Import/export HS code 87149950: Motorcycle derailleur gears

Gear systems for motorcycles, allowing for smooth gear changes

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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 £
Taiwan 4,060,584
Japan 2,484,647
Netherlands 1,413,122
Italy 374,691
Singapore 348,760

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 2,155,753 1,904,831 -250,922
Japan 1,319,194 1,165,453 -153,741
Netherlands 773,548 639,574 -133,974
Italy 196,662 178,029 -18,633
Singapore 134,380 214,380 +80,000
Germany 143,764 91,115 -52,649
Denmark 109,441 72,845 -36,596
France 52,224 26,295 -25,929
China 10,919 30,640 +19,721
Ireland 3,787 35,792 +32,005

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 4,568,493
Japan 3,679,256
Italy 353,896
Indonesia 300,092
Denmark 176,295

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 2,437,009 2,131,484 -305,525
Japan 1,912,669 1,766,587 -146,082
Italy 178,383 175,513 -2,870
Indonesia 142,091 158,001 +15,910
Denmark 109,441 66,854 -42,587
Ireland 7,157 61,830 +54,673
China 36,489 18,696 -17,793
Germany 40,499 13,873 -26,626
Netherlands 14,807 912 -13,895
United States 10,381 5,090 -5,291

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
Inner London - West 4
West Midlands 4

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 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 3 0 -3
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 3 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 £
Other 4,352,080
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,814,453
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,740,600
Air transport 1,427,430

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 £
Other 2,932,586 1,419,494 -1,513,092
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 347,621 1,466,832 +1,119,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 919,177 821,423 -97,754
Air transport 711,538 715,892 +4,354

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,352,080
499 1,117,740
Immingham Docks 1,072,060
London Heathrow Airport 708,279
Felixstowe 608,251

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 £
000 2,932,586 1,419,494 -1,513,092
499 1,287 1,116,453 +1,115,166
Immingham Docks 598,591 473,469 -125,122
London Heathrow Airport 395,751 312,528 -83,223
Felixstowe 169,301 438,950 +269,649
Eurotunnel 165,273 122,029 -43,244
Manchester Airport 92,591 162,513 +69,922
East Midlands Airport 133,824 74,890 -58,934
Southampton 99,539 50,822 -48,717
Thamesport 57,348 52,935 -4,413

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 27
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of other transport equipment 10
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 19
2025-10 14
2025-09 10
2025-08 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 27
0-1m 15
54m+ 7
15m-54m 6
Other 5

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 158,946
Ireland 67,530
Slovakia 63,566
France 41,934
Netherlands 40,681

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 102,047 56,899 -45,148
Ireland 29,187 38,343 +9,156
Slovakia 63,566 0 -63,566
France 27,107 14,827 -12,280
Netherlands 6,622 34,059 +27,437
Canada 23,542 4,905 -18,637
China 0 27,500 +27,500
Japan 12,316 9,839 -2,477
Portugal 6,107 12,718 +6,611
Denmark 14,075 4,114 -9,961

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 £
Indonesia 12,507
China 2,303
Taiwan 1,085
Japan 197

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 £
Indonesia 5,348 7,159 +1,811
China 1,746 557 -1,189
Taiwan 413 672 +259
Japan 21 176 +155

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 385,058
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 160,721
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,394
Other 17,327

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 203,704 181,354 -22,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 118,884 41,837 -77,047
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,125 17,269 +15,144
Other 8,233 9,094 +861

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 123,440
ZLC 116,991
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,532
London Stansted Airport 101,135
London Heathrow Airport 38,567

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 39,610 83,830 +44,220
ZLC 76,068 40,923 -35,145
Dover / Eurotunnel 87,142 25,390 -61,752
London Stansted Airport 67,280 33,855 -33,425
London Heathrow Airport 17,626 20,941 +3,315
Holyhead 19,956 1,716 -18,240
000 8,233 9,094 +861
Dover 4,402 12,718 +8,316
London 0 15,553 +15,553
Eurotunnel 5,753 1,059 -4,694

Quick facts

HS code: 87149950

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

Description: Gear systems for motorcycles, allowing for smooth gear changes