Import/export HS code 871492: Motorcycle wheel rims and spokes

Rims and spokes for motorcycle wheels, providing strength and stability

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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 £
China 2,613,549
Netherlands 2,052,811
Taiwan 1,882,397
Belgium 1,264,298
United States 675,322

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 1,019,149 1,594,400 +575,251
Netherlands 1,268,723 784,088 -484,635
Taiwan 898,468 983,929 +85,461
Belgium 794,856 469,442 -325,414
United States 386,816 288,506 -98,310
Austria 149,061 279,141 +130,080
France 150,678 203,141 +52,463
Italy 165,159 170,812 +5,653
Hungary 118,160 186,339 +68,179
Germany 52,665 186,110 +133,445

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 3,020,548
Taiwan 2,258,520
Hungary 1,515,816
Belgium 1,305,849
United States 748,922

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 1,289,103 1,731,445 +442,342
Taiwan 1,013,270 1,245,250 +231,980
Hungary 852,223 663,593 -188,630
Belgium 792,992 512,857 -280,135
United States 391,032 357,890 -33,142
France 146,742 192,359 +45,617
Italy 137,247 143,137 +5,890
Poland 114,200 18,285 -95,915
Sri Lanka 0 106,780 +106,780
Portugal 40,295 57,541 +17,246

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 15
Lancashire 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Inner London - East 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6

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 14 9 -5
Lancashire 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 3 -3
Inner London - East 7 3 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 5 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -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) 4,245,244
Air transport 3,352,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,604,670
Other 899,085
Road transport 57,027

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) 1,889,303 2,355,941 +466,638
Air transport 1,832,811 1,520,131 -312,680
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,261,807 1,342,863 +81,056
Other 508,690 390,395 -118,295
Road transport 0 57,027 +57,027

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,591,261
Felixstowe 1,579,839
London Stansted Airport 1,372,773
London Gateway Port 967,317
London Heathrow Airport 964,258

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 £
Dover 849,595 741,666 -107,929
Felixstowe 898,921 680,918 -218,003
London Stansted Airport 872,203 500,570 -371,633
London Gateway Port 233,758 733,559 +499,801
London Heathrow Airport 492,244 472,014 -20,230
Southampton 350,121 596,089 +245,968
000 508,690 390,395 -118,295
Thamesport 349,300 140,602 -208,698
Belfast Airport 175,309 269,662 +94,353
Eurotunnel 90,243 273,839 +183,596

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 37
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Manufacture of other transport equipment 24
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 27
2026-02 19
2026-01 17
2025-12 21

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 54
0-1m 40
54m+ 19
15m-54m 12
Other 12

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 £
Ireland 995,309
United States 282,918
Belgium 179,490
Germany 178,086
France 117,788

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 £
Ireland 540,764 454,545 -86,219
United States 190,752 92,166 -98,586
Belgium 120,205 59,285 -60,920
Germany 116,549 61,537 -55,012
France 34,742 83,046 +48,304
China 102,811 0 -102,811
Australia 65,041 27,445 -37,596
Netherlands 49,876 36,510 -13,366
Jamaica 76,641 0 -76,641
India 59,280 16,927 -42,353

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 525
Taiwan 166
Finland 151
XI 35
Tunisia 30

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 190 335 +145
Taiwan 151 15 -136
Finland 58 93 +35
XI 33 2 -31
Tunisia 30 0 -30
Croatia 0 15 +15

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 989,266
Air transport 915,959
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 449,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 261,161

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 £
Other 535,648 453,618 -82,030
Air transport 555,347 360,612 -194,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 224,278 225,065 +787
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 221,788 39,373 -182,415

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 989,266
East Midlands Airport 456,849
Dover / Eurotunnel 288,344
London Heathrow Airport 243,881
Dover 106,826

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 £
000 535,648 453,618 -82,030
East Midlands Airport 310,873 145,976 -164,897
Dover / Eurotunnel 144,457 143,887 -570
London Heathrow Airport 139,654 104,227 -35,427
Dover 50,519 56,307 +5,788
London Gateway Port 85,082 10,743 -74,339
ZLC 45,420 35,356 -10,064
Felixstowe 73,147 1,990 -71,157
Southampton 60,741 2,314 -58,427
London Stansted Airport 38,834 22,636 -16,198

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 871492

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

Description: Rims and spokes for motorcycle wheels, providing strength and stability