Import/export HS code 871493: Motorcycle hubs and sprocket-wheels

Hubs and sprocket-wheels for motorcycles, excluding coaster braking hubs

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 £
Taiwan 3,154,390
Japan 2,562,954
China 2,109,370
Netherlands 1,220,366
Germany 609,066

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 £
Taiwan 1,986,103 1,168,287 -817,816
Japan 1,313,398 1,249,556 -63,842
China 913,474 1,195,896 +282,422
Netherlands 699,281 521,085 -178,196
Germany 295,830 313,236 +17,406
Italy 169,767 270,760 +100,993
United States 186,343 178,629 -7,714
Singapore 126,368 131,173 +4,805
Spain 65,392 140,612 +75,220
France 42,933 158,388 +115,455

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 3,565,599
Japan 3,265,607
China 2,543,088
Italy 488,255
United States 438,116

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 2,183,653 1,381,946 -801,707
Japan 1,689,407 1,576,200 -113,207
China 1,182,436 1,360,652 +178,216
Italy 181,890 306,365 +124,475
United States 214,489 223,627 +9,138
Germany 190,406 208,501 +18,095
Indonesia 100,996 71,373 -29,623
France 21,029 99,462 +78,433
India 28,417 77,948 +49,531
Spain 34,134 66,181 +32,047

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Greater Manchester 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
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
Inner London - West 9 4 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 8 +3
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
Lancashire 8 7 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 4 -3
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0

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) 4,465,414
Air transport 3,029,279
Other 2,098,201
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,973,911
Road transport 47,026

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) 1,932,277 2,533,137 +600,860
Air transport 1,640,461 1,388,818 -251,643
Other 1,329,621 768,580 -561,041
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,124,825 849,086 -275,739
Road transport 7,346 39,680 +32,334

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,362,070
000 2,098,201
London Heathrow Airport 1,277,101
Southampton 997,325
Birmingham Airport 883,050

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 1,356,889 1,005,181 -351,708
000 1,329,621 768,580 -561,041
London Heathrow Airport 740,254 536,847 -203,407
Southampton 469,518 527,807 +58,289
Birmingham Airport 441,574 441,476 -98
London Gateway Port 291,847 572,561 +280,714
Immingham Docks 448,788 233,343 -215,445
Eurotunnel 103,357 258,056 +154,699
London Stansted Airport 207,671 123,098 -84,573
Dover 79,037 191,792 +112,755

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Manufacture of other transport equipment 27
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 28
2025-11 25
2025-10 28
2025-09 21
2025-08 26

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 54
0-1m 42
54m+ 19
15m-54m 12
Other 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 £
Netherlands 2,582,708
United States 1,132,430
Canada 450,505
Germany 328,386
Thailand 228,819

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 £
Netherlands 1,599,762 982,946 -616,816
United States 696,823 435,607 -261,216
Canada 365,980 84,525 -281,455
Germany 191,758 136,628 -55,130
Thailand 11,441 217,378 +205,937
Taiwan 92,896 109,178 +16,282
Belgium 119,403 60,001 -59,402
Philippines 127,561 2,167 -125,394
Japan 45,674 59,364 +13,690
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 42,405 60,625 +18,220

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 £
Japan 7,112
Indonesia 3,849
India 1,818
Taiwan 1,057
China 1,009

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 £
Japan 3,044 4,068 +1,024
Indonesia 1,417 2,432 +1,015
India 803 1,015 +212
Taiwan 851 206 -645
China 345 664 +319
Viet Nam 40 0 -40
Italy 0 4 +4

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 4,987,339
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 667,680
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 665,421
Other 14,889
Road transport 6,701

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 2,847,474 2,139,865 -707,609
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 549,972 117,708 -432,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 430,305 235,116 -195,189
Other 6,500 8,389 +1,889
Road transport 6,701 0 -6,701

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,905,376
London Heathrow Airport 951,260
ZLC 464,506
London Stansted Airport 441,874
Dover / Eurotunnel 365,023

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 1,643,373 1,262,003 -381,370
London Heathrow Airport 554,362 396,898 -157,464
ZLC 268,856 195,650 -73,206
London Stansted Airport 259,083 182,791 -76,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 280,184 84,839 -195,345
Hull 292,488 0 -292,488
Dover 91,229 146,197 +54,968
Manchester Airport 127,169 102,523 -24,646
London Gateway Port 109,124 12,932 -96,192
Southampton 64,959 42,408 -22,551

Quick facts

HS code: 871493

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

Description: Hubs and sprocket-wheels for motorcycles, excluding coaster braking hubs