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 18,571,035
Germany 16,887,923
Belgium 13,279,387
France 5,804,392
China 5,564,625

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 9,060,361 9,510,674 +450,313
Germany 8,693,381 8,194,542 -498,839
Belgium 6,543,812 6,735,575 +191,763
France 3,078,842 2,725,550 -353,292
China 2,634,245 2,930,380 +296,135
XS 2,649,367 2,624,443 -24,924
Turkey 2,071,930 1,892,942 -178,988
Netherlands 1,021,517 943,266 -78,251
Indonesia 1,081,960 811,281 -270,679
Taiwan 978,948 816,903 -162,045

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 16,188,999
Japan 14,546,980
Germany 14,390,900
China 6,263,718
XS 5,366,958

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 7,616,102 8,572,897 +956,795
Japan 7,213,388 7,333,592 +120,204
Germany 7,045,294 7,345,606 +300,312
China 3,103,674 3,160,044 +56,370
XS 2,705,867 2,661,091 -44,776
France 2,029,019 1,981,866 -47,153
Turkey 2,071,930 1,906,211 -165,719
Thailand 1,913,200 2,011,089 +97,889
Indonesia 1,514,126 1,415,901 -98,225
Taiwan 958,594 883,882 -74,712

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
Mid and South West Wales 2

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
Mid and South West Wales 2 0 -2
Northern Ireland 2 0 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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) 58,276,401
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,219,060
Road transport 5,310,660
Other 269,297
Air transport 235,363

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) 29,250,039 29,026,362 -223,677
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,025,072 8,193,988 +168,916
Road transport 2,686,217 2,624,443 -61,774
Other 143,011 126,286 -16,725
Air transport 161,182 74,181 -87,001

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,347,229
Eurotunnel 11,042,751
Felixstowe 10,236,721
Poole 9,725,406
ZLC 5,274,747

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 8,617,032 9,730,197 +1,113,165
Eurotunnel 5,957,780 5,084,971 -872,809
Felixstowe 6,045,050 4,191,671 -1,853,379
Poole 4,895,968 4,829,438 -66,530
ZLC 2,649,367 2,625,380 -23,987
London 2,113,613 3,013,166 +899,553
Purfleet 2,469,590 2,073,270 -396,320
Immingham Docks 1,746,658 2,539,057 +792,399
Southampton 2,046,324 1,957,932 -88,392
London Gateway Port 718,363 2,200,053 +1,481,690

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 22
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
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
2025-11 11
2025-10 8
2025-09 11
2025-08 8
2025-07 12

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 1

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 1,114,353
France 506,622
Germany 166,370
Taiwan 91,307
Spain 58,293

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 580,469 533,884 -46,585
France 495,443 11,179 -484,264
Germany 124,117 42,253 -81,864
Taiwan 89,247 2,060 -87,187
Spain 5,052 53,241 +48,189
United States 52,122 5,051 -47,071
United Arab Emirates 42,220 0 -42,220
Italy 3,315 32,516 +29,201
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 276,422
China 215,402
Germany 181,651
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 164,495 111,927 -52,568
China 4,118 211,284 +207,166
Germany 138,525 43,126 -95,399
Switzerland 6,017 0 -6,017
United States 0 2,282 +2,282
Italy 0 1,564 +1,564
Ireland 1,252 144 -1,108
Austria 0 772 +772
XU 55 601 +546
Thailand 0 367 +367

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) 1,184,131
Other 687,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 293,752
Air transport 101,412

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) 782,457 401,674 -380,783
Other 314,462 372,699 +58,237
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 279,891 13,861 -266,030
Air transport 66,556 34,856 -31,700

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 687,161
Dover / Eurotunnel 498,384
Liverpool Docks 385,675
Holyhead 227,861
London Gateway Port 147,071

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 £
000 314,462 372,699 +58,237
Dover / Eurotunnel 463,040 35,344 -427,696
Liverpool Docks 149,229 236,446 +87,217
Holyhead 118,148 109,713 -8,435
London Gateway Port 143,050 4,021 -139,029
Southampton 131,010 9,840 -121,170
East Midlands Airport 43,940 10,597 -33,343
London Heathrow Airport 21,468 15,602 -5,866
Dover 21,183 7,648 -13,535
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