Import/export HS code 848230: Spherical roller bearings

Bearings that can handle misalignment and heavy loads, used in industrial machinery

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  • 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 £
Belgium 16,653,904
Germany 9,644,845
United States 9,389,572
France 4,940,602
Netherlands 3,456,488

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 £
Belgium 8,108,831 8,545,073 +436,242
Germany 4,708,274 4,936,571 +228,297
United States 4,508,122 4,881,450 +373,328
France 2,703,826 2,236,776 -467,050
Netherlands 2,159,589 1,296,899 -862,690
Canada 459,685 842,737 +383,052
Italy 581,682 611,529 +29,847
China 358,321 475,836 +117,515
Sweden 348,265 266,164 -82,101
Japan 502,789 50,857 -451,932

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 £
Sweden 14,132,752
Germany 9,430,519
United States 9,032,225
United Kingdom 4,134,114
China 3,879,175

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 £
Sweden 6,535,624 7,597,128 +1,061,504
Germany 4,546,018 4,884,501 +338,483
United States 4,668,791 4,363,434 -305,357
United Kingdom 2,670,628 1,463,486 -1,207,142
China 2,000,795 1,878,380 -122,415
Japan 1,239,538 463,680 -775,858
France 738,525 708,953 -29,572
Italy 651,480 791,007 +139,527
Malaysia 638,372 721,412 +83,040
Poland 61,108 1,052,607 +991,499

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 24
Inner London - West 24
West Midlands 24
West Yorkshire 24
Greater Manchester 22

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 10 21 +11
Inner London - West 16 15 -1
West Midlands 15 18 +3
West Yorkshire 20 13 -7
Greater Manchester 18 14 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 16 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 12 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 16 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 12 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 10 +1

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) 20,270,303
Air transport 16,312,513
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,925,418
Other 3,412,957
Road transport 1,540,027

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) 10,146,078 10,124,225 -21,853
Air transport 7,742,836 8,569,677 +826,841
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,865,357 5,060,061 +194,704
Other 1,981,972 1,430,985 -550,987
Road transport 1,201,770 338,257 -863,513

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Thamesport 16,636,649
East Midlands Airport 5,563,480
London Heathrow Airport 4,398,547
London Stansted Airport 3,896,764
000 3,412,957

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 £
Thamesport 8,188,151 8,448,498 +260,347
East Midlands Airport 2,692,176 2,871,304 +179,128
London Heathrow Airport 2,100,960 2,297,587 +196,627
London Stansted Airport 1,832,922 2,063,842 +230,920
000 1,981,972 1,430,985 -550,987
Eurotunnel 1,528,697 1,837,868 +309,171
Dover 991,437 1,885,583 +894,146
Felixstowe 1,626,100 380,809 -1,245,291
ZLC 1,183,520 421,719 -761,801
Birmingham Airport 506,261 658,887 +152,626

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 96
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 59
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 42
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 24
Manufacture of other transport equipment 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 77
2025-11 72
2025-10 84
2025-09 68
2025-08 73

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+ 207
1m-15m 135
15m-54m 36
Other 29
0-1m 26

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 £
Belgium 19,469,091
Singapore 7,943,029
United States 7,795,752
China 4,902,826
France 3,929,740

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 £
Belgium 18,816,773 652,318 -18,164,455
Singapore 3,477,719 4,465,310 +987,591
United States 3,650,931 4,144,821 +493,890
China 2,364,337 2,538,489 +174,152
France 1,916,821 2,012,919 +96,098
Germany 968,796 1,412,793 +443,997
Netherlands 491,457 966,529 +475,072
Canada 597,801 684,152 +86,351
Poland 766,811 484,334 -282,477
Mexico 582,544 508,388 -74,156

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 £
Germany 101,112
XI 100,783
Sweden 55,774
Italy 53,384
China 33,645

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 £
Germany 65,583 35,529 -30,054
XI 39,078 61,705 +22,627
Sweden 27,949 27,825 -124
Italy 27,889 25,495 -2,394
China 17,884 15,761 -2,123
Romania 31,492 248 -31,244
Spain 23,135 8,460 -14,675
United States 14,450 5,666 -8,784
Switzerland 6,537 4,476 -2,061
Taiwan 7,130 258 -6,872

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 27,622,755
Road transport 17,215,447
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,805,363
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,983,230
Other 457,833

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 13,948,006 13,674,749 -273,257
Road transport 17,190,713 24,734 -17,165,979
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,248,821 6,556,542 +1,307,721
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,789,301 1,193,929 -595,372
Other 266,738 191,095 -75,643

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 19,967,634
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,756,385
East Midlands Airport 7,965,973
London Heathrow Airport 7,552,652
Birmingham Airport 5,584,811

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 £
ZLC 19,291,142 676,492 -18,614,650
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,388,348 5,368,037 +979,689
East Midlands Airport 4,280,598 3,685,375 -595,223
London Heathrow Airport 4,266,019 3,286,633 -979,386
Birmingham Airport 1,162,075 4,422,736 +3,260,661
London Stansted Airport 598,508 879,317 +280,809
Glasgow Airport 798,572 478,215 -320,357
London Gateway Port 678,627 442,457 -236,170
Portsmouth 462,340 412,509 -49,831
Manchester Airport 663,510 182,417 -481,093

Quick facts

HS code: 848230

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

Description: Bearings that can handle misalignment and heavy loads, used in industrial machinery