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 98,985,502
Taiwan 59,955,188
China 40,877,362
Germany 40,212,998
France 34,229,898

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 45,196,860 53,788,642 +8,591,782
Taiwan 34,456,324 25,498,864 -8,957,460
China 3,736,157 37,141,205 +33,405,048
Germany 31,895,723 8,317,275 -23,578,448
France 6,651,382 27,578,516 +20,927,134
Hungary 9,446,390 15,291,225 +5,844,835
Spain 7,797,983 6,902,270 -895,713
Viet Nam 6,665,205 7,689,102 +1,023,897
Belgium 7,556,095 5,068,244 -2,487,851
Thailand 6,978,018 5,431,080 -1,546,938

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 132,589,979
Taiwan 73,983,715
China 51,178,867
Hungary 29,886,474
Netherlands 16,112,626

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 63,263,506 69,326,473 +6,062,967
Taiwan 40,882,814 33,100,901 -7,781,913
China 5,443,305 45,735,562 +40,292,257
Hungary 12,258,642 17,627,832 +5,369,190
Netherlands 9,091,957 7,020,669 -2,071,288
Spain 7,184,812 6,012,401 -1,172,411
Thailand 7,042,784 5,455,977 -1,586,807
Cambodia 6,312,005 3,833,546 -2,478,459
Portugal 7,796,070 2,296,157 -5,499,913
Viet Nam 4,926,513 4,954,285 +27,772

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 17
Inner London - East 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
Outer London - West and North West 14
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 10 12 +2
Inner London - East 11 11 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 11 -1
Outer London - West and North West 6 10 +4
Kent 6 8 +2
Devon 4 4 +0
Lancashire 5 3 -2
North Yorkshire 5 4 -1
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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) 155,149,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 134,449,528
Air transport 59,449,471
Other 52,152,913
Rail transport 2,084,494

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) 68,020,169 87,129,234 +19,109,065
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,939,809 74,509,719 +14,569,910
Air transport 16,054,492 43,394,979 +27,340,487
Other 40,248,459 11,904,454 -28,344,005
Rail transport 0 2,084,494 +2,084,494
Road transport 15,213 336,092 +320,879

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 58,713,040
000 52,152,913
Felixstowe 50,506,739
Birmingham Airport 44,329,884
Dover 44,258,223

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 28,250,279 30,462,761 +2,212,482
000 40,248,459 11,904,454 -28,344,005
Felixstowe 14,150,550 36,356,189 +22,205,639
Birmingham Airport 9,331,492 34,998,392 +25,666,900
Dover 17,532,646 26,725,577 +9,192,931
499 17,064 28,503,082 +28,486,018
Thamesport 25,550,781 1,618,255 -23,932,526
London 9,318,646 8,729,845 -588,801
Southampton 9,960,073 4,523,985 -5,436,088
Immingham Docks 5,055,773 9,013,679 +3,957,906

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 84
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of other transport equipment 10
Rental and leasing activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 28
2026-03 26
2026-02 26
2026-01 23
2025-12 27

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 75
0-1m 58
54m+ 24
Other 22
15m-54m 14

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 3,793,233
Germany 3,320,307
Ireland 2,794,230
United States 975,835
France 446,520

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 2,340,754 1,452,479 -888,275
Germany 2,020,945 1,299,362 -721,583
Ireland 1,981,473 812,757 -1,168,716
United States 424,757 551,078 +126,321
France 203,259 243,261 +40,002
Denmark 178,374 237,037 +58,663
New Zealand 25,380 371,873 +346,493
Democratic Republic of the Congo 166,400 211,600 +45,200
Israel 142,687 154,700 +12,013
Norway 84,763 160,864 +76,101

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 256,350
Thailand 242,992
Turkey 156,180
France 147,925
Germany 141,386

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 104,562 151,788 +47,226
Thailand 146,267 96,725 -49,542
Turkey 109,362 46,818 -62,544
France 30,893 117,032 +86,139
Germany 32,736 108,650 +75,914
Sierra Leone 73,703 6,552 -67,151
Taiwan 48,476 23,834 -24,642
XI 44,973 12,563 -32,410
Czechia 17,576 3,377 -14,199
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) 9,702,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,548,878
Air transport 1,864,304
Other 1,242,311
Road transport 9,639

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) 6,151,816 3,550,633 -2,601,183
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 975,448 1,573,430 +597,982
Air transport 733,266 1,131,038 +397,772
Other 647,626 594,685 -52,941
Road transport 9,639 0 -9,639

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,359,686
Holyhead 1,637,518
Harwich 1,454,249
000 1,242,311
London Gateway Port 1,165,927

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 2,049,991 2,309,695 +259,704
Holyhead 1,234,588 402,930 -831,658
Harwich 1,242,299 211,950 -1,030,349
000 647,626 594,685 -52,941
London Gateway Port 707,866 458,061 -249,805
Felixstowe 640,467 499,924 -140,543
ZLC 333,859 366,123 +32,264
Immingham Docks 291,847 382,598 +90,751
Liverpool Docks 302,300 303,705 +1,405
London Stansted Airport 101,016 504,226 +403,210

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