Import/export HS code 848310: Transmission shafts and cranks

Parts like camshafts, crankshafts, and other transmission shafts used in engines and 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 344,142,563
Germany 305,011,750
China 127,447,070
Spain 80,127,990
France 70,426,208

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 157,076,938 187,065,625 +29,988,687
Germany 146,728,548 158,283,202 +11,554,654
China 71,014,085 56,432,985 -14,581,100
Spain 39,228,895 40,899,095 +1,670,200
France 35,985,758 34,440,450 -1,545,308
Japan 22,093,207 38,666,361 +16,573,154
India 26,618,970 31,017,321 +4,398,351
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 23,969,835 29,807,361 +5,837,526
Netherlands 18,813,844 18,145,255 -668,589
Italy 17,336,294 14,624,051 -2,712,243

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 293,306,087
China 187,077,446
United States 179,883,843
France 109,113,080
Spain 101,693,908

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 140,971,145 152,334,942 +11,363,797
China 93,320,652 93,756,794 +436,142
United States 93,053,430 86,830,413 -6,223,017
France 47,243,323 61,869,757 +14,626,434
Spain 49,379,242 52,314,666 +2,935,424
United Kingdom 41,841,535 47,865,088 +6,023,553
Japan 37,211,147 52,047,333 +14,836,186
India 27,086,475 31,894,335 +4,807,860
Turkey 21,090,618 26,894,943 +5,804,325
Italy 17,819,140 15,172,222 -2,646,918

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 168
West Midlands 123
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 112
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 99
Inner London - West 97

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 114 126 +12
West Midlands 86 85 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 76 84 +8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 78 73 -5
Inner London - West 65 67 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 64 72 +8
West Yorkshire 67 69 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 56 62 +6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 58 65 +7
Greater Manchester 60 57 -3

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 583,776,642
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 339,476,077
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 319,148,310
Other 55,537,104
Rail transport 6,891,205

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 270,807,335 312,969,307 +42,161,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 154,431,163 185,044,914 +30,613,751
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 156,002,921 163,145,389 +7,142,468
Other 39,029,936 16,507,168 -22,522,768
Rail transport 5,484,144 1,407,061 -4,077,083
Road transport 207,796 2,156,977 +1,949,181

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 277,637,090
Birmingham Airport 160,775,334
Dover 138,457,043
Felixstowe 112,831,383
Southampton 96,681,552

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 107,672,694 169,964,396 +62,291,702
Birmingham Airport 94,220,249 66,555,085 -27,665,164
Dover 64,168,232 74,288,811 +10,120,579
Felixstowe 68,915,605 43,915,778 -24,999,827
Southampton 46,293,256 50,388,296 +4,095,040
London Stansted Airport 44,159,711 36,961,620 -7,198,091
London 30,096,122 37,443,085 +7,346,963
000 39,029,936 16,507,168 -22,522,768
Eurotunnel 18,174,361 29,721,603 +11,547,242
East Midlands Airport 13,912,006 28,685,669 +14,773,663

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 371
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 292
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 211
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 184
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 119

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 431
2026-03 454
2026-02 427
2026-01 354
2025-12 403

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+ 841
1m-15m 770
15m-54m 212
0-1m 175
Other 156

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 721,534,389
Singapore 557,030,325
Germany 270,180,862
United States 180,277,976
Japan 75,813,567

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 253,242,721 468,291,668 +215,048,947
Singapore 235,438,541 321,591,784 +86,153,243
Germany 90,603,641 179,577,221 +88,973,580
United States 99,008,840 81,269,136 -17,739,704
Japan 33,178,278 42,635,289 +9,457,011
United Arab Emirates 31,122,996 32,175,135 +1,052,139
Spain 24,667,811 25,170,677 +502,866
France 13,727,416 13,842,011 +114,595
Netherlands 12,624,081 13,191,736 +567,655
Austria 12,912,207 11,955,218 -956,989

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 £
XI 498,313
Germany 54,780
Spain 44,143
China 40,283
United States 36,808

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 £
XI 248,368 249,945 +1,577
Germany 7,807 46,973 +39,166
Spain 21,773 22,370 +597
China 14,274 26,009 +11,735
United States 9,729 27,079 +17,350
Italy 4,596 4,983 +387
Hungary 8,624 428 -8,196
Malaysia 6,314 0 -6,314
France 2,371 3,618 +1,247
Ireland 970 4,779 +3,809

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 1,672,063,564
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 410,713,050
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 93,417,719
Other 764,699
Road transport 49,376

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 685,403,284 986,660,280 +301,256,996
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 158,491,133 252,221,917 +93,730,784
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,055,033 42,362,686 -8,692,347
Other 344,979 419,720 +74,741
Road transport 7,636 41,740 +34,104

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,130,351,509
Birmingham Airport 412,980,756
Dover / Eurotunnel 391,836,270
East Midlands Airport 58,305,209
Southampton 27,708,439

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 500,938,763 629,412,746 +128,473,983
Birmingham Airport 124,070,041 288,910,715 +164,840,674
Dover / Eurotunnel 151,920,523 239,915,747 +87,995,224
East Midlands Airport 26,635,916 31,669,293 +5,033,377
Southampton 15,192,366 12,516,073 -2,676,293
Manchester Airport 11,437,901 14,294,228 +2,856,327
London Gateway Port 9,012,529 13,739,431 +4,726,902
London Stansted Airport 13,274,896 8,694,035 -4,580,861
London 7,382,151 6,267,256 -1,114,895
Liverpool Docks 6,232,710 5,937,168 -295,542

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 848310

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

Description: Parts like camshafts, crankshafts, and other transmission shafts used in engines and machinery