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 26,497,490
Netherlands 19,875,971
France 17,144,552
Italy 16,351,684
Austria 13,607,894

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 11,110,879 15,386,611 +4,275,732
Netherlands 7,613,242 12,262,729 +4,649,487
France 13,129,747 4,014,805 -9,114,942
Italy 8,780,401 7,571,283 -1,209,118
Austria 10,589,858 3,018,036 -7,571,822
Viet Nam 5,764,626 3,795,918 -1,968,708
Japan 4,116,029 2,587,976 -1,528,053
Thailand 2,821,034 2,374,592 -446,442
Denmark 804,110 896,057 +91,947
India 607,108 858,779 +251,671

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 £
China 27,989,475
Italy 17,332,064
Austria 15,795,371
Indonesia 11,676,843
Viet Nam 11,410,101

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 11,653,200 16,336,275 +4,683,075
Italy 9,016,808 8,315,256 -701,552
Austria 11,987,257 3,808,114 -8,179,143
Indonesia 7,071,837 4,605,006 -2,466,831
Viet Nam 6,832,964 4,577,137 -2,255,827
France 5,549,006 5,231,217 -317,789
Japan 5,501,013 4,689,136 -811,877
India 4,344,719 2,497,017 -1,847,702
Thailand 2,918,541 2,746,894 -171,647
Spain 1,469,893 826,433 -643,460

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 0 -4
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Lincolnshire 3 4 +1
Devon 2 3 +1
North Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +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) 62,502,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,675,009
Other 20,334,455
Air transport 2,081,764
Road transport 6,879

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) 37,494,098 25,008,561 -12,485,537
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,856,700 21,818,309 +6,961,609
Other 14,362,171 5,972,284 -8,389,887
Air transport 664,549 1,417,215 +752,666
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 31,180,769
Eurotunnel 20,538,335
000 20,334,455
Southampton 11,688,811
Felixstowe 9,926,361

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 20,701,379 10,479,390 -10,221,989
Eurotunnel 10,752,611 9,785,724 -966,887
000 14,362,171 5,972,284 -8,389,887
Southampton 5,501,826 6,186,985 +685,159
Felixstowe 6,656,849 3,269,512 -3,387,337
499 1,705,778 5,871,514 +4,165,736
London Gateway Port 261,098 6,328,269 +6,067,171
London 3,093,562 2,057,446 -1,036,116
Immingham Docks 1,755,207 1,091,945 -663,262
Dover / Eurotunnel 864,669 339,322 -525,347

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 48
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
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
2026-01 18
2025-11 20
2025-10 25
2025-09 21
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
1m-15m 31
0-1m 30
54m+ 9
Other 7
15m-54m 3

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 1,435,017
Sweden 587,176
Ireland 451,153
Cyprus 328,851
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 1,194,837 240,180 -954,657
Sweden 113,510 473,666 +360,156
Ireland 305,429 145,724 -159,705
Cyprus 145,483 183,368 +37,885
Norway 22,301 193,607 +171,306
Australia 81,425 53,863 -27,562
Netherlands 56,610 70,265 +13,655
Japan 80,598 31,452 -49,146
Spain 69,809 32,315 -37,494
Czechia 40,369 46,738 +6,369

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 11,009
XI 3,692

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 154,046 5,605 -148,441
Nicaragua 8,050 2,959 -5,091
XI 3,692 0 -3,692

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) 2,728,136
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,380,239
Other 174,352
Air transport 159,578
Road transport 6,000

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) 1,822,038 906,098 -915,940
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 622,227 758,012 +135,785
Other 165,788 8,564 -157,224
Air transport 101,961 57,617 -44,344
Road transport 6,000 0 -6,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,086,594
Immingham Docks 813,866
Dover / Eurotunnel 687,602
Felixstowe 503,057
Southampton 371,072

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 923,769 162,825 -760,944
Immingham Docks 154,440 659,426 +504,986
Dover / Eurotunnel 383,086 304,516 -78,570
Felixstowe 441,507 61,550 -379,957
Southampton 114,349 256,723 +142,374
Liverpool Docks 162,422 67,926 -94,496
Holyhead 105,992 108,709 +2,717
000 165,788 8,564 -157,224
London Heathrow Airport 87,765 39,199 -48,566
Portsmouth 50,910 2,000 -48,910

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