Import/export HS code 87149130: Motorcycle front forks

Front forks for motorcycles, used for steering and suspension

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 4,249,896
Taiwan 4,206,649
Netherlands 738,037
Germany 475,983
Italy 336,050

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 2,050,630 2,199,266 +148,636
Taiwan 2,040,309 2,166,340 +126,031
Netherlands 342,295 395,742 +53,447
Germany 395,981 80,002 -315,979
Italy 129,882 206,168 +76,286
United States 238,318 54,962 -183,356
France 21,181 40,922 +19,741
Canada 44,070 2,144 -41,926
Turkey 0 44,703 +44,703
Viet Nam 24,673 13,956 -10,717

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 5,137,182
China 4,694,290
Italy 235,763
Viet Nam 165,690
United States 95,508

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 2,683,908 2,453,274 -230,634
China 2,279,537 2,414,753 +135,216
Italy 67,996 167,767 +99,771
Viet Nam 147,811 17,879 -129,932
United States 63,632 31,876 -31,756
Germany 31,519 46,730 +15,211
Turkey 0 44,703 +44,703
Netherlands 10,695 21,928 +11,233
Canada 22,356 2,144 -20,212
Tunisia 0 21,831 +21,831

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 14
Lancashire 8
Inner London - East 7
Inner London - West 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6

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 12 7 -5
Lancashire 8 5 -3
Inner London - East 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2

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 5,306,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,881,710
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,152,478
Other 298,457

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 2,610,386 2,696,084 +85,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,991,842 1,889,868 -101,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 596,436 556,042 -40,394
Other 172,748 125,709 -47,039

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,546,945
Birmingham Airport 2,143,773
London Heathrow Airport 2,079,467
Southampton 1,023,604
Manchester Airport 698,446

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 £
Felixstowe 1,434,935 1,112,010 -322,925
Birmingham Airport 953,099 1,190,674 +237,575
London Heathrow Airport 1,084,306 995,161 -89,145
Southampton 409,134 614,470 +205,336
Manchester Airport 393,002 305,444 -87,558
Immingham Docks 229,434 260,236 +30,802
000 172,748 125,709 -47,039
Thamesport 241,668 24,760 -216,908
East Midlands Airport 85,773 171,600 +85,827
London Gateway Port 95,010 149,099 +54,089

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 43
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Manufacture of other transport equipment 19
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Other manufacturing 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 23
2025-10 20
2025-09 17
2025-08 17
2025-07 23

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 48
0-1m 38
15m-54m 11
54m+ 9
Other 6

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 396,172
Japan 223,275
Germany 178,000
Netherlands 61,777
Switzerland 58,215

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 158,170 238,002 +79,832
Japan 33,906 189,369 +155,463
Germany 117,890 60,110 -57,780
Netherlands 18,777 43,000 +24,223
Switzerland 15,709 42,506 +26,797
Italy 19,220 25,515 +6,295
China 28,795 12,620 -16,175
France 13,549 21,341 +7,792
Thailand 1,500 32,085 +30,585
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 20,437 12,770 -7,667

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 £
China 125

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 £
China 5 120 +115

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 1,027,049
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 215,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 149,087
Road transport 7,929
Other 125

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 325,353 701,696 +376,343
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 135,794 80,075 -55,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 84,539 64,548 -19,991
Road transport 7,929 0 -7,929
Other 5 120 +115

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 551,835
London Stansted Airport 221,806
ZLC 148,620
Dover / Eurotunnel 140,599
Southampton 115,151

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 180,874 370,961 +190,087
London Stansted Airport 22,320 199,486 +177,166
ZLC 91,492 57,128 -34,364
Dover / Eurotunnel 109,708 30,891 -78,817
Southampton 55,659 59,492 +3,833
London Heathrow Airport 28,586 74,121 +45,535
Dover 17,589 14,014 -3,575
Harwich 0 25,160 +25,160
Felixstowe 15,222 1,010 -14,212
Holyhead 8,497 6,700 -1,797

Quick facts

HS code: 87149130

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

Description: Front forks for motorcycles, used for steering and suspension