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 94,561,926
Taiwan 59,314,216
Germany 50,947,219
France 25,680,802
Hungary 22,642,086

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 40,375,133 54,186,793 +13,811,660
Taiwan 31,238,609 28,075,607 -3,163,002
Germany 35,481,626 15,465,593 -20,016,033
France 8,030,656 17,650,146 +9,619,490
Hungary 9,794,625 12,847,461 +3,052,836
China 2,630,824 15,045,655 +12,414,831
Spain 10,938,886 6,326,122 -4,612,764
Portugal 12,989,088 1,950,352 -11,038,736
Belgium 6,824,046 6,483,229 -340,817
Viet Nam 5,178,426 8,056,842 +2,878,416

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 127,440,013
Taiwan 72,890,276
Hungary 28,727,804
China 27,140,298
Netherlands 18,306,399

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 63,660,379 63,779,634 +119,255
Taiwan 35,615,996 37,274,280 +1,658,284
Hungary 13,348,469 15,379,335 +2,030,866
China 3,740,427 23,399,871 +19,659,444
Netherlands 9,582,438 8,723,961 -858,477
Portugal 14,130,160 3,388,866 -10,741,294
Spain 10,545,921 5,489,484 -5,056,437
Thailand 7,255,754 4,774,916 -2,480,838
Viet Nam 3,716,470 5,730,241 +2,013,771
Cambodia 2,543,846 6,864,888 +4,321,042

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
Outer London - West and North West 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
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 8 10 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 11 +3
Outer London - West and North West 9 8 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 11 +2
Kent 6 8 +2
Devon 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Lancashire 2 4 +2
North Yorkshire 6 3 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +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) 155,398,454
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,818,637
Other 62,292,622
Air transport 45,030,776
Rail transport 899,829

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) 74,471,654 80,926,800 +6,455,146
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,109,796 51,708,841 -15,400,955
Other 35,385,812 26,906,810 -8,479,002
Air transport 9,002,847 36,027,929 +27,025,082
Rail transport 0 899,829 +899,829
Road transport 0 191,890 +191,890

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 62,292,622
Eurotunnel 59,413,846
Dover 43,968,133
Thamesport 39,519,332
Felixstowe 37,448,204

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 35,385,812 26,906,810 -8,479,002
Eurotunnel 31,057,031 28,356,815 -2,700,216
Dover 21,375,841 22,592,292 +1,216,451
Thamesport 32,974,390 6,544,942 -26,429,448
Felixstowe 13,804,622 23,643,582 +9,838,960
Birmingham Airport 3,163,561 28,013,127 +24,849,566
London 12,422,356 8,761,343 -3,661,013
Southampton 5,848,420 7,586,510 +1,738,090
Immingham Docks 3,752,772 9,672,855 +5,920,083
499 1,851 11,195,041 +11,193,190

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 80
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
2025-11 24
2025-10 32
2025-09 27
2025-08 35
2025-07 34

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 68
0-1m 55
54m+ 27
Other 17
15m-54m 14

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 4,126,973
Germany 3,380,406
Ireland 3,231,475
United States 1,111,195
France 456,636

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 3,201,236 925,737 -2,275,499
Germany 2,207,069 1,173,337 -1,033,732
Ireland 2,054,433 1,177,042 -877,391
United States 640,207 470,988 -169,219
France 187,292 269,344 +82,052
Denmark 63,294 379,035 +315,741
Canada 310,511 82,493 -228,018
Italy 204,220 162,329 -41,891
Democratic Republic of the Congo 193,400 170,500 -22,900
Belgium 258,022 62,414 -195,608

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 238,101
Thailand 225,477
Turkey 141,405
Germany 127,923
Sierra Leone 98,680

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 100,554 137,547 +36,993
Thailand 103,207 122,270 +19,063
Turkey 41,273 100,132 +58,859
Germany 22,400 105,523 +83,123
Sierra Leone 81,465 17,215 -64,250
XI 28,725 46,634 +17,909
Taiwan 13,577 55,773 +42,196
XU 53,921 0 -53,921
France 30,074 13,938 -16,136
Netherlands 33,885 0 -33,885

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) 10,678,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,439,805
Air transport 2,016,153
Other 1,179,848
Road transport 83,289

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) 7,454,530 3,224,104 -4,230,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,556,464 883,341 -673,123
Air transport 972,093 1,044,060 +71,967
Other 545,133 634,715 +89,582
Road transport 81,889 1,400 -80,489

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,207,825
Holyhead 1,957,838
Harwich 1,370,245
000 1,179,848
London Gateway Port 1,089,301

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 3,598,355 1,609,470 -1,988,885
Holyhead 1,448,965 508,873 -940,092
Harwich 930,904 439,341 -491,563
000 545,133 634,715 +89,582
London Gateway Port 846,862 242,439 -604,423
Felixstowe 781,931 199,558 -582,373
Liverpool Docks 538,488 359,421 -179,067
ZLC 505,941 370,659 -135,282
Immingham Docks 278,875 517,017 +238,142
London Stansted Airport 209,370 382,384 +173,014

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