Import/export HS code 871120: Medium engine motorcycles (50-250 cm³)

Motorcycles with an engine size between 50 cm³ and 250 cm³. Suitable for everyday commuting and light touring

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* 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 £
China 30,689,519
Netherlands 23,853,990
Italy 18,787,534
France 16,931,736
Austria 13,260,390

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 £
China 14,303,522 16,385,997 +2,082,475
Netherlands 8,606,165 15,247,825 +6,641,660
Italy 9,098,693 9,688,841 +590,148
France 12,068,721 4,863,015 -7,205,706
Austria 8,733,004 4,527,386 -4,205,618
Viet Nam 4,745,004 4,202,307 -542,697
Japan 4,097,927 3,167,046 -930,881
Thailand 2,549,875 2,562,908 +13,033
India 562,746 1,737,770 +1,175,024
Denmark 1,112,480 733,011 -379,469

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 £
China 32,324,955
Italy 19,592,754
Austria 15,049,589
Indonesia 13,499,226
France 12,101,425

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 £
China 15,089,351 17,235,604 +2,146,253
Italy 9,543,031 10,049,723 +506,692
Austria 9,975,320 5,074,269 -4,901,051
Indonesia 6,419,576 7,079,650 +660,074
France 6,343,220 5,758,205 -585,015
Japan 5,809,145 5,664,666 -144,479
Viet Nam 5,776,735 5,362,583 -414,152
India 3,865,707 3,734,573 -131,134
Thailand 2,748,929 2,953,678 +204,749
Spain 1,179,407 1,263,374 +83,967

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Northern Ireland 6
Lincolnshire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 6 +3
Northern Ireland 5 3 -2
Lincolnshire 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 4 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 4 +0
Devon 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 0 -3
Lancashire 2 3 +1
North Yorkshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,773,804
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,630,520
Other 15,803,788
Air transport 2,838,696
Rail transport 76,563

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) 35,689,053 33,084,751 -2,604,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,743,434 27,887,086 +10,143,652
Other 13,469,399 2,334,389 -11,135,010
Air transport 792,173 2,046,523 +1,254,350
Rail transport 0 76,563 +76,563
Road transport 6,879 0 -6,879

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 34,116,316
Eurotunnel 20,511,848
000 15,803,788
Southampton 13,178,919
499 12,423,020

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 18,428,913 15,687,403 -2,741,510
Eurotunnel 11,374,760 9,137,088 -2,237,672
000 13,469,399 2,334,389 -11,135,010
Southampton 6,759,757 6,419,162 -340,595
499 1,072,327 11,350,693 +10,278,366
Felixstowe 5,982,800 4,295,563 -1,687,237
London Gateway Port 2,609,317 7,256,055 +4,646,738
London 3,259,831 2,166,694 -1,093,137
Immingham Docks 1,505,640 2,562,224 +1,056,584
Dover / Eurotunnel 786,786 859,530 +72,744

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
51
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Manufacture of other transport equipment
3
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 19
2026-04 22
2026-03 25
2026-02 27
2026-01 18

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 33
0-1m 29
Other 10
54m+ 9
15m-54m 4

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 £
United States 1,462,756
Sweden 570,595
Ireland 531,891
Cyprus 437,925
Norway 215,908

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 £
United States 884,819 577,937 -306,882
Sweden 216,225 354,370 +138,145
Ireland 322,350 209,541 -112,809
Cyprus 158,263 279,662 +121,399
Norway 204,672 11,236 -193,436
Australia 115,807 67,649 -48,158
Japan 81,548 39,802 -41,746
Netherlands 42,890 77,115 +34,225
Spain 87,371 18,053 -69,318
Poland 13,400 89,322 +75,922

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 £
Switzerland 159,651
Nicaragua 13,633

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 £
Switzerland 159,651 0 -159,651
Nicaragua 10,500 3,133 -7,367

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) 2,703,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,511,382
Air transport 395,827
Other 173,284

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) 1,813,334 889,889 -923,445
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 590,409 920,973 +330,564
Air transport 92,411 303,416 +211,005
Other 170,151 3,133 -167,018

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,101,723
Immingham Docks 786,785
Dover / Eurotunnel 746,209
Southampton 616,812
London Heathrow Airport 358,732

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 £
London Gateway Port 868,398 233,325 -635,073
Immingham Docks 429,781 357,004 -72,777
Dover / Eurotunnel 336,698 409,511 +72,813
Southampton 172,880 443,932 +271,052
London Heathrow Airport 79,025 279,707 +200,682
Holyhead 119,879 168,571 +48,692
Liverpool Docks 176,978 69,742 -107,236
Felixstowe 153,166 41,796 -111,370
000 170,151 3,133 -167,018
Portsmouth 50,910 3,500 -47,410

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 871120

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

Description: Motorcycles with an engine size between 50 cm³ and 250 cm³. Suitable for everyday commuting and light touring