Import/export HS code 401140: Motorcycle tires

Rubber tires made for motorcycles

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 £
Spain 17,363,128
Germany 13,619,131
Belgium 11,501,957
France 5,890,861
China 5,185,025

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 £
Spain 9,675,614 7,687,514 -1,988,100
Germany 8,203,564 5,415,567 -2,787,997
Belgium 7,503,923 3,998,034 -3,505,889
France 3,721,982 2,168,879 -1,553,103
China 2,664,074 2,520,951 -143,123
Turkey 2,286,091 1,265,865 -1,020,226
Taiwan 984,210 706,444 -277,766
Indonesia 1,082,972 528,853 -554,119
Netherlands 902,468 629,403 -273,065
Slovenia 645,921 549,746 -96,175

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 £
Spain 15,054,912
Japan 12,636,750
Germany 12,183,678
China 5,955,869
Thailand 3,690,687

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 £
Spain 8,325,696 6,729,216 -1,596,480
Japan 8,113,793 4,522,957 -3,590,836
Germany 7,412,474 4,771,204 -2,641,270
China 3,087,722 2,868,147 -219,575
Thailand 1,815,427 1,875,260 +59,833
France 2,034,358 1,569,876 -464,482
Turkey 2,299,360 1,265,865 -1,033,495
Indonesia 1,534,959 1,097,626 -437,333
Taiwan 933,357 762,765 -170,592
India 634,952 610,182 -24,770

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 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
West Midlands 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3

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 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
West Midlands 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 2 +2
Mid and South West Wales 2 0 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1

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) 51,616,175
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,182,123
Road transport 5,024,320
Other 199,766
Air transport 191,008

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) 30,887,976 20,728,199 -10,159,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,543,462 6,638,661 -1,904,801
Road transport 3,035,203 1,989,117 -1,046,086
Other 112,660 87,106 -25,554
Air transport 128,793 62,215 -66,578

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,131,961
Eurotunnel 10,085,673
Felixstowe 9,330,794
Poole 8,784,659
ZLC 4,993,828

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 9,487,961 5,644,000 -3,843,961
Eurotunnel 5,749,895 4,335,778 -1,414,117
Felixstowe 5,946,434 3,384,360 -2,562,074
Poole 6,197,268 2,587,391 -3,609,877
ZLC 3,004,711 1,989,117 -1,015,594
Purfleet 2,951,234 1,648,872 -1,302,362
London 1,509,692 2,859,531 +1,349,839
Immingham Docks 2,371,281 1,665,778 -705,503
Southampton 2,054,458 1,617,154 -437,304
London Gateway Port 1,231,515 1,906,584 +675,069

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 20
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Dormant Company 2
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 11
2025-10 8
2025-09 11
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 13
54m+ 11
15m-54m 7
0-1m 3
Other 2

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 £
Ireland 1,022,705
France 482,137
Germany 156,752
Taiwan 91,307
Spain 54,695

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 £
Ireland 602,428 420,277 -182,151
France 440,627 41,510 -399,117
Germany 123,340 33,412 -89,928
Taiwan 90,247 1,060 -89,187
Spain 17,887 36,808 +18,921
United Arab Emirates 42,220 0 -42,220
Italy 17,601 18,230 +629
United States 30,521 5,051 -25,470
Thailand 12,769 8,822 -3,947
Portugal 9,113 9,547 +434

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 £
France 257,218
China 215,402
Germany 168,205
Switzerland 6,017
United States 2,282

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 £
France 143,710 113,508 -30,202
China 69,399 146,003 +76,604
Germany 124,945 43,260 -81,685
Switzerland 6,017 0 -6,017
United States 2,282 0 -2,282
Italy 0 1,564 +1,564
Ireland 1,066 144 -922
Austria 213 559 +346
Thailand 367 0 -367
Turkey 0 323 +323

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) 1,094,444
Other 654,325
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 258,454
Air transport 78,805

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) 780,808 313,636 -467,172
Other 348,535 305,790 -42,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 248,000 10,454 -237,546
Air transport 56,352 22,453 -33,899

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 654,325
Dover / Eurotunnel 467,059
Liverpool Docks 351,877
Holyhead 204,185
London Gateway Port 151,671

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 £
000 348,535 305,790 -42,745
Dover / Eurotunnel 406,146 60,913 -345,233
Liverpool Docks 174,303 177,574 +3,271
Holyhead 142,596 61,589 -81,007
London Gateway Port 147,071 4,600 -142,471
Southampton 100,929 5,854 -95,075
East Midlands Airport 37,506 9,339 -28,167
Dover 23,289 5,922 -17,367
London Heathrow Airport 13,925 8,230 -5,695
Middlesbrough 18,620 0 -18,620

Quick facts

HS code: 401140

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

Description: Rubber tires made for motorcycles