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 90,440,894
France 4,899,117
Germany 1,912,110
Japan 1,553,588
China 884,809

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 68,329,930 22,110,964 -46,218,966
France 3,576,069 1,323,048 -2,253,021
Germany 1,514,113 397,997 -1,116,116
Japan 894,463 659,125 -235,338
China 140,228 744,581 +604,353
Mexico 0 357,193 +357,193
Netherlands 80,271 207,437 +127,166
Morocco 259,560 0 -259,560
Italy 199,565 36,443 -163,122
Slovakia 112,401 24,026 -88,375

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 91,749,127
France 3,818,618
Japan 1,548,605
United Kingdom 1,411,815
Germany 1,053,302

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 68,922,470 22,826,657 -46,095,813
France 2,509,079 1,309,539 -1,199,540
Japan 886,325 662,280 -224,045
United Kingdom 798,365 613,450 -184,915
Germany 879,242 174,060 -705,182
Italy 638,466 53,615 -584,851
Morocco 259,560 0 -259,560
Netherlands 46,392 205,837 +159,445
Australia 65,829 36,103 -29,726
Austria 75,965 11,534 -64,431

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 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
West Midlands 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 8 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 3 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
West Midlands 6 2 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 1 -5
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 4 0 -4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 1 -3
Cheshire 3 1 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 82,860,984
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,271,881
Air transport 5,303,114
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,899,997
Road transport 259,560

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 69,529,865 13,331,119 -56,198,746
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 610,773 9,661,108 +9,050,335
Air transport 3,004,664 2,298,450 -706,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,136,731 763,266 -1,373,465
Road transport 259,560 0 -259,560

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 82,860,984
499 9,560,532
East Midlands Airport 3,218,488
Dover 1,636,530
London Heathrow Airport 1,625,351

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 69,529,865 13,331,119 -56,198,746
499 0 9,560,532 +9,560,532
East Midlands Airport 2,104,212 1,114,276 -989,936
Dover 1,269,333 367,197 -902,136
London Heathrow Airport 566,826 1,058,525 +491,699
Eurotunnel 627,860 25,955 -601,905
Thamesport 378,346 126,496 -251,850
Birmingham Airport 237,333 31,529 -205,804
ZLC 259,560 1,050 -258,510
London 78,865 121,345 +42,480

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 39
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 19
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 10
2025-10 10
2025-09 7
2025-08 8

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 42
54m+ 31
0-1m 19
15m-54m 11
Other 7

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 22,340,106
France 14,767,283
United States 9,365,853
Italy 6,640,467
Japan 2,883,011

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 12,788,169 9,551,937 -3,236,232
France 9,106,943 5,660,340 -3,446,603
United States 4,906,081 4,459,772 -446,309
Italy 4,038,292 2,602,175 -1,436,117
Japan 1,873,839 1,009,172 -864,667
Belgium 410,217 369,160 -41,057
Canada 742,860 26,769 -716,091
Spain 419,552 244,693 -174,859
South Africa 459,291 109,128 -350,163
Netherlands 322,881 211,077 -111,804

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 31,402
Germany 9,543
XI 3,263
Italy 3,120
Portugal 1,064

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 30,912 +30,422
Germany 2,336 7,207 +4,871
XI 3,263 0 -3,263
Italy 3,120 0 -3,120
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) 38,005,319
Air transport 24,443,311
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,486,183
Other 102,482
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) 21,932,393 16,072,926 -5,859,467
Air transport 14,824,757 9,618,554 -5,206,203
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,273,490 1,212,693 -60,797
Other 52,333 50,149 -2,184
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 35,804,687
London Heathrow Airport 11,830,451
East Midlands Airport 11,349,357
Eurotunnel 1,168,916
Southampton 913,277

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 20,261,128 15,543,559 -4,717,569
London Heathrow Airport 6,605,850 5,224,601 -1,381,249
East Midlands Airport 7,404,683 3,944,674 -3,460,009
Eurotunnel 940,681 228,235 -712,446
Southampton 253,920 659,357 +405,437
London Gateway Port 374,706 470,636 +95,930
ZLC 482,400 277,545 -204,855
Immingham Docks 346,847 222,936 -123,911
London Stansted Airport 307,671 136,012 -171,659
Liverpool Docks 402,272 23,372 -378,900

Quick facts

HS code: 87084020

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

Description: Gearboxes designed for industrial vehicle assembly