Import/export HS code 84879059: Various iron or steel machinery parts

Parts for machines made of iron or steel, not covered by other specific codes

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 10,177,242
Japan 4,397,353
Ireland 4,287,809
China 3,512,229
United States 3,103,561

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 5,534,327 4,642,915 -891,412
Japan 3,642,073 755,280 -2,886,793
Ireland 3,843,322 444,487 -3,398,835
China 1,832,646 1,679,583 -153,063
United States 2,224,976 878,585 -1,346,391
Italy 1,579,729 868,117 -711,612
Spain 494,225 1,483,624 +989,399
France 954,719 773,228 -181,491
Netherlands 753,451 863,029 +109,578
Poland 706,050 731,151 +25,101

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 9,122,591
Japan 4,731,551
China 4,630,704
Ireland 3,998,603
United States 2,855,283

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 5,153,187 3,969,404 -1,183,783
Japan 3,684,566 1,046,985 -2,637,581
China 2,564,342 2,066,362 -497,980
Ireland 3,679,915 318,688 -3,361,227
United States 1,697,598 1,157,685 -539,913
Spain 908,793 1,385,463 +476,670
India 1,746,227 363,888 -1,382,339
Italy 1,042,664 927,654 -115,010
Poland 727,506 761,431 +33,925
Sweden 774,059 475,700 -298,359

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 52
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 42
West Yorkshire 31
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 30
Greater Manchester 30

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 32 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 31 22 -9
West Yorkshire 21 20 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17 22 +5
Greater Manchester 21 18 -3
West Midlands 19 21 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 18 17 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 14 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 16 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 17 14 -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) 19,686,469
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,817,526
Air transport 7,621,341
Other 624,418
Road transport 31,488

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) 12,471,440 7,215,029 -5,256,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,017,145 4,800,381 -4,216,764
Air transport 4,062,841 3,558,500 -504,341
Other 365,402 259,016 -106,386
Road transport 27,187 4,301 -22,886

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,686,871
Southampton 3,260,547
East Midlands Airport 2,599,603
London 2,370,669
Milford 2,318,372

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 3,022,570 3,664,301 +641,731
Southampton 2,580,999 679,548 -1,901,451
East Midlands Airport 1,235,823 1,363,780 +127,957
London 1,595,969 774,700 -821,269
Milford 2,310,095 8,277 -2,301,818
Eurotunnel 1,370,677 861,686 -508,991
Immingham Docks 1,276,098 776,512 -499,586
Liverpool Docks 1,710,262 253,964 -1,456,298
London Heathrow Airport 831,301 834,960 +3,659
Felixstowe 1,252,504 385,912 -866,592

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
132
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
118
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
60
Other manufacturing
40
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
37

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 89
2026-04 78
2026-03 93
2026-02 90
2026-01 79

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+ 274
1m-15m 226
15m-54m 64
Other 38
0-1m 30

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 6,704,689
United States 6,675,380
Netherlands 2,916,436
Canada 2,422,558
Germany 2,317,762

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 1,733,135 4,971,554 +3,238,419
United States 2,136,120 4,539,260 +2,403,140
Netherlands 1,570,095 1,346,341 -223,754
Canada 134,434 2,288,124 +2,153,690
Germany 833,294 1,484,468 +651,174
Norway 1,249,152 624,155 -624,997
France 529,558 1,115,169 +585,611
Turkey 685,205 858,311 +173,106
Singapore 1,022,147 357,636 -664,511
Brazil 979,097 223,135 -755,962

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 18,478
Germany 3,214
Italy 1,966
Netherlands 633
China 140

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 8,975 9,503 +528
Germany 1,118 2,096 +978
Italy 0 1,966 +1,966
Netherlands 272 361 +89
China 91 49 -42
United States 13 91 +78
Turkey 0 56 +56
France 7 0 -7

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 17,223,033
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,681,715
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,503,577
Other 25,394
Road transport 2,122

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 6,481,988 10,741,045 +4,259,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,476,149 8,205,566 +4,729,417
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,753,154 4,750,423 -2,002,731
Other 11,095 14,299 +3,204
Road transport 2,122 0 -2,122

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,742,376
Liverpool Docks 5,439,616
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,345,700
East Midlands Airport 4,141,879
Immingham Docks 3,127,861

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 2,778,859 6,963,517 +4,184,658
Liverpool Docks 744,726 4,694,890 +3,950,164
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,361,695 2,984,005 +622,310
East Midlands Airport 2,062,581 2,079,298 +16,717
Immingham Docks 1,581,741 1,546,120 -35,621
London Gateway Port 1,276,423 1,035,683 -240,740
Felixstowe 1,244,736 810,128 -434,608
Southampton 562,265 1,036,468 +474,203
Manchester Airport 765,004 372,348 -392,656
London Stansted Airport 355,714 672,363 +316,649

Quick facts

HS code: 84879059

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

Description: Parts for machines made of iron or steel, not covered by other specific codes