Import/export HS code 871495: Motorcycle saddles

Seats for motorcycles, designed for rider comfort

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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 £
Italy 2,671,394
Taiwan 1,982,035
China 1,601,859
Netherlands 1,208,056
Germany 1,153,764

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 £
Italy 1,455,792 1,215,602 -240,190
Taiwan 1,018,667 963,368 -55,299
China 856,541 745,318 -111,223
Netherlands 684,022 524,034 -159,988
Germany 739,463 414,301 -325,162
United States 127,166 41,934 -85,232
France 93,529 47,308 -46,221
Czechia 35,683 44,785 +9,102
Viet Nam 35,684 32,940 -2,744
India 1,753 31,092 +29,339

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 3,351,147
Italy 2,728,296
China 2,545,294
Romania 236,769
Viet Nam 67,718

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 1,955,495 1,395,652 -559,843
Italy 1,458,235 1,270,061 -188,174
China 1,381,003 1,164,291 -216,712
Romania 121,640 115,129 -6,511
Viet Nam 36,844 30,874 -5,970
United States 30,844 18,590 -12,254
United Kingdom 31,345 10,706 -20,639
Czechia 1,110 33,063 +31,953
Croatia 18,143 14,007 -4,136
Slovenia 17,769 7,991 -9,778

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 11
Inner London - East 9
Inner London - West 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Greater Manchester 6

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
Lancashire 8 9 +1
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
West Midlands 4 4 +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) 3,749,075
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,528,778
Air transport 1,108,308
Other 794,200
Road transport 35,057

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) 1,946,752 1,802,323 -144,429
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,078,004 1,450,774 -627,230
Air transport 619,830 488,478 -131,352
Other 451,128 343,072 -108,056
Road transport 6,871 28,186 +21,315

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,464,600
Dover 1,726,252
000 794,200
Southampton 614,520
London Heathrow Airport 461,932

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 1,326,366 1,138,234 -188,132
Dover 988,751 737,501 -251,250
000 451,128 343,072 -108,056
Southampton 425,154 189,366 -235,788
London Heathrow Airport 281,001 180,931 -100,070
London Gateway Port 119,326 231,983 +112,657
Harwich 212,894 119,268 -93,626
Eurotunnel 167,056 164,486 -2,570
Thamesport 239,607 82,410 -157,197
499 25,244 289,745 +264,501

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 39
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of other transport equipment 17
Other manufacturing 7
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 21
2025-10 27
2025-09 28
2025-08 25

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 48
0-1m 24
54m+ 14
15m-54m 11
Other 8

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 £
Italy 3,650,957
France 454,230
New Zealand 360,340
United States 239,478
Netherlands 112,641

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 £
Italy 1,959,409 1,691,548 -267,861
France 417,121 37,109 -380,012
New Zealand 32,960 327,380 +294,420
United States 217,559 21,919 -195,640
Netherlands 87,230 25,411 -61,819
Ireland 11,576 24,273 +12,697
Australia 16,734 996 -15,738
China 10,346 4,568 -5,778
Norway 13,836 0 -13,836
Poland 10,403 1,753 -8,650

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 £
Italy 11,053
Viet Nam 2,570
China 2,458
Ireland 618
Bangladesh 318

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 £
Italy 5,734 5,319 -415
Viet Nam 1,791 779 -1,012
China 1,554 904 -650
Ireland 0 618 +618
Bangladesh 208 110 -98
XI 219 97 -122
Philippines 51 15 -36

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,012,290
Air transport 906,741
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,419
Other 17,399

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,306,348 1,705,942 -600,406
Air transport 456,309 450,432 -5,877
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,132 8,287 -49,845
Other 9,557 7,842 -1,715

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,807,782
East Midlands Airport 617,283
Felixstowe 201,637
ZLC 161,742
London Stansted Airport 73,617

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,217,238 1,590,544 -626,694
East Midlands Airport 191,820 425,463 +233,643
Felixstowe 98,791 102,846 +4,055
ZLC 149,267 12,475 -136,792
London Stansted Airport 66,408 7,209 -59,199
London Heathrow Airport 48,814 5,285 -43,529
Southampton 20,273 5,647 -14,626
000 9,557 7,842 -1,715
Dover 0 12,716 +12,716
Hull 8,021 0 -8,021

Quick facts

HS code: 871495

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

Description: Seats for motorcycles, designed for rider comfort