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 18,367,780
Germany 15,583,008
Belgium 13,041,703
France 6,071,768
China 5,645,167

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 9,632,487 8,735,293 -897,194
Germany 8,315,956 7,267,052 -1,048,904
Belgium 7,907,049 5,134,654 -2,772,395
France 3,583,080 2,488,688 -1,094,392
China 2,936,461 2,708,706 -227,755
Turkey 2,291,107 2,470,625 +179,518
Taiwan 1,016,785 805,810 -210,975
Indonesia 1,080,957 552,636 -528,321
Netherlands 1,152,036 339,242 -812,794
Slovenia 681,540 719,448 +37,908

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 15,978,734
Japan 14,124,029
Germany 13,772,725
China 6,740,029
Turkey 4,775,001

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 8,733,025 7,245,709 -1,487,316
Japan 8,473,183 5,650,846 -2,822,337
Germany 7,493,363 6,279,362 -1,214,001
China 3,411,518 3,328,511 -83,007
Turkey 2,304,376 2,470,625 +166,249
France 2,132,639 1,880,419 -252,220
Thailand 1,722,566 2,286,573 +564,007
Indonesia 1,639,289 1,241,027 -398,262
Taiwan 974,754 733,672 -241,082
India 690,097 775,859 +85,762

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 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
West Midlands 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
West Midlands 2 4 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 3 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 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) 56,326,459
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,330,132
Road transport 5,265,451
Air transport 231,902
Other 188,673

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) 31,514,042 24,812,417 -6,701,625
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,774,792 8,555,340 -219,452
Road transport 2,913,491 2,351,960 -561,531
Air transport 112,425 119,477 +7,052
Other 104,458 84,215 -20,243

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 17,735,740
Eurotunnel 11,493,970
Felixstowe 9,873,823
Poole 6,898,444
ZLC 5,261,842

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 11,062,217 6,673,523 -4,388,694
Eurotunnel 4,971,405 6,522,565 +1,551,160
Felixstowe 5,494,763 4,379,060 -1,115,703
Poole 6,062,722 835,722 -5,227,000
ZLC 2,909,882 2,351,960 -557,922
Portsmouth 1,111,907 3,767,916 +2,656,009
Purfleet 2,796,154 2,019,510 -776,644
London 1,630,810 2,740,495 +1,109,685
Immingham Docks 2,501,531 1,772,637 -728,894
Southampton 2,288,664 1,740,182 -548,482

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 21
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Dormant Company 2
Manufacture of other transport equipment 2
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 12
2026-03 12
2026-02 7
2026-01 7
2025-12 11

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 15
54m+ 13
0-1m 5
15m-54m 5
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 1,128,568
France 381,980
Spain 101,742
Taiwan 91,307
Germany 88,465

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 522,541 606,027 +83,486
France 342,786 39,194 -303,592
Spain 32,386 69,356 +36,970
Taiwan 91,307 0 -91,307
Germany 43,244 45,221 +1,977
Portugal 9,113 33,463 +24,350
United Arab Emirates 42,220 0 -42,220
United States 29,763 10,708 -19,055
Italy 24,751 12,440 -12,311
Thailand 16,394 9,701 -6,693

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 £
China 372,625
France 255,921
Germany 155,768
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 £
China 106,694 265,931 +159,237
France 116,752 139,169 +22,417
Germany 97,275 58,493 -38,782
Switzerland 6,017 0 -6,017
United States 2,282 0 -2,282
Italy 207 1,357 +1,150
Austria 213 559 +346
Ireland 706 0 -706
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) 1,084,963
Other 797,310
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 204,713
Air transport 89,348

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) 641,183 443,780 -197,403
Other 331,049 466,261 +135,212
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 192,415 12,298 -180,117
Air transport 51,528 37,820 -13,708

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 797,310
Liverpool Docks 448,471
Dover / Eurotunnel 363,140
Holyhead 208,617
Southampton 106,038

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 £
000 331,049 466,261 +135,212
Liverpool Docks 153,048 295,423 +142,375
Dover / Eurotunnel 300,740 62,400 -238,340
Holyhead 136,133 72,484 -63,649
Southampton 103,818 2,220 -101,598
London Gateway Port 88,597 8,828 -79,769
East Midlands Airport 29,360 26,854 -2,506
Dover 24,503 5,835 -18,668
London Heathrow Airport 13,903 9,426 -4,477
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