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 19,628,969
China 16,445,040
Italy 7,596,174
Netherlands 3,686,046
United States 3,257,148

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 8,998,659 10,630,310 +1,631,651
China 8,166,647 8,278,393 +111,746
Italy 3,648,013 3,948,161 +300,148
Netherlands 1,715,933 1,970,113 +254,180
United States 1,933,437 1,323,711 -609,726
Germany 1,417,820 1,733,513 +315,693
France 797,799 421,491 -376,308
Belgium 293,874 246,271 -47,603
Viet Nam 294,529 228,487 -66,042
New Zealand 332,367 141,746 -190,621

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 23,695,231
China 19,928,164
Italy 7,372,262
Germany 1,704,047
Viet Nam 1,477,270

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 11,018,050 12,677,181 +1,659,131
China 10,035,987 9,892,177 -143,810
Italy 3,706,366 3,665,896 -40,470
Germany 714,558 989,489 +274,931
Viet Nam 833,004 644,266 -188,738
United States 829,634 635,007 -194,627
Belgium 301,951 266,765 -35,186
New Zealand 330,608 141,746 -188,862
Spain 171,148 109,330 -61,818
Czechia 142,463 101,220 -41,243

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 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16

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 22 25 +3
Inner London - West 14 14 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 13 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 8 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 9 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 10 +2
Greater Manchester 13 7 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 9 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 10 8 -2
Lancashire 11 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 23,424,444
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,024,460
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,703,379
Other 6,449,696
Road transport 1,838

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 12,019,377 11,405,067 -614,310
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,843,764 11,180,696 +2,336,932
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,323,697 4,379,682 -944,015
Other 3,309,322 3,140,374 -168,948
Road transport 896 942 +46

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,165,378
Felixstowe 8,395,013
000 6,449,696
Southampton 5,945,315
Manchester Airport 4,438,876

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 4,698,404 4,466,974 -231,430
Felixstowe 4,266,760 4,128,253 -138,507
000 3,309,322 3,140,374 -168,948
Southampton 2,649,626 3,295,689 +646,063
Manchester Airport 2,648,756 1,790,120 -858,636
Birmingham Airport 1,446,903 2,451,723 +1,004,820
Dover 1,848,675 1,363,962 -484,713
East Midlands Airport 1,403,480 1,539,998 +136,518
Thamesport 1,719,806 1,218,632 -501,174
London Gateway Port 953,313 1,712,609 +759,296

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 134
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Manufacture of other transport equipment 37
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Other manufacturing 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 69
2025-10 77
2025-09 64
2025-08 68
2025-07 70

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 138
1m-15m 123
54m+ 38
15m-54m 27
Other 21

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 2,152,149
Germany 1,410,510
Netherlands 1,247,979
China 807,276
Switzerland 720,691

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 1,190,083 962,066 -228,017
Germany 818,910 591,600 -227,310
Netherlands 332,905 915,074 +582,169
China 339,939 467,337 +127,398
Switzerland 358,590 362,101 +3,511
Ireland 307,149 326,471 +19,322
Japan 188,300 391,221 +202,921
France 254,434 206,890 -47,544
Italy 289,869 161,742 -128,127
Canada 219,581 206,754 -12,827

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
XU 6,692
China 462
XI 244
Cambodia 66

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
XU 6,692 0 -6,692
China 30 432 +402
XI 244 0 -244
Cambodia 0 66 +66
Indonesia 0 17 +17
Taiwan 8 1 -7

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 9,339,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,130,439
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,982,672
Road transport 62,139
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 4,791,099 4,548,818 -242,281
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,146,960 983,479 -163,481
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 831,077 1,151,595 +320,518
Road transport 62,139 0 -62,139
Other 24,474 516 -23,958

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,473,702
ZLC 1,542,909
London Heathrow Airport 1,048,424
London Stansted Airport 931,433
Dover / Eurotunnel 794,915

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 2,792,363 2,681,339 -111,024
ZLC 912,833 630,076 -282,757
London Heathrow Airport 385,532 662,892 +277,360
London Stansted Airport 524,641 406,792 -117,849
Dover / Eurotunnel 492,368 302,547 -189,821
Dover 368,075 333,750 -34,325
Immingham Docks 116,614 507,104 +390,490
Southampton 86,973 324,039 +237,066
Felixstowe 250,869 91,038 -159,831
Manchester Airport 200,509 115,841 -84,668

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