Import/export HS code 871190: Various motorcycles and cycles

Includes all other types of motorcycles and cycles not specified in other categories

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 4,791,394
Netherlands 2,697,998
Japan 582,769
Belgium 571,233
United States 461,915

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 2,185,703 2,605,691 +419,988
Netherlands 2,252,565 445,433 -1,807,132
Japan 338,541 244,228 -94,313
Belgium 231,912 339,321 +107,409
United States 80,845 381,070 +300,225
France 251,765 149,690 -102,075
Canada 221,870 113,766 -108,104
Spain 151,691 84,843 -66,848
Germany 60,386 13,405 -46,981
Italy 57,335 12,374 -44,961

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 5,402,532
Thailand 1,825,897
United States 539,065
Japan 474,737
Netherlands 390,026

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 2,532,055 2,870,477 +338,422
Thailand 1,706,824 119,073 -1,587,751
United States 43,823 495,242 +451,419
Japan 346,359 128,378 -217,981
Netherlands 150,537 239,489 +88,952
Canada 221,870 113,766 -108,104
United Kingdom 267,166 48,878 -218,288
Bulgaria 110,710 164,714 +54,004
Italy 173,417 13,522 -159,895
Spain 130,459 55,866 -74,593

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 8
Essex 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Inner London - East 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 5 4 -1
Essex 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 0 -5
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Kent 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
West Midlands 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,622,804
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,165,756
Air transport 757,541
Other 803

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) 2,797,915 2,824,889 +26,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,748,449 1,417,307 -1,331,142
Air transport 477,021 280,520 -196,501
Other 0 803 +803

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,273,300
Felixstowe 1,538,155
Immingham Docks 1,339,059
Dover 836,080
Southampton 515,795

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,229,354 2,043,946 +814,592
Felixstowe 1,116,074 422,081 -693,993
Immingham Docks 1,128,555 210,504 -918,051
Dover 674,354 161,726 -512,628
Southampton 302,416 213,379 -89,037
Liverpool Docks 0 446,405 +446,405
Harwich 433,636 4,185 -429,451
Eurotunnel 255,060 144,097 -110,963
Hull 134,612 239,177 +104,565
London Heathrow Airport 229,040 138,555 -90,485

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 18
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of other transport equipment 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 6
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 7

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
0-1m 27
1m-15m 22
54m+ 10
Other 7
15m-54m 6

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 £
Poland 3,940,447
Albania 1,937,169
Turkey 1,104,404
Ireland 1,031,813
India 984,357

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 £
Poland 30,113 3,910,334 +3,880,221
Albania 636,345 1,300,824 +664,479
Turkey 424,228 680,176 +255,948
Ireland 584,830 446,983 -137,847
India 984,357 0 -984,357
Spain 874,918 16,585 -858,333
United States 241,974 176,402 -65,572
United Arab Emirates 247,511 123,958 -123,553
Japan 176,378 95,947 -80,431
Cyprus 99,532 161,005 +61,473

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 £
XI 128,912

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 £
XI 128,912 0 -128,912

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) 8,348,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,601,568
Air transport 1,113,217
Other 984,137
Road transport 9,757

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) 2,158,865 6,189,848 +4,030,983
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,280,436 1,321,132 -959,304
Air transport 628,318 484,899 -143,419
Other 572,946 411,191 -161,755
Road transport 4,730 5,027 +297

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,780,148
London Gateway Port 1,701,130
Felixstowe 1,157,550
000 984,137
London Heathrow Airport 734,527

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 1,962,980 5,817,168 +3,854,188
London Gateway Port 877,093 824,037 -53,056
Felixstowe 1,022,281 135,269 -887,012
000 572,946 411,191 -161,755
London Heathrow Airport 333,472 401,055 +67,583
Southampton 257,168 224,931 -32,237
Eurotunnel 25,565 155,297 +129,732
East Midlands Airport 101,313 42,292 -59,021
Liverpool Docks 26,497 114,921 +88,424
Dover 35,284 91,704 +56,420

Quick facts

HS code: 871190

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

Description: Includes all other types of motorcycles and cycles not specified in other categories