Import/export HS code 87149110: Motorcycle frames

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

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  • 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 £
Taiwan 11,274,577
China 10,865,489
Italy 6,503,439
Netherlands 2,649,961
Germany 1,556,637

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 5,852,790 5,421,787 -431,003
China 5,505,516 5,359,973 -145,543
Italy 2,979,058 3,524,381 +545,323
Netherlands 1,213,318 1,436,643 +223,325
Germany 816,899 739,738 -77,161
United States 939,027 484,346 -454,681
France 457,269 379,743 -77,526
Viet Nam 252,038 228,488 -23,550
Belgium 226,208 187,557 -38,651
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 220,295 97,310 -122,985

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 13,808,885
Taiwan 12,753,124
Italy 6,124,452
Germany 1,095,423
Viet Nam 1,079,959

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 7,235,559 6,573,326 -662,233
Taiwan 6,428,367 6,324,757 -103,610
Italy 2,825,332 3,299,120 +473,788
Germany 648,200 447,223 -200,977
Viet Nam 625,782 454,177 -171,605
United States 375,640 299,193 -76,447
Belgium 222,301 223,670 +1,369
Indonesia 144,138 90,126 -54,012
Czechia 115,699 90,338 -25,361
Spain 147,787 52,986 -94,801

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 16
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 10 12 +2
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 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
Devon 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 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) 13,764,671
Air transport 13,247,430
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,987,356
Other 3,615,255
Rail transport 27,190

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) 6,241,486 7,523,185 +1,281,699
Air transport 6,978,354 6,269,076 -709,278
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,274,998 3,712,358 +437,360
Other 2,741,552 873,703 -1,867,849
Rail transport 0 27,190 +27,190

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,884,665
Felixstowe 5,597,448
Manchester Airport 3,685,609
000 3,615,255
Southampton 2,972,623

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 Heathrow Airport 3,202,661 2,682,004 -520,657
Felixstowe 2,761,013 2,836,435 +75,422
Manchester Airport 2,040,719 1,644,890 -395,829
000 2,741,552 873,703 -1,867,849
Southampton 1,775,921 1,196,702 -579,219
Dover 1,116,125 1,784,995 +668,870
Thamesport 1,353,054 789,943 -563,111
499 1,138 1,772,888 +1,771,750
London Gateway Port 731,171 904,901 +173,730
Birmingham Airport 550,401 907,334 +356,933

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 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 37
2026-03 36
2026-02 35
2026-01 42
2025-12 36

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+ 29
15m-54m 17
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 1,203,871
Netherlands 1,057,582
Germany 938,489
China 694,816
Switzerland 449,229

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 619,800 584,071 -35,729
Netherlands 276,044 781,538 +505,494
Germany 492,526 445,963 -46,563
China 311,710 383,106 +71,396
Switzerland 227,723 221,506 -6,217
Ireland 251,363 187,609 -63,754
France 178,432 222,614 +44,182
Japan 102,404 181,028 +78,624
Australia 117,956 137,738 +19,782
South Korea 100,268 111,513 +11,245

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 £
Italy 17,500
XI 244
China 92
Cambodia 66
Taiwan 9

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 £
Italy 17,500 0 -17,500
XI 244 0 -244
China 79 13 -66
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 5,942,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,537,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,155,433
Other 24,419
Road transport 10,830

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 3,084,182 2,858,691 -225,491
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 765,429 772,458 +7,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 337,775 817,658 +479,883
Other 24,328 91 -24,237
Road transport 10,830 0 -10,830

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,292,152
London Heathrow Airport 1,114,930
ZLC 769,553
Immingham Docks 642,550
Dover 601,440

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 1,855,603 1,436,549 -419,054
London Heathrow Airport 305,174 809,756 +504,582
ZLC 349,383 420,170 +70,787
Immingham Docks 114,867 527,683 +412,816
Dover 278,272 323,168 +44,896
Dover / Eurotunnel 220,947 256,132 +35,185
London Stansted Airport 355,719 91,715 -264,004
Southampton 91,556 236,529 +144,973
Manchester Airport 187,983 73,912 -114,071
Holyhead 90,032 23,456 -66,576

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