Import/export HS code 87149420: Motorcycle brakes

Brake systems for motorcycles, ensuring safe stopping

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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 £
Japan 3,989,835
Netherlands 2,463,155
Taiwan 1,764,306
Singapore 933,774
Germany 905,767

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 2,043,231 1,946,604 -96,627
Netherlands 1,851,949 611,206 -1,240,743
Taiwan 607,806 1,156,500 +548,694
Singapore 323,316 610,458 +287,142
Germany 566,782 338,985 -227,797
Ireland 85,925 210,050 +124,125
China 71,398 198,080 +126,682
Switzerland 91,778 118,780 +27,002
Italy 107,443 28,190 -79,253
France 26,652 16,321 -10,331

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 5,169,681
Taiwan 3,159,307
China 1,698,735
Malaysia 536,606
Germany 218,662

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 2,447,354 2,722,327 +274,973
Taiwan 1,256,920 1,902,387 +645,467
China 1,493,215 205,520 -1,287,695
Malaysia 271,914 264,692 -7,222
Germany 163,072 55,590 -107,482
Switzerland 87,506 108,471 +20,965
Turkey 40,064 0 -40,064
Ireland 35,703 3,469 -32,234
Italy 23,602 12,275 -11,327
United States 15,582 16,804 +1,222

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3

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 4 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 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) 3,828,636
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,161,459
Air transport 2,447,002
Other 1,801,085

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) 804,236 3,024,400 +2,220,164
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,293,658 867,801 -1,425,857
Air transport 1,163,648 1,283,354 +119,706
Other 1,639,841 161,244 -1,478,597

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,801,085
Felixstowe 1,741,005
499 1,588,513
London Heathrow Airport 1,010,769
Immingham Docks 958,075

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 1,639,841 161,244 -1,478,597
Felixstowe 277,549 1,463,456 +1,185,907
499 0 1,588,513 +1,588,513
London Heathrow Airport 684,491 326,278 -358,213
Immingham Docks 453,502 504,573 +51,071
Harwich 831,143 2,484 -828,659
Manchester Airport 366,836 225,800 -141,036
Dover 310,664 185,632 -125,032
Southampton 286,001 208,680 -77,321
London Gateway Port 178,934 313,398 +134,464

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
17
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 29
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 2,341,238
United States 826,125
Iraq 712,785
Canada 141,005
Australia 130,854

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 1,163,709 1,177,529 +13,820
United States 468,605 357,520 -111,085
Iraq 0 712,785 +712,785
Canada 60,162 80,843 +20,681
Australia 82,609 48,245 -34,364
Andorra 68,698 57,802 -10,896
Taiwan 74,822 26,373 -48,449
Germany 57,761 26,458 -31,303
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 2,588

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 1,241 1,347 +106

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 4,355,824
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 453,399
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 397,867
Other 5,667
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 1,864,062 2,491,762 +627,700
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 254,099 199,300 -54,799
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 264,565 133,302 -131,263
Other 3,829 1,838 -1,991
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 2,531,524
ZLC 1,064,284
London Stansted Airport 377,513
Liverpool Docks 337,571
Dover / Eurotunnel 261,313

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 1,209,649 1,321,875 +112,226
ZLC 179,590 884,694 +705,104
London Stansted Airport 262,906 114,607 -148,299
Liverpool Docks 189,066 148,505 -40,561
Dover / Eurotunnel 151,133 110,180 -40,953
London Heathrow Airport 143,258 93,876 -49,382
Manchester Airport 62,518 75,833 +13,315
London Gateway Port 75,970 36,178 -39,792
Dover 41,153 18,039 -23,114
Hull 28,667 0 -28,667

Quick facts

HS code: 87149420

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

Description: Brake systems for motorcycles, ensuring safe stopping