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 3,236,842
Italy 1,245,678
China 815,215
United States 388,732
Netherlands 376,874

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 1,368,003 1,868,839 +500,836
Italy 707,969 537,709 -170,260
China 393,236 421,979 +28,743
United States 317,211 71,521 -245,690
Netherlands 331,961 44,913 -287,048
Viet Nam 37,665 67,804 +30,139
Germany 30,938 43,909 +12,971
France 3,945 43,436 +39,491
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 4,204,002
China 1,474,053
United States 260,095
Viet Nam 196,983
Italy 191,084

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 1,924,367 2,279,635 +355,268
China 878,082 595,971 -282,111
United States 195,597 64,498 -131,099
Viet Nam 107,532 89,451 -18,081
Italy 91,399 99,685 +8,286
Germany 13,014 15,940 +2,926
Japan 11,947 14,112 +2,165
Tunisia 21,191 0 -21,191
Egypt 14,742 0 -14,742
New Zealand 8,167 6,214 -1,953

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 9 9 +0
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 3 4 +1
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) 3,233,108
Air transport 1,826,151
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,290,373
Other 142,840

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) 1,317,991 1,915,117 +597,126
Air transport 1,037,192 788,959 -248,233
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 814,763 475,610 -339,153
Other 123,335 19,505 -103,830

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,116,127
London Heathrow Airport 923,606
Dover 603,955
Manchester Airport 599,739
Southampton 416,517

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 910,733 1,205,394 +294,661
London Heathrow Airport 531,484 392,122 -139,362
Dover 304,076 299,879 -4,197
Manchester Airport 365,645 234,094 -131,551
Southampton 178,652 237,865 +59,213
499 0 325,873 +325,873
Thamesport 209,545 79,451 -130,094
Eurotunnel 80,629 92,322 +11,693
Harwich 159,193 3,479 -155,714
East Midlands Airport 75,601 69,534 -6,067

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
32
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 47
0-1m 20
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 1,089,166
Germany 615,365
France 388,836
Netherlands 315,625
South Korea 281,857

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 541,308 547,858 +6,550
Germany 363,195 252,170 -111,025
France 200,657 188,179 -12,478
Netherlands 189,172 126,453 -62,719
South Korea 20,631 261,226 +240,595
Australia 192,696 82,594 -110,102
Spain 114,487 116,498 +2,011
Switzerland 69,547 147,101 +77,554
Taiwan 171,292 8,749 -162,543
Canada 92,247 75,067 -17,180

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 2,864,152
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,436,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 833,107

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 1,363,142 1,501,010 +137,868
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 715,134 720,940 +5,806
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 429,361 403,746 -25,615

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,048,871
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,080,963
Liverpool Docks 459,210
London Heathrow Airport 364,146
ZLC 343,592

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 1,038,713 1,010,158 -28,555
Dover / Eurotunnel 528,330 552,633 +24,303
Liverpool Docks 216,301 242,909 +26,608
London Heathrow Airport 99,101 265,045 +165,944
ZLC 184,894 158,698 -26,196
Southampton 149,719 68,314 -81,405
Dover 84,326 92,014 +7,688
London Gateway Port 87,299 77,340 -9,959
London Stansted Airport 25,637 53,620 +27,983
Hull 18,302 50,149 +31,847

Quick facts

HS code: 87149910

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

Description: Handlebars for motorcycles, used for steering control