Import/export HS code 87149210: Motorcycle wheel rims

The outer edge of motorcycle wheels, holding the tire in place

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 2,119,316
Taiwan 2,116,540
Netherlands 1,879,543
United States 650,011
Austria 465,617

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 995,479 1,123,837 +128,358
Taiwan 1,011,496 1,105,044 +93,548
Netherlands 1,080,568 798,975 -281,593
United States 353,585 296,426 -57,159
Austria 203,074 262,543 +59,469
Hungary 60,211 214,176 +153,965
France 62,606 160,614 +98,008
Italy 109,078 98,438 -10,640
Poland 160,037 37,576 -122,461
Germany 37,977 61,195 +23,218

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 2,482,850
Taiwan 2,315,146
Hungary 1,503,524
United States 692,159
France 224,565

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 1,308,260 1,174,590 -133,670
Taiwan 981,109 1,334,037 +352,928
Hungary 770,680 732,844 -37,836
United States 393,286 298,873 -94,413
France 56,468 168,097 +111,629
Poland 141,011 14,924 -126,087
Italy 50,987 72,377 +21,390
Germany 44,848 34,687 -10,161
Portugal 26,835 51,974 +25,139
Sri Lanka 0 67,029 +67,029

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 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Inner London - West 7
Lancashire 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 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Lancashire 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 5 +4
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -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) 3,844,574
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,112,812
Air transport 1,978,520
Other 944,391
Road transport 3,710

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) 1,742,923 2,101,651 +358,728
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,048,934 1,063,878 +14,944
Air transport 1,080,059 898,461 -181,598
Other 462,429 481,962 +19,533
Road transport 0 3,710 +3,710

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,622,153
Dover 1,350,175
000 944,391
London Heathrow Airport 930,154
London Gateway Port 860,074

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 875,211 746,942 -128,269
Dover 660,414 689,761 +29,347
000 462,429 481,962 +19,533
London Heathrow Airport 518,315 411,839 -106,476
London Gateway Port 149,225 710,849 +561,624
Southampton 459,116 388,070 -71,046
London Stansted Airport 248,865 118,680 -130,185
East Midlands Airport 152,328 108,415 -43,913
Belfast Airport 121,843 136,785 +14,942
Eurotunnel 67,528 178,917 +111,389

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 26
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Manufacture of other transport equipment 21
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 22
2025-10 19
2025-09 20
2025-08 21

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 43
0-1m 29
54m+ 16
Other 12
15m-54m 8

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 1,005,420
United States 235,181
Belgium 173,844
Germany 155,239
France 114,346

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 494,896 510,524 +15,628
United States 88,981 146,200 +57,219
Belgium 113,952 59,892 -54,060
Germany 89,623 65,616 -24,007
France 31,198 83,148 +51,950
Taiwan 112,798 1,353 -111,445
China 102,811 0 -102,811
Netherlands 57,091 33,523 -23,568
India 58,327 3,639 -54,688
Australia 37,919 18,509 -19,410

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 £
Taiwan 793
China 350
XI 35
Tunisia 30
Croatia 15

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 £
Taiwan 793 0 -793
China 197 153 -44
XI 33 2 -31
Tunisia 30 0 -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 1,001,704
Air transport 714,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 455,984
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 302,455

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 492,107 509,597 +17,490
Air transport 391,505 322,713 -68,792
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 223,601 232,383 +8,782
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 266,315 36,140 -230,175

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,001,704
East Midlands Airport 374,274
Dover / Eurotunnel 314,360
Felixstowe 183,765
London Heathrow Airport 183,126

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 £
000 492,107 509,597 +17,490
East Midlands Airport 263,074 111,200 -151,874
Dover / Eurotunnel 168,776 145,584 -23,192
Felixstowe 183,765 0 -183,765
London Heathrow Airport 43,420 139,706 +96,286
Dover 30,285 61,218 +30,933
Southampton 69,997 3,284 -66,713
London Stansted Airport 26,861 18,933 -7,928
ZLC 27,124 16,673 -10,451
Eurotunnel 21,751 21,154 -597

Quick facts

HS code: 87149210

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

Description: The outer edge of motorcycle wheels, holding the tire in place