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 18,224,580
Germany 15,610,814
Belgium 13,362,503
China 5,898,297
France 5,794,068

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 9,268,069 8,956,511 -311,558
Germany 8,329,885 7,280,929 -1,048,956
Belgium 7,460,988 5,901,515 -1,559,473
China 2,881,253 3,017,044 +135,791
France 3,033,282 2,760,786 -272,496
Turkey 2,122,549 3,522,928 +1,400,379
Taiwan 1,035,108 833,292 -201,816
Indonesia 1,162,646 499,982 -662,664
Slovenia 726,949 682,291 -44,658
Netherlands 1,036,498 317,807 -718,691

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 15,807,037
Japan 14,337,484
Germany 13,722,575
China 7,027,502
Turkey 5,658,746

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 8,365,963 7,441,074 -924,889
Japan 7,947,214 6,390,270 -1,556,944
Germany 7,543,455 6,179,120 -1,364,335
China 3,351,640 3,675,862 +324,222
Turkey 2,135,818 3,522,928 +1,387,110
France 1,928,920 2,110,561 +181,641
Thailand 1,721,484 2,309,623 +588,139
Indonesia 1,608,550 1,233,677 -374,873
Taiwan 1,010,534 816,688 -193,846
India 739,303 771,354 +32,051

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 3 4 +1
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
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
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) 56,040,642
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,515,522
Road transport 5,328,084
Air transport 230,536
Other 201,092

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) 30,026,495 26,014,147 -4,012,348
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,665,027 9,850,495 +1,185,468
Road transport 2,914,255 2,413,829 -500,426
Air transport 116,622 113,914 -2,708
Other 120,005 81,087 -38,918

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 17,141,747
Eurotunnel 12,023,858
Felixstowe 10,041,739
Poole 6,671,609
ZLC 5,325,355

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 10,326,171 6,815,576 -3,510,595
Eurotunnel 5,065,671 6,958,187 +1,892,516
Felixstowe 5,026,822 5,014,917 -11,905
Poole 6,362,933 308,676 -6,054,257
ZLC 2,911,526 2,413,829 -497,697
Portsmouth 360,659 4,574,710 +4,214,051
London 2,080,907 2,585,056 +504,149
Purfleet 2,176,248 2,219,776 +43,528
London Gateway Port 1,721,825 2,528,514 +806,689
Immingham Docks 2,505,433 1,535,485 -969,948

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
2026-05 8
2026-04 12
2026-03 12
2026-02 7
2026-01 7

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 14
54m+ 13
15m-54m 6
0-1m 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 1,140,314
France 355,106
Spain 108,162
Taiwan 91,307
Germany 81,442

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 497,703 642,611 +144,908
France 313,011 42,095 -270,916
Spain 32,386 75,776 +43,390
Taiwan 91,307 0 -91,307
Germany 42,280 39,162 -3,118
United States 29,763 14,201 -15,562
Portugal 10,653 31,923 +21,270
United Arab Emirates 42,220 0 -42,220
Italy 30,494 6,697 -23,797
Thailand 18,525 7,570 -10,955

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 388,631
France 238,805
Germany 134,262
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 123,576 265,055 +141,479
France 102,234 136,571 +34,337
Germany 78,498 55,764 -22,734
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
Turkey 0 600 +600
Thailand 367 0 -367

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) 1,102,322
Other 774,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 209,205
Air transport 89,114

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) 619,395 482,927 -136,468
Other 314,636 460,335 +145,699
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 192,415 16,790 -175,625
Air transport 56,333 32,781 -23,552

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 774,971
Liverpool Docks 457,303
Dover / Eurotunnel 342,059
Holyhead 243,809
Southampton 109,531

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 £
000 314,636 460,335 +145,699
Liverpool Docks 172,102 285,201 +113,099
Dover / Eurotunnel 278,856 63,203 -215,653
Holyhead 124,198 119,611 -4,587
Southampton 103,818 5,713 -98,105
London Gateway Port 88,597 9,827 -78,770
East Midlands Airport 32,859 23,355 -9,504
Dover 20,734 7,274 -13,460
London Heathrow Airport 13,669 9,426 -4,243
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