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 2,644,481
Netherlands 1,890,673
Taiwan 1,807,571
Belgium 1,189,658
United States 626,497

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 1,155,957 1,488,524 +332,567
Netherlands 1,168,974 721,699 -447,275
Taiwan 1,023,317 784,254 -239,063
Belgium 719,005 470,653 -248,352
United States 444,109 182,388 -261,721
Austria 185,009 199,327 +14,318
France 185,014 171,799 -13,215
Italy 185,823 125,010 -60,813
Hungary 84,220 187,563 +103,343
Germany 56,805 186,182 +129,377

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 3,093,764
Taiwan 2,107,075
Hungary 1,425,708
Belgium 1,229,241
United States 703,743

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 1,417,734 1,676,030 +258,296
Taiwan 1,124,793 982,282 -142,511
Hungary 848,908 576,800 -272,108
Belgium 714,790 514,451 -200,339
United States 449,635 254,108 -195,527
France 182,456 155,736 -26,720
Italy 162,955 100,334 -62,621
Sri Lanka 52,430 92,187 +39,757
Poland 99,337 9,264 -90,073
Portugal 60,840 41,502 -19,338

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 14
Inner London - West 8
Lancashire 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Inner London - East 7

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 13 8 -5
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Lancashire 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 6 2 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
West Yorkshire 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) 4,178,965
Air transport 3,156,434
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,529,659
Other 760,736
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) 2,201,590 1,977,375 -224,215
Air transport 1,858,258 1,298,176 -560,082
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,261,316 1,268,343 +7,027
Other 457,209 303,527 -153,682
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 1,517,786
Felixstowe 1,510,984
London Stansted Airport 1,239,409
London Gateway Port 1,019,587
Southampton 913,847

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 889,279 628,507 -260,772
Felixstowe 900,396 610,588 -289,808
London Stansted Airport 755,779 483,630 -272,149
London Gateway Port 478,781 540,806 +62,025
Southampton 391,827 522,020 +130,193
London Heathrow Airport 513,251 344,642 -168,609
000 457,209 303,527 -153,682
Belfast Airport 247,418 233,747 -13,671
Thamesport 277,511 130,449 -147,062
Eurotunnel 97,217 284,472 +187,255

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
36
Manufacture of other transport equipment
26
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
26
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 16
2026-04 21
2026-03 27
2026-02 19
2026-01 17

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 55
0-1m 34
54m+ 17
15m-54m 14
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 952,158
United States 250,564
Belgium 180,730
Germany 146,338
France 113,392

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 571,273 380,885 -190,388
United States 169,379 81,185 -88,194
Belgium 108,739 71,991 -36,748
Germany 87,879 58,459 -29,420
France 33,120 80,272 +47,152
Netherlands 41,349 32,137 -9,212
Australia 48,899 20,999 -27,900
China 60,951 0 -60,951
India 36,516 14,241 -22,275
Ethiopia 33,375 15,190 -18,185

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 520
Finland 156
Tunisia 30
XI 24
Taiwan 18

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 247 273 +26
Finland 60 96 +36
Tunisia 30 0 -30
XI 24 0 -24
Taiwan 11 7 -4
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 948,006
Air transport 817,267
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 402,676
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 129,893

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 567,121 380,885 -186,236
Air transport 481,209 336,058 -145,151
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 197,456 205,220 +7,764
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 93,968 35,925 -58,043

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 948,006
East Midlands Airport 409,557
Dover / Eurotunnel 269,394
London Heathrow Airport 211,839
Dover 89,650

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 £
000 567,121 380,885 -186,236
East Midlands Airport 255,850 153,707 -102,143
Dover / Eurotunnel 128,703 140,691 +11,988
London Heathrow Airport 133,213 78,626 -54,587
Dover 40,853 48,797 +7,944
Felixstowe 73,147 1,990 -71,157
ZLC 40,764 31,944 -8,820
London Stansted Airport 37,442 19,364 -18,078
Manchester Airport 6,072 50,517 +44,445
Eurotunnel 23,748 12,232 -11,516

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