Import/export HS code 84831029: Various transmission shafts

Transmission shafts made from materials other than cast iron or forged steel, used in various machinery

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Spain 53,473,539
Germany 47,986,926
France 30,413,633
Belgium 17,844,883
China 6,680,020

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 £
Spain 33,341,896 20,131,643 -13,210,253
Germany 27,676,934 20,309,992 -7,366,942
France 19,099,699 11,313,934 -7,785,765
Belgium 9,480,654 8,364,229 -1,116,425
China 3,313,566 3,366,454 +52,888
India 4,413,429 140,216 -4,273,213
Turkey 812,343 1,297,844 +485,501
United States 1,558,004 466,414 -1,091,590
Italy 453,466 720,875 +267,409
Switzerland 151,275 161,340 +10,065

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 £
Spain 70,926,670
Germany 47,022,888
France 28,666,028
China 7,027,518
India 4,579,751

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 £
Spain 42,546,327 28,380,343 -14,165,984
Germany 27,329,896 19,692,992 -7,636,904
France 17,771,905 10,894,123 -6,877,782
China 3,418,503 3,609,015 +190,512
India 4,377,519 202,232 -4,175,287
United States 1,882,453 1,014,618 -867,835
Turkey 813,875 1,299,923 +486,048
Italy 1,410,003 681,258 -728,745
Austria 241,286 208,519 -32,767
United Kingdom 104,981 299,462 +194,481

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 29
Inner London - West 23
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
West Midlands 18

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 25 12 -13
Inner London - West 14 15 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 13 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 10 -5
West Midlands 16 5 -11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 7 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 8 -3
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1
Essex 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 8 4 -4

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) 57,018,528
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,848,813
Air transport 45,166,868
Other 14,501,574
Rail transport 3,686,417

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) 29,920,668 27,097,860 -2,822,808
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,395,205 18,453,608 -10,941,597
Air transport 27,318,420 17,848,448 -9,469,972
Other 11,011,269 3,490,305 -7,520,964
Rail transport 3,524,249 162,168 -3,362,081
Road transport 29,889 93,504 +63,615

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 41,759,107
London 40,334,887
000 14,501,574
Portsmouth 14,251,166
Poole 12,776,564

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 £
Birmingham Airport 24,764,470 16,994,637 -7,769,833
London 21,842,894 18,491,993 -3,350,901
000 11,011,269 3,490,305 -7,520,964
Portsmouth 9,695,682 4,555,484 -5,140,198
Poole 7,745,969 5,030,595 -2,715,374
Dover 6,453,542 4,216,644 -2,236,898
Felixstowe 3,405,930 3,781,468 +375,538
499 0 4,965,458 +4,965,458
Eurotunnel 2,404,917 2,131,132 -273,785
London Gateway Port 4,363,627 24,308 -4,339,319

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 48
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 34
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 26
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 40
2025-11 44
2025-10 52
2025-09 53
2025-08 58

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+ 146
1m-15m 79
15m-54m 25
Other 25
0-1m 21

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 £
Austria 20,962,389
United States 16,801,673
South Africa 12,271,022
Argentina 6,387,147
France 5,965,765

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 £
Austria 12,350,557 8,611,832 -3,738,725
United States 10,736,613 6,065,060 -4,671,553
South Africa 7,555,465 4,715,557 -2,839,908
Argentina 2,914,589 3,472,558 +557,969
France 3,155,361 2,810,404 -344,957
Germany 2,496,651 1,462,981 -1,033,670
Singapore 1,295,024 1,891,245 +596,221
Spain 1,409,592 1,435,771 +26,179
China 1,213,116 1,302,456 +89,340
Switzerland 1,318,558 1,111,481 -207,077

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 8,204
Germany 1,135
Nicaragua 718
China 20

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 900 7,304 +6,404
Germany 409 726 +317
Nicaragua 718 0 -718
China 0 20 +20

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,398,978
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,694,109
Air transport 17,283,349
Road transport 28,637
Other 10,481

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,744,294 15,654,684 -5,089,610
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,311,889 13,382,220 -5,929,669
Air transport 8,433,091 8,850,258 +417,167
Road transport 0 28,637 +28,637
Other 2,431 8,050 +5,619

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,147,769
London Heathrow Airport 12,679,605
London 12,338,771
Liverpool Docks 8,689,066
Southampton 7,927,519

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,267,901 14,879,868 -4,388,033
London Heathrow Airport 6,650,667 6,028,938 -621,729
London 7,617,040 4,721,731 -2,895,309
Liverpool Docks 5,021,988 3,667,078 -1,354,910
Southampton 4,355,538 3,571,981 -783,557
Felixstowe 1,703,969 709,909 -994,060
East Midlands Airport 1,010,819 1,083,708 +72,889
London Gateway Port 772,299 752,955 -19,344
Birmingham Airport 85,975 1,063,004 +977,029
Poole 616,725 40,191 -576,534

Quick facts

HS code: 84831029

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

Description: Transmission shafts made from materials other than cast iron or forged steel, used in various machinery