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 8,650,910
China 2,166,380
Netherlands 1,623,340
Spain 1,063,055
Singapore 1,019,544

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 4,665,914 3,984,996 -680,918
China 1,141,058 1,025,322 -115,736
Netherlands 919,603 703,737 -215,866
Spain 437,321 625,734 +188,413
Singapore 534,491 485,053 -49,438
Germany 387,746 273,942 -113,804
Japan 250,088 295,590 +45,502
Switzerland 209,915 144,013 -65,902
Italy 139,372 152,390 +13,018
United States 76,413 99,272 +22,859

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 9,790,054
China 3,246,864
Spain 1,051,496
Malaysia 917,149
Japan 818,250

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 5,266,796 4,523,258 -743,538
China 1,780,076 1,466,788 -313,288
Spain 440,755 610,741 +169,986
Malaysia 500,093 417,056 -83,037
Japan 369,715 448,535 +78,820
Switzerland 196,249 140,031 -56,218
Germany 105,921 56,381 -49,540
United States 65,251 96,927 +31,676
Italy 73,805 59,728 -14,077
India 25,558 38,925 +13,367

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 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Lancashire 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 5 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 5 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 2 -3

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) 8,410,634
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,087,450
Air transport 2,745,766
Other 2,715,104
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) 3,318,334 5,092,300 +1,773,966
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,697,982 1,389,468 -308,514
Air transport 1,672,664 1,073,102 -599,562
Other 2,250,808 464,296 -1,786,512
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 5,121,173
000 2,715,104
499 2,512,676
London Heathrow Airport 1,201,408
Dover 909,485

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 3,000,169 2,121,004 -879,165
000 2,250,808 464,296 -1,786,512
499 43,999 2,468,677 +2,424,678
London Heathrow Airport 944,265 257,143 -687,122
Dover 519,499 389,986 -129,513
London 230,105 410,788 +180,683
London Gateway Port 303,928 272,621 -31,307
Manchester Airport 213,556 268,570 +55,014
East Midlands Airport 285,668 194,951 -90,717
Harwich 209,165 177,663 -31,502

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
21
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 70
0-1m 29
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 5,702,277
Netherlands 2,855,253
Ghana 1,641,931
Ireland 687,798
Nigeria 529,392

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 3,860,202 1,842,075 -2,018,127
Netherlands 1,207,002 1,648,251 +441,249
Ghana 606,300 1,035,631 +429,331
Ireland 354,995 332,803 -22,192
Nigeria 262,402 266,990 +4,588
Cyprus 415,624 0 -415,624
France 186,566 169,692 -16,874
Taiwan 241,665 97,448 -144,217
Italy 176,079 49,497 -126,582
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 39,241
Malaysia 15,668
Italy 11,269
Japan 3,772
XI 1,527

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 15,052 24,189 +9,137
Malaysia 4,617 11,051 +6,434
Italy 6,439 4,830 -1,609
Japan 1,590 2,182 +592
XI 420 1,107 +687
Denmark 749 434 -315
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) 8,136,532
Air transport 4,958,696
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,273,321
Other 74,084

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) 5,191,700 2,944,832 -2,246,868
Air transport 2,239,747 2,718,949 +479,202
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 903,740 369,581 -534,159
Other 29,076 45,008 +15,932

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,639,540
East Midlands Airport 3,445,202
Liverpool Docks 2,060,929
Southampton 1,437,390
Dover / Eurotunnel 578,600

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 2,031,881 1,607,659 -424,222
East Midlands Airport 1,280,657 2,164,545 +883,888
Liverpool Docks 1,629,084 431,845 -1,197,239
Southampton 941,960 495,430 -446,530
Dover / Eurotunnel 278,924 299,676 +20,752
London Stansted Airport 325,485 194,533 -130,952
Felixstowe 355,106 79,935 -275,171
ZLC 328,857 100,779 -228,078
Middlesbrough 137,255 213,000 +75,745
London Heathrow Airport 172,803 173,213 +410

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