Import/export HS code 871190: Various motorcycles and cycles

Includes all other types of motorcycles and cycles not specified in other categories

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 5,232,549
Netherlands 1,691,146
Belgium 597,427
United States 424,201
Japan 398,653

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 2,148,361 3,084,188 +935,827
Netherlands 1,591,956 99,190 -1,492,766
Belgium 571,233 26,194 -545,039
United States 70,535 353,666 +283,131
Japan 194,440 204,213 +9,773
Canada 197,127 67,222 -129,905
France 191,744 68,258 -123,486
Spain 149,095 99,416 -49,679
Cyprus 25,208 34,170 +8,962
Sweden 4,508 40,878 +36,370

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 5,850,533
Thailand 1,137,092
United States 531,819
Netherlands 390,026
Japan 311,998

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 2,593,057 3,257,476 +664,419
Thailand 1,137,092 0 -1,137,092
United States 64,531 467,288 +402,757
Netherlands 388,488 1,538 -386,950
Japan 196,558 115,440 -81,118
Bulgaria 271,067 13,002 -258,065
Canada 197,127 67,222 -129,905
Spain 132,275 66,464 -65,811
Sweden 82,590 40,878 -41,712
France 94,482 14,062 -80,420

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - East 5
Essex 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Essex 4 1 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Devon 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,676,023
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,244,001
Air transport 644,560
Road transport 3,217
Other 803

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,499,865 3,176,158 +676,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,528,246 715,755 -1,812,491
Air transport 353,522 291,038 -62,484
Road transport 0 3,217 +3,217
Other 803 0 -803

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,058,664
Felixstowe 1,856,695
Dover 688,874
Immingham Docks 656,420
Liverpool Docks 446,405

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,041,913 2,016,751 +974,838
Felixstowe 979,371 877,324 -102,047
Dover 622,331 66,543 -555,788
Immingham Docks 650,254 6,166 -644,088
Liverpool Docks 0 446,405 +446,405
Harwich 434,531 3,290 -431,241
Hull 373,789 26,194 -347,595
Southampton 306,488 87,677 -218,811
London Heathrow Airport 168,288 160,061 -8,227
Eurotunnel 268,955 10,753 -258,202

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
19
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Manufacture of electrical equipment
3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 2
2026-04 5
2026-03 8
2026-02 4
2026-01 4

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
0-1m 25
1m-15m 22
54m+ 11
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 £
Poland 4,034,599
Albania 2,222,287
Turkey 1,352,614
United States 865,574
Ireland 833,189

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 £
Poland 14,600 4,019,999 +4,005,399
Albania 1,120,820 1,101,467 -19,353
Turkey 832,149 520,465 -311,684
United States 100,971 764,603 +663,632
Ireland 467,222 365,967 -101,255
France 111,435 215,053 +103,618
United Arab Emirates 275,678 35,916 -239,762
Japan 147,746 157,031 +9,285
Cyprus 87,580 203,582 +116,002
Australia 16,025 266,167 +250,142

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 £
XI 7,459

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 £
XI 7,193 266 -6,927

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) 8,117,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,625,972
Air transport 949,765
Other 774,697
Road transport 5,027

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) 2,079,638 6,037,417 +3,957,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,442,252 2,183,720 +741,468
Air transport 531,425 418,340 -113,085
Other 424,909 349,788 -75,121
Road transport 0 5,027 +5,027

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,248,702
London Gateway Port 2,106,635
000 774,697
London Heathrow Airport 760,994
Southampton 697,925

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 1,825,338 5,423,364 +3,598,026
London Gateway Port 976,878 1,129,757 +152,879
000 424,909 349,788 -75,121
London Heathrow Airport 413,656 347,338 -66,318
Southampton 206,753 491,172 +284,419
Liverpool Docks 93,006 295,172 +202,166
Felixstowe 89,629 271,279 +181,650
Eurotunnel 25,565 292,917 +267,352
Dover 74,081 100,093 +26,012
Middlesbrough 67,204 18,570 -48,634

Quick facts

HS code: 871190

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

Description: Includes all other types of motorcycles and cycles not specified in other categories