Import/export HS code 87085020: Axles for industrial assembly

Axles designed for industrial vehicle assembly

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  • 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 £
Italy 34,114,674
Germany 18,049,129
Mexico 3,447,295
China 2,714,609
Japan 1,544,760

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 £
Italy 17,423,994 16,690,680 -733,314
Germany 11,686,687 6,362,442 -5,324,245
Mexico 3,285,822 161,473 -3,124,349
China 1,327,527 1,387,082 +59,555
Japan 1,506,469 38,291 -1,468,178
France 732,848 747,527 +14,679
Belgium 1,029,644 25,330 -1,004,314
United States 501,914 365,029 -136,885
Netherlands 264,655 17,302 -247,353
India 94,767 78,096 -16,671

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 £
Italy 34,347,126
Germany 18,324,983
Mexico 3,437,851
China 2,807,373
France 1,800,919

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 £
Italy 17,727,449 16,619,677 -1,107,772
Germany 11,778,789 6,546,194 -5,232,595
Mexico 3,276,378 161,473 -3,114,905
China 1,358,445 1,448,928 +90,483
France 1,361,332 439,587 -921,745
Japan 1,512,767 38,291 -1,474,476
United States 477,370 340,770 -136,600
India 124,931 171,813 +46,882
Turkey 107,704 45,156 -62,548
United Kingdom 74,213 58,359 -15,854

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 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
West Midlands 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6

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 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +1
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 5 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 2 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,405,402
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,198,985
Air transport 1,433,122
Other 48,720
Road transport 4,902

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,752,955 23,652,447 -6,100,508
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,364,877 1,834,108 -5,530,769
Air transport 883,206 549,916 -333,290
Other 17,798 30,922 +13,124
Road transport 4,902 0 -4,902

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 33,916,210
Eurotunnel 10,386,526
Felixstowe 6,661,032
London Gateway Port 4,062,965
499 2,621,999

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 £
Dover 17,973,865 15,942,345 -2,031,520
Eurotunnel 5,318,057 5,068,469 -249,588
Felixstowe 4,419,317 2,241,715 -2,177,602
London Gateway Port 3,373,988 688,977 -2,685,011
499 2,614,307 7,692 -2,606,615
London 1,263,274 216,516 -1,046,758
Harwich 726,924 431,904 -295,020
Purfleet 781,099 0 -781,099
Dover / Eurotunnel 262,462 272,361 +9,899
Southampton 157,201 323,666 +166,465

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 33
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 17
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 20
2025-10 14
2025-09 15
2025-08 19

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+ 37
1m-15m 31
0-1m 15
15m-54m 12
Other 6

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 31,864,618
France 10,848,690
Poland 5,300,086
Spain 3,809,534
Romania 1,898,899

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 1,817,921 30,046,697 +28,228,776
France 7,264,217 3,584,473 -3,679,744
Poland 2,794,182 2,505,904 -288,278
Spain 3,754,659 54,875 -3,699,784
Romania 1,831,822 67,077 -1,764,745
United States 800,583 975,966 +175,383
Netherlands 236,405 336,340 +99,935
Mexico 285,533 245,433 -40,100
Czechia 372,022 4,566 -367,456
Ghana 156,935 109,330 -47,605

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) 52,770,394
Air transport 4,660,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,040,481
Other 82,748
Rail transport 30,977

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) 16,072,657 36,697,737 +20,625,080
Air transport 2,582,457 2,078,342 -504,115
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,154,451 886,030 -1,268,421
Other 17,079 65,669 +48,590
Rail transport 0 30,977 +30,977

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,605,658
Hull 18,946,434
Middlesbrough 5,981,963
Immingham Docks 4,231,907
East Midlands Airport 2,056,707

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 12,346,792 11,258,866 -1,087,926
Hull 98,055 18,848,379 +18,750,324
Middlesbrough 3,204,877 2,777,086 -427,791
Immingham Docks 590,372 3,641,535 +3,051,163
East Midlands Airport 1,369,260 687,447 -681,813
London Heathrow Airport 562,384 696,734 +134,350
London Gateway Port 482,212 227,394 -254,818
ZLC 355,979 330,298 -25,681
Southampton 177,263 425,694 +248,431
Dover 327,887 91,408 -236,479

Quick facts

HS code: 87085020

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

Description: Axles designed for industrial vehicle assembly