Import/export HS code 848310: Transmission shafts and cranks

Parts like camshafts, crankshafts, and other transmission shafts used in engines and 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 £
United States 341,920,578
Germany 305,371,179
China 122,918,509
Spain 80,165,012
France 69,725,114

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 156,052,466 185,868,112 +29,815,646
Germany 148,143,853 157,227,326 +9,083,473
China 69,098,077 53,820,432 -15,277,645
Spain 38,781,826 41,383,186 +2,601,360
France 36,724,622 33,000,492 -3,724,130
Japan 24,032,762 38,934,981 +14,902,219
India 27,263,148 31,074,553 +3,811,405
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 22,252,856 29,810,768 +7,557,912
Netherlands 18,572,268 17,727,207 -845,061
Italy 17,146,795 14,805,274 -2,341,521

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 293,952,979
China 180,705,970
United States 179,211,493
France 105,559,392
Spain 101,599,786

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 141,261,939 152,691,040 +11,429,101
China 90,495,997 90,209,973 -286,024
United States 93,002,616 86,208,877 -6,793,739
France 46,879,382 58,680,010 +11,800,628
Spain 49,016,433 52,583,353 +3,566,920
Japan 38,957,595 53,412,826 +14,455,231
United Kingdom 41,443,687 45,653,470 +4,209,783
India 27,839,387 32,037,560 +4,198,173
Turkey 22,042,223 27,739,598 +5,697,375
Italy 17,630,090 15,236,695 -2,393,395

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 169
West Midlands 124
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 115
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 100
West Yorkshire 96

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 116 128 +12
West Midlands 86 90 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 76 86 +10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 79 72 -7
West Yorkshire 67 69 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 62 73 +11
Inner London - West 60 68 +8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 58 64 +6
Greater Manchester 60 56 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 54 61 +7

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 583,652,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 334,655,769
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 317,861,867
Other 52,782,655
Rail transport 6,708,991

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 270,118,397 313,533,965 +43,415,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,860,566 180,795,203 +26,934,637
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 156,881,928 160,979,939 +4,098,011
Other 39,730,006 13,052,649 -26,677,357
Rail transport 4,982,336 1,726,655 -3,255,681
Road transport 206,875 2,320,163 +2,113,288

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 284,924,742
Birmingham Airport 155,103,691
Dover 138,860,826
Felixstowe 107,009,837
Southampton 95,684,377

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 111,332,158 173,592,584 +62,260,426
Birmingham Airport 89,547,317 65,556,374 -23,990,943
Dover 66,607,461 72,253,365 +5,645,904
Felixstowe 66,117,286 40,892,551 -25,224,735
Southampton 46,055,703 49,628,674 +3,572,971
London Stansted Airport 43,714,101 34,667,940 -9,046,161
London 31,622,901 36,940,821 +5,317,920
000 39,730,006 13,052,649 -26,677,357
Eurotunnel 18,756,695 29,759,295 +11,002,600
East Midlands Airport 14,813,897 29,419,910 +14,606,013

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
375
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
290
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
215
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
185
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
125

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 416
2026-04 432
2026-03 455
2026-02 428
2026-01 354

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+ 839
1m-15m 786
15m-54m 212
0-1m 175
Other 153

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 754,326,833
Singapore 558,896,518
Germany 274,284,743
United States 178,577,451
Japan 75,447,585

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 278,453,467 475,873,366 +197,419,899
Singapore 248,536,899 310,359,619 +61,822,720
Germany 108,752,452 165,532,291 +56,779,839
United States 99,222,743 79,354,708 -19,868,035
Japan 32,654,969 42,792,616 +10,137,647
United Arab Emirates 32,786,791 33,894,459 +1,107,668
Spain 25,274,550 25,813,150 +538,600
France 13,529,502 14,526,653 +997,151
Netherlands 13,529,378 12,991,278 -538,100
Austria 12,545,623 11,810,177 -735,446

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 494,857
Germany 54,770
Spain 44,329
China 40,380
United States 36,115

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 252,269 242,588 -9,681
Germany 7,623 47,147 +39,524
Spain 21,773 22,556 +783
China 14,456 25,924 +11,468
United States 21,657 14,458 -7,199
Italy 4,787 8,141 +3,354
Hungary 7,902 428 -7,474
Malaysia 6,314 0 -6,314
France 3,143 3,090 -53
Ireland 1,997 3,715 +1,718

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 1,708,987,688
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 416,397,079
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 83,774,960
Other 764,409
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 724,859,118 984,128,570 +259,269,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 180,762,874 235,634,205 +54,871,331
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,321,985 41,452,975 -869,010
Other 366,351 398,058 +31,707
Road transport 11,313 38,063 +26,750

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,164,022,922
Birmingham Airport 413,614,054
Dover / Eurotunnel 397,209,287
East Midlands Airport 58,980,655
Manchester Airport 27,253,190

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 513,543,339 650,479,583 +136,936,244
Birmingham Airport 151,452,627 262,161,427 +110,708,800
Dover / Eurotunnel 171,216,390 225,992,897 +54,776,507
East Midlands Airport 26,325,003 32,655,652 +6,330,649
Manchester Airport 11,293,554 15,959,636 +4,666,082
Southampton 15,056,570 12,048,561 -3,008,009
London Gateway Port 9,564,194 13,921,235 +4,357,041
London Stansted Airport 12,506,648 8,833,858 -3,672,790
London 6,957,827 5,985,136 -972,691
Liverpool Docks 5,549,768 5,650,247 +100,479

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