Import/export HS code 871492: Motorcycle wheel rims and spokes

Rims and spokes for motorcycle wheels, providing strength and stability

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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 £
China 2,211,843
Taiwan 2,134,508
Netherlands 1,980,393
Belgium 1,225,113
United States 826,056

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 998,856 1,212,987 +214,131
Taiwan 1,052,502 1,082,006 +29,504
Netherlands 1,129,448 850,945 -278,503
Belgium 756,833 468,280 -288,553
United States 476,572 349,484 -127,088
Austria 155,721 315,134 +159,413
Italy 258,934 170,056 -88,878
France 109,185 259,765 +150,580
Germany 44,976 186,268 +141,292
Poland 168,038 40,640 -127,398

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 £
China 2,692,446
Taiwan 2,474,908
Hungary 1,371,950
Belgium 1,257,430
United States 825,599

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 £
China 1,370,432 1,322,014 -48,418
Taiwan 1,068,259 1,406,649 +338,390
Hungary 719,333 652,617 -66,716
Belgium 731,586 525,844 -205,742
United States 508,703 316,896 -191,807
France 98,527 264,317 +165,790
Italy 198,227 160,312 -37,915
Poland 165,998 13,812 -152,186
Germany 48,611 59,282 +10,671
Portugal 39,805 61,648 +21,843

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 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Inner London - East 8
Lancashire 8

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 13 10 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 5 -2
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Lancashire 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 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) 4,246,074
Air transport 3,314,134
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,524,242
Other 1,023,482
Road transport 19,904

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) 2,010,052 2,236,022 +225,970
Air transport 1,775,384 1,538,750 -236,634
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,298,144 1,226,098 -72,046
Other 522,611 500,871 -21,740
Road transport 4,464 15,440 +10,976

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,650,317
Dover 1,515,520
London Stansted Airport 1,365,174
London Heathrow Airport 1,055,663
000 1,023,482

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 916,453 733,864 -182,589
Dover 762,998 752,522 -10,476
London Stansted Airport 789,518 575,656 -213,862
London Heathrow Airport 587,666 467,997 -119,669
000 522,611 500,871 -21,740
Southampton 485,140 386,669 -98,471
London Gateway Port 148,571 719,612 +571,041
Thamesport 310,800 245,256 -65,544
East Midlands Airport 200,649 125,749 -74,900
Belfast Airport 97,671 190,057 +92,386

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 28
Manufacture of other transport equipment 21
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 23
2025-10 26
2025-09 23
2025-08 28
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 42
54m+ 23
Other 13
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 £
Ireland 1,012,397
United States 277,754
Belgium 198,269
Germany 190,788
Netherlands 135,418

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 £
Ireland 418,249 594,148 +175,899
United States 136,674 141,080 +4,406
Belgium 141,239 57,030 -84,209
Germany 123,804 66,984 -56,820
Netherlands 91,810 43,608 -48,202
Australia 104,716 16,598 -88,118
Taiwan 112,798 0 -112,798
China 102,811 0 -102,811
Jamaica 76,641 0 -76,641
Canada 52,533 14,513 -38,020

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 £
XU 1,004,075
Taiwan 816
China 350
Finland 135
XI 35

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 £
XU 411,171 592,904 +181,733
Taiwan 801 15 -786
China 170 180 +10
Finland 60 75 +15
XI 33 2 -31
Tunisia 0 30 +30
Croatia 0 15 +15

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 1,005,456
Air transport 886,538
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 463,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 441,479

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 £
Other 412,235 593,221 +180,986
Air transport 531,081 355,457 -175,624
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 302,238 161,684 -140,554
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 422,363 19,116 -403,247

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,005,456
East Midlands Airport 475,330
Dover / Eurotunnel 309,750
London Heathrow Airport 206,122
Felixstowe 185,755

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 £
000 412,235 593,221 +180,986
East Midlands Airport 344,561 130,769 -213,792
Dover / Eurotunnel 235,066 74,684 -160,382
London Heathrow Airport 70,031 136,091 +66,060
Felixstowe 183,765 1,990 -181,775
Southampton 119,727 3,284 -116,443
London Gateway Port 95,712 13,842 -81,870
Dover 39,407 61,419 +22,012
ZLC 44,577 23,931 -20,646
London Stansted Airport 39,856 28,465 -11,391

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 871492

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

Description: Rims and spokes for motorcycle wheels, providing strength and stability