Import/export HS code 87084020: Gearboxes for industrial assembly

Gearboxes designed for industrial vehicle assembly

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 £
United States 99,855,259
France 5,025,192
Germany 2,533,791
Japan 1,724,857
China 1,544,132

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 £
United States 64,143,925 35,711,334 -28,432,591
France 3,556,994 1,468,198 -2,088,796
Germany 1,501,571 1,032,220 -469,351
Japan 1,053,596 671,261 -382,335
China 139,047 1,405,085 +1,266,038
United Arab Emirates 0 375,291 +375,291
Mexico 0 357,193 +357,193
Netherlands 257,967 67,126 -190,841
Italy 131,755 66,828 -64,927
Morocco 129,741 0 -129,741

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 £
United States 101,822,353
France 3,925,843
Japan 1,721,517
United Kingdom 1,704,154
Germany 1,417,250

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 £
United States 64,736,465 37,085,888 -27,650,577
France 2,467,076 1,458,767 -1,008,309
Japan 1,045,458 676,059 -369,399
United Kingdom 829,282 874,872 +45,590
Germany 842,172 575,078 -267,094
Italy 575,241 84,927 -490,314
United Arab Emirates 0 375,291 +375,291
Netherlands 223,121 28,980 -194,141
Morocco 129,741 0 -129,741
Australia 67,886 39,517 -28,369

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 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7

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 12 7 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 4 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 1 -5
West Midlands 6 2 -4
Essex 2 5 +3
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 1 -3
Outer London - West and North West 1 4 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 77,159,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,525,089
Air transport 7,869,923
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,191,700
Road transport 129,741

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 £
Other 65,421,312 11,738,249 -53,683,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 718,687 23,806,402 +23,087,715
Air transport 2,918,863 4,951,060 +2,032,197
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,264,291 927,409 -1,336,882
Road transport 129,741 0 -129,741

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 77,159,561
499 25,502,498
East Midlands Airport 3,330,800
Dover 1,894,473
London Heathrow Airport 1,670,420

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 £
000 65,421,312 11,738,249 -53,683,063
499 0 25,502,498 +25,502,498
East Midlands Airport 1,919,120 1,411,680 -507,440
Dover 1,219,579 674,894 -544,685
London Heathrow Airport 653,249 1,017,171 +363,922
Eurotunnel 627,860 65,739 -562,121
Birmingham Airport 241,903 332,796 +90,893
Thamesport 483,272 32,812 -450,460
Manchester Airport 12,354 378,330 +365,976
London 80,120 120,090 +39,970

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 19
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 11
2026-03 10
2026-02 10
2026-01 3
2025-12 9

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 46
54m+ 36
0-1m 17
15m-54m 10
Other 10

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 £
Germany 23,498,128
France 17,244,784
United States 10,768,593
Italy 8,324,914
Japan 3,853,124

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 £
Germany 11,022,142 12,475,986 +1,453,844
France 8,876,088 8,368,696 -507,392
United States 4,798,999 5,969,594 +1,170,595
Italy 4,174,781 4,150,133 -24,648
Japan 1,727,356 2,125,768 +398,412
Slovakia 1,113 992,674 +991,561
Belgium 394,451 585,557 +191,106
Spain 375,260 407,330 +32,070
Canada 711,231 60,072 -651,159
Australia 191,474 442,309 +250,835

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 £
Nicaragua 38,659
Germany 13,271
XI 10,112
Italy 3,120
France 1,436

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 £
Nicaragua 490 38,169 +37,679
Germany 1,377 11,894 +10,517
XI 3,263 6,849 +3,586
Italy 3,120 0 -3,120
France 0 1,436 +1,436
Portugal 1,064 0 -1,064
Ireland 125 0 -125

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) 43,785,704
Air transport 27,895,399
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,417,844
Other 127,984
Road transport 6,353

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) 20,022,989 23,762,715 +3,739,726
Air transport 14,585,752 13,309,647 -1,276,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,200,180 2,217,664 +1,017,484
Other 49,868 78,116 +28,248
Road transport 6,353 0 -6,353

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 41,538,697
London Heathrow Airport 13,737,315
East Midlands Airport 12,649,699
Southampton 1,631,870
Eurotunnel 1,197,646

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 18,619,707 22,918,990 +4,299,283
London Heathrow Airport 6,522,653 7,214,662 +692,009
East Midlands Airport 7,260,343 5,389,356 -1,870,987
Southampton 157,920 1,473,950 +1,316,030
Eurotunnel 757,883 439,763 -318,120
London Gateway Port 422,694 557,702 +135,008
ZLC 483,602 452,906 -30,696
Immingham Docks 356,301 276,812 -79,489
London Stansted Airport 298,780 196,005 -102,775
Liverpool Docks 402,272 41,015 -361,257

Quick facts

HS code: 87084020

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

Description: Gearboxes designed for industrial vehicle assembly