Import/export HS code 871495: Motorcycle saddles

Seats for motorcycles, designed for rider comfort

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  • 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 £
Italy 2,758,029
Taiwan 2,069,486
China 1,618,273
Netherlands 1,263,865
Germany 1,163,287

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 £
Italy 1,438,947 1,319,082 -119,865
Taiwan 1,101,978 967,508 -134,470
China 764,413 853,860 +89,447
Netherlands 649,312 614,553 -34,759
Germany 745,312 417,975 -327,337
France 152,781 52,773 -100,008
United States 119,063 53,071 -65,992
Czechia 35,683 44,785 +9,102
Viet Nam 27,828 40,796 +12,968
India 1,753 31,092 +29,339

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 3,557,384
Italy 2,811,389
China 2,574,019
Romania 237,643
Viet Nam 67,718

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 2,136,738 1,420,646 -716,092
Italy 1,436,792 1,374,597 -62,195
China 1,234,104 1,339,915 +105,811
Romania 122,514 115,129 -7,385
Viet Nam 28,988 38,730 +9,742
United States 24,784 26,648 +1,864
United Kingdom 32,437 10,706 -21,731
Czechia 1,110 33,063 +31,953
Croatia 7,311 24,839 +17,528
Slovenia 18,681 7,991 -10,690

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 11
Inner London - East 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Inner London - West 7
Greater Manchester 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
Lancashire 8 9 +1
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
West Midlands 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) 3,815,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,752,518
Air transport 1,131,064
Other 809,960
Road transport 35,057

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) 1,895,923 1,919,529 +23,606
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,178,241 1,574,277 -603,964
Air transport 583,783 547,281 -36,502
Other 430,876 379,084 -51,792
Road transport 6,871 28,186 +21,315

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,556,517
Dover 1,795,657
000 809,960
Southampton 615,659
London Heathrow Airport 474,306

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 1,368,071 1,188,446 -179,625
Dover 1,016,563 779,094 -237,469
000 430,876 379,084 -51,792
Southampton 382,707 232,952 -149,755
London Heathrow Airport 267,079 207,227 -59,852
London Gateway Port 120,673 242,326 +121,653
Eurotunnel 191,823 168,264 -23,559
Harwich 219,015 119,268 -99,747
Thamesport 228,374 95,475 -132,899
499 22,106 293,788 +271,682

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 39
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of other transport equipment 18
Other manufacturing 7
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 21
2025-10 27
2025-09 28
2025-08 25

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 49
0-1m 24
54m+ 14
15m-54m 11
Other 9

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 £
Italy 3,843,908
France 461,765
New Zealand 362,571
United States 240,378
Netherlands 151,822

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 £
Italy 1,987,842 1,856,066 -131,776
France 421,839 39,926 -381,913
New Zealand 22,068 340,503 +318,435
United States 215,699 24,679 -191,020
Netherlands 125,431 26,391 -99,040
Ireland 11,648 24,638 +12,990
Australia 16,734 996 -15,738
China 3,168 11,746 +8,578
Poland 12,647 1,753 -10,894
Norway 13,836 0 -13,836

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 £
Italy 11,350
Viet Nam 2,650
China 2,518
Ireland 618
Bangladesh 318

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 £
Italy 5,833 5,517 -316
Viet Nam 1,768 882 -886
China 1,556 962 -594
Ireland 0 618 +618
Bangladesh 202 116 -86
XI 219 97 -122
Philippines 51 15 -36

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,217,194
Air transport 915,244
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 103,426
Other 17,836

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,344,527 1,872,667 -471,860
Air transport 440,161 475,083 +34,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 95,139 8,287 -86,852
Other 9,629 8,207 -1,422

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,010,512
East Midlands Airport 622,655
Felixstowe 201,637
ZLC 163,973
London Stansted Airport 74,517

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,253,243 1,757,269 -495,974
East Midlands Airport 186,624 436,031 +249,407
Felixstowe 98,791 102,846 +4,055
ZLC 151,498 12,475 -139,023
London Stansted Airport 66,348 8,169 -58,179
London Heathrow Airport 35,691 18,408 -17,283
Harwich 40,462 1,572 -38,890
Southampton 20,273 5,647 -14,626
000 9,629 8,207 -1,422
Dover 2,174 12,716 +10,542

Quick facts

HS code: 871495

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

Description: Seats for motorcycles, designed for rider comfort