Import/export HS code 86079910: Axle-boxes and their parts

Axle-box components for railway or tramway vehicles

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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 £
India 444,967
Germany 378,027
United States 174,549
Japan 137,659
Ireland 104,897

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 £
India 294,551 150,416 -144,135
Germany 97,958 280,069 +182,111
United States 124,640 49,909 -74,731
Japan 85,450 52,209 -33,241
Ireland 49,420 55,477 +6,057
Austria 9,660 46,511 +36,851
Spain 1,995 38,667 +36,672
Italy 1,365 35,846 +34,481
Australia 0 30,238 +30,238
France 16,082 4,360 -11,722

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 £
India 387,812
Germany 377,864
United States 151,016
Japan 137,659
United Kingdom 116,945

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 £
India 294,551 93,261 -201,290
Germany 101,468 276,396 +174,928
United States 126,005 25,011 -100,994
Japan 85,450 52,209 -33,241
United Kingdom 49,420 67,525 +18,105
Sweden 0 57,155 +57,155
Czechia 9,660 44,445 +34,785
Spain 1,995 38,667 +36,672
Italy 1,626 35,846 +34,220
Canada 0 24,898 +24,898

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
Merseyside 2
South Yorkshire 2
Cheshire 1

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 0 2 +2
Merseyside 0 2 +2
South Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Northern Ireland 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 0 1 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 1 +1
West Midlands 1 1 +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 677,224
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 495,516
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 262,391

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 387,808 289,416 -98,392
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 173,120 322,396 +149,276
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,852 135,539 +8,687

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 450,946
Dover / Eurotunnel 182,550
Dover 135,470
Eurotunnel 109,612
Manchester Airport 102,096

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 298,391 152,555 -145,836
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,449 146,101 +109,652
Dover 24,093 111,377 +87,284
Eurotunnel 63,158 46,454 -16,704
Manchester Airport 79,398 22,698 -56,700
London 23,681 46,317 +22,636
East Midlands Airport 3,360 64,638 +61,278
Holyhead 49,420 18,464 -30,956
Thamesport 53,819 0 -53,819
Southampton 0 52,209 +52,209

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 5
Land transport and transport via pipelines 3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2
Manufacture of other transport equipment 2
Civil engineering 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-02 2
2025-12 4
2025-11 2
2025-10 5
2025-09 3

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+ 13
1m-15m 3

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 £
Ireland 165,644
Norway 112,177
Spain 79,553
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 77,206
Sweden 38,722

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 £
Ireland 159,303 6,341 -152,962
Norway 54,601 57,576 +2,975
Spain 79,553 0 -79,553
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 26,675 50,531 +23,856
Sweden 8,190 30,532 +22,342
France 2,370 25,661 +23,291
Singapore 1,225 16,513 +15,288
Thailand 0 16,333 +16,333
United States 900 10,894 +9,994
South Korea 5,672 4,554 -1,118

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 335,796
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 242,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,784

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 124,594 211,202 +86,608
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 232,184 10,131 -222,053
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,500 19,284 +16,784

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 193,098
London Heathrow Airport 103,698
Heysham 83,416
Liverpool Docks 76,902
Dover / Eurotunnel 49,268

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 £
East Midlands Airport 99,422 93,676 -5,746
London Heathrow Airport 5,672 98,026 +92,354
Heysham 83,416 0 -83,416
Liverpool Docks 76,902 0 -76,902
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,478 3,790 -41,688
Manchester Airport 19,500 19,500 +0
Portsmouth 27,403 0 -27,403
London Gateway Port 0 19,284 +19,284
Holyhead 1,485 6,341 +4,856

Quick facts

HS code: 86079910

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

Description: Axle-box components for railway or tramway vehicles