150,993 383,793 -767,200

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
144
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
107
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
59
Other manufacturing
46
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
45

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 111
2026-04 111
2026-03 107
2026-02 116
2026-01 92

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+ 300
1m-15m 231
15m-54m 71
Other 48
0-1m 39

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 15,287,309
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,479,889
Germany 7,535,727
France 5,879,581
India 4,902,682

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 7,808,794 7,478,515 -330,279
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,246,060 4,233,829 -12,231
Germany 4,009,507 3,526,220 -483,287
France 2,991,507 2,888,074 -103,433
India 2,744,129 2,158,553 -585,576
Italy 1,612,505 1,731,030 +118,525
China 1,311,417 1,475,815 +164,398
Czechia 679,866 765,008 +85,142
Netherlands 646,310 642,902 -3,408
Canada 717,248 567,617 -149,631

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 £
India 28,815
Germany 22,890
France 16,695
Italy 3,275
China 2,197

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 £
India 12,947 15,868 +2,921
Germany 11,442 11,448 +6
France 7,206 9,489 +2,283
Italy 1,727 1,548 -179
China 1,335 862 -473
Slovakia 235 639 +404
Spain 202 237 +35
Turkey 76 361 +285
Singapore 154 185 +31
XI 282 13 -269

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 60,057,168
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,197,920
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,015,290
Other 78,721
Road transport 13,354

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 30,129,500 29,927,668 -201,832
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,971,450 2,226,470 -1,744,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,480,292 534,998 -945,294
Other 36,178 42,543 +6,365
Road transport 11,294 2,060 -9,234

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 24,333,145
East Midlands Airport 16,653,706
ZLC 10,925,559
London Stansted Airport 6,254,704
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,808,216

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 11,290,886 13,042,259 +1,751,373
East Midlands Airport 8,123,033 8,530,673 +407,640
ZLC 6,007,403 4,918,156 -1,089,247
London Stansted Airport 3,336,371 2,918,333 -418,038
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,201,397 1,606,819 -1,594,578
Manchester Airport 974,057 31,195 -942,862
London Gateway Port 582,742 285,165 -297,577
Southampton 644,982 97,253 -547,729
Dover 270,341 207,725 -62,616
Birmingham Airport 147,984 325,449 +177,465

Quick facts

HS code: 84821010

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

Description: Compact ball bearings with an external diameter of 30mm or less, used in small machinery