Import/export HS code 871493: Motorcycle hubs and sprocket-wheels

Hubs and sprocket-wheels for motorcycles, excluding coaster braking hubs

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 £
Japan 2,634,449
Taiwan 2,624,827
China 2,225,499
Netherlands 1,174,731
Germany 612,923

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 £
Japan 1,496,973 1,137,476 -359,497
Taiwan 1,408,402 1,216,425 -191,977
China 1,050,206 1,175,293 +125,087
Netherlands 606,732 567,999 -38,733
Germany 305,630 307,293 +1,663
Italy 181,174 293,507 +112,333
United States 206,385 168,377 -38,008
Singapore 157,184 126,257 -30,927
France 56,866 167,473 +110,607
Spain 57,950 140,317 +82,367

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 £
Japan 3,285,903
Taiwan 3,188,298
China 2,672,402
Italy 504,096
Germany 451,935

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 £
Japan 1,848,498 1,437,405 -411,093
Taiwan 1,592,145 1,596,153 +4,008
China 1,319,040 1,353,362 +34,322
Italy 161,855 342,241 +180,386
Germany 210,056 241,879 +31,823
United States 208,805 196,331 -12,474
India 30,708 165,133 +134,425
Indonesia 120,018 51,296 -68,722
France 12,084 107,369 +95,285
Spain 35,931 74,156 +38,225

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Lancashire 9
Inner London - East 8

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
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Lancashire 8 7 -1
Inner London - East 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +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) 4,745,496
Air transport 3,078,166
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,850,629
Other 1,752,085
Road transport 93,879

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) 1,786,707 2,958,789 +1,172,082
Air transport 1,653,792 1,424,374 -229,418
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 940,709 909,920 -30,789
Other 1,373,516 378,569 -994,947
Road transport 2,021 91,858 +89,837

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,317,629
000 1,752,085
London Heathrow Airport 1,315,378
London Gateway Port 968,677
Birmingham Airport 917,541

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 1,262,696 1,054,933 -207,763
000 1,373,516 378,569 -994,947
London Heathrow Airport 665,818 649,560 -16,258
London Gateway Port 303,344 665,333 +361,989
Birmingham Airport 540,049 377,492 -162,557
Southampton 324,921 506,028 +181,107
Immingham Docks 378,559 263,077 -115,482
499 0 523,496 +523,496
Eurotunnel 114,530 292,243 +177,713
London Stansted Airport 199,671 135,274 -64,397

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 34
Manufacture of other transport equipment 25
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 29
2026-03 31
2026-02 26
2026-01 28
2025-12 18

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 58
0-1m 40
54m+ 19
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 £
Netherlands 2,652,282
United States 1,001,527
Germany 368,383
Canada 255,623
Thailand 231,010

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 £
Netherlands 1,792,727 859,555 -933,172
United States 540,207 461,320 -78,887
Germany 217,542 150,841 -66,701
Canada 191,426 64,197 -127,229
Thailand 11,441 219,569 +208,128
Taiwan 82,660 129,154 +46,494
Belgium 120,244 51,613 -68,631
Philippines 127,561 1,992 -125,569
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 46,861 68,606 +21,745
France 78,190 26,648 -51,542

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 £
Japan 8,962
Indonesia 5,647
India 2,301
China 1,272
Taiwan 754

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 £
Japan 3,088 5,874 +2,786
Indonesia 1,655 3,992 +2,337
India 711 1,590 +879
China 412 860 +448
Taiwan 491 263 -228
Viet Nam 40 69 +29
Germany 0 46 +46
Italy 4 0 -4

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 4,987,693
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 660,854
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 437,781
Other 19,095

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 2,890,298 2,097,395 -792,903
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 433,669 227,185 -206,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 313,888 123,893 -189,995
Other 6,401 12,694 +6,293

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,248,472
London Heathrow Airport 638,333
ZLC 442,938
London Stansted Airport 405,251
Dover / Eurotunnel 357,842

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 2,033,103 1,215,369 -817,734
London Heathrow Airport 225,707 412,626 +186,919
ZLC 241,443 201,495 -39,948
London Stansted Airport 258,300 146,951 -111,349
Dover / Eurotunnel 254,175 103,667 -150,508
Manchester Airport 130,413 120,954 -9,459
Dover 121,081 118,228 -2,853
Liverpool Docks 45,460 76,298 +30,838
London Gateway Port 105,160 12,932 -92,228
Southampton 72,612 29,556 -43,056

Quick facts

HS code: 871493

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

Description: Hubs and sprocket-wheels for motorcycles, excluding coaster braking hubs