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 4,299,753
Taiwan 4,097,354
Netherlands 731,428
Germany 443,224
Italy 342,587

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 2,193,354 2,106,399 -86,955
Taiwan 1,998,747 2,098,607 +99,860
Netherlands 357,806 373,622 +15,816
Germany 360,766 82,458 -278,308
Italy 128,473 214,114 +85,641
United States 177,795 54,593 -123,202
France 19,693 38,730 +19,037
Canada 44,070 2,144 -41,926
Turkey 0 44,703 +44,703
Viet Nam 23,553 13,956 -9,597

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 4,956,403
China 4,768,129
Italy 242,300
Viet Nam 106,296
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 2,599,284 2,357,119 -242,165
China 2,441,143 2,326,986 -114,157
Italy 66,587 175,713 +109,126
Viet Nam 88,417 17,879 -70,538
United States 67,157 28,351 -38,806
Germany 28,551 51,352 +22,801
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
Inner London - West 8
Inner London - East 7
Lancashire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5

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
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 4 6 +2
Lancashire 7 5 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 4 +2
Kent 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West of England 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0

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 5,259,145
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,808,614
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,116,122
Other 291,593

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 2,702,144 2,557,001 -145,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,914,685 1,893,929 -20,756
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 599,937 516,185 -83,752
Other 165,884 125,709 -40,175

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,504,739
Birmingham Airport 2,173,589
London Heathrow Airport 2,023,268
Southampton 1,038,446
Manchester Airport 684,087

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 1,409,575 1,095,164 -314,411
Birmingham Airport 1,052,547 1,121,042 +68,495
London Heathrow Airport 1,097,822 925,446 -172,376
Southampton 433,981 604,465 +170,484
Manchester Airport 376,479 307,608 -68,871
Immingham Docks 250,591 242,464 -8,127
000 165,884 125,709 -40,175
East Midlands Airport 78,654 173,040 +94,386
Thamesport 213,525 30,108 -183,417
London Gateway Port 89,858 152,981 +63,123

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 41
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Manufacture of other transport equipment 20
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
2026-01 15
2025-11 23
2025-10 20
2025-09 17
2025-08 17

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+ 8
Other 5

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 407,269
Japan 223,275
Germany 178,000
Switzerland 58,215
Netherlands 56,119

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 169,868 237,401 +67,533
Japan 33,906 189,369 +155,463
Germany 124,767 53,233 -71,534
Switzerland 23,571 34,644 +11,073
Netherlands 18,676 37,443 +18,767
Italy 17,620 26,514 +8,894
France 13,549 22,538 +8,989
Thailand 1,500 32,085 +30,585
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 24,055 9,152 -14,903
Canada 9,996 22,394 +12,398

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 1,042,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 215,868
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,492
Road transport 4,392
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 377,378 665,193 +287,815
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 136,390 79,478 -56,912
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,944 64,548 +10,604
Road transport 4,392 0 -4,392
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 552,252
London Stansted Airport 223,040
ZLC 148,859
Dover / Eurotunnel 140,599
Southampton 113,436

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 213,838 338,414 +124,576
London Stansted Airport 30,676 192,364 +161,688
ZLC 98,660 50,199 -48,461
Dover / Eurotunnel 109,708 30,891 -78,817
Southampton 53,944 59,492 +5,548
London Heathrow Airport 28,586 84,216 +55,630
Dover 16,589 15,013 -1,576
Harwich 1,596 23,564 +21,968
Holyhead 8,497 6,700 -1,797
Manchester Airport 6,927 0 -6,927

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