Import/export HS code 871491: Motorcycle frames and forks

Frames and front forks for motorcycles, providing structural support and steering control

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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 £
Taiwan 19,946,354
China 16,482,785
Italy 7,329,513
Netherlands 3,623,394
United States 3,167,886

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 £
Taiwan 9,510,185 10,436,169 +925,984
China 8,185,496 8,297,289 +111,793
Italy 3,431,508 3,898,005 +466,497
Netherlands 1,667,685 1,955,709 +288,024
United States 1,870,844 1,297,042 -573,802
Germany 1,359,188 1,771,212 +412,024
France 782,585 432,678 -349,907
Belgium 302,684 240,555 -62,129
Viet Nam 248,598 247,198 -1,400
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 243,981 249,748 +5,767

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 £
Taiwan 23,854,245
China 20,033,462
Italy 7,084,257
Germany 1,707,943
United States 1,464,046

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 £
Taiwan 11,345,528 12,508,717 +1,163,189
China 10,212,715 9,820,747 -391,968
Italy 3,486,177 3,598,080 +111,903
Germany 714,157 993,786 +279,629
United States 793,067 670,979 -122,088
Viet Nam 722,732 647,454 -75,278
Belgium 280,688 268,977 -11,711
New Zealand 302,194 154,455 -147,739
Spain 171,064 120,010 -51,054
Czechia 146,518 99,420 -47,098

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 32
Inner London - West 23
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15

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 21 26 +5
Inner London - West 14 17 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 12 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 8 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 9 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 11 +3
Greater Manchester 11 8 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 9 9 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 8 -1
Inner London - East 9 10 +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 23,180,070
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,578,714
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,453,188
Other 6,248,809
Road transport 7,067

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 11,929,549 11,250,521 -679,028
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,989,962 11,588,752 +2,598,790
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,118,855 4,334,333 -784,522
Other 3,503,994 2,744,815 -759,179
Road transport 896 6,171 +5,275
Rail transport 0 5,064 +5,064

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,962,580
Felixstowe 8,523,623
000 6,248,809
Southampton 6,179,363
Manchester Airport 4,454,522

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 Heathrow Airport 4,630,431 4,332,149 -298,282
Felixstowe 4,400,255 4,123,368 -276,887
000 3,503,994 2,744,815 -759,179
Southampton 2,827,429 3,351,934 +524,505
Manchester Airport 2,575,781 1,878,741 -697,040
Birmingham Airport 1,567,586 2,384,788 +817,202
Dover 1,869,961 1,369,019 -500,942
East Midlands Airport 1,401,688 1,543,620 +141,932
Thamesport 1,592,040 1,203,514 -388,526
London Gateway Port 966,364 1,811,946 +845,582

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 135
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Manufacture of other transport equipment 39
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Other manufacturing 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 61
2025-11 70
2025-10 78
2025-09 64
2025-08 68

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 140
1m-15m 123
54m+ 39
15m-54m 28
Other 20

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 2,105,563
Germany 1,387,410
Netherlands 1,241,984
Switzerland 724,605
China 702,130

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 1,177,771 927,792 -249,979
Germany 795,126 592,284 -202,842
Netherlands 379,966 862,018 +482,052
Switzerland 366,757 357,848 -8,909
China 244,109 458,021 +213,912
Ireland 293,690 331,012 +37,322
Japan 187,999 392,211 +204,212
France 245,899 291,484 +45,585
Italy 284,727 161,347 -123,380
Canada 185,406 202,293 +16,887

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 £
Italy 17,500
China 462
XI 244
Cambodia 66
Indonesia 17

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 £
Italy 17,500 0 -17,500
China 38 424 +386
XI 244 0 -244
Cambodia 0 66 +66
Indonesia 0 17 +17
Taiwan 9 0 -9

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 9,250,671
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,207,700
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,798,290
Road transport 48,546
Other 24,990

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 4,751,469 4,499,202 -252,267
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,218,167 989,533 -228,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 657,948 1,140,342 +482,394
Road transport 48,546 0 -48,546
Other 24,483 507 -23,976

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,420,987
ZLC 1,574,707
London Heathrow Airport 1,020,692
London Stansted Airport 879,119
Dover / Eurotunnel 867,110

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 2,829,143 2,591,844 -237,299
ZLC 932,967 641,740 -291,227
London Heathrow Airport 316,269 704,423 +388,154
London Stansted Airport 476,709 402,410 -74,299
Dover / Eurotunnel 521,355 345,755 -175,600
Dover 387,117 340,879 -46,238
Immingham Docks 116,070 502,990 +386,920
Southampton 83,064 324,039 +240,975
Manchester Airport 205,226 111,124 -94,102
London Gateway Port 128,421 125,089 -3,332

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 871491

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

Description: Frames and front forks for motorcycles, providing structural support and steering control