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 2,530,768
Netherlands 1,771,185
Taiwan 1,746,028
United States 528,493
Austria 384,336

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 1,039,573 1,491,195 +451,622
Netherlands 1,177,743 593,442 -584,301
Taiwan 814,373 931,655 +117,282
United States 318,432 210,061 -108,371
Austria 105,195 279,141 +173,946
Hungary 118,160 186,339 +68,179
France 162,618 88,418 -74,200
Italy 93,492 66,960 -26,532
Poland 112,964 42,693 -70,271
Sri Lanka 47,535 97,082 +49,547

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 2,788,395
Taiwan 1,939,430
Hungary 1,478,502
United States 648,648
France 233,761

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 1,262,054 1,526,341 +264,287
Taiwan 867,234 1,072,196 +204,962
Hungary 818,994 659,508 -159,486
United States 351,370 297,278 -54,092
France 158,518 75,243 -83,275
Sri Lanka 47,535 97,082 +49,547
Poland 95,566 16,706 -78,860
Italy 67,318 32,195 -35,123
Portugal 47,971 48,767 +796
Germany 36,980 28,305 -8,675

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
Lancashire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 5 5 +0
Lancashire 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 5 +4
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 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) 3,835,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,996,407
Air transport 1,969,582
Other 838,106
Road transport 21,497

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) 1,690,645 2,145,272 +454,627
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,077,930 918,477 -159,453
Air transport 1,055,062 914,520 -140,542
Other 480,591 357,515 -123,076
Road transport 0 21,497 +21,497

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,459,258
Dover 1,282,957
London Gateway Port 958,179
Southampton 902,602
000 838,106

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 879,911 579,347 -300,564
Dover 760,882 522,075 -238,807
London Gateway Port 251,710 706,469 +454,759
Southampton 321,239 581,363 +260,124
000 480,591 357,515 -123,076
London Heathrow Airport 425,184 375,652 -49,532
Belfast Airport 178,957 229,629 +50,672
London Stansted Airport 224,560 113,772 -110,788
Eurotunnel 66,906 205,383 +138,477
Grangemouth Docks 131,068 114,774 -16,294

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
28
Manufacture of other transport equipment
25
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
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 13
2026-04 15
2026-03 20
2026-02 13
2026-01 12

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+ 14
15m-54m 12
Other 11

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 985,722
United States 200,785
Belgium 154,486
Germany 151,420
France 114,013

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 555,608 430,114 -125,494
United States 144,540 56,245 -88,295
Belgium 104,523 49,963 -54,560
Germany 92,785 58,635 -34,150
France 33,741 80,272 +46,531
China 102,811 0 -102,811
India 59,280 16,927 -42,353
Netherlands 36,080 28,992 -7,088
Australia 45,505 16,663 -28,842
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
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 £
China 185 335 +150
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 982,904
Air transport 684,322
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 413,768
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 177,544

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 553,717 429,187 -124,530
Air transport 436,022 248,300 -187,722
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 204,097 209,671 +5,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 146,196 31,348 -114,848

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 982,904
East Midlands Airport 338,012
Dover / Eurotunnel 275,646
London Heathrow Airport 196,833
Dover 89,538

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 £
000 553,717 429,187 -124,530
East Midlands Airport 229,622 108,390 -121,232
Dover / Eurotunnel 132,043 143,603 +11,560
London Heathrow Airport 130,132 66,701 -63,431
Dover 43,737 45,801 +2,064
Felixstowe 73,147 0 -73,147
Southampton 60,741 2,314 -58,427
ZLC 29,851 19,287 -10,564
London Stansted Airport 26,881 17,500 -9,381
Eurotunnel 26,426 15,840 -10,586

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