Import/export HS code 87149910: Motorcycle handlebars

Handlebars for motorcycles, used for steering control

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  • 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 3,334,056
Italy 1,257,651
China 869,810
Netherlands 412,967
United States 396,497

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 1,476,873 1,857,183 +380,310
Italy 658,518 599,133 -59,385
China 413,954 455,856 +41,902
Netherlands 360,292 52,675 -307,617
United States 219,381 177,116 -42,265
Viet Nam 30,716 73,874 +43,158
Germany 24,731 49,682 +24,951
France 13,387 43,436 +30,049
Ireland 38,583 273 -38,310
Portugal 32,259 3,066 -29,193

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 4,314,344
China 1,527,547
United States 265,331
Italy 210,153
Viet Nam 204,576

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 1,988,133 2,326,211 +338,078
China 885,394 642,153 -243,241
United States 121,932 143,399 +21,467
Italy 104,593 105,560 +967
Viet Nam 94,571 110,005 +15,434
Germany 14,650 17,518 +2,868
Ireland 29,268 0 -29,268
Japan 13,151 14,112 +961
Tunisia 21,191 0 -21,191
Egypt 14,742 0 -14,742

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 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 5 +4
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 5 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
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) 3,250,033
Air transport 1,944,524
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,396,155
Other 156,139
Road transport 2,185

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) 1,424,469 1,825,564 +401,095
Air transport 928,882 1,015,642 +86,760
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 868,943 527,212 -341,731
Other 122,125 34,014 -88,111
Road transport 2,185 0 -2,185

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,227,704
London Heathrow Airport 972,682
Manchester Airport 639,101
Dover 580,524
Southampton 422,620

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 1,008,430 1,219,274 +210,844
London Heathrow Airport 433,058 539,624 +106,566
Manchester Airport 342,392 296,709 -45,683
Dover 303,081 277,443 -25,638
Southampton 218,881 203,739 -15,142
Thamesport 224,762 98,935 -125,827
499 0 256,953 +256,953
Harwich 181,829 3,479 -178,350
Eurotunnel 55,085 120,351 +65,266
East Midlands Airport 94,695 76,640 -18,055

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 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
2026-04 19
2026-03 17
2026-02 24
2026-01 22
2025-12 16

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 49
0-1m 22
54m+ 13
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 1,125,814
Germany 603,537
France 405,377
Netherlands 309,857
South Korea 281,529

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 601,556 524,258 -77,298
Germany 301,299 302,238 +939
France 182,846 222,531 +39,685
Netherlands 162,331 147,526 -14,805
South Korea 19,062 262,467 +243,405
Australia 189,183 91,001 -98,182
Spain 102,780 153,972 +51,192
Switzerland 82,742 132,267 +49,525
Taiwan 169,920 5,357 -164,563
Canada 92,861 79,638 -13,223

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 3,052,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,408,050
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 818,469
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 1,445,443 1,606,558 +161,115
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 603,194 804,856 +201,662
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 464,804 353,665 -111,139
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 2,208,764
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,052,835
Liverpool Docks 441,658
ZLC 384,925
London Heathrow Airport 351,532

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 1,092,783 1,115,981 +23,198
Dover / Eurotunnel 427,985 624,850 +196,865
Liverpool Docks 247,584 194,074 -53,510
ZLC 218,234 166,691 -51,543
London Heathrow Airport 100,906 250,626 +149,720
Southampton 157,469 68,616 -88,853
Dover 95,121 85,768 -9,353
London Gateway Port 87,299 77,340 -9,959
London Stansted Airport 23,739 59,771 +36,032
Hull 11,484 46,405 +34,921

Quick facts

HS code: 87149910

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

Description: Handlebars for motorcycles, used for steering control