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 4,649,209
Netherlands 2,779,110
Japan 581,184
Belgium 571,233
France 548,998

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 2,184,507 2,464,702 +280,195
Netherlands 2,307,730 471,380 -1,836,350
Japan 300,980 280,204 -20,776
Belgium 142,710 428,523 +285,813
France 432,740 116,258 -316,482
United States 69,398 394,865 +325,467
Canada 142,947 192,689 +49,742
Spain 149,765 70,477 -79,288
Germany 69,715 13,405 -56,310
Italy 60,728 10,676 -50,052

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 5,356,764
Thailand 1,825,897
United States 539,065
Japan 473,152
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 2,628,242 2,728,522 +100,280
Thailand 1,706,824 119,073 -1,587,751
United States 30,028 509,037 +479,009
Japan 308,798 164,354 -144,444
Netherlands 109,478 280,548 +171,070
Canada 142,947 192,689 +49,742
United Kingdom 270,811 48,878 -221,933
Bulgaria 50,833 223,348 +172,515
France 163,734 91,670 -72,064
Italy 171,117 17,517 -153,600

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 6
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 4 4 +0
Essex 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 0 -5
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 1 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 1 -3
West Midlands 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1

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) 5,455,825
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,404,194
Air transport 756,772
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) 2,689,706 2,766,119 +76,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,876,271 1,527,923 -1,348,348
Air transport 454,798 301,974 -152,824
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
Immingham Docks 1,413,349
Felixstowe 1,381,855
Dover 813,105
Southampton 517,336

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
Immingham Docks 1,176,651 236,698 -939,953
Felixstowe 1,101,198 280,657 -820,541
Dover 660,768 152,337 -508,431
Southampton 223,030 294,306 +71,276
Liverpool Docks 0 446,405 +446,405
Dover / Eurotunnel 226,675 216,690 -9,985
Harwich 428,432 9,389 -419,043
Eurotunnel 228,235 173,745 -54,490
Hull 87,995 285,794 +197,799

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 19
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
2025-11 6
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 7
2025-07 4

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 24
54m+ 12
Other 9
15m-54m 7

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 3,830,181
Albania 1,944,469
Ireland 1,116,854
Turkey 1,070,480
India 1,004,776

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 27,113 3,803,068 +3,775,955
Albania 608,155 1,336,314 +728,159
Ireland 710,773 406,081 -304,692
Turkey 409,760 660,720 +250,960
India 1,004,776 0 -1,004,776
Spain 920,005 16,585 -903,420
United Arab Emirates 322,149 119,950 -202,199
United States 247,272 115,734 -131,538
Malaysia 271,850 0 -271,850
Japan 145,123 107,355 -37,768

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 £
XU 796,882
XI 273,748

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 £
XU 436,254 360,628 -75,626
XI 273,748 0 -273,748

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) 8,234,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,715,575
Air transport 1,084,753
Other 1,070,630
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) 2,154,029 6,080,168 +3,926,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,462,367 1,253,208 -1,209,159
Air transport 627,335 457,418 -169,917
Other 710,002 360,628 -349,374
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 7,722,269
London Gateway Port 1,745,094
Felixstowe 1,130,850
000 1,070,630
London Heathrow Airport 695,473

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 1,969,257 5,753,012 +3,783,755
London Gateway Port 916,563 828,531 -88,032
Felixstowe 1,022,281 108,569 -913,712
000 710,002 360,628 -349,374
London Heathrow Airport 322,636 372,837 +50,201
Southampton 321,368 170,442 -150,926
Eurotunnel 25,565 134,344 +108,779
East Midlands Airport 104,395 40,840 -63,555
Manchester Airport 127,625 0 -127,625
Dover 35,284 82,720 +47,436

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