Import/export HS code 87141040: Motorcycle exhaust systems and parts

Silencers, exhaust pipes, and their parts for motorcycles, reducing noise and emissions

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 5,763,685
Slovenia 3,160,489
Italy 2,802,235
Germany 1,701,134
France 1,636,217

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 2,674,691 3,088,994 +414,303
Slovenia 1,210,645 1,949,844 +739,199
Italy 1,205,328 1,596,907 +391,579
Germany 722,200 978,934 +256,734
France 932,499 703,718 -228,781
Netherlands 841,504 625,100 -216,404
Thailand 327,306 776,154 +448,848
United States 332,127 456,995 +124,868
Austria 595,264 122,733 -472,531
India 423,357 206,820 -216,537

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 £
Slovenia 7,496,675
China 6,060,177
Italy 2,310,983
United States 1,666,212
Thailand 782,699

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 £
Slovenia 3,555,633 3,941,042 +385,409
China 2,835,735 3,224,442 +388,707
Italy 988,417 1,322,566 +334,149
United States 674,770 991,442 +316,672
Thailand 222,617 560,082 +337,465
India 424,341 210,027 -214,314
Taiwan 176,530 109,517 -67,013
Viet Nam 105,349 171,739 +66,390
Netherlands 145,602 101,780 -43,822
Austria 217,505 13,294 -204,211

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Lancashire 9
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
Lancashire 7 4 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 3 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 6 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
West Midlands 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,027,783
Air transport 5,885,197
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,386,673
Other 533,407

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) 4,190,293 4,837,490 +647,197
Air transport 2,943,325 2,941,872 -1,453
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,655,594 2,731,079 +75,485
Other 57,429 475,978 +418,549

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,283,308
Felixstowe 3,571,428
East Midlands Airport 3,358,446
Southampton 2,869,659
London Gateway Port 1,759,398

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 £
Dover 2,010,150 2,273,158 +263,008
Felixstowe 1,686,962 1,884,466 +197,504
East Midlands Airport 1,666,269 1,692,177 +25,908
Southampton 1,382,134 1,487,525 +105,391
London Gateway Port 667,929 1,091,469 +423,540
Birmingham Airport 648,347 605,011 -43,336
London Heathrow Airport 440,265 495,799 +55,534
Eurotunnel 326,910 378,513 +51,603
Thamesport 445,753 208,146 -237,607
000 57,429 475,978 +418,549

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 71
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 24
2025-10 28
2025-09 26
2025-08 22
2025-07 24

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 58
0-1m 36
54m+ 22
Other 12
15m-54m 10

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 £
United States 1,186,582
France 535,101
Thailand 514,272
Netherlands 400,726
Australia 333,858

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 £
United States 605,466 581,116 -24,350
France 303,965 231,136 -72,829
Thailand 275,060 239,212 -35,848
Netherlands 213,742 186,984 -26,758
Australia 176,971 156,887 -20,084
Germany 134,838 192,120 +57,282
Poland 101,523 109,786 +8,263
India 23,999 163,635 +139,636
Japan 90,104 91,610 +1,506
Italy 102,976 77,605 -25,371

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 £
India 38
XU 38
Poland 1

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 £
India 38 0 -38
XU 38 0 -38
Poland 1 0 -1

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 2,763,653
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,447,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,087,284
Road transport 83,024
Other 77

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 1,308,244 1,455,409 +147,165
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 664,580 783,290 +118,710
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 586,584 500,700 -85,884
Road transport 83,024 0 -83,024
Other 77 0 -77

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,123,867
Dover 965,111
Southampton 817,359
London Heathrow Airport 775,404
London Stansted Airport 602,303

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 £
East Midlands Airport 650,954 472,913 -178,041
Dover 482,710 482,401 -309
Southampton 437,841 379,518 -58,323
London Heathrow Airport 335,151 440,253 +105,102
London Stansted Airport 160,518 441,785 +281,267
Dover / Eurotunnel 149,078 251,453 +102,375
ZLC 227,403 100,458 -126,945
London Gateway Port 87,861 95,962 +8,101
Immingham Docks 38,705 26,342 -12,363
Felixstowe 16,075 25,220 +9,145

Quick facts

HS code: 87141040

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

Description: Silencers, exhaust pipes, and their parts for motorcycles, reducing noise and emissions