Import/export HS code 87149130: Motorcycle front forks

Front forks for motorcycles, used for steering and suspension

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 4,010,504
Taiwan 3,847,042
Netherlands 715,252
Italy 387,616
Germany 329,384

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 2,690,632 1,319,872 -1,370,760
Taiwan 1,988,593 1,858,449 -130,144
Netherlands 403,432 311,820 -91,612
Italy 95,211 292,405 +197,194
Germany 245,924 83,460 -162,464
United States 138,158 38,785 -99,373
Viet Nam 17,958 101,594 +83,636
France 16,954 44,585 +27,631
Turkey 44,703 0 -44,703
Canada 39,418 0 -39,418

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 4,521,392
Taiwan 4,502,758
Italy 305,586
Viet Nam 155,791
United States 89,576

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 2,954,502 1,566,890 -1,387,612
Taiwan 2,453,238 2,049,520 -403,718
Italy 40,309 265,277 +224,968
Viet Nam 51,403 104,388 +52,985
United States 58,481 31,095 -27,386
Germany 46,644 24,684 -21,960
Turkey 44,703 0 -44,703
Netherlands 17,656 15,062 -2,594
Tunisia 0 21,831 +21,831
Spain 8,765 11,029 +2,264

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 16
Inner London - West 10
Inner London - East 7
Lancashire 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5

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 12 8 -4
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Lancashire 6 6 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 4 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
West Midlands 0 4 +4

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 4,459,820
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,096,770
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,141,025
Other 192,988

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 £
Air transport 2,991,045 1,468,775 -1,522,270
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,051,329 2,045,441 -5,888
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 555,180 585,845 +30,665
Other 138,786 54,202 -84,584

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,672,927
London Heathrow Airport 1,765,151
Birmingham Airport 1,723,739
Southampton 1,064,319
Manchester Airport 623,537

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 1,283,864 1,389,063 +105,199
London Heathrow Airport 1,229,458 535,693 -693,765
Birmingham Airport 1,324,930 398,809 -926,121
Southampton 690,048 374,271 -315,777
Manchester Airport 272,195 351,342 +79,147
Immingham Docks 278,772 209,833 -68,939
London Gateway Port 89,128 218,335 +129,207
East Midlands Airport 76,534 169,127 +92,593
000 138,786 54,202 -84,584
Eurotunnel 40,826 145,949 +105,123

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
50
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
23
Manufacture of other transport equipment
20
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Other manufacturing
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 21
2026-03 16
2026-02 17
2026-01 15

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 46
0-1m 45
54m+ 11
15m-54m 10
Other 7

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 448,006
Japan 244,649
Germany 176,729
Switzerland 60,872
Netherlands 56,835

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 218,743 229,263 +10,520
Japan 219,042 25,607 -193,435
Germany 147,928 28,801 -119,127
Switzerland 32,819 28,053 -4,766
Netherlands 41,428 15,407 -26,021
Italy 11,345 33,143 +21,798
China 18,260 24,530 +6,270
France 19,722 15,183 -4,539
Thailand 7,968 26,311 +18,343
South Korea 0 31,831 +31,831

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 136
Bangladesh 5

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 125 11 -114
Bangladesh 0 5 +5

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 1,128,641
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 216,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 123,143
Other 141

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 692,754 435,887 -256,867
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 148,416 67,696 -80,720
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,232 58,911 -5,321
Other 125 16 -109

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 570,240
London Stansted Airport 207,545
ZLC 190,181
London Heathrow Airport 154,949
Dover / Eurotunnel 139,819

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 361,828 208,412 -153,416
London Stansted Airport 196,748 10,797 -185,951
ZLC 96,233 93,948 -2,285
London Heathrow Airport 33,333 121,616 +88,283
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,913 40,906 -58,007
Southampton 60,186 52,244 -7,942
Dover 16,375 21,568 +5,193
Harwich 25,160 0 -25,160
Holyhead 5,683 3,272 -2,411
London Gateway Port 4,046 3,230 -816

Quick facts

HS code: 87149130

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

Description: Front forks for motorcycles, used for steering and suspension