Import/export HS code 871130: Large engine motorcycles (250-500 cm³)

Motorcycles with engines ranging from 250 cm³ to 500 cm³, designed for more powerful and comfortable rides

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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 £
India 23,341,491
Italy 21,338,776
Austria 18,787,235
Netherlands 16,232,738
Thailand 13,247,027

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 £
India 14,173,208 9,168,283 -5,004,925
Italy 11,324,502 10,014,274 -1,310,228
Austria 13,995,291 4,791,944 -9,203,347
Netherlands 8,226,918 8,005,820 -221,098
Thailand 6,608,334 6,638,693 +30,359
China 6,548,086 6,198,032 -350,054
Japan 2,108,646 5,618,862 +3,510,216
France 3,927,636 1,698,332 -2,229,304
Spain 1,533,512 715,308 -818,204
Taiwan 693,133 96,930 -596,203

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 £
India 27,198,937
Thailand 22,188,838
Italy 20,943,284
Austria 17,607,756
China 13,714,874

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 £
India 16,406,143 10,792,794 -5,613,349
Thailand 11,509,334 10,679,504 -829,830
Italy 11,154,537 9,788,747 -1,365,790
Austria 12,617,030 4,990,726 -7,626,304
China 7,265,519 6,449,355 -816,164
Japan 5,292,819 7,504,012 +2,211,193
France 2,271,273 1,683,288 -587,985
Spain 2,369,490 880,778 -1,488,712
Taiwan 659,113 96,930 -562,183
Indonesia 277,496 296,605 +19,109

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 7
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5
Devon 4
Northern Ireland 4
North Yorkshire 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 4 6 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 5 +0
Devon 4 1 -3
Northern Ireland 3 2 -1
North Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Lincolnshire 1 3 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 0 -3

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) 56,805,358
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,734,965
Other 30,668,771
Air transport 3,445,875

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) 35,089,016 21,716,342 -13,372,674
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,513,688 18,221,277 +2,707,589
Other 18,672,392 11,996,379 -6,676,013
Air transport 1,589,889 1,855,986 +266,097

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 30,668,771
Dover 28,015,509
Southampton 12,107,595
Immingham Docks 11,396,290
London Gateway Port 9,909,942

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 18,672,392 11,996,379 -6,676,013
Dover 19,229,981 8,785,528 -10,444,453
Southampton 7,448,929 4,658,666 -2,790,263
Immingham Docks 6,631,123 4,765,167 -1,865,956
London Gateway Port 4,717,057 5,192,885 +475,828
Eurotunnel 3,898,490 3,489,873 -408,617
Felixstowe 2,640,090 4,094,362 +1,454,272
London 3,539,605 2,968,666 -570,939
499 273,055 5,133,688 +4,860,633
Harwich 1,472,585 333,531 -1,139,054

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 46
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of other transport equipment 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
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 24
2025-11 19
2025-10 21
2025-09 22
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
1m-15m 24
0-1m 20
54m+ 11
Other 9
15m-54m 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 1,495,631
Turkey 1,450,831
Malaysia 1,079,585
Japan 846,492
Germany 746,604

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 641,024 854,607 +213,583
Turkey 1,105,309 345,522 -759,787
Malaysia 277,885 801,700 +523,815
Japan 353,152 493,340 +140,188
Germany 63,838 682,766 +618,928
Czechia 422,404 256,234 -166,170
Sweden 41,583 575,856 +534,273
Norway 86,896 506,209 +419,313
Indonesia 432,090 45,790 -386,300
Switzerland 40,495 313,500 +273,005

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 £
Nicaragua 23,800
XI 713

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 £
Nicaragua 12,700 11,100 -1,600
XI 713 0 -713

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) 5,078,781
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,711,832
Air transport 1,435,829
Other 24,513

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) 2,064,316 3,014,465 +950,149
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,860,680 2,851,152 +990,472
Air transport 1,039,673 396,156 -643,517
Other 13,413 11,100 -2,313

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,049,033
Southampton 1,865,063
London Heathrow Airport 1,292,994
Immingham Docks 1,241,389
Felixstowe 1,210,514

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,021,976 2,027,057 +1,005,081
Southampton 546,475 1,318,588 +772,113
London Heathrow Airport 965,552 327,442 -638,110
Immingham Docks 165,065 1,076,324 +911,259
Felixstowe 694,714 515,800 -178,914
London Gateway Port 471,604 221,619 -249,985
Dover 638,256 40,674 -597,582
Liverpool Docks 170,301 257,671 +87,370
Holyhead 105,327 99,134 -6,193
Newhaven 2,150 164,823 +162,673

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 871130

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

Description: Motorcycles with engines ranging from 250 cm³ to 500 cm³, designed for more powerful and comfortable rides