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 7,900,354
China 2,202,527
Netherlands 1,582,036
Singapore 998,178
Spain 938,662

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 4,052,568 3,847,786 -204,782
China 1,146,949 1,055,578 -91,371
Netherlands 573,243 1,008,793 +435,550
Singapore 503,971 494,207 -9,764
Spain 490,852 447,810 -43,042
Germany 370,116 323,135 -46,981
Japan 289,445 270,478 -18,967
Switzerland 118,008 176,863 +58,855
Italy 125,126 153,300 +28,174
United States 52,337 100,268 +47,931

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 8,971,315
China 3,265,247
Spain 931,232
Malaysia 902,057
Japan 842,303

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 4,593,377 4,377,938 -215,439
China 1,394,212 1,871,035 +476,823
Spain 493,903 437,329 -56,574
Malaysia 464,205 437,852 -26,353
Japan 443,206 399,097 -44,109
Switzerland 112,046 170,105 +58,059
Germany 172,089 58,250 -113,839
United States 34,369 111,752 +77,383
Italy 67,149 58,004 -9,145
India 11,351 31,869 +20,518

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 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Inner London - East 8
Lancashire 8
Inner London - West 7

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 4 8 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 6 8 +2
Lancashire 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
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) 6,551,151
Other 3,692,883
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,106,757
Air transport 2,620,083
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) 2,553,540 3,997,611 +1,444,071
Other 2,272,832 1,420,051 -852,781
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,420,621 1,686,136 +265,515
Air transport 1,636,029 984,054 -651,975
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 4,846,775
000 3,692,883
London Heathrow Airport 1,189,422
499 1,171,293
Dover 867,605

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 2,410,573 2,436,202 +25,629
000 2,272,832 1,420,051 -852,781
London Heathrow Airport 871,843 317,579 -554,264
499 4,032 1,167,261 +1,163,229
Dover 322,687 544,918 +222,231
East Midlands Airport 325,518 238,572 -86,946
London 165,324 374,464 +209,140
London Gateway Port 186,321 337,544 +151,223
Harwich 103,480 279,741 +176,261
Manchester Airport 245,792 131,192 -114,600

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 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of other transport equipment 17
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 30
2025-10 34
2025-09 24
2025-08 39

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 67
0-1m 28
54m+ 23
15m-54m 12
Other 7

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 5,975,652
Netherlands 2,605,741
Ghana 975,850
Ireland 676,707
Cyprus 415,624

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 3,225,106 2,750,546 -474,560
Netherlands 1,327,028 1,278,713 -48,315
Ghana 78,200 897,650 +819,450
Ireland 82,194 594,513 +512,319
Cyprus 0 415,624 +415,624
Nigeria 80,315 330,240 +249,925
Taiwan 110,573 198,424 +87,851
France 133,071 162,148 +29,077
Italy 28,510 153,990 +125,480
Georgia 30,000 129,896 +99,896

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 27,398
Italy 13,605
Malaysia 8,491
Japan 2,828
Denmark 1,278

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 15,552 11,846 -3,706
Italy 9,299 4,306 -4,993
Malaysia 3,107 5,384 +2,277
Japan 1,307 1,521 +214
Denmark 690 588 -102
XI 435 298 -137
Taiwan 206 71 -135
Germany 0 12 +12
Indonesia 0 8 +8

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) 7,899,321
Air transport 4,325,910
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,252,151
Other 55,774

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) 3,233,934 4,665,387 +1,431,453
Air transport 2,153,395 2,172,515 +19,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 548,722 703,429 +154,707
Other 31,181 24,593 -6,588

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,961,150
East Midlands Airport 2,594,143
Liverpool Docks 2,278,589
Southampton 1,436,371
London Stansted Airport 689,051

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 1,587,919 1,373,231 -214,688
East Midlands Airport 940,862 1,653,281 +712,419
Liverpool Docks 1,103,717 1,174,872 +71,155
Southampton 98,965 1,337,406 +1,238,441
London Stansted Airport 436,039 253,012 -183,027
Dover / Eurotunnel 281,628 218,580 -63,048
ZLC 393,436 84,908 -308,528
Felixstowe 83,146 351,895 +268,749
Hull 428,754 0 -428,754
London Heathrow Airport 269,199 130,268 -138,931

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