Import/export HS code 871120: Medium engine motorcycles (50-250 cm³)

Motorcycles with an engine size between 50 cm³ and 250 cm³. Suitable for everyday commuting and light touring

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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 £
China 28,841,939
Netherlands 21,903,695
France 20,539,582
Italy 18,568,788
Austria 14,859,917

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 £
China 10,385,259 18,456,680 +8,071,421
Netherlands 8,231,592 13,672,103 +5,440,511
France 14,813,047 5,726,535 -9,086,512
Italy 8,941,690 9,627,098 +685,408
Austria 11,297,522 3,562,395 -7,735,127
Viet Nam 5,839,157 4,684,488 -1,154,669
Japan 4,708,048 2,706,379 -2,001,669
Thailand 3,217,370 2,901,781 -315,589
Denmark 684,257 1,036,299 +352,042
India 609,559 861,779 +252,220

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 £
China 30,455,500
Italy 19,244,359
Austria 17,494,512
Indonesia 14,284,023
Viet Nam 12,642,929

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 £
China 10,970,829 19,484,671 +8,513,842
Italy 8,690,667 10,553,692 +1,863,025
Austria 12,683,754 4,810,758 -7,872,996
Indonesia 8,842,077 5,441,946 -3,400,131
Viet Nam 6,945,905 5,697,024 -1,248,881
France 6,383,231 5,902,385 -480,846
Japan 5,863,124 5,417,785 -445,339
India 4,297,370 2,752,110 -1,545,260
Thailand 3,296,529 3,292,431 -4,098
Spain 1,770,938 959,853 -811,085

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Northern Ireland 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 6 +3
Northern Ireland 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Lincolnshire 4 4 +0
North Yorkshire 4 1 -3
Devon 1 3 +2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,230,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,554,379
Other 23,607,512
Air transport 2,450,091
Road transport 12,396

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) 40,211,534 30,018,807 -10,192,727
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,393,271 25,161,108 +10,767,837
Other 15,327,021 8,280,491 -7,046,530
Air transport 925,193 1,524,898 +599,705
Road transport 5,517 6,879 +1,362

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 34,574,617
000 23,607,512
Eurotunnel 22,697,593
Southampton 12,154,564
Felixstowe 11,990,805

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 21,743,480 12,831,137 -8,912,343
000 15,327,021 8,280,491 -7,046,530
Eurotunnel 11,243,795 11,453,798 +210,003
Southampton 4,852,481 7,302,083 +2,449,602
Felixstowe 6,663,575 5,327,230 -1,336,345
499 2,026,678 5,871,514 +3,844,836
London Gateway Port 248,019 6,348,252 +6,100,233
London 3,087,415 2,696,959 -390,456
Immingham Docks 2,700,296 1,365,730 -1,334,566
Dover / Eurotunnel 956,609 381,178 -575,431

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 51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of other transport equipment 3
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 20
2025-10 25
2025-09 21
2025-08 19

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
0-1m 32
1m-15m 31
54m+ 9
Other 8
15m-54m 3

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 1,465,024
Sweden 587,176
Ireland 467,554
Cyprus 393,579
Norway 215,908

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 1,145,707 319,317 -826,390
Sweden 42,893 544,283 +501,390
Ireland 289,383 178,171 -111,212
Cyprus 194,028 199,551 +5,523
Norway 22,301 193,607 +171,306
Luxembourg 201,693 0 -201,693
Japan 67,133 85,312 +18,179
Australia 61,813 75,363 +13,550
Netherlands 57,617 70,265 +12,648
Spain 71,007 32,315 -38,692

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 £
Switzerland 159,651
Nicaragua 11,009
XI 3,692

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 £
Switzerland 143,598 16,053 -127,545
Nicaragua 3,550 7,459 +3,909
XI 3,692 0 -3,692

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,887,224
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,669,565
Air transport 221,745
Other 174,352
Road transport 6,000

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,712,624 1,174,600 -538,024
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 868,583 800,982 -67,601
Air transport 156,045 65,700 -90,345
Other 150,840 23,512 -127,328
Road transport 6,000 0 -6,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,153,835
Immingham Docks 813,866
Dover / Eurotunnel 758,834
Felixstowe 547,544
Southampton 404,070

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 £
London Gateway Port 939,637 214,198 -725,439
Immingham Docks 84,768 729,098 +644,330
Dover / Eurotunnel 428,847 329,987 -98,860
Felixstowe 432,134 115,410 -316,724
Southampton 132,347 271,723 +139,376
Liverpool Docks 92,187 143,923 +51,736
Holyhead 104,894 126,208 +21,314
Dover 215,543 7,135 -208,408
000 150,840 23,512 -127,328
London Heathrow Airport 92,036 45,088 -46,948

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 871120

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

Description: Motorcycles with an engine size between 50 cm³ and 250 cm³. Suitable for everyday commuting and light touring