Import/export HS code 87116010: Pedal-assisted electric bikes

Electric bikes that assist pedaling, with motors not exceeding 250 watts. Perfect for eco-friendly commuting

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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 £
Netherlands 94,429,916
Taiwan 59,968,721
Germany 49,199,532
France 27,944,277
Hungary 23,665,314

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 £
Netherlands 40,163,709 54,266,207 +14,102,498
Taiwan 32,894,412 27,074,309 -5,820,103
Germany 35,229,896 13,969,636 -21,260,260
France 7,925,880 20,018,397 +12,092,517
Hungary 10,592,383 13,072,931 +2,480,548
China 2,952,781 18,111,694 +15,158,913
Spain 10,223,149 6,251,764 -3,971,385
Portugal 11,918,546 1,936,191 -9,982,355
Viet Nam 5,397,514 8,154,998 +2,757,484
Belgium 6,630,366 6,132,690 -497,676

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 £
Germany 127,952,742
Taiwan 73,853,968
China 30,240,891
Hungary 29,460,264
Netherlands 18,118,843

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 £
Germany 62,910,262 65,042,480 +2,132,218
Taiwan 37,448,362 36,405,606 -1,042,756
China 3,991,149 26,249,742 +22,258,593
Hungary 13,936,217 15,524,047 +1,587,830
Netherlands 9,563,916 8,554,927 -1,008,989
Portugal 13,811,977 2,650,121 -11,161,856
Spain 9,827,033 5,454,596 -4,372,437
Thailand 7,339,920 4,715,089 -2,624,831
Cambodia 2,691,601 6,967,970 +4,276,369
Viet Nam 3,801,740 5,689,528 +1,887,788

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Outer London - West and North West 13
Kent 8

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 9 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 10 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 11 +2
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Kent 6 8 +2
North Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Devon 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Lancashire 2 4 +2

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) 155,396,910
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 121,453,508
Other 61,081,027
Air transport 46,999,204
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 73,620,293 81,776,617 +8,156,324
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,345,741 55,107,767 -11,237,974
Other 37,599,103 23,481,924 -14,117,179
Air transport 8,830,896 38,168,308 +29,337,412
Rail transport 0 1,051,424 +1,051,424
Road transport 0 202,001 +202,001

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 61,081,027
Eurotunnel 59,925,017
Dover 44,097,786
Felixstowe 39,044,611
Thamesport 37,116,772

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 37,599,103 23,481,924 -14,117,179
Eurotunnel 30,926,045 28,998,972 -1,927,073
Dover 20,655,799 23,441,987 +2,786,188
Felixstowe 13,444,594 25,600,017 +12,155,423
Thamesport 32,370,319 4,746,453 -27,623,866
Birmingham Airport 2,966,099 30,202,884 +27,236,785
London 12,138,689 8,880,360 -3,258,329
499 1,851 14,186,618 +14,184,767
Immingham Docks 4,029,192 9,538,224 +5,509,032
Southampton 6,036,548 7,401,234 +1,364,686

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 82
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of other transport equipment 10
Rental and leasing activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 24
2025-10 32
2025-09 27
2025-08 35

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 70
0-1m 57
54m+ 26
Other 16
15m-54m 15

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 4,273,554
Germany 3,396,525
Ireland 3,225,513
United States 1,105,648
France 441,839

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 3,253,888 1,019,666 -2,234,222
Germany 2,326,566 1,069,959 -1,256,607
Ireland 2,166,434 1,059,079 -1,107,355
United States 634,660 470,988 -163,672
France 183,069 258,770 +75,701
Denmark 59,404 379,035 +319,631
Canada 309,672 83,166 -226,506
Italy 229,552 140,139 -89,413
Democratic Republic of the Congo 184,100 159,500 -24,600
Belgium 260,789 64,393 -196,396

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 246,482
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 109,498 136,984 +27,486
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 46,634 +26,305
France 30,074 13,938 -16,136
Czechia 15,581 5,372 -10,209
Japan 0 14,446 +14,446

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) 10,899,048
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,425,626
Air transport 1,955,882
Other 1,168,761
Road transport 70,483

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) 7,722,174 3,176,874 -4,545,300
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,506,914 918,712 -588,202
Air transport 934,587 1,021,295 +86,708
Other 623,366 545,395 -77,971
Road transport 70,483 0 -70,483

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,241,630
Holyhead 1,967,121
Harwich 1,364,144
000 1,168,761
Felixstowe 1,163,960

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 3,746,356 1,495,274 -2,251,082
Holyhead 1,441,387 525,734 -915,653
Harwich 1,016,901 347,243 -669,658
000 623,366 545,395 -77,971
Felixstowe 781,931 382,029 -399,902
London Gateway Port 851,012 270,289 -580,723
Liverpool Docks 542,010 350,649 -191,361
ZLC 522,075 345,523 -176,552
Immingham Docks 279,659 512,343 +232,684
London Stansted Airport 193,737 383,330 +189,593

Quick facts

HS code: 87116010

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

Description: Electric bikes that assist pedaling, with motors not exceeding 250 watts. Perfect for eco-friendly commuting