Import/export HS code 871160: Electric motorcycles and bikes

Includes all types of electric motorcycles and bikes, powered solely by electric motors

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 £
China 138,497,145
Netherlands 107,396,693
Taiwan 63,839,185
Germany 57,725,093
Spain 33,987,401

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 43,463,135 95,034,010 +51,570,875
Netherlands 46,537,772 60,858,921 +14,321,149
Taiwan 35,343,069 28,496,116 -6,846,953
Germany 37,118,436 20,606,657 -16,511,779
Spain 18,141,239 15,846,162 -2,295,077
France 10,006,020 22,142,323 +12,136,303
Hungary 11,009,519 13,428,459 +2,418,940
Viet Nam 8,750,760 10,627,407 +1,876,647
Belgium 6,936,248 7,806,785 +870,537
Portugal 12,646,798 1,989,088 -10,657,710

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 161,879,652
Germany 134,991,116
Taiwan 79,526,514
Spain 32,714,826
Hungary 30,132,925

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 50,998,720 110,880,932 +59,882,212
Germany 64,464,032 70,527,084 +6,063,052
Taiwan 40,455,410 39,071,104 -1,384,306
Spain 17,656,601 15,058,225 -2,598,376
Hungary 14,045,794 16,087,131 +2,041,337
Netherlands 9,906,338 9,479,026 -427,312
Portugal 14,193,149 2,650,121 -11,543,028
Viet Nam 7,494,639 8,268,851 +774,212
Thailand 8,437,480 5,466,497 -2,970,983
France 5,157,377 5,405,255 +247,878

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 31
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24
Outer London - West and North West 23
Greater Manchester 17

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
Inner London - East 16 22 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 18 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 17 -3
Outer London - West and North West 15 13 -2
Greater Manchester 9 14 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 12 +1
Devon 9 9 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 11 +1
Inner London - West 7 10 +3
Kent 9 11 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 244,843,916
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 197,341,919
Air transport 68,809,297
Other 63,541,207
Rail transport 1,051,424

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 111,835,725 133,008,191 +21,172,466
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,233,620 100,108,299 +2,874,679
Air transport 13,878,196 54,931,101 +41,052,905
Other 39,355,477 24,185,730 -15,169,747
Rail transport 0 1,051,424 +1,051,424
Road transport 0 391,671 +391,671

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 121,611,517
Eurotunnel 66,076,348
Dover 64,389,511
000 63,541,207
Thamesport 38,317,072

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 £
Felixstowe 45,159,171 76,452,346 +31,293,175
Eurotunnel 35,281,188 30,795,160 -4,486,028
Dover 29,671,821 34,717,690 +5,045,869
000 39,355,477 24,185,730 -15,169,747
Thamesport 33,243,097 5,073,975 -28,169,122
Southampton 19,198,917 18,388,909 -810,008
Birmingham Airport 3,561,121 31,850,734 +28,289,613
London 14,257,721 10,694,178 -3,563,543
London Gateway Port 8,575,903 11,038,228 +2,462,325
499 6,554 17,522,969 +17,516,415

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 156
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 67
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 52
Manufacture of other transport equipment 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 53
2025-11 65
2025-10 70
2025-09 64
2025-08 72

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 137
0-1m 116
54m+ 48
Other 44
15m-54m 27

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 £
Netherlands 18,499,329
United States 6,640,683
Germany 5,735,758
Ireland 4,965,615
France 1,609,643

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 £
Netherlands 9,882,228 8,617,101 -1,265,127
United States 3,204,417 3,436,266 +231,849
Germany 3,723,786 2,011,972 -1,711,814
Ireland 2,991,146 1,974,469 -1,016,677
France 829,447 780,196 -49,251
Switzerland 451,228 676,784 +225,556
Belgium 872,638 96,214 -776,424
Denmark 485,247 388,335 -96,912
Canada 563,897 196,101 -367,796
South Korea 572,371 120,444 -451,927

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 £
China 313,672
Thailand 239,171
Turkey 147,054
Germany 127,923
Sierra Leone 97,163

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 £
China 154,174 159,498 +5,324
Thailand 141,398 97,773 -43,625
Turkey 72,843 74,211 +1,368
Germany 22,400 105,523 +83,123
Sierra Leone 88,956 8,207 -80,749
Taiwan 41,572 27,778 -13,794
XI 20,329 46,680 +26,351
France 30,074 17,438 -12,636
Japan 0 25,659 +25,659
Czechia 15,581 5,372 -10,209

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) 33,141,304
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,389,210
Air transport 4,946,655
Other 1,250,710
Road transport 97,272

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) 19,288,709 13,852,595 -5,436,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,973,557 4,415,653 +442,096
Air transport 2,578,442 2,368,213 -210,229
Other 668,042 582,668 -85,374
Road transport 97,272 0 -97,272

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,713,578
Southampton 3,454,005
Holyhead 3,162,888
Felixstowe 3,010,445
East Midlands Airport 2,678,561

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 12,276,783 9,436,795 -2,839,988
Southampton 1,329,603 2,124,402 +794,799
Holyhead 1,934,714 1,228,174 -706,540
Felixstowe 1,898,707 1,111,738 -786,969
East Midlands Airport 1,533,261 1,145,300 -387,961
Dover 873,776 1,740,737 +866,961
London Gateway Port 1,057,129 702,057 -355,072
Immingham Docks 942,383 588,184 -354,199
Harwich 1,084,471 431,291 -653,180
Liverpool Docks 977,256 526,656 -450,600

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 871160

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

Description: Includes all types of electric motorcycles and bikes, powered solely by electric motors