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 24,034,350
Italy 21,469,380
Austria 18,123,336
Netherlands 15,496,987
Thailand 14,871,602

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 14,945,512 9,088,838 -5,856,674
Italy 11,312,817 10,156,563 -1,156,254
Austria 14,126,010 3,997,326 -10,128,684
Netherlands 7,319,430 8,177,557 +858,127
Thailand 8,376,291 6,495,311 -1,880,980
China 6,403,794 5,445,109 -958,685
Japan 1,302,663 6,214,223 +4,911,560
France 3,984,718 1,783,529 -2,201,189
Spain 1,548,329 625,121 -923,208
Taiwan 314,443 475,620 +161,177

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 28,579,408
Thailand 23,219,347
Italy 20,934,319
Austria 16,492,553
China 12,824,784

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 17,890,823 10,688,585 -7,202,238
Thailand 11,955,143 11,264,204 -690,939
Italy 10,954,216 9,980,103 -974,113
Austria 12,746,236 3,746,317 -8,999,919
China 7,138,588 5,686,196 -1,452,392
Japan 4,051,352 8,444,080 +4,392,728
France 2,293,705 1,590,693 -703,012
Spain 2,418,351 790,591 -1,627,760
Taiwan 280,423 475,620 +195,197
Indonesia 283,704 266,837 -16,867

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
Devon 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 5 +1
Devon 4 1 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 4 +0
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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 0 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0

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) 55,276,478
Other 33,193,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,722,692
Air transport 3,405,528

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) 34,245,343 21,031,135 -13,214,208
Other 19,474,139 13,719,840 -5,754,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,658,203 17,064,489 +1,406,286
Air transport 1,645,956 1,759,572 +113,616

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 33,193,979
Dover 27,317,610
Southampton 12,231,619
Immingham Docks 11,560,402
London Gateway Port 9,784,881

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 19,474,139 13,719,840 -5,754,299
Dover 19,376,329 7,941,281 -11,435,048
Southampton 8,093,475 4,138,144 -3,955,331
Immingham Docks 6,007,922 5,552,480 -455,442
London Gateway Port 4,457,272 5,327,609 +870,337
Eurotunnel 3,771,407 3,144,251 -627,156
Felixstowe 2,387,948 4,067,337 +1,679,389
London 3,471,007 2,881,787 -589,220
499 297,750 4,020,609 +3,722,859
Harwich 1,303,635 502,481 -801,154

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 44
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
2025-11 19
2025-10 21
2025-09 22
2025-08 19
2025-07 17

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 19
54m+ 10
Other 8
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 1,528,286
Turkey 1,483,605
Malaysia 1,011,135
Japan 893,192
Germany 729,609

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 655,699 872,587 +216,888
Turkey 1,141,271 342,334 -798,937
Malaysia 229,885 781,250 +551,365
Japan 408,952 484,240 +75,288
Germany 50,308 679,301 +628,993
Czechia 422,404 256,234 -166,170
Sweden 22,023 595,416 +573,393
Norway 86,896 506,209 +419,313
Indonesia 432,090 45,790 -386,300
Switzerland 94,202 313,500 +219,298

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) 5,117,369
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,703,394
Air transport 1,405,963
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) 2,070,459 3,046,910 +976,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,894,053 2,809,341 +915,288
Air transport 1,084,738 321,225 -763,513
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 3,050,695
Southampton 1,804,713
London Heathrow Airport 1,309,528
Felixstowe 1,291,883
Immingham Docks 1,241,389

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 1,058,989 1,991,706 +932,717
Southampton 498,475 1,306,238 +807,763
London Heathrow Airport 1,011,576 297,952 -713,624
Felixstowe 796,471 495,412 -301,059
Immingham Docks 145,505 1,095,884 +950,379
London Gateway Port 474,804 231,219 -243,585
Dover 636,656 42,274 -594,382
Liverpool Docks 133,581 294,391 +160,810
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