Import/export HS code 848250: Cylindrical roller bearings

Bearings with cylindrical rollers, used to support heavy radial loads in machinery

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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 49,722,636
Germany 37,033,614
France 11,125,304
Belgium 6,670,551
Italy 3,165,366

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 23,607,443 26,115,193 +2,507,750
Germany 19,617,619 17,415,995 -2,201,624
France 6,083,537 5,041,767 -1,041,770
Belgium 3,889,083 2,781,468 -1,107,615
Italy 1,680,516 1,484,850 -195,666
Netherlands 1,652,977 1,335,335 -317,642
Japan 671,215 695,998 +24,783
China 303,988 736,090 +432,102
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 33,010 968,005 +934,995
Czechia 551,433 187,145 -364,288

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 41,373,847
United States 25,272,126
France 17,353,015
Italy 7,808,186
Canada 5,607,771

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 21,903,902 19,469,945 -2,433,957
United States 11,360,360 13,911,766 +2,551,406
France 9,075,169 8,277,846 -797,323
Italy 4,026,883 3,781,303 -245,580
Canada 2,552,273 3,055,498 +503,225
China 2,337,720 2,389,454 +51,734
Romania 1,917,067 1,710,861 -206,206
Japan 1,645,427 1,950,561 +305,134
India 1,131,045 831,541 -299,504
United Kingdom 539,572 1,259,701 +720,129

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 49
West Midlands 37
West Yorkshire 35
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 34
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34

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 38 28 -10
West Midlands 25 27 +2
West Yorkshire 26 24 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 23 21 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 29 19 -10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 25 19 -6
Inner London - West 21 15 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 13 -6
Greater Manchester 17 17 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 20 16 -4

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 68,065,465
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,266,514
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,765,992
Other 3,469,009
Road transport 297,822

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 33,927,949 34,137,516 +209,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,555,217 15,711,297 -1,843,920
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,512,640 7,253,352 +740,712
Other 1,955,825 1,513,184 -442,641
Road transport 104,118 193,704 +89,586
Rail transport 0 1,961 +1,961

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 19,258,261
London Stansted Airport 18,148,022
London Heathrow Airport 17,794,834
East Midlands Airport 17,216,521
Birmingham Airport 11,119,587

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 £
Eurotunnel 9,033,340 10,224,921 +1,191,581
London Stansted Airport 10,654,683 7,493,339 -3,161,344
London Heathrow Airport 6,620,200 11,174,634 +4,554,434
East Midlands Airport 8,470,547 8,745,974 +275,427
Birmingham Airport 5,993,318 5,126,269 -867,049
Dover 5,762,111 3,368,230 -2,393,881
Thamesport 4,396,040 2,977,603 -1,418,437
000 1,955,825 1,513,184 -442,641
Southampton 630,946 1,914,997 +1,284,051
Glasgow Airport 1,452,293 1,043,253 -409,040

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 134
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 85
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 62
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 36
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 115
2025-11 124
2025-10 136
2025-09 122
2025-08 117

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+ 287
1m-15m 200
15m-54m 46
Other 43
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 31,432,425
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 23,511,774
Germany 9,157,627
Singapore 7,297,736
United Arab Emirates 6,002,495

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 18,890,606 12,541,819 -6,348,787
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,240,401 14,271,373 +5,030,972
Germany 5,620,165 3,537,462 -2,082,703
Singapore 3,945,885 3,351,851 -594,034
United Arab Emirates 4,368,431 1,634,064 -2,734,367
China 3,061,581 2,458,760 -602,821
France 2,657,094 1,048,226 -1,608,868
South Africa 2,876,709 777,570 -2,099,139
Belgium 1,422,065 1,774,037 +351,972
India 1,347,078 1,565,110 +218,032

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 39,333
XI 38,671
China 13,836
Romania 9,015
United States 7,125

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 26,375 12,958 -13,417
XI 19,800 18,871 -929
China 9,237 4,599 -4,638
Romania 7,220 1,795 -5,425
United States 6,951 174 -6,777
Italy 3,389 3,654 +265
Sweden 1,132 0 -1,132
India 557 0 -557
Slovakia 0 85 +85

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 74,980,963
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,298,090
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,204,048
Other 124,351
Road transport 97,482

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 39,337,987 35,642,976 -3,695,011
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,359,029 11,939,061 -10,419,968
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,420,199 1,783,849 -1,636,350
Other 79,166 45,185 -33,981
Road transport 19,757 77,725 +57,968

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 44,979,308
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,486,757
London Stansted Airport 11,774,488
East Midlands Airport 7,970,767
Birmingham Airport 4,989,994

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 21,877,183 23,102,125 +1,224,942
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,242,339 11,244,418 -9,997,921
London Stansted Airport 7,753,358 4,021,130 -3,732,228
East Midlands Airport 5,041,561 2,929,206 -2,112,355
Birmingham Airport 1,650,727 3,339,267 +1,688,540
London Gateway Port 1,656,880 522,868 -1,134,012
ZLC 1,133,551 847,320 -286,231
Liverpool Docks 796,331 863,705 +67,374
Manchester Airport 978,852 649,900 -328,952
Glasgow Airport 383,726 167,813 -215,913

Quick facts

HS code: 848250

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

Description: Bearings with cylindrical rollers, used to support heavy radial loads in machinery