Import/export HS code 871494: Motorcycle brakes and parts

Brake systems, including coaster braking hubs, and their components for motorcycles

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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 £
Taiwan 10,415,216
Japan 4,535,513
Netherlands 4,086,495
China 2,435,858
Singapore 1,953,318

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 £
Taiwan 5,273,720 5,141,496 -132,224
Japan 2,293,319 2,242,194 -51,125
Netherlands 2,771,552 1,314,943 -1,456,609
China 1,212,456 1,223,402 +10,946
Singapore 857,807 1,095,511 +237,704
Germany 954,528 612,927 -341,601
Spain 459,690 626,856 +167,166
Switzerland 301,693 262,793 -38,900
Italy 246,815 180,580 -66,235
Ireland 91,129 215,512 +124,383

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 £
Taiwan 12,949,361
Japan 5,987,931
China 4,945,599
Malaysia 1,453,755
Spain 1,065,679

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 £
Taiwan 6,523,716 6,425,645 -98,071
Japan 2,817,069 3,170,862 +353,793
China 3,273,291 1,672,308 -1,600,983
Malaysia 772,007 681,748 -90,259
Spain 454,938 610,741 +155,803
Switzerland 283,755 248,502 -35,253
Germany 268,993 111,971 -157,022
United States 80,833 113,731 +32,898
Italy 97,407 72,003 -25,404
India 28,724 41,605 +12,881

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11
Inner London - East 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Greater Manchester 9

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 12 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Lancashire 7 7 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 3 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 6 +4

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) 12,239,270
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,248,909
Air transport 5,192,768
Other 4,516,189
Road transport 10,683

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) 4,122,570 8,116,700 +3,994,130
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,991,640 2,257,269 -1,734,371
Air transport 2,836,312 2,356,456 -479,856
Other 3,890,649 625,540 -3,265,109
Road transport 6,205 4,478 -1,727

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,862,178
000 4,516,189
499 4,101,189
London Heathrow Airport 2,212,177
Dover 1,405,781

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 3,277,718 3,584,460 +306,742
000 3,890,649 625,540 -3,265,109
499 43,999 4,057,190 +4,013,191
London Heathrow Airport 1,628,756 583,421 -1,045,335
Dover 830,163 575,618 -254,545
Harwich 1,040,308 180,147 -860,161
Immingham Docks 551,080 641,440 +90,360
Manchester Airport 580,392 494,370 -86,022
London Gateway Port 482,862 586,019 +103,157
Southampton 467,447 328,762 -138,685

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
41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
40
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24
Manufacture of other transport equipment
21
Other manufacturing
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 29
2026-04 36
2026-03 38
2026-02 37
2026-01 30

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 81
0-1m 37
54m+ 28
15m-54m 14
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 £
United States 6,528,402
Netherlands 5,196,491
Ghana 1,651,931
Iraq 753,740
Ireland 706,697

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 £
United States 4,328,807 2,199,595 -2,129,212
Netherlands 2,370,711 2,825,780 +455,069
Ghana 606,300 1,045,631 +439,331
Iraq 10,955 742,785 +731,830
Ireland 360,022 346,675 -13,347
Nigeria 262,402 266,990 +4,588
Taiwan 316,487 123,821 -192,666
France 236,042 188,122 -47,920
Cyprus 415,624 0 -415,624
Andorra 140,309 106,898 -33,411

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 41,829
Malaysia 15,668
Italy 11,269
XI 4,606
Japan 3,772

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 16,293 25,536 +9,243
Malaysia 4,617 11,051 +6,434
Italy 6,439 4,830 -1,609
XI 3,008 1,598 -1,410
Japan 1,590 2,182 +592
Denmark 749 434 -315
Turkey 0 497 +497
Taiwan 209 131 -78
Indonesia 0 16 +16
Germany 0 12 +12

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 9,314,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,589,931
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,671,188
Other 79,751
Road transport 1,106

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 4,103,809 5,210,711 +1,106,902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,445,799 3,144,132 -2,301,667
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,168,305 502,883 -665,422
Other 32,905 46,846 +13,941
Road transport 1,106 0 -1,106

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,976,726
London Gateway Port 3,751,688
Liverpool Docks 2,398,500
ZLC 1,493,920
Southampton 1,454,768

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 2,490,306 3,486,420 +996,114
London Gateway Port 2,107,851 1,643,837 -464,014
Liverpool Docks 1,818,150 580,350 -1,237,800
ZLC 508,447 985,473 +477,026
Southampton 945,804 508,964 -436,840
London Stansted Airport 588,391 309,140 -279,251
Dover / Eurotunnel 430,057 409,856 -20,201
London Heathrow Airport 316,061 267,089 -48,972
Felixstowe 357,747 79,935 -277,812
Manchester Airport 194,463 160,790 -33,673

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 871494

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

Description: Brake systems, including coaster braking hubs, and their components for motorcycles