Import/export HS code 87084091: Forged steel gearbox parts

Gearbox components made from closed-die forged steel

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  • 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 6,193,741
Italy 3,757,973
France 3,158,260
Mexico 993,758
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 823,225

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 2,600,106 3,593,635 +993,529
Italy 837,217 2,920,756 +2,083,539
France 1,100,567 2,057,693 +957,126
Mexico 279,559 714,199 +434,640
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 325,330 497,895 +172,565
China 267,829 345,652 +77,823
Germany 290,227 175,191 -115,036
Belgium 308,587 60,802 -247,785
India 46,148 51,363 +5,215
Australia 18,072 18,685 +613

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 6,289,139
France 3,165,318
China 1,461,358
Mexico 899,005
Italy 440,863

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 2,586,653 3,702,486 +1,115,833
France 1,142,345 2,022,973 +880,628
China 630,747 830,611 +199,864
Mexico 276,496 622,509 +346,013
Italy 273,204 167,659 -105,545
Germany 216,602 183,472 -33,130
India 47,075 55,117 +8,042
Australia 18,072 18,685 +613
Japan 10,783 19,794 +9,011
Switzerland 0 20,339 +20,339

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 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
West Midlands 5
Essex 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4

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 7 4 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 5 2 -3
Essex 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 0 -3
Cheshire 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,354,252
Air transport 4,119,447
Other 3,673,528
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,439,867

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,040,855 3,313,397 +272,542
Air transport 1,549,555 2,569,892 +1,020,337
Other 865,162 2,808,366 +1,943,204
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 646,151 1,793,716 +1,147,565

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 4,557,990
000 3,673,528
Belfast Airport 2,722,877
Dover 1,240,508
Thamesport 973,660

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 £
Belfast Port 1,850,588 2,707,402 +856,814
000 865,162 2,808,366 +1,943,204
Belfast Airport 880,067 1,842,810 +962,743
Dover 149,558 1,090,950 +941,392
Thamesport 689,964 283,696 -406,268
East Midlands Airport 384,745 402,186 +17,441
Dover / Eurotunnel 254,128 223,503 -30,625
London 178,339 198,790 +20,451
Eurotunnel 19,410 347,054 +327,644
Southampton 250,524 1,021 -249,503

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 29
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 6
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 14
2026-03 13
2026-02 13
2026-01 12
2025-12 10

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 29
54m+ 23
Other 5
15m-54m 4
0-1m 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 £
China 58,685,870
Portugal 8,977,928
Czechia 1,242,965
United States 831,283
Germany 759,179

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 £
China 49,893,978 8,791,892 -41,102,086
Portugal 8,953,108 24,820 -8,928,288
Czechia 661,976 580,989 -80,987
United States 513,611 317,672 -195,939
Germany 345,934 413,245 +67,311
Poland 383,693 343,875 -39,818
France 233,708 459,421 +225,713
Belgium 202,181 267,737 +65,556
Finland 165,706 197,532 +31,826
Italy 182,019 121,332 -60,687

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 £
XI 86,728
United States 3,480
Italy 2,766
China 67
India 67

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 £
XI 1,001 85,727 +84,726
United States 1,323 2,157 +834
Italy 1,484 1,282 -202
China 67 0 -67
India 0 67 +67
Taiwan 0 19 +19

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,161,866
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,702,407
Air transport 4,901,849
Other 93,837

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,225,673 8,936,193 -41,289,480
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,871,538 830,869 -9,040,669
Air transport 2,393,864 2,507,985 +114,121
Other 3,875 89,962 +86,087

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 58,680,801
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,614,947
London Heathrow Airport 2,166,145
East Midlands Airport 1,820,729
London Stansted Airport 356,016

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 49,892,601 8,788,200 -41,104,401
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,818,828 796,119 -9,022,709
London Heathrow Airport 1,102,514 1,063,631 -38,883
East Midlands Airport 915,936 904,793 -11,143
London Stansted Airport 89,063 266,953 +177,890
ZLC 170,998 149,539 -21,459
Glasgow Airport 113,296 117,881 +4,585
London Gateway Port 63,933 94,731 +30,798
Southampton 109,548 0 -109,548
Felixstowe 84,717 19,500 -65,217

Quick facts

HS code: 87084091

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

Description: Gearbox components made from closed-die forged steel