Import/export HS code 84831025: Open-die forged steel shafts

Transmission shafts made from open-die forged steel, known for strength and used in industrial applications

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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 £
Netherlands 14,097,551
India 6,575,997
Japan 4,763,384
Austria 1,204,651
Germany 1,135,790

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 £
Netherlands 8,490,716 5,606,835 -2,883,881
India 3,599,215 2,976,782 -622,433
Japan 2,628,392 2,134,992 -493,400
Austria 832,201 372,450 -459,751
Germany 713,692 422,098 -291,594
France 290,532 50,154 -240,378
Spain 187,529 96,431 -91,098
Italy 28,228 190,519 +162,291
United States 139,373 51,291 -88,082
Turkey 127,161 43,757 -83,404

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 £
Poland 13,604,530
India 6,611,630
Japan 4,888,202
Germany 1,512,377
Austria 1,015,859

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 £
Poland 8,021,898 5,582,632 -2,439,266
India 3,599,215 3,012,415 -586,800
Japan 2,740,586 2,147,616 -592,970
Germany 1,103,369 409,008 -694,361
Austria 636,551 379,308 -257,243
United Kingdom 431,042 1,089 -429,953
Spain 191,928 105,406 -86,522
France 164,337 101,488 -62,849
Italy 32,328 197,066 +164,738
United States 214,038 7,035 -207,003

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 5

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 4 1 -3
West Midlands 2 4 +2
Merseyside 4 1 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 0 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 0 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,417,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,263,989
Other 4,839,518
Air transport 1,041,453

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,901,904 6,515,388 -3,386,516
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,293,497 3,970,492 +676,995
Other 3,560,392 1,279,126 -2,281,266
Air transport 733,945 307,508 -426,437

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 13,451,324
000 4,839,518
Southampton 4,835,486
499 1,712,107
Eurotunnel 1,076,553

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 £
Hull 7,868,692 5,582,632 -2,286,060
000 3,560,392 1,279,126 -2,281,266
Southampton 2,698,933 2,136,553 -562,380
499 0 1,712,107 +1,712,107
Eurotunnel 645,317 431,236 -214,081
Dover 521,248 483,119 -38,129
Killingholme 647,784 0 -647,784
East Midlands Airport 267,178 178,063 -89,115
Thamesport 335,161 35,400 -299,761
Birmingham Airport 224,336 14,817 -209,519

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 11
2025-10 11
2025-09 12
2025-08 8

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+ 38
1m-15m 26
Other 6
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4

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 £
Germany 590,633
Portugal 294,295
France 239,023
United States 207,472
Netherlands 174,616

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 £
Germany 365,175 225,458 -139,717
Portugal 285,095 9,200 -275,895
France 131,044 107,979 -23,065
United States 139,859 67,613 -72,246
Netherlands 112,257 62,359 -49,898
Turkey 13,663 119,855 +106,192
China 113,022 15,311 -97,711
Nigeria 0 114,500 +114,500
New Zealand 105,700 0 -105,700
United Arab Emirates 90,021 2,257 -87,764

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 4,132

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 0 4,132 +4,132

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 1,784,075
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 591,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 283,536
Other 4,132

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 1,093,239 690,836 -402,403
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 355,924 236,069 -119,855
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 257,035 26,501 -230,534
Other 0 4,132 +4,132

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 671,882
ZLC 580,052
Dover / Eurotunnel 535,812
London Heathrow Airport 355,458
Manchester Airport 114,500

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 £
East Midlands Airport 530,652 141,230 -389,422
ZLC 351,778 228,274 -123,504
Dover / Eurotunnel 330,040 205,772 -124,268
London Heathrow Airport 173,853 181,605 +7,752
Manchester Airport 0 114,500 +114,500
Southampton 107,232 2,937 -104,295
Immingham Docks 73,143 26,415 -46,728
London Gateway Port 79,385 3,501 -75,884
London Stansted Airport 20,716 25,227 +4,511
Dover 7,835 4,506 -3,329

Quick facts

HS code: 84831025

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

Description: Transmission shafts made from open-die forged steel, known for strength and used in industrial applications