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 19,942,700
Germany 9,365,478
China 4,310,328
France 3,072,864
Belgium 3,051,334

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 8,740,454 11,202,246 +2,461,792
Germany 4,202,472 5,163,006 +960,534
China 2,098,737 2,211,591 +112,854
France 1,657,101 1,415,763 -241,338
Belgium 1,538,647 1,512,687 -25,960
Japan 1,398,484 929,262 -469,222
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 617,005 1,164,059 +547,054
Thailand 700,005 930,266 +230,261
Italy 632,527 811,630 +179,103
Netherlands 459,059 951,122 +492,063

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 20,580,765
Germany 8,276,196
China 6,765,368
Japan 4,721,798
France 2,653,345

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 8,932,284 11,648,481 +2,716,197
Germany 3,853,553 4,422,643 +569,090
China 3,497,533 3,267,835 -229,698
Japan 2,643,313 2,078,485 -564,828
France 1,458,129 1,195,216 -262,913
Italy 913,128 1,229,371 +316,243
Thailand 795,200 985,508 +190,308
United Kingdom 589,644 896,480 +306,836
Switzerland 465,594 386,118 -79,476
Indonesia 303,537 440,348 +136,811

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 41
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34
West Midlands 31
Greater Manchester 30

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 45 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 31 24 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20 27 +7
West Midlands 19 26 +7
Greater Manchester 23 18 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 20 +3
West Yorkshire 15 20 +5
Inner London - West 18 19 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 16 -7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 18 16 -2

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 35,577,303
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,479,707
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,485,732
Other 1,605,917
Road transport 155,352

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 16,695,245 18,882,058 +2,186,813
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,139,868 6,339,839 +1,199,971
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,527,817 2,957,915 +430,098
Other 1,156,316 449,601 -706,715
Road transport 86,692 68,660 -18,032
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 16,826,094
East Midlands Airport 6,927,166
London Stansted Airport 6,582,715
Thamesport 3,694,891
Southampton 3,085,092

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 8,295,509 8,530,585 +235,076
East Midlands Airport 3,001,172 3,925,994 +924,822
London Stansted Airport 3,082,262 3,500,453 +418,191
Thamesport 1,938,914 1,755,977 -182,937
Southampton 1,491,707 1,593,385 +101,678
Birmingham Airport 1,456,137 1,482,533 +26,396
Eurotunnel 936,851 1,309,839 +372,988
Dover 1,190,750 882,340 -308,410
Felixstowe 1,071,796 758,928 -312,868
000 1,156,316 449,601 -706,715

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 139
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 103
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 56
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 45
Other manufacturing 44

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 111
2026-03 107
2026-02 116
2026-01 92
2025-12 100

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+ 296
1m-15m 226
15m-54m 70
Other 49
0-1m 35

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 15,155,367
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,794,490
Germany 7,401,459
France 5,978,050
India 5,046,189

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 7,634,218 7,521,149 -113,069
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,634,248 4,160,242 +525,994
Germany 3,944,753 3,456,706 -488,047
France 3,181,124 2,796,926 -384,198
India 2,920,025 2,126,164 -793,861
Italy 1,597,529 1,882,647 +285,118
China 1,257,817 1,435,087 +177,270
Netherlands 742,281 702,670 -39,611
Czechia 679,821 756,321 +76,500
Denmark 951,586 362,048 -589,538

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 29,601
Germany 23,458
France 16,904
Italy 3,404
China 2,257

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 12,815 16,786 +3,971
Germany 11,494 11,964 +470
France 7,466 9,438 +1,972
Italy 1,787 1,617 -170
China 468 1,789 +1,321
Slovakia 270 661 +391
Spain 151 274 +123
Turkey 76 284 +208
Singapore 114 225 +111
XI 253 42 -211

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 58,934,266
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,288,657
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,236,352
Other 78,954
Road transport 16,428

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 29,272,827 29,661,439 +388,612
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,949,165 2,339,492 -1,609,673
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,742,930 493,422 -1,249,508
Other 35,495 43,459 +7,964
Road transport 14,368 2,060 -12,308

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 22,871,168
East Midlands Airport 16,880,836
ZLC 11,012,209
London Stansted Airport 6,264,402
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,889,053

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 10,331,619 12,539,549 +2,207,930
East Midlands Airport 8,463,377 8,417,459 -45,918
ZLC 5,960,841 5,051,368 -909,473
London Stansted Airport 3,190,846 3,073,556 -117,290
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,304,130 1,584,923 -1,719,207
London Gateway Port 846,151 288,546 -557,605
Manchester Airport 960,937 69,954 -890,983
Southampton 629,223 75,757 -553,466
Dover 261,928 216,360 -45,568
Birmingham Airport 124,912 348,521 +223,609

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