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 8,005,350
China 2,359,498
Netherlands 1,635,298
Singapore 1,028,289
Spain 957,228

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 3,676,460 4,328,890 +652,430
China 1,139,493 1,220,005 +80,512
Netherlands 564,270 1,071,028 +506,758
Singapore 480,998 547,291 +66,293
Spain 423,808 533,420 +109,612
Japan 473,769 289,158 -184,611
Germany 377,496 370,965 -6,531
Switzerland 126,904 175,427 +48,523
Italy 138,325 142,631 +4,306
United States 49,632 89,158 +39,526

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 9,130,726
China 3,430,315
Japan 1,054,241
Spain 951,593
Malaysia 931,293

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 4,204,746 4,925,980 +721,234
China 1,379,072 2,051,243 +672,171
Japan 626,343 427,898 -198,445
Spain 426,629 524,964 +98,335
Malaysia 452,225 479,068 +26,843
Switzerland 120,942 165,447 +44,505
Germany 197,361 81,318 -116,043
Italy 87,684 61,291 -26,393
United States 27,266 98,761 +71,495
India 5,850 36,063 +30,213

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 10
Lancashire 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Inner London - East 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 4 10 +6
Lancashire 8 7 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 6 8 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 7 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 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) 6,489,857
Other 4,128,724
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,297,153
Air transport 2,679,895
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) 2,081,351 4,408,506 +2,327,155
Other 2,397,796 1,730,928 -666,868
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,543,905 1,753,248 +209,343
Air transport 1,599,383 1,080,512 -518,871
Road transport 0 10,683 +10,683

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,086,445
000 4,128,724
London Heathrow Airport 1,205,792
499 969,954
Dover 900,041

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 2,123,721 2,962,724 +839,003
000 2,397,796 1,730,928 -666,868
London Heathrow Airport 882,440 323,352 -559,088
499 4,032 965,922 +961,890
Dover 323,800 576,241 +252,441
East Midlands Airport 313,658 280,646 -33,012
London Gateway Port 181,257 355,971 +174,714
London 140,387 378,671 +238,284
Harwich 96,829 289,171 +192,342
Manchester Airport 159,609 197,631 +38,022

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 34
Wholesale 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 16
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 30
2025-10 34
2025-09 24
2025-08 39
2025-07 40

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 13
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 5,999,104
Netherlands 2,718,587
Ghana 829,250
Ireland 679,156
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 3,118,778 2,880,326 -238,452
Netherlands 1,306,726 1,411,861 +105,135
Ghana 0 829,250 +829,250
Ireland 78,344 600,812 +522,468
Cyprus 0 415,624 +415,624
Nigeria 8,763 339,292 +330,529
Taiwan 122,990 201,427 +78,437
France 128,537 179,220 +50,683
Morocco 200,607 37,220 -163,387
Italy 30,861 153,029 +122,168

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 28,724
Italy 14,101
Malaysia 8,999
Japan 3,123
Denmark 1,376

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 15,285 13,439 -1,846
Italy 10,719 3,382 -7,337
Malaysia 3,155 5,844 +2,689
Japan 1,491 1,632 +141
Denmark 661 715 +54
XU 585 559 -26
XI 444 301 -143
Taiwan 169 127 -42
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) 7,918,182
Air transport 4,354,845
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,278,186
Other 58,528
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) 3,149,368 4,768,814 +1,619,446
Air transport 1,879,449 2,475,396 +595,947
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 523,224 754,962 +231,738
Other 32,509 26,019 -6,490
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 2,863,050
East Midlands Airport 2,497,590
Liverpool Docks 2,296,352
Southampton 1,436,371
London Stansted Airport 694,245

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 1,436,939 +10,828
East Midlands Airport 697,349 1,800,241 +1,102,892
Liverpool Docks 998,593 1,297,759 +299,166
Southampton 98,665 1,337,706 +1,239,041
London Stansted Airport 451,767 242,478 -209,289
Hull 582,369 0 -582,369
Dover / Eurotunnel 279,437 248,841 -30,596
London Heathrow Airport 364,059 142,550 -221,509
ZLC 248,325 236,755 -11,570
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