Import/export HS code 401140: Motorcycle tires

Rubber tires made for motorcycles

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 £
Spain 19,071,772
Germany 15,949,346
Belgium 12,778,725
France 5,918,782
China 5,674,119

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 £
Spain 9,648,406 9,423,366 -225,040
Germany 8,148,966 7,800,380 -348,586
Belgium 7,183,481 5,595,244 -1,588,237
France 3,121,910 2,796,872 -325,038
China 2,567,888 3,106,231 +538,343
Turkey 1,957,374 1,888,297 -69,077
Netherlands 1,123,962 842,410 -281,552
Indonesia 987,065 814,316 -172,749
Taiwan 966,686 785,144 -181,542
Slovenia 578,642 698,096 +119,454

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 £
Spain 16,619,087
Japan 13,987,807
Germany 13,892,129
China 6,507,962
France 4,015,986

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 £
Spain 8,245,269 8,373,818 +128,549
Japan 7,776,685 6,211,122 -1,565,563
Germany 6,955,782 6,936,347 -19,435
China 3,007,772 3,500,190 +492,418
France 1,960,344 2,055,642 +95,298
Thailand 1,899,402 2,109,905 +210,503
Turkey 1,957,374 1,901,566 -55,808
Indonesia 1,400,149 1,445,734 +45,585
Taiwan 961,362 849,872 -111,490
United Kingdom 1,244,957 106,388 -1,138,569

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
West Midlands 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
West Midlands 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 2 +2
Mid and South West Wales 2 0 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,550,873
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,324,205
Road transport 5,333,616
Other 252,078
Air transport 231,214

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,096,165 27,454,708 -2,641,457
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,817,132 8,507,073 +689,941
Road transport 2,745,294 2,588,322 -156,972
Other 143,146 108,932 -34,214
Air transport 157,195 74,019 -83,176

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 17,553,515
Eurotunnel 11,210,291
Felixstowe 10,155,741
Poole 9,725,406
ZLC 5,301,946

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 £
Dover 8,548,452 9,005,063 +456,611
Eurotunnel 6,764,632 4,445,659 -2,318,973
Felixstowe 5,790,889 4,364,852 -1,426,037
Poole 5,549,333 4,176,073 -1,373,260
ZLC 2,712,687 2,589,259 -123,428
London 1,739,948 3,133,856 +1,393,908
Purfleet 2,487,639 2,153,887 -333,752
Immingham Docks 1,954,131 2,328,375 +374,244
Southampton 2,108,373 1,982,643 -125,730
London Gateway Port 716,215 2,429,438 +1,713,223

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Dormant Company 2
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 2
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 11
2025-10 8
2025-09 11
2025-08 8

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 13
54m+ 12
15m-54m 8
0-1m 3
Other 2

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 £
Ireland 1,104,703
France 544,636
Germany 166,370
Taiwan 91,307
Spain 57,255

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 £
Ireland 575,973 528,730 -47,243
France 499,598 45,038 -454,560
Germany 126,057 40,313 -85,744
Taiwan 89,247 2,060 -87,187
Spain 4,014 53,241 +49,227
United Arab Emirates 42,220 0 -42,220
Italy 3,315 32,516 +29,201
United States 30,521 5,051 -25,470
Nigeria 17,140 8,618 -8,522
Thailand 6,960 14,631 +7,671

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 £
France 278,208
China 215,402
Germany 179,915
Switzerland 6,017
United States 2,282

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 £
France 160,993 117,215 -43,778
China 6,087 209,315 +203,228
Germany 135,731 44,184 -91,547
Switzerland 6,017 0 -6,017
United States 0 2,282 +2,282
Italy 0 1,564 +1,564
Ireland 1,167 144 -1,023
Austria 0 772 +772
Thailand 0 367 +367
Turkey 0 323 +323

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) 1,211,482
Other 687,126
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 266,285
Air transport 100,608

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) 788,671 422,811 -365,860
Other 310,050 377,076 +67,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 247,824 18,461 -229,363
Air transport 67,279 33,329 -33,950

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 687,126
Dover / Eurotunnel 534,970
Liverpool Docks 376,981
Holyhead 226,940
London Gateway Port 151,671

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 £
000 310,050 377,076 +67,026
Dover / Eurotunnel 468,165 66,805 -401,360
Liverpool Docks 147,150 229,831 +82,681
Holyhead 116,509 110,431 -6,078
London Gateway Port 143,050 8,621 -134,429
Southampton 98,943 9,840 -89,103
East Midlands Airport 41,890 10,597 -31,293
London Heathrow Airport 21,468 16,848 -4,620
Dover 21,105 8,106 -12,999
Middlesbrough 18,620 0 -18,620

Quick facts

HS code: 401140

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

Description: Rubber tires made for motorcycles