Import/export HS code 87116010: Pedal-assisted electric bikes

Electric bikes that assist pedaling, with motors not exceeding 250 watts. Perfect for eco-friendly commuting

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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 £
Netherlands 97,681,904
Taiwan 54,234,125
China 45,053,317
France 35,317,078
Germany 34,358,967

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 £
Netherlands 49,972,213 47,709,691 -2,262,522
Taiwan 34,365,110 19,869,015 -14,496,095
China 7,913,401 37,139,916 +29,226,515
France 8,552,679 26,764,399 +18,211,720
Germany 27,985,990 6,372,977 -21,613,013
Hungary 9,560,379 13,812,238 +4,251,859
Spain 7,057,115 6,867,694 -189,421
Viet Nam 6,875,427 6,912,926 +37,499
Thailand 6,636,908 5,513,009 -1,123,899
Belgium 8,021,135 3,646,712 -4,374,423

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 £
Germany 128,851,660
Taiwan 68,366,012
China 58,022,920
Hungary 28,255,941
Netherlands 14,849,804

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 £
Germany 63,437,548 65,414,112 +1,976,564
Taiwan 41,779,567 26,586,445 -15,193,122
China 10,824,521 47,198,399 +36,373,878
Hungary 12,982,819 15,273,122 +2,290,303
Netherlands 9,885,962 4,963,842 -4,922,120
Thailand 6,701,007 5,548,475 -1,152,532
Spain 6,585,884 5,388,795 -1,197,089
Viet Nam 5,388,376 4,401,241 -987,135
Cambodia 5,865,517 3,308,364 -2,557,153
France 4,293,242 4,638,666 +345,424

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 19
Inner London - East 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Outer London - West and North West 13
Kent 9

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 12 11 -1
Inner London - East 10 10 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 9 -2
Outer London - West and North West 7 8 +1
Kent 6 8 +2
Devon 5 5 +0
Lancashire 4 4 +0
North Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 2 6 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 6 +4

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) 150,639,919
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 125,372,325
Air transport 63,600,906
Other 45,508,012
Rail transport 2,397,217

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) 69,591,391 81,048,528 +11,457,137
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,496,172 72,876,153 +20,379,981
Air transport 22,982,737 40,618,169 +17,635,432
Other 41,564,917 3,943,095 -37,621,822
Rail transport 0 2,397,217 +2,397,217
Road transport 15,213 425,876 +410,663

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 56,011,411
Birmingham Airport 48,361,314
Felixstowe 47,572,038
000 45,508,012
Dover 41,863,832

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 £
Eurotunnel 27,264,511 28,746,900 +1,482,389
Birmingham Airport 15,702,761 32,658,553 +16,955,792
Felixstowe 16,727,206 30,844,832 +14,117,626
000 41,564,917 3,943,095 -37,621,822
Dover 18,937,414 22,926,418 +3,989,004
499 15,213 32,851,839 +32,836,626
Thamesport 19,120,131 1,441,648 -17,678,483
London 7,931,199 9,684,993 +1,753,794
Immingham Docks 6,199,570 7,497,005 +1,297,435
Southampton 8,736,685 4,002,580 -4,734,105

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
82
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
42
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
22
Manufacture of other transport equipment
11
Rental and leasing activities
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 28
2026-04 28
2026-03 26
2026-02 26
2026-01 23

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 73
0-1m 58
54m+ 23
Other 23
15m-54m 15

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 £
Netherlands 3,712,133
Germany 3,013,279
Ireland 2,516,912
United States 671,441
France 449,954

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 £
Netherlands 2,577,794 1,134,339 -1,443,455
Germany 2,031,551 981,728 -1,049,823
Ireland 1,777,600 739,312 -1,038,288
United States 204,170 467,271 +263,101
France 189,855 260,099 +70,244
Denmark 255,763 160,197 -95,566
New Zealand 12,470 371,873 +359,403
Democratic Republic of the Congo 144,550 236,900 +92,350
Norway 143,984 156,338 +12,354
Israel 151,887 145,500 -6,387

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 255,813
Thailand 232,938
Turkey 149,323
France 147,925
Germany 140,421

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 106,410 149,403 +42,993
Thailand 135,548 97,390 -38,158
Turkey 106,063 43,260 -62,803
France 44,012 103,913 +59,901
Germany 108,016 32,405 -75,611
Taiwan 61,724 5,331 -56,393
XI 46,164 4,544 -41,620
Sierra Leone 42,488 7,061 -35,427
Czechia 20,953 0 -20,953
Japan 0 14,446 +14,446

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) 9,170,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,320,826
Air transport 1,778,657
Other 1,179,974
Road transport 3,464

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) 6,162,489 3,008,441 -3,154,048
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 688,730 1,632,096 +943,366
Air transport 728,090 1,050,567 +322,477
Other 715,242 464,732 -250,510
Road transport 3,464 0 -3,464

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,287,670
Harwich 1,454,249
Holyhead 1,408,423
Felixstowe 1,216,136
000 1,179,974

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 2,189,705 2,097,965 -91,740
Harwich 1,338,731 115,518 -1,223,213
Holyhead 1,050,438 357,985 -692,453
Felixstowe 824,310 391,826 -432,484
000 715,242 464,732 -250,510
London Gateway Port 325,819 452,511 +126,692
Immingham Docks 384,393 329,866 -54,527
ZLC 334,036 341,904 +7,868
Liverpool Docks 276,926 317,823 +40,897
London Stansted Airport 100,869 478,280 +377,411

Quick facts

HS code: 87116010

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

Description: Electric bikes that assist pedaling, with motors not exceeding 250 watts. Perfect for eco-friendly commuting