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 2,085,473
Taiwan 2,019,387
Netherlands 1,822,029
United States 677,320
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 950,827 1,134,646 +183,819
Taiwan 993,618 1,025,769 +32,151
Netherlands 1,064,931 757,098 -307,833
United States 395,221 282,099 -113,122
Austria 150,483 315,134 +164,651
Italy 185,480 97,517 -87,963
France 56,972 169,541 +112,569
Poland 167,112 38,571 -128,541
Hungary 60,211 129,870 +69,659
Germany 40,696 57,583 +16,887

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 2,412,865
Taiwan 2,249,127
Hungary 1,366,712
United States 719,222
France 223,338

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 1,247,884 1,164,981 -82,903
Taiwan 963,478 1,285,649 +322,171
Hungary 714,095 652,617 -61,478
United States 435,597 283,625 -151,972
France 46,314 177,024 +130,710
Italy 129,433 72,377 -57,056
Poland 165,072 13,812 -151,260
Portugal 38,734 57,115 +18,381
Germany 46,304 32,187 -14,117
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 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Inner London - West 6
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 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Lancashire 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 5 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 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) 3,701,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,068,546
Air transport 2,007,385
Other 984,156
Road transport 2,211

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) 1,718,982 1,982,282 +263,300
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,119,579 948,967 -170,612
Air transport 1,024,139 983,246 -40,893
Other 494,124 490,032 -4,092
Road transport 0 2,211 +2,211

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,525,307
Dover 1,299,585
000 984,156
London Heathrow Airport 977,312
Southampton 845,449

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 851,107 674,200 -176,907
Dover 679,856 619,729 -60,127
000 494,124 490,032 -4,092
London Heathrow Airport 531,524 445,788 -85,736
Southampton 464,461 380,988 -83,473
London Gateway Port 141,624 674,337 +532,713
London Stansted Airport 196,247 173,304 -22,943
East Midlands Airport 158,058 106,008 -52,050
Belfast Airport 97,671 140,712 +43,041
Thamesport 113,767 119,220 +5,453

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 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 22
2025-10 19
2025-09 20
2025-08 21
2025-07 18

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+ 18
Other 12
15m-54m 7

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 1,009,014
United States 204,684
Belgium 175,734
Germany 156,268
Taiwan 112,798

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 414,956 594,058 +179,102
United States 92,427 112,257 +19,830
Belgium 119,587 56,147 -63,440
Germany 96,328 59,940 -36,388
Taiwan 112,798 0 -112,798
China 102,811 0 -102,811
Netherlands 53,740 40,574 -13,166
India 58,327 3,639 -54,688
Australia 40,619 16,598 -24,021
Ethiopia 2,250 46,315 +44,065

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 793
China 350
XI 35
Tunisia 30

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 793 0 -793
China 170 180 +10
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 1,005,298
Air transport 708,429
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 387,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 305,204

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 412,167 593,131 +180,964
Air transport 399,908 308,521 -91,387
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 231,204 156,494 -74,710
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 293,064 12,140 -280,924

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,005,298
East Midlands Airport 380,657
Dover / Eurotunnel 247,920
Felixstowe 183,765
London Heathrow Airport 171,608

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 £
000 412,167 593,131 +180,964
East Midlands Airport 271,879 108,778 -163,101
Dover / Eurotunnel 176,270 71,650 -104,620
Felixstowe 183,765 0 -183,765
London Heathrow Airport 43,420 128,188 +84,768
Dover 30,394 59,263 +28,869
Southampton 84,956 3,284 -81,672
ZLC 28,970 16,084 -12,886
London Stansted Airport 24,613 19,270 -5,343
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