Import/export HS code 86079190: Various locomotive parts

Miscellaneous components for railway locomotives

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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 £
Germany 10,075,374
China 4,260,833
United States 4,052,498
Spain 3,475,503
Hungary 2,400,522

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 5,171,330 4,904,044 -267,286
China 2,089,256 2,171,577 +82,321
United States 2,850,633 1,201,865 -1,648,768
Spain 1,558,847 1,916,656 +357,809
Hungary 711,528 1,688,994 +977,466
France 1,631,091 731,610 -899,481
Switzerland 643,504 1,057,526 +414,022
Austria 336,903 852,230 +515,327
Poland 401,503 397,535 -3,968
Czechia 726,769 48,440 -678,329

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 9,754,581
China 5,493,053
United States 3,868,992
Hungary 2,785,141
Spain 1,966,095

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 5,357,037 4,397,544 -959,493
China 2,381,083 3,111,970 +730,887
United States 2,783,176 1,085,816 -1,697,360
Hungary 1,095,739 1,689,402 +593,663
Spain 773,311 1,192,784 +419,473
Czechia 1,115,421 842,930 -272,491
Switzerland 593,373 499,562 -93,811
France 554,795 523,152 -31,643
Poland 454,124 401,119 -53,005
Belgium 374,270 463,285 +89,015

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Inner London - West 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3

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
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 1 -2
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Merseyside 0 3 +3
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0

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) 21,030,860
Air transport 5,952,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,893,577
Other 1,839,957
Road transport 411,462

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) 9,200,728 11,830,132 +2,629,404
Air transport 4,287,209 1,665,343 -2,621,866
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,864,335 2,029,242 -1,835,093
Other 920,432 919,525 -907
Road transport 108,242 303,220 +194,978

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,982,377
Dover 4,275,917
London Heathrow Airport 2,435,468
Southampton 2,125,618
Thamesport 2,010,722

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 / Eurotunnel 5,374,127 7,608,250 +2,234,123
Dover 1,700,449 2,575,468 +875,019
London Heathrow Airport 1,497,833 937,635 -560,198
Southampton 1,433,547 692,071 -741,476
Thamesport 1,217,029 793,693 -423,336
000 920,432 919,525 -907
Birmingham Airport 1,550,104 79,097 -1,471,007
Felixstowe 1,130,507 459,327 -671,180
Eurotunnel 709,051 814,290 +105,239
East Midlands Airport 478,830 548,775 +69,945

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 12
Land transport and transport via pipelines 10
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
Manufacture of other transport equipment 7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 14
2025-10 17
2025-09 16
2025-08 13

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+ 36
1m-15m 24
15m-54m 3
0-1m 1
Other 1

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 £
Czechia 2,944,555
Ireland 1,200,658
United States 1,057,201
Italy 1,009,392
France 995,191

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 £
Czechia 1,495,884 1,448,671 -47,213
Ireland 677,232 523,426 -153,806
United States 722,254 334,947 -387,307
Italy 883,952 125,440 -758,512
France 576,231 418,960 -157,271
Germany 659,726 238,280 -421,446
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 391,253 1,682 -389,571
Malaysia 299,615 0 -299,615
Poland 201,470 54,323 -147,147
Austria 53,689 152,981 +99,292

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) 7,557,348
Air transport 2,707,169
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 269,587
Road transport 4,985

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) 4,559,014 2,998,334 -1,560,680
Air transport 2,102,808 604,361 -1,498,447
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 170,071 99,516 -70,555
Road transport 0 4,985 +4,985

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,605,749
London Heathrow Airport 1,053,720
East Midlands Airport 981,633
Liverpool Docks 483,890
Manchester Airport 450,289

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 3,338,825 2,266,924 -1,071,901
London Heathrow Airport 697,145 356,575 -340,570
East Midlands Airport 817,595 164,038 -653,557
Liverpool Docks 371,308 112,582 -258,726
Manchester Airport 450,289 0 -450,289
Heysham 239,132 193,820 -45,312
Hull 271,626 65,699 -205,927
Holyhead 67,898 193,468 +125,570
ZLC 129,735 43,657 -86,078
Dover 65,578 93,589 +28,011

Quick facts

HS code: 86079190

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

Description: Miscellaneous components for railway locomotives