Import/export HS code 87149490: Motorcycle brake parts

Components of motorcycle brake systems, such as pads and discs

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 £
Taiwan 8,961,814
China 2,328,536
Netherlands 1,664,190
Spain 1,094,785
Singapore 1,071,842

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 4,578,374 4,383,440 -194,934
China 1,107,576 1,220,960 +113,384
Netherlands 717,652 946,538 +228,886
Spain 467,587 627,198 +159,611
Singapore 530,651 541,191 +10,540
Germany 378,479 321,382 -57,097
Japan 287,406 315,464 +28,058
Switzerland 185,425 170,712 -14,713
Italy 112,356 182,120 +69,764
United States 77,357 100,221 +22,864

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 10,131,151
China 3,429,359
Spain 1,084,428
Malaysia 970,979
Japan 881,437

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 5,149,307 4,981,844 -167,463
China 1,551,868 1,877,491 +325,623
Spain 472,447 611,981 +139,534
Malaysia 500,826 470,153 -30,673
Japan 399,294 482,143 +82,849
Switzerland 174,221 164,268 -9,953
Germany 128,285 61,722 -66,563
United States 67,774 97,876 +30,102
Italy 59,895 76,186 +16,291
India 19,787 44,696 +24,909

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 12
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9
Inner London - East 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Greater Manchester 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 10 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 8 +3
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Lancashire 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 5 +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) 8,563,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,329,617
Other 2,976,605
Air transport 2,803,031
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) 3,059,226 5,504,446 +2,445,220
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,586,633 1,742,984 +156,351
Other 2,319,130 657,475 -1,661,655
Air transport 1,652,974 1,150,057 -502,917
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 5,386,427
000 2,976,605
499 2,512,676
London Heathrow Airport 1,217,844
Dover 947,308

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 2,939,387 2,447,040 -492,347
000 2,319,130 657,475 -1,661,655
499 39,444 2,473,232 +2,433,788
London Heathrow Airport 927,927 289,917 -638,010
Dover 407,645 539,663 +132,018
London 169,520 471,373 +301,853
London Gateway Port 259,379 345,954 +86,575
East Midlands Airport 290,617 216,003 -74,614
Manchester Airport 215,918 270,590 +54,672
Harwich 174,839 220,866 +46,027

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
36
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
36
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
22
Manufacture of other transport equipment
16
Other manufacturing
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 25
2026-04 31
2026-03 36
2026-02 34
2026-01 24

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 71
0-1m 30
54m+ 23
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 £
United States 5,831,899
Netherlands 3,010,512
Ghana 1,641,931
Ireland 693,864
Nigeria 538,155

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 3,562,920 2,268,979 -1,293,941
Netherlands 1,248,102 1,762,410 +514,308
Ghana 549,000 1,092,931 +543,931
Ireland 353,402 340,462 -12,940
Nigeria 218,315 319,840 +101,525
Cyprus 0 415,624 +415,624
France 181,646 183,899 +2,253
Taiwan 107,925 231,188 +123,263
Italy 35,860 189,716 +153,856
Georgia 127,000 34,896 -92,104

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 41,439
Malaysia 16,189
Italy 14,383
Japan 3,882
XI 1,596

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 15,547 25,892 +10,345
Malaysia 4,517 11,672 +7,155
Italy 9,368 5,015 -4,353
Japan 1,388 2,494 +1,106
XI 455 1,141 +686
Denmark 611 626 +15
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,240,743
Air transport 5,106,045
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,375,905
Other 80,150

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,228,910 4,011,833 -217,077
Air transport 2,211,860 2,894,185 +682,325
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 835,165 540,740 -294,425
Other 32,095 48,055 +15,960

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,642,628
East Midlands Airport 3,533,050
Liverpool Docks 2,162,052
Southampton 1,437,390
Dover / Eurotunnel 609,516

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 £
London Gateway Port 2,003,889 1,638,739 -365,150
East Midlands Airport 1,255,816 2,277,234 +1,021,418
Liverpool Docks 1,294,584 867,468 -427,116
Southampton 536,777 900,613 +363,836
Dover / Eurotunnel 282,487 327,029 +44,542
London Stansted Airport 352,984 194,533 -158,451
Felixstowe 228,946 206,095 -22,851
ZLC 307,260 127,593 -179,667
London Heathrow Airport 154,969 208,946 +53,977
Middlesbrough 124,955 225,300 +100,345

Quick facts

HS code: 87149490

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

Description: Components of motorcycle brake systems, such as pads and discs