Import/export HS code 871130: Large engine motorcycles (250-500 cm³)

Motorcycles with engines ranging from 250 cm³ to 500 cm³, designed for more powerful and comfortable rides

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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 £
India 23,548,083
Italy 22,455,454
Austria 19,997,842
Netherlands 15,821,301
China 13,082,789

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 £
India 10,676,554 12,871,529 +2,194,975
Italy 10,495,450 11,960,004 +1,464,554
Austria 13,409,759 6,588,083 -6,821,676
Netherlands 8,941,740 6,879,561 -2,062,179
China 5,468,685 7,614,104 +2,145,419
Thailand 5,539,856 5,724,925 +185,069
Japan 4,067,231 6,244,284 +2,177,053
France 3,145,970 1,572,856 -1,573,114
Spain 420,670 1,578,932 +1,158,262
Germany 270,589 398,125 +127,536

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 £
India 26,768,714
Italy 22,160,423
Thailand 20,585,349
Austria 17,929,903
China 14,958,390

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 £
India 11,821,098 14,947,616 +3,126,518
Italy 10,492,004 11,668,419 +1,176,415
Thailand 11,585,428 8,999,921 -2,585,507
Austria 11,760,031 6,169,872 -5,590,159
China 7,023,232 7,935,158 +911,926
Japan 6,844,178 7,625,268 +781,090
France 1,995,503 1,753,000 -242,503
Spain 1,032,701 1,893,506 +860,805
Indonesia 256,492 256,158 -334
Taiwan 475,620 0 -475,620

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 7
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4
North Yorkshire 4
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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 4 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 4 +2
North Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 0 -3
Lincolnshire 1 3 +2
Northern Ireland 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0

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) 58,826,608
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,184,785
Other 24,595,449
Air transport 3,988,417
Rail transport 29,769

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) 33,607,838 25,218,770 -8,389,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,553,362 27,631,423 +16,078,061
Other 18,088,972 6,506,477 -11,582,495
Air transport 1,192,195 2,796,222 +1,604,027
Rail transport 0 29,769 +29,769

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 29,501,087
000 24,595,449
London Gateway Port 12,532,999
Southampton 11,140,505
499 10,388,907

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 17,966,431 11,534,656 -6,431,775
000 18,088,972 6,506,477 -11,582,495
London Gateway Port 4,358,011 8,174,988 +3,816,977
Southampton 4,216,693 6,923,812 +2,707,119
499 189,949 10,198,958 +10,009,009
Immingham Docks 7,087,070 3,132,073 -3,954,997
Eurotunnel 3,516,213 4,307,869 +791,656
Felixstowe 2,291,934 4,987,170 +2,695,236
London 3,657,811 2,658,318 -999,493
East Midlands Airport 146,603 1,485,811 +1,339,208

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 44
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of other transport equipment 5
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
2026-04 28
2026-03 24
2026-02 24
2026-01 24
2025-12 17

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 24
0-1m 19
54m+ 11
Other 9
15m-54m 5

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 £
Turkey 1,496,697
United States 1,459,597
Malaysia 1,342,442
Japan 787,906
Germany 762,418

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 £
Turkey 1,159,315 337,382 -821,933
United States 633,755 825,842 +192,087
Malaysia 390,762 951,680 +560,918
Japan 324,421 463,485 +139,064
Germany 75,709 686,709 +611,000
Norway 261,776 331,329 +69,553
Sweden 71,388 477,717 +406,329
Ireland 197,760 317,495 +119,735
Czechia 462,439 44,860 -417,579
Poland 46,350 378,852 +332,502

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 £
Nicaragua 21,827
XI 713

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 £
Nicaragua 16,000 5,827 -10,173
XI 713 0 -713

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) 5,416,139
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,890,142
Air transport 1,074,224
Other 22,540

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) 2,417,726 2,998,413 +580,687
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,250,600 2,639,542 +388,942
Air transport 805,598 268,626 -536,972
Other 16,713 5,827 -10,886

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,101,263
Southampton 2,289,220
Felixstowe 1,226,831
Immingham Docks 1,155,220
London Heathrow Airport 961,202

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,300,431 1,800,832 +500,401
Southampton 681,637 1,607,583 +925,946
Felixstowe 680,384 546,447 -133,937
Immingham Docks 343,996 811,224 +467,228
London Heathrow Airport 754,290 206,912 -547,378
Dover 663,376 11,400 -651,976
London Gateway Port 440,454 204,878 -235,576
Liverpool Docks 226,797 196,926 -29,871
Holyhead 132,150 185,511 +53,361
Newhaven 18,335 148,638 +130,303

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 871130

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

Description: Motorcycles with engines ranging from 250 cm³ to 500 cm³, designed for more powerful and comfortable rides