Import/export HS code 87149420: Motorcycle brakes

Brake systems for motorcycles, ensuring safe stopping

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  • 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 4,226,086
Netherlands 2,584,962
Taiwan 1,819,996
Singapore 958,641
Germany 948,085

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 2,077,815 2,148,271 +70,456
Netherlands 1,957,552 627,410 -1,330,142
Taiwan 615,215 1,204,781 +589,566
Singapore 320,269 638,372 +318,103
Germany 575,940 372,145 -203,795
Ireland 3,955 292,100 +288,145
China 66,864 202,614 +135,750
Switzerland 91,778 118,780 +27,002
Italy 117,681 39,041 -78,640
France 25,048 17,925 -7,123

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 5,518,539
Taiwan 3,240,264
China 1,700,245
Malaysia 561,473
Germany 248,878

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 2,579,842 2,938,697 +358,855
Taiwan 1,201,079 2,039,185 +838,106
China 1,488,823 211,422 -1,277,401
Malaysia 268,867 292,606 +23,739
Germany 190,671 58,207 -132,464
Switzerland 87,506 108,471 +20,965
Italy 32,592 18,806 -13,786
Turkey 10,396 29,668 +19,272
Ireland 2,271 36,901 +34,630
United States 17,237 16,804 -433

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 6
Inner London - East 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Inner London - West 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4

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 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 2 5 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Lancashire 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West Midlands 2 2 +0

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) 3,910,932
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,310,654
Air transport 2,486,612
Other 2,033,807

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) 832,004 3,078,928 +2,246,924
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,373,735 936,919 -1,436,816
Air transport 1,014,556 1,472,056 +457,500
Other 1,712,231 321,576 -1,390,655

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,033,807
Felixstowe 1,793,674
499 1,588,513
Immingham Docks 1,042,667
London Heathrow Airport 1,030,033

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 £
000 1,712,231 321,576 -1,390,655
Felixstowe 292,767 1,500,907 +1,208,140
499 0 1,588,513 +1,588,513
Immingham Docks 523,391 519,276 -4,115
London Heathrow Airport 585,693 444,340 -141,353
Harwich 838,842 3,985 -834,857
Manchester Airport 302,493 295,072 -7,421
Southampton 314,114 217,700 -96,414
Dover 308,075 208,811 -99,264
London Gateway Port 187,808 321,455 +133,647

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
18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Manufacture of other transport equipment
11
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Other manufacturing
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 12
2026-04 12
2026-03 14
2026-02 10
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 32
0-1m 12
54m+ 12
15m-54m 7
Other 4

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 2,485,726
United States 903,699
Iraq 712,785
Canada 144,837
Australia 131,786

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 1,213,486 1,272,240 +58,754
United States 498,112 405,587 -92,525
Iraq 0 712,785 +712,785
Canada 63,994 80,843 +16,849
Australia 83,541 48,245 -35,296
Andorra 56,871 69,629 +12,758
Taiwan 56,682 44,513 -12,169
Germany 60,933 29,121 -31,812
Japan 9,746 68,965 +59,219
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 69,884 0 -69,884

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 £
XI 3,079
China 2,602

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 £
XI 2,588 491 -2,097
China 1,160 1,442 +282

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 4,548,503
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 467,199
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 453,399
Other 5,681
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 1,880,774 2,667,729 +786,955
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 319,407 147,792 -171,615
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 250,086 203,313 -46,773
Other 3,748 1,933 -1,815
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 2,640,311
ZLC 1,101,888
London Stansted Airport 391,249
Liverpool Docks 337,571
Dover / Eurotunnel 267,148

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 1,223,740 1,416,571 +192,831
ZLC 194,572 907,316 +712,744
London Stansted Airport 232,588 158,661 -73,927
Liverpool Docks 185,053 152,518 -32,535
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,478 124,670 -17,808
London Heathrow Airport 156,095 108,471 -47,624
Manchester Airport 67,638 75,833 +8,195
London Gateway Port 75,970 36,178 -39,792
Hull 86,071 0 -86,071
Dover 44,345 18,039 -26,306

Quick facts

HS code: 87149420

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

Description: Brake systems for motorcycles, ensuring safe stopping