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 11,486,138
China 5,887,661
Spain 5,230,418
United States 3,960,004
Hungary 2,830,398

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 5,378,750 6,107,388 +728,638
China 1,953,837 3,933,824 +1,979,987
Spain 1,728,014 3,502,404 +1,774,390
United States 2,491,589 1,468,415 -1,023,174
Hungary 983,804 1,846,594 +862,790
France 1,467,471 1,094,664 -372,807
Switzerland 781,870 1,107,377 +325,507
Austria 345,667 1,356,672 +1,011,005
Poland 402,324 703,764 +301,440
Ireland 422,867 483,252 +60,385

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 10,696,387
China 7,369,578
United States 3,704,418
Hungary 3,215,017
Czechia 2,828,542

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 5,380,236 5,316,151 -64,085
China 2,249,510 5,120,068 +2,870,558
United States 2,429,013 1,275,405 -1,153,608
Hungary 1,368,015 1,847,002 +478,987
Czechia 1,088,185 1,740,357 +652,172
Spain 769,096 1,665,808 +896,712
Switzerland 742,923 516,497 -226,426
Poland 445,345 749,826 +304,481
France 545,433 626,197 +80,764
Belgium 370,710 525,345 +154,635

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 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Inner London - West 4
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 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Lancashire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Merseyside 1 3 +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) 26,358,520
Air transport 6,465,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,892,987
Other 3,140,981
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) 9,894,847 16,463,673 +6,568,826
Air transport 4,082,859 2,383,062 -1,699,797
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,257,692 2,635,295 -622,397
Other 1,046,211 2,094,770 +1,048,559
Road transport 177,690 233,772 +56,082

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,241,841
Dover 4,620,015
000 3,140,981
London Heathrow Airport 2,760,845
Thamesport 2,304,702

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 5,986,809 11,255,032 +5,268,223
Dover 1,680,333 2,939,682 +1,259,349
000 1,046,211 2,094,770 +1,048,559
London Heathrow Airport 1,436,485 1,324,360 -112,125
Thamesport 1,118,131 1,186,571 +68,440
Felixstowe 1,099,292 825,214 -274,078
Southampton 1,167,937 656,552 -511,385
Birmingham Airport 1,477,685 78,356 -1,399,329
Eurotunnel 677,412 857,386 +179,974
East Midlands Airport 524,663 831,685 +307,022

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 other transport equipment 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 14
2026-03 12
2026-02 14
2026-01 16
2025-12 15

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+ 35
1m-15m 29
Other 4
0-1m 2
15m-54m 2

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 2,951,399
Ireland 1,680,651
France 1,163,536
United States 1,045,804
Italy 958,594

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 1,698,354 1,253,045 -445,309
Ireland 717,044 963,607 +246,563
France 586,870 576,666 -10,204
United States 644,401 401,403 -242,998
Italy 845,524 113,070 -732,454
Germany 536,544 413,814 -122,730
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 391,253 1,682 -389,571
Austria 41,177 267,458 +226,281
Malaysia 299,615 0 -299,615
Poland 209,551 51,544 -158,007

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) 8,337,627
Air transport 2,762,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 354,637
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) 4,639,246 3,698,381 -940,865
Air transport 2,023,587 738,422 -1,285,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 165,565 189,072 +23,507
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 5,768,575
London Heathrow Airport 1,169,495
East Midlands Airport 975,350
Heysham 684,699
Liverpool Docks 590,683

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 3,364,460 2,404,115 -960,345
London Heathrow Airport 716,406 453,089 -263,317
East Midlands Airport 788,818 186,532 -602,286
Heysham 251,976 432,723 +180,747
Liverpool Docks 396,276 194,407 -201,869
Holyhead 67,898 368,378 +300,480
Manchester Airport 392,831 0 -392,831
Hull 265,975 57,613 -208,362
Dover 63,808 125,504 +61,696
ZLC 116,570 59,628 -56,942

Quick facts

HS code: 86079190

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

Description: Miscellaneous components for railway locomotives