Import/export HS code 871495: Motorcycle saddles

Seats for motorcycles, designed for rider comfort

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 £
Italy 3,006,617
Taiwan 2,173,168
China 1,737,254
Netherlands 1,452,334
Germany 1,247,834

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 1,576,010 1,430,607 -145,403
Taiwan 1,010,179 1,162,989 +152,810
China 720,298 1,016,956 +296,658
Netherlands 658,403 793,931 +135,528
Germany 673,716 574,118 -99,598
United States 130,135 42,400 -87,735
France 99,634 51,290 -48,344
India 1,753 144,159 +142,406
Viet Nam 32,573 40,384 +7,811
Czechia 10,121 51,753 +41,632

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 3,589,100
Italy 3,063,056
China 3,021,584
Romania 288,781
Viet Nam 71,892

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 1,844,237 1,744,863 -99,374
Italy 1,583,762 1,479,294 -104,468
China 1,203,301 1,818,283 +614,982
Romania 133,619 155,162 +21,543
Viet Nam 32,573 39,319 +6,746
United States 40,668 9,999 -30,669
Czechia 1,110 39,955 +38,845
United Kingdom 29,995 10,706 -19,289
Croatia 32,150 2,527 -29,623
Germany 10,471 13,511 +3,040

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 11
Lancashire 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Inner London - West 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Inner London - East 9 7 -2
Lancashire 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 10 +7
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 2 5 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 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) 4,427,704
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,959,213
Air transport 1,179,914
Other 735,928
Road transport 35,853

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) 1,763,557 2,664,147 +900,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,116,762 1,842,451 -274,311
Air transport 585,214 594,700 +9,486
Other 491,704 244,224 -247,480
Road transport 3,273 32,580 +29,307

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,999,514
Dover 2,086,814
000 735,928
499 531,510
London Gateway Port 451,127

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 1,367,418 1,632,096 +264,678
Dover 988,203 1,098,611 +110,408
000 491,704 244,224 -247,480
499 23,176 508,334 +485,158
London Gateway Port 123,556 327,571 +204,015
Southampton 258,484 191,871 -66,613
London Heathrow Airport 241,325 191,331 -49,994
Purfleet 193,107 193,854 +747
Thamesport 228,951 117,931 -111,020
Birmingham Airport 112,376 224,494 +112,118

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 44
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Manufacture of other transport equipment 17
Other manufacturing 8
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 30
2026-02 20
2026-01 22
2025-12 17

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 51
0-1m 28
54m+ 15
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 £
Italy 4,217,609
France 435,554
New Zealand 358,338
United States 219,846
Netherlands 116,348

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 1,833,815 2,383,794 +549,979
France 388,917 46,637 -342,280
New Zealand 37,608 320,730 +283,122
United States 201,325 18,521 -182,804
Netherlands 89,691 26,657 -63,034
Ireland 9,735 29,746 +20,011
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,322 24,113 +21,791
Australia 13,023 6,809 -6,214
China 10,346 9,392 -954
Norway 13,836 2,446 -11,390

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 13,522
China 3,143
Viet Nam 2,308
Bangladesh 627
Ireland 618

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 5,255 8,267 +3,012
China 1,358 1,785 +427
Viet Nam 1,533 775 -758
Bangladesh 220 407 +187
Ireland 0 618 +618
XI 219 97 -122
Philippines 53 17 -36
Cambodia 0 2 +2

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) 4,559,531
Air transport 929,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,311
Other 20,606

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) 2,151,954 2,407,577 +255,623
Air transport 451,668 477,543 +25,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,890 11,421 -35,469
Other 8,638 11,968 +3,330

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,351,011
East Midlands Airport 617,346
Felixstowe 204,782
ZLC 162,341
London Stansted Airport 77,493

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 2,063,766 2,287,245 +223,479
East Midlands Airport 193,620 423,726 +230,106
Felixstowe 98,791 105,991 +7,200
ZLC 147,852 14,489 -133,363
London Stansted Airport 66,284 11,209 -55,075
London Heathrow Airport 43,912 26,896 -17,016
000 8,638 11,968 +3,330
Southampton 13,402 3,559 -9,843
Dover 0 16,516 +16,516
Harwich 5,037 1,572 -3,465

Quick facts

HS code: 871495

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

Description: Seats for motorcycles, designed for rider comfort