Import/export HS code 87149490: Motorcycle brake parts

Components of motorcycle brake systems, such as pads and discs

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 8,182,665
China 2,262,697
Netherlands 1,613,772
Singapore 1,018,734
Spain 967,110

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 3,899,177 4,283,488 +384,311
China 1,101,171 1,161,526 +60,355
Netherlands 565,150 1,048,622 +483,472
Singapore 490,985 527,749 +36,764
Spain 401,381 565,729 +164,348
Germany 389,993 358,046 -31,947
Japan 360,561 290,193 -70,368
Switzerland 126,904 176,863 +49,959
Italy 132,898 155,221 +22,323
United States 53,516 100,268 +46,752

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 9,322,361
China 3,334,226
Spain 960,605
Japan 940,034
Malaysia 919,887

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 4,446,366 4,875,995 +429,629
China 1,371,510 1,962,716 +591,206
Spain 405,388 555,217 +149,829
Japan 503,544 436,490 -67,054
Malaysia 452,994 466,893 +13,899
Switzerland 120,942 170,105 +49,163
Germany 184,852 72,039 -112,813
United States 35,548 111,752 +76,204
Italy 71,416 59,920 -11,496
India 10,297 32,923 +22,626

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Inner London - East 8
Lancashire 8
Inner London - West 7

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 9 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 6 8 +2
Lancashire 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -3
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2

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) 6,776,204
Other 3,901,716
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,228,295
Air transport 2,680,410
Road transport 10,683

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) 2,347,711 4,428,493 +2,080,782
Other 2,323,092 1,578,624 -744,468
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,468,855 1,759,440 +290,585
Air transport 1,543,880 1,136,530 -407,350
Road transport 6,205 4,478 -1,727

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,071,123
000 3,901,716
London Heathrow Airport 1,202,720
499 1,171,293
Dover 912,696

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 2,246,464 2,824,659 +578,195
000 2,323,092 1,578,624 -744,468
London Heathrow Airport 876,766 325,954 -550,812
499 4,032 1,167,261 +1,163,229
Dover 333,525 579,171 +245,646
East Midlands Airport 323,314 268,803 -54,511
London 164,784 377,434 +212,650
London Gateway Port 197,416 344,502 +147,086
Harwich 99,076 285,507 +186,431
Manchester Airport 144,020 232,964 +88,944

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 34
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of other transport equipment 17
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 30
2025-10 34
2025-09 24
2025-08 39

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 71
0-1m 30
54m+ 23
15m-54m 12
Other 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 £
United States 6,051,011
Netherlands 2,726,801
Ghana 975,850
Ireland 677,838
Cyprus 415,624

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 3,251,371 2,799,640 -451,731
Netherlands 1,325,475 1,401,326 +75,851
Ghana 0 975,850 +975,850
Ireland 78,582 599,256 +520,674
Cyprus 0 415,624 +415,624
Nigeria 8,763 401,792 +393,029
Taiwan 114,429 198,424 +83,995
France 135,438 174,321 +38,883
Morocco 186,595 37,220 -149,375
Italy 28,510 153,990 +125,480

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 28,189
Italy 13,605
Malaysia 8,645
Japan 3,003
Denmark 1,278

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 15,591 12,598 -2,993
Italy 9,299 4,306 -4,993
Malaysia 3,022 5,623 +2,601
Japan 1,443 1,560 +117
Denmark 636 642 +6
XI 434 299 -135
Taiwan 210 78 -132
Germany 0 12 +12
Indonesia 0 8 +8

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,044,811
Air transport 4,474,484
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,291,514
Other 56,905
Road transport 4,226

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,187,316 4,857,495 +1,670,179
Air transport 1,960,324 2,514,160 +553,836
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 553,879 737,635 +183,756
Other 31,220 25,685 -5,535
Road transport 4,226 0 -4,226

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,961,150
East Midlands Airport 2,603,616
Liverpool Docks 2,303,019
Southampton 1,436,371
London Stansted Airport 734,012

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,426,111 1,535,039 +108,928
East Midlands Airport 797,266 1,806,350 +1,009,084
Liverpool Docks 1,128,147 1,174,872 +46,725
Southampton 98,665 1,337,706 +1,239,041
London Stansted Airport 457,420 276,592 -180,828
Dover / Eurotunnel 297,630 241,941 -55,689
Hull 531,934 0 -531,934
ZLC 258,692 236,331 -22,361
London Heathrow Airport 340,561 140,593 -199,968
Felixstowe 53,146 381,895 +328,749

Quick facts

HS code: 87149490

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

Description: Components of motorcycle brake systems, such as pads and discs