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 8,986,388
China 2,311,502
Netherlands 1,668,801
Spain 1,110,638
Singapore 1,080,704

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 4,494,712 4,491,676 -3,036
China 1,079,302 1,232,200 +152,898
Netherlands 537,527 1,131,274 +593,747
Spain 506,045 604,593 +98,548
Singapore 527,295 553,409 +26,114
Germany 363,165 337,822 -25,343
Japan 293,577 321,313 +27,736
Switzerland 183,250 172,887 -10,363
Italy 125,003 186,596 +61,593
United States 60,011 126,311 +66,300

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 10,158,926
China 3,420,229
Spain 1,101,338
Malaysia 970,397
Japan 907,441

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 5,056,390 5,102,536 +46,146
China 1,313,489 2,106,740 +793,251
Spain 510,851 590,487 +79,636
Malaysia 487,185 483,212 -3,973
Japan 424,819 482,622 +57,803
Switzerland 172,046 166,443 -5,603
Germany 137,717 64,760 -72,957
United States 40,471 127,754 +87,283
Italy 70,498 76,186 +5,688
India 10,207 43,414 +33,207

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 6 10 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 8 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Lancashire 7 7 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 5 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -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) 8,283,550
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,330,713
Other 3,236,530
Air transport 2,885,207
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) 2,948,344 5,335,206 +2,386,862
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,382,494 1,948,219 +565,725
Other 2,308,007 928,523 -1,379,484
Air transport 1,686,249 1,198,958 -487,291
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 5,394,499
000 3,236,530
499 2,214,321
London Heathrow Airport 1,243,956
Dover 948,753

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 2,769,214 2,625,285 -143,929
000 2,308,007 928,523 -1,379,484
499 10,626 2,203,695 +2,193,069
London Heathrow Airport 910,801 333,155 -577,646
Dover 328,813 619,940 +291,127
London 170,630 439,805 +269,175
London Gateway Port 244,740 338,813 +94,073
East Midlands Airport 313,856 236,961 -76,895
Manchester Airport 247,840 262,281 +14,441
Harwich 95,964 300,661 +204,697

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 36
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of other transport equipment 18
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 31
2026-03 36
2026-02 34
2026-01 24
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 72
0-1m 31
54m+ 24
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 6,034,317
Netherlands 3,011,588
Ghana 1,550,181
Ireland 694,594
Nigeria 505,555

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 3,219,411 2,814,906 -404,505
Netherlands 1,213,846 1,797,742 +583,896
Ghana 428,000 1,122,181 +694,181
Ireland 356,137 338,457 -17,680
Nigeria 203,315 302,240 +98,925
Cyprus 0 415,624 +415,624
France 178,319 184,824 +6,505
Taiwan 108,967 237,618 +128,651
Italy 29,509 193,858 +164,349
Georgia 60,000 99,896 +39,896

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 37,392
Italy 15,471
Malaysia 13,915
Japan 3,569
XI 1,545

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 14,270 23,122 +8,852
Italy 9,821 5,650 -4,171
Malaysia 3,072 10,843 +7,771
Japan 1,207 2,362 +1,155
XI 449 1,096 +647
Denmark 614 616 +2
Turkey 0 497 +497
Taiwan 196 137 -59
Germany 0 12 +12
Indonesia 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) 8,438,812
Air transport 4,969,461
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,383,244
Other 74,535

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) 3,688,737 4,750,075 +1,061,338
Air transport 2,078,383 2,891,078 +812,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 840,836 542,408 -298,428
Other 29,629 44,906 +15,277

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,550,878
East Midlands Airport 3,356,222
Liverpool Docks 2,320,689
Southampton 1,437,390
Dover / Eurotunnel 615,769

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 1,921,889 1,628,989 -292,900
East Midlands Airport 1,082,397 2,273,825 +1,191,428
Liverpool Docks 1,301,548 1,019,141 -282,407
Southampton 102,180 1,335,210 +1,233,030
Dover / Eurotunnel 287,352 328,417 +41,065
London Stansted Airport 378,370 216,563 -161,807
ZLC 359,331 107,007 -252,324
Felixstowe 98,146 336,895 +238,749
London Heathrow Airport 145,744 205,459 +59,715
Middlesbrough 99,000 251,255 +152,255

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