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 87,760,783
Taiwan 56,524,410
Germany 42,663,563
France 26,726,484
Hungary 21,686,674

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 44,126,398 43,634,385 -492,013
Taiwan 34,464,836 22,059,574 -12,405,262
Germany 33,133,659 9,529,904 -23,603,755
France 7,385,064 19,341,420 +11,956,356
Hungary 10,498,325 11,188,349 +690,024
China 3,084,042 17,632,245 +14,548,203
Spain 8,865,641 5,115,587 -3,750,054
Viet Nam 6,628,987 6,527,535 -101,452
Belgium 7,428,323 4,613,819 -2,814,504
Thailand 6,821,326 3,934,219 -2,887,107

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 118,614,228
Taiwan 69,456,664
China 29,511,746
Hungary 26,557,652
Netherlands 15,699,648

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 63,851,973 54,762,255 -9,089,718
Taiwan 41,098,698 28,357,966 -12,740,732
China 4,708,788 24,802,958 +20,094,170
Hungary 13,158,683 13,398,969 +240,286
Netherlands 9,126,016 6,573,632 -2,552,384
Spain 8,285,543 4,583,506 -3,702,037
Portugal 10,528,955 1,896,035 -8,632,920
Thailand 6,883,512 3,955,522 -2,927,990
Cambodia 6,472,547 3,089,147 -3,383,400
Viet Nam 4,756,264 4,284,621 -471,643

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Outer London - West and North West 12
Kent 8

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
Inner London - East 12 8 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 9 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 9 -3
Outer London - West and North West 6 8 +2
Kent 6 7 +1
Devon 4 4 +0
North Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Lancashire 4 2 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 3 4 +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) 140,465,264
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 110,298,857
Other 56,276,458
Air transport 46,438,366
Rail transport 1,051,424

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) 71,837,519 68,627,745 -3,209,774
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,175,040 44,123,817 -22,051,223
Other 39,969,797 16,306,661 -23,663,136
Air transport 11,716,153 34,722,213 +23,006,060
Rail transport 0 1,051,424 +1,051,424
Road transport 15,213 186,788 +171,575

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 56,276,458
Eurotunnel 54,500,046
Dover 39,743,083
Felixstowe 37,083,036
Birmingham Airport 33,036,093

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 £
000 39,969,797 16,306,661 -23,663,136
Eurotunnel 30,612,776 23,887,270 -6,725,506
Dover 18,630,650 21,112,433 +2,481,783
Felixstowe 14,748,721 22,334,315 +7,585,594
Birmingham Airport 5,359,541 27,676,552 +22,317,011
Thamesport 29,916,175 1,032,434 -28,883,741
London 11,162,007 6,772,476 -4,389,531
499 17,064 14,171,405 +14,154,341
Southampton 9,880,814 3,268,123 -6,612,691
Immingham Docks 4,501,750 8,528,277 +4,026,527

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 77
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of other transport equipment 10
Rental and leasing activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 24
2025-10 32
2025-09 27
2025-08 35

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 69
0-1m 53
54m+ 23
Other 15
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 3,211,795
Germany 2,966,023
Ireland 2,845,273
United States 974,160
France 432,940

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 2,465,933 745,862 -1,720,071
Germany 2,029,161 936,862 -1,092,299
Ireland 2,133,284 711,989 -1,421,295
United States 543,259 430,901 -112,358
France 196,647 236,293 +39,646
Denmark 36,304 360,490 +324,186
Democratic Republic of the Congo 176,500 149,700 -26,800
Italy 183,423 140,139 -43,284
Norway 106,935 141,653 +34,718
Israel 149,308 45,818 -103,490

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 228,709
Thailand 225,027
Turkey 144,067
Germany 115,235
Sierra Leone 77,667

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 106,486 122,223 +15,737
Thailand 147,101 77,926 -69,175
Turkey 98,408 45,659 -52,749
Germany 32,736 82,499 +49,763
Sierra Leone 75,294 2,373 -72,921
Taiwan 46,148 23,202 -22,946
XI 53,292 12,563 -40,729
France 30,893 13,119 -17,774
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) 8,999,350
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,853,928
Air transport 1,712,099
Other 1,054,414
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) 6,522,807 2,476,543 -4,046,264
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,015,517 838,411 -177,106
Air transport 789,367 922,732 +133,365
Other 646,570 407,844 -238,726
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 3,541,544
Holyhead 1,774,857
Harwich 1,338,731
000 1,054,414
Felixstowe 1,036,182

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 2,253,833 1,287,711 -966,122
Holyhead 1,408,398 366,459 -1,041,939
Harwich 1,209,519 129,212 -1,080,307
000 646,570 407,844 -238,726
Felixstowe 654,153 382,029 -272,124
London Gateway Port 728,151 260,489 -467,662
Immingham Docks 249,801 488,105 +238,304
ZLC 373,078 318,199 -54,879
Liverpool Docks 384,454 269,107 -115,347
London Stansted Airport 97,111 383,330 +286,219

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