Import/export HS code 87149910: Motorcycle handlebars

Handlebars for motorcycles, used for steering control

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 2,997,283
Italy 1,179,320
China 705,542
Netherlands 539,742
United States 388,079

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 1,399,569 1,597,714 +198,145
Italy 571,938 607,382 +35,444
China 312,443 393,099 +80,656
Netherlands 425,161 114,581 -310,580
United States 124,215 263,864 +139,649
Viet Nam 39,323 72,292 +32,969
Germany 24,965 35,882 +10,917
France 26,864 24,795 -2,069
Ireland 40,318 1,242 -39,076
Switzerland 41,242 0 -41,242

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 3,910,761
China 1,475,771
United States 261,455
Viet Nam 222,419
Italy 166,012

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 1,821,500 2,089,261 +267,761
China 793,524 682,247 -111,277
United States 82,401 179,054 +96,653
Viet Nam 125,043 97,376 -27,667
Italy 74,113 91,899 +17,786
Poland 35,381 0 -35,381
Ireland 29,268 0 -29,268
Japan 4,176 23,087 +18,911
Germany 14,463 10,357 -4,106
Tunisia 20,274 917 -19,357

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Inner London - West 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5

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 10 8 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 1 -6
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 5 +3
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 4 +3
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -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) 2,778,936
Air transport 1,793,312
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,497,346
Other 204,379
Road transport 10,564

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) 1,101,929 1,677,007 +575,078
Air transport 847,943 945,369 +97,426
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 975,222 522,124 -453,098
Other 142,636 61,743 -80,893
Road transport 10,564 0 -10,564

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,992,997
London Heathrow Airport 890,714
Manchester Airport 566,215
Dover 557,494
Southampton 376,388

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 933,069 1,059,928 +126,859
London Heathrow Airport 365,624 525,090 +159,466
Manchester Airport 305,851 260,364 -45,487
Dover 287,703 269,791 -17,912
Southampton 130,326 246,062 +115,736
Harwich 273,008 41,965 -231,043
Thamesport 150,025 158,681 +8,656
000 142,636 61,743 -80,893
East Midlands Airport 98,662 84,562 -14,100
Eurotunnel 99,194 56,676 -42,518

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 25
Manufacture of other transport equipment 20
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 6
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 18
2025-10 23
2025-09 19
2025-08 21

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 48
0-1m 25
54m+ 13
15m-54m 9
Other 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 £
United States 1,080,312
Germany 683,588
France 427,146
Netherlands 315,939
Australia 287,543

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 553,876 526,436 -27,440
Germany 307,968 375,620 +67,652
France 198,249 228,897 +30,648
Netherlands 106,187 209,752 +103,565
Australia 122,994 164,549 +41,555
South Korea 18,625 264,881 +246,256
Spain 107,542 134,069 +26,527
Switzerland 136,234 97,110 -39,124
Taiwan 155,930 51,580 -104,350
Canada 78,603 99,209 +20,606

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 3,115,770
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,457,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 757,386
Road transport 13,228

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 1,486,092 1,629,678 +143,586
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 594,429 862,749 +268,320
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 338,868 418,518 +79,650
Road transport 13,228 0 -13,228

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,238,389
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,072,970
ZLC 480,221
Liverpool Docks 399,226
London Heathrow Airport 275,601

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 1,023,757 1,214,632 +190,875
Dover / Eurotunnel 409,638 663,332 +253,694
ZLC 310,228 169,993 -140,235
Liverpool Docks 169,660 229,566 +59,906
London Heathrow Airport 104,010 171,591 +67,581
Southampton 109,780 99,322 -10,458
Dover 114,655 92,986 -21,669
London Gateway Port 76,494 78,301 +1,807
London Stansted Airport 34,176 56,280 +22,104
Hull 12,270 51,181 +38,911

Quick facts

HS code: 87149910

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

Description: Handlebars for motorcycles, used for steering control