Import/export HS code 87141020: Motorcycle gearboxes and parts

Gearboxes and related parts for motorcycles, used for controlling speed and power

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  • 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 £
Germany 1,465,259
Thailand 1,013,359
Italy 748,149
Austria 488,389
Taiwan 368,586

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 £
Germany 554,892 910,367 +355,475
Thailand 604,638 408,721 -195,917
Italy 239,836 508,313 +268,477
Austria 35,726 452,663 +416,937
Taiwan 220,143 148,443 -71,700
Japan 158,415 123,224 -35,191
Netherlands 48,507 130,561 +82,054
China 79,165 82,228 +3,063
Poland 76,733 69,451 -7,282
India 79,807 38,089 -41,718

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 1,524,591
Thailand 821,349
United Kingdom 494,078
Austria 488,389
Taiwan 418,268

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 606,454 918,137 +311,683
Thailand 482,049 339,300 -142,749
United Kingdom 201,045 293,033 +91,988
Austria 35,726 452,663 +416,937
Taiwan 243,367 174,901 -68,466
Japan 231,050 186,803 -44,247
Italy 56,396 303,949 +247,553
China 76,444 86,811 +10,367
Poland 78,880 60,151 -18,729
India 85,264 41,176 -44,088

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Lancashire 2

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 0 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
North Yorkshire 0 2 +2
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 2,715,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,817,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 345,654
Other 284,430
Road transport 2,066

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 £
Air transport 1,025,722 1,689,496 +663,774
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 959,654 858,290 -101,364
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 250,078 95,576 -154,502
Other 0 284,430 +284,430
Road transport 0 2,066 +2,066

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,220,835
Birmingham Airport 1,000,355
Southampton 965,135
Felixstowe 386,439
London Heathrow Airport 377,164

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 £
East Midlands Airport 264,165 956,670 +692,505
Birmingham Airport 504,313 496,042 -8,271
Southampton 685,434 279,701 -405,733
Felixstowe 208,824 177,615 -31,209
London Heathrow Airport 247,225 129,939 -117,286
000 0 284,430 +284,430
London Gateway Port 21,060 232,203 +211,143
Dover 161,737 32,139 -129,598
499 0 103,901 +103,901
London 44,146 38,788 -5,358

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Scientific research and development 3
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 2
Manufacture of other transport equipment 2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 11
2025-09 7
2025-08 8
2025-07 9

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 15
54m+ 11
0-1m 6
15m-54m 3
Other 2

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 £
Italy 1,681,983
United States 1,243,252
Thailand 949,140
Germany 338,919
Netherlands 262,466

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 £
Italy 1,056,590 625,393 -431,197
United States 754,075 489,177 -264,898
Thailand 530,240 418,900 -111,340
Germany 275,904 63,015 -212,889
Netherlands 153,460 109,006 -44,454
Hungary 57,241 153,126 +95,885
Ireland 15,442 184,467 +169,025
Japan 129,436 58,718 -70,718
Australia 82,830 55,641 -27,189
India 103,973 17,250 -86,723

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 4,396,305
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,341,377
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 696,780
Road transport 950

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 £
Air transport 2,645,121 1,751,184 -893,937
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 725,407 615,970 -109,437
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 325,013 371,767 +46,754
Road transport 950 0 -950

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,068,746
East Midlands Airport 1,395,356
Southampton 1,143,330
London Stansted Airport 542,691
Dover / Eurotunnel 456,968

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,268,515 800,231 -468,284
East Midlands Airport 881,761 513,595 -368,166
Southampton 648,512 494,818 -153,694
London Stansted Airport 313,543 229,148 -84,395
Dover / Eurotunnel 239,028 217,940 -21,088
ZLC 169,772 206,312 +36,540
London Gateway Port 57,266 110,090 +52,824
Dover 78,485 70,015 -8,470
Holyhead 4,535 65,089 +60,554
Felixstowe 15,379 11,062 -4,317

Quick facts

HS code: 87141020

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

Description: Gearboxes and related parts for motorcycles, used for controlling speed and power