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 92,236,078
France 4,680,780
Germany 2,320,024
Japan 1,750,278
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 60,548,192 31,687,886 -28,860,306
France 3,472,588 1,208,192 -2,264,396
Germany 1,274,751 1,045,273 -229,478
Japan 1,238,643 511,635 -727,008
China 430,802 1,113,330 +682,528
United Arab Emirates 0 574,006 +574,006
Mexico 357,193 3,796 -353,397
Netherlands 244,737 67,126 -177,611
Italy 113,206 115,483 +2,277
Slovakia 101,437 2,514 -98,923

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 94,228,349
France 3,712,700
United Kingdom 1,764,836
Japan 1,753,141
Germany 1,136,438

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 61,444,308 32,784,041 -28,660,267
France 2,521,667 1,191,033 -1,330,634
United Kingdom 1,182,840 581,996 -600,844
Japan 1,236,708 516,433 -720,275
Germany 628,723 507,715 -121,008
United Arab Emirates 0 574,006 +574,006
Italy 441,605 126,128 -315,477
Netherlands 211,935 28,980 -182,955
Australia 84,706 5,471 -79,235
Austria 79,004 8,495 -70,509

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 9
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 14 5 -9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 3 -5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 4 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
West Midlands 6 2 -4
Essex 2 5 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 1 -4
Inner London - West 2 2 +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 67,019,276
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,870,123
Air transport 7,833,993
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,994,988

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 62,293,681 4,725,595 -57,568,086
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 608,849 26,261,274 +25,652,425
Air transport 3,223,552 4,610,441 +1,386,889
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,104,977 890,011 -1,214,966

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 67,019,276
499 28,195,260
East Midlands Airport 3,024,459
Dover 1,826,071
London Heathrow Airport 1,571,287

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 62,293,681 4,725,595 -57,568,086
499 0 28,195,260 +28,195,260
East Midlands Airport 1,780,428 1,244,031 -536,397
Dover 1,119,333 706,738 -412,595
London Heathrow Airport 1,135,359 435,928 -699,431
Eurotunnel 486,578 131,574 -355,004
Manchester Airport 15,393 574,006 +558,613
Birmingham Airport 229,961 322,256 +92,295
Thamesport 437,306 13,902 -423,404
Tyne 178,112 0 -178,112

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
41
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
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 11
2026-03 10
2026-02 10
2026-01 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
1m-15m 45
54m+ 32
0-1m 16
Other 10
15m-54m 8

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 22,140,381
France 15,788,206
United States 10,359,044
Italy 8,655,563
Japan 3,798,833

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 10,081,839 12,058,542 +1,976,703
France 8,984,035 6,804,171 -2,179,864
United States 5,186,356 5,172,688 -13,668
Italy 4,232,703 4,422,860 +190,157
Japan 1,432,319 2,366,514 +934,195
Slovakia 6,529 1,134,588 +1,128,059
Belgium 450,143 496,359 +46,216
Canada 690,955 57,815 -633,140
Spain 378,254 285,200 -93,054
Australia 183,699 420,104 +236,405

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 12,998
XI 10,910
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 1,104 11,894 +10,790
XI 3,263 7,647 +4,384
Italy 3,120 0 -3,120
France 0 1,436 +1,436
Portugal 978 0 -978
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) 41,690,737
Air transport 26,844,766
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,256,699
Other 127,213
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) 19,475,772 22,214,965 +2,739,193
Air transport 14,696,022 12,148,744 -2,547,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 814,830 2,441,869 +1,627,039
Other 51,875 75,338 +23,463
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 39,639,808
London Heathrow Airport 13,596,544
East Midlands Airport 11,941,562
Southampton 1,837,539
Eurotunnel 1,090,645

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 18,197,670 21,442,138 +3,244,468
London Heathrow Airport 6,969,878 6,626,666 -343,212
East Midlands Airport 7,052,957 4,888,605 -2,164,352
Southampton 162,822 1,674,717 +1,511,895
Eurotunnel 674,388 416,257 -258,131
London Gateway Port 431,580 542,142 +110,562
ZLC 443,284 375,969 -67,315
Immingham Docks 322,391 251,876 -70,515
London Stansted Airport 208,329 201,986 -6,343
Felixstowe 151,240 143,384 -7,856

Quick facts

HS code: 87084020

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

Description: Gearboxes designed for industrial vehicle assembly