Import/export HS code 87149210: Motorcycle wheel rims

The outer edge of motorcycle wheels, holding the tire in place

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 2,057,464
Taiwan 1,910,073
Netherlands 1,847,218
United States 622,201
Austria 410,021

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 975,337 1,082,127 +106,790
Taiwan 827,775 1,082,298 +254,523
Netherlands 1,180,115 667,103 -513,012
United States 337,233 284,968 -52,265
Austria 147,478 262,543 +115,065
Hungary 94,988 176,631 +81,643
France 69,426 153,794 +84,368
Italy 98,182 97,233 -949
Poland 145,204 37,576 -107,628
Germany 39,593 58,571 +18,978

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 2,392,429
Taiwan 2,097,501
Hungary 1,438,529
United States 664,349
France 224,565

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 1,271,524 1,120,905 -150,619
Taiwan 796,849 1,300,652 +503,803
Hungary 784,474 654,055 -130,419
United States 376,934 287,415 -89,519
France 75,819 148,746 +72,927
Poland 126,178 14,924 -111,254
Italy 49,031 71,302 +22,271
Germany 54,319 25,216 -29,103
Portugal 39,276 39,533 +257
Sri Lanka 0 67,029 +67,029

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 11
Inner London - West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Lancashire 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 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Lancashire 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 5 +4
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -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) 3,611,766
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,003,647
Air transport 1,865,150
Other 923,077
Road transport 3,710

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) 1,587,272 2,024,494 +437,222
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,049,202 954,445 -94,757
Air transport 1,008,550 856,600 -151,950
Other 496,938 426,139 -70,799
Road transport 0 3,710 +3,710

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,408,084
Dover 1,295,596
000 923,077
London Heathrow Airport 883,866
London Gateway Port 860,074

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 684,283 723,801 +39,518
Dover 714,570 581,026 -133,544
000 496,938 426,139 -70,799
London Heathrow Airport 475,213 408,653 -66,560
London Gateway Port 158,190 701,884 +543,694
Southampton 471,483 363,672 -107,811
London Stansted Airport 244,842 100,508 -144,334
Belfast Airport 132,553 126,075 -6,478
Eurotunnel 63,259 177,828 +114,569
Thamesport 113,813 109,970 -3,843

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of other transport equipment 21
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 22
2025-10 19
2025-09 20
2025-08 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 41
0-1m 27
54m+ 15
Other 12
15m-54m 8

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 961,151
United States 223,444
Belgium 168,459
Germany 153,357
France 112,390

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 493,371 467,780 -25,591
United States 145,117 78,327 -66,790
Belgium 129,530 38,929 -90,601
Germany 88,659 64,698 -23,961
France 32,258 80,132 +47,874
Taiwan 110,618 1,353 -109,265
China 102,811 0 -102,811
Netherlands 43,944 33,523 -10,421
India 58,327 3,639 -54,688
Australia 37,919 18,509 -19,410

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 £
Taiwan 793
China 277
XI 35
Tunisia 30
Croatia 15

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 £
Taiwan 793 0 -793
China 190 87 -103
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 957,435
Air transport 673,508
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 440,538
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 297,460

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 490,582 466,853 -23,729
Air transport 433,282 240,226 -193,056
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 233,608 206,930 -26,678
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 261,320 36,140 -225,180

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 957,435
East Midlands Airport 359,458
Dover / Eurotunnel 307,006
Felixstowe 183,765
London Heathrow Airport 181,984

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 £
000 490,582 466,853 -23,729
East Midlands Airport 258,709 100,749 -157,960
Dover / Eurotunnel 182,246 124,760 -57,486
Felixstowe 183,765 0 -183,765
London Heathrow Airport 106,277 75,707 -30,570
Dover 25,460 59,301 +33,841
Southampton 65,002 3,284 -61,718
ZLC 24,944 16,673 -8,271
Eurotunnel 23,113 18,442 -4,671
London Stansted Airport 23,816 17,734 -6,082

Quick facts

HS code: 87149210

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

Description: The outer edge of motorcycle wheels, holding the tire in place