Import/export HS code 87149910: Motorcycle handlebars

Handlebars for motorcycles, used for steering control

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 3,388,746
Italy 1,300,790
China 831,812
Netherlands 400,344
United States 390,711

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 1,395,075 1,993,671 +598,596
Italy 683,406 617,384 -66,022
China 370,451 461,361 +90,910
Netherlands 353,220 47,124 -306,096
United States 250,330 140,381 -109,949
Viet Nam 37,665 67,804 +30,139
Germany 33,387 45,878 +12,491
France 7,390 43,436 +36,046
Portugal 32,259 3,066 -29,193
Canada 10,655 15,255 +4,600

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 4,398,853
China 1,518,031
United States 262,074
Viet Nam 204,340
Italy 196,688

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 1,915,099 2,483,754 +568,655
China 878,006 640,025 -237,981
United States 146,998 115,076 -31,922
Viet Nam 104,105 100,235 -3,870
Italy 88,570 108,118 +19,548
Germany 16,228 15,940 -288
Japan 13,151 14,112 +961
Tunisia 21,191 0 -21,191
Egypt 14,742 0 -14,742
New Zealand 7,134 7,247 +113

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Lancashire 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Inner London - West 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 9 +1
Lancashire 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 5 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 5 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 5 +3
Inner London - East 1 4 +3
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +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) 3,363,940
Air transport 1,876,592
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,375,688
Other 149,283

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) 1,357,905 2,006,035 +648,130
Air transport 928,241 948,351 +20,110
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 834,669 541,019 -293,650
Other 126,496 22,787 -103,709

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,232,522
London Heathrow Airport 936,051
Dover 627,421
Manchester Airport 623,799
Southampton 432,310

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 952,066 1,280,456 +328,390
London Heathrow Airport 436,125 499,926 +63,801
Dover 295,969 331,452 +35,483
Manchester Airport 344,267 279,532 -64,735
Southampton 191,607 240,703 +49,096
499 0 325,873 +325,873
Thamesport 232,183 85,805 -146,378
Harwich 180,714 3,479 -177,235
Eurotunnel 52,684 123,936 +71,252
East Midlands Airport 80,421 74,198 -6,223

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
34
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
26
Manufacture of other transport equipment
20
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
5
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 18
2026-04 19
2026-03 17
2026-02 24
2026-01 22

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 21
54m+ 14
15m-54m 9
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 1,131,928
Germany 643,979
France 409,371
Netherlands 322,005
South Korea 284,266

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 547,602 584,326 +36,724
Germany 307,854 336,125 +28,271
France 181,732 227,639 +45,907
Netherlands 170,085 151,920 -18,165
South Korea 19,062 265,204 +246,142
Australia 190,209 90,003 -100,206
Spain 89,699 153,972 +64,273
Switzerland 74,676 148,671 +73,995
Taiwan 171,292 8,749 -162,543
Canada 95,485 79,412 -16,073

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 3,028,084
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,492,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 839,107
Road transport 7,780

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 £
Air transport 1,399,499 1,628,585 +229,086
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 619,608 872,907 +253,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 432,186 406,921 -25,265
Road transport 7,780 0 -7,780

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,185,612
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,114,449
Liverpool Docks 470,367
ZLC 372,818
London Heathrow Airport 368,603

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,076,795 1,108,817 +32,022
Dover / Eurotunnel 434,042 680,407 +246,365
Liverpool Docks 224,283 246,084 +21,801
ZLC 192,783 180,035 -12,748
London Heathrow Airport 95,979 272,624 +176,645
Southampton 149,719 68,314 -81,405
Dover 97,002 95,150 -1,852
London Gateway Port 87,299 77,340 -9,959
London Stansted Airport 26,925 53,620 +26,695
Hull 9,133 60,325 +51,192

Quick facts

HS code: 87149910

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

Description: Handlebars for motorcycles, used for steering control