Import/export HS code 848390: Toothed wheels and transmission parts

Includes toothed wheels, chain sprockets, and other transmission parts used in 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 £
Germany 112,085,009
United States 108,061,290
China 70,271,023
France 63,895,085
Italy 42,682,230

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 £
Germany 54,208,168 57,876,841 +3,668,673
United States 51,165,807 56,895,483 +5,729,676
China 31,373,006 38,898,017 +7,525,011
France 35,315,863 28,579,222 -6,736,641
Italy 19,300,057 23,382,173 +4,082,116
Belgium 12,946,377 14,132,228 +1,185,851
Poland 14,058,662 12,833,751 -1,224,911
India 12,066,810 13,613,498 +1,546,688
Romania 11,501,368 11,968,829 +467,461
Austria 11,360,082 10,799,999 -560,083

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 103,152,405
United States 92,233,573
China 87,630,468
France 52,716,380
Italy 48,972,694

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 50,813,216 52,339,189 +1,525,973
United States 44,803,643 47,429,930 +2,626,287
China 41,014,625 46,615,843 +5,601,218
France 26,380,857 26,335,523 -45,334
Italy 22,855,328 26,117,366 +3,262,038
Poland 23,520,809 16,928,818 -6,591,991
India 14,928,970 16,055,603 +1,126,633
Romania 9,777,582 9,960,380 +182,798
Austria 9,901,821 9,605,782 -296,039
Belgium 8,254,767 9,820,846 +1,566,079

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 206
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 163
West Midlands 159
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 145
West Yorkshire 134

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 151 150 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 119 118 -1
West Midlands 124 115 -9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 107 112 +5
West Yorkshire 91 101 +10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 96 93 -3
Greater Manchester 86 85 -1
Inner London - West 83 90 +7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 86 85 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 87 87 +0

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 256,895,153
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 196,824,099
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 154,183,220
Other 20,001,053
Rail transport 10,577,467

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 120,615,803 136,279,350 +15,663,547
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 103,318,453 93,505,646 -9,812,807
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,742,654 85,440,566 +16,697,912
Other 13,121,257 6,879,796 -6,241,461
Rail transport 6,260,202 4,317,265 -1,942,937
Road transport 1,833,929 2,522,464 +688,535

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 91,139,554
Birmingham Airport 79,156,004
London Heathrow Airport 67,312,815
Eurotunnel 52,460,393
London Stansted Airport 45,767,377

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 £
Dover 49,968,561 41,170,993 -8,797,568
Birmingham Airport 38,772,015 40,383,989 +1,611,974
London Heathrow Airport 25,860,300 41,452,515 +15,592,215
Eurotunnel 24,902,201 27,558,192 +2,655,991
London Stansted Airport 23,007,622 22,759,755 -247,867
East Midlands Airport 21,356,299 22,482,922 +1,126,623
London 19,189,814 21,823,349 +2,633,535
Felixstowe 19,415,563 19,566,524 +150,961
Southampton 18,561,440 15,630,946 -2,930,494
000 13,121,257 6,879,796 -6,241,461

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
571
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
433
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
253
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
208
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
175

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 566
2026-04 559
2026-03 598
2026-02 578
2026-01 541

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
1m-15m 1218
54m+ 1114
15m-54m 322
0-1m 226
Other 180

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 £
United States 66,490,705
Germany 36,535,320
Singapore 35,047,322
Italy 23,574,395
France 22,329,503

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 £
United States 31,073,526 35,417,179 +4,343,653
Germany 17,132,952 19,402,368 +2,269,416
Singapore 13,338,326 21,708,996 +8,370,670
Italy 11,033,604 12,540,791 +1,507,187
France 9,632,646 12,696,857 +3,064,211
China 8,055,987 8,080,558 +24,571
Sweden 5,495,962 9,415,386 +3,919,424
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,381,119 9,878,725 +5,497,606
Netherlands 4,289,999 7,223,232 +2,933,233
Japan 5,163,671 4,738,050 -425,621

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 £
China 965,891
XI 598,079
Italy 366,240
United States 323,594
Germany 111,272

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 £
China 347,800 618,091 +270,291
XI 201,116 396,963 +195,847
Italy 239,611 126,629 -112,982
United States 157,947 165,647 +7,700
Germany 92,707 18,565 -74,142
Denmark 994 39,299 +38,305
Ireland 4,430 4,794 +364
Czechia 4,831 3,031 -1,800
India 2,952 3,427 +475
Slovenia 3,268 0 -3,268

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 210,750,641
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 103,784,137
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,088,444
Other 2,592,245
Road transport 33,517

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 93,800,607 116,950,034 +23,149,427
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,058,316 56,725,821 +9,667,505
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,197,265 36,891,179 +7,693,914
Other 1,160,757 1,431,488 +270,731
Road transport 33,517 0 -33,517

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 98,741,677
Dover / Eurotunnel 81,720,954
East Midlands Airport 42,832,167
Birmingham Airport 26,219,564
Southampton 24,548,000

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 45,586,434 53,155,243 +7,568,809
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,963,862 44,757,092 +7,793,230
East Midlands Airport 20,274,871 22,557,296 +2,282,425
Birmingham Airport 8,721,655 17,497,909 +8,776,254
Southampton 10,458,267 14,089,733 +3,631,466
Immingham Docks 6,081,719 9,799,394 +3,717,675
London Gateway Port 7,830,442 6,280,548 -1,549,894
ZLC 4,971,992 7,521,095 +2,549,103
London Stansted Airport 6,048,811 5,582,554 -466,257
Liverpool Docks 1,720,528 9,748,587 +8,028,059

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 848390

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

Description: Includes toothed wheels, chain sprockets, and other transmission parts used in machinery