Import/export HS code 87149110: Motorcycle frames

The main structural component of motorcycles, supporting the engine and other parts

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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 £
Taiwan 10,424,625
China 10,417,109
Italy 6,345,876
Netherlands 2,613,535
Germany 1,481,308

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 £
Taiwan 5,399,766 5,024,859 -374,907
China 5,486,992 4,930,117 -556,875
Italy 3,092,641 3,253,235 +160,594
Netherlands 1,339,311 1,274,224 -65,087
Germany 829,307 652,001 -177,306
United States 879,037 346,020 -533,017
France 403,685 366,842 -36,843
Viet Nam 250,961 268,096 +17,135
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 220,295 123,219 -97,076
Belgium 219,295 124,053 -95,242

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 13,159,666
Taiwan 11,858,956
Italy 5,949,340
Germany 1,095,094
Viet Nam 1,070,677

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 7,075,907 6,083,759 -992,148
Taiwan 6,093,497 5,765,459 -328,038
Italy 2,908,613 3,040,727 +132,114
Germany 651,998 443,096 -208,902
Viet Nam 632,520 438,157 -194,363
United States 359,403 222,750 -136,653
Belgium 227,802 162,470 -65,332
Indonesia 154,149 78,678 -75,471
Czechia 118,980 83,073 -35,907
Spain 126,206 61,762 -64,444

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Inner London - West 17
Greater Manchester 12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11
Lancashire 11

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 17 -1
Inner London - West 11 10 -1
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0
Lancashire 8 10 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 7 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 5 -3
Inner London - East 3 6 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 5 +2

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) 13,563,510
Air transport 12,252,713
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,868,014
Other 3,010,891
Rail transport 35,191

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) 6,357,339 7,206,171 +848,832
Air transport 6,717,979 5,534,734 -1,183,245
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,209,227 3,658,787 +449,560
Other 2,564,076 446,815 -2,117,261
Rail transport 0 35,191 +35,191

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,471,633
London Heathrow Airport 5,358,604
Manchester Airport 3,297,982
Dover 3,039,782
000 3,010,891

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 £
Felixstowe 2,695,553 2,776,080 +80,527
London Heathrow Airport 3,008,229 2,350,375 -657,854
Manchester Airport 1,758,256 1,539,726 -218,530
Dover 1,146,819 1,892,963 +746,144
000 2,564,076 446,815 -2,117,261
Southampton 1,837,954 1,117,596 -720,358
Thamesport 1,273,915 686,926 -586,989
499 1,138 1,870,493 +1,869,355
London Gateway Port 896,532 657,271 -239,261
Birmingham Airport 761,051 776,034 +14,983

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
100
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
36
Manufacture of other transport equipment
26
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 38
2026-04 37
2026-03 36
2026-02 35
2026-01 42

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 80
1m-15m 76
54m+ 30
15m-54m 15
Other 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 £
United States 1,040,313
Netherlands 1,037,331
Germany 812,858
China 688,905
Switzerland 397,312

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 £
United States 485,280 555,033 +69,753
Netherlands 740,287 297,044 -443,243
Germany 433,765 379,093 -54,672
China 395,619 293,286 -102,333
Switzerland 211,030 186,282 -24,748
Ireland 246,989 139,028 -107,961
France 168,291 216,606 +48,315
Spain 55,492 277,164 +221,672
Japan 121,086 178,126 +57,040
Australia 98,841 142,421 +43,580

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 244
China 100
Cambodia 66
Taiwan 9
Tunisia 8

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 244 0 -244
China 87 13 -74
Cambodia 0 66 +66
Taiwan 5 4 -1
Tunisia 0 8 +8

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 5,483,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,625,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,261,155
Road transport 10,830
Other 427

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 £
Air transport 2,844,123 2,639,467 -204,656
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 721,852 904,130 +182,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 876,845 384,310 -492,535
Road transport 10,830 0 -10,830
Other 336 91 -245

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,923,580
London Heathrow Airport 1,140,333
ZLC 744,806
Dover / Eurotunnel 655,128
Immingham Docks 616,176

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,679,797 1,243,783 -436,014
London Heathrow Airport 311,826 828,507 +516,681
ZLC 339,255 405,551 +66,296
Dover / Eurotunnel 219,943 435,185 +215,242
Immingham Docks 574,427 41,749 -532,678
Dover 268,854 296,354 +27,500
London Stansted Airport 290,132 84,661 -205,471
Southampton 172,332 151,054 -21,278
Manchester Airport 196,335 46,629 -149,706
London Gateway Port 2,163 178,081 +175,918

Quick facts

HS code: 87149110

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

Description: The main structural component of motorcycles, supporting the engine and other parts