Import/export HS code 84834051: Gearboxes

Mechanical devices that change speed or torque in machinery, commonly used in vehicles and industrial equipment

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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 £
Italy 119,222,082
France 48,434,369
Denmark 32,826,210
Germany 31,734,586
Poland 28,351,866

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 £
Italy 51,917,309 67,304,773 +15,387,464
France 26,341,777 22,092,592 -4,249,185
Denmark 18,693,724 14,132,486 -4,561,238
Germany 14,846,490 16,888,096 +2,041,606
Poland 13,886,795 14,465,071 +578,276
United States 13,251,520 13,562,715 +311,195
India 9,740,111 9,897,561 +157,450
Sweden 7,258,453 5,355,286 -1,903,167
South Korea 7,036,332 4,824,467 -2,211,865
Finland 3,117,459 4,884,009 +1,766,550

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 £
Italy 118,889,864
Poland 42,192,014
Germany 41,439,000
United Kingdom 39,957,064
France 36,896,240

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 £
Italy 51,520,904 67,368,960 +15,848,056
Poland 19,850,428 22,341,586 +2,491,158
Germany 21,258,163 20,180,837 -1,077,326
United Kingdom 19,295,926 20,661,138 +1,365,212
France 22,499,251 14,396,989 -8,102,262
United States 14,801,107 14,522,912 -278,195
India 9,777,239 10,011,042 +233,803
Denmark 5,565,492 8,088,345 +2,522,853
South Korea 6,810,894 2,107,448 -4,703,446
Portugal 70,293 7,251,506 +7,181,213

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 48
West Yorkshire 48
Surrey, East and West Sussex 47
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 43
Inner London - West 40

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 36 29 -7
West Yorkshire 32 33 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 34 35 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 36 37 +1
Inner London - West 29 28 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 28 34 +6
West Midlands 21 31 +10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 26 25 -1
Greater Manchester 25 25 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22 24 +2

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) 237,162,027
Air transport 84,880,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,589,389
Other 24,789,363
Road transport 12,431,650

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) 111,688,688 125,473,339 +13,784,651
Air transport 36,861,424 48,018,582 +11,157,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,341,353 25,248,036 -2,093,317
Other 21,493,646 3,295,717 -18,197,929
Road transport 34,119 12,397,531 +12,363,412

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 88,745,821
Eurotunnel 72,978,437
Immingham Docks 34,337,332
London Heathrow Airport 29,086,146
000 24,789,363

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 £
Dover 49,403,160 39,342,661 -10,060,499
Eurotunnel 28,296,752 44,681,685 +16,384,933
Immingham Docks 22,460,309 11,877,023 -10,583,286
London Heathrow Airport 13,230,317 15,855,829 +2,625,512
000 21,493,646 3,295,717 -18,197,929
499 174,006 23,526,232 +23,352,226
London Gateway Port 8,530,928 10,460,768 +1,929,840
East Midlands Airport 7,390,679 10,501,027 +3,110,348
Birmingham Airport 6,321,804 6,695,633 +373,829
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,846,903 6,430,888 +1,583,985

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
198
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
171
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
84
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
52
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
41

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 166
2026-04 161
2026-03 194
2026-02 175
2026-01 166

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+ 362
1m-15m 356
15m-54m 99
Other 59
0-1m 43

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 £
Italy 151,875,503
United States 49,234,800
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 37,711,295
Germany 32,632,826
Saudi Arabia 27,137,355

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 £
Italy 74,197,670 77,677,833 +3,480,163
United States 24,445,427 24,789,373 +343,946
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,792,646 23,918,649 +10,126,003
Germany 12,295,199 20,337,627 +8,042,428
Saudi Arabia 24,634,025 2,503,330 -22,130,695
Japan 9,184,290 15,851,603 +6,667,313
Canada 16,883,390 5,922,406 -10,960,984
United Arab Emirates 11,096,720 10,273,334 -823,386
Denmark 10,417,999 5,408,384 -5,009,615
Norway 5,804,124 6,726,743 +922,619

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 £
Italy 1,040,319
Nicaragua 231,280
XI 168,411
China 103,903
Ireland 23,465

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 £
Italy 562,285 478,034 -84,251
Nicaragua 219,786 11,494 -208,292
XI 93,154 75,257 -17,897
China 56,212 47,691 -8,521
Ireland 5,149 18,316 +13,167
India 13,926 4,667 -9,259
Germany 0 18,270 +18,270
Brazil 10,212 4,240 -5,972
XL 0 9,901 +9,901
United States 2,782 0 -2,782

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 263,195,448
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 202,971,677
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,831,077
Other 1,732,137
Road transport 25,217

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 143,068,861 120,126,587 -22,942,274
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 96,168,404 106,803,273 +10,634,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,582,046 20,249,031 -333,015
Other 1,045,477 686,660 -358,817
Road transport 0 25,217 +25,217
Rail transport 0 3,681 +3,681

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 167,625,199
Dover / Eurotunnel 164,479,999
East Midlands Airport 26,905,167
Warton Aerodrome 24,897,400
Immingham Docks 23,338,547

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 86,008,360 81,616,839 -4,391,521
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,056,516 85,423,483 +6,366,967
East Midlands Airport 13,505,337 13,399,830 -105,507
Warton Aerodrome 23,116,995 1,780,405 -21,336,590
Immingham Docks 10,939,403 12,399,144 +1,459,741
Manchester Airport 7,635,241 9,303,715 +1,668,474
Southampton 8,102,384 8,098,855 -3,529
Liverpool Docks 4,776,499 5,448,269 +671,770
London Stansted Airport 4,401,234 5,797,662 +1,396,428
Birmingham Airport 4,778,484 3,164,635 -1,613,849

Quick facts

HS code: 84834051

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

Description: Mechanical devices that change speed or torque in machinery, commonly used in vehicles and industrial equipment