Import/export HS code 87149910: Motorcycle handlebars

Handlebars for motorcycles, used for steering control

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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 £
Taiwan 2,982,791
Italy 1,143,964
China 690,765
Netherlands 540,879
United States 391,042

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 1,345,246 1,637,545 +292,299
Italy 545,260 598,704 +53,444
China 270,005 420,760 +150,755
Netherlands 388,338 152,541 -235,797
United States 96,166 294,876 +198,710
Viet Nam 15,619 95,001 +79,382
Germany 22,279 36,966 +14,687
Ireland 41,101 1,643 -39,458
Switzerland 41,242 0 -41,242
Portugal 16,161 16,098 -63

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 3,867,926
China 1,430,239
United States 262,462
Viet Nam 217,833
Italy 158,264

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 1,755,391 2,112,535 +357,144
China 675,418 754,821 +79,403
United States 72,265 190,197 +117,932
Viet Nam 100,904 116,929 +16,025
Italy 78,396 79,868 +1,472
Poland 35,381 0 -35,381
Ireland 29,268 0 -29,268
Japan 5,429 23,087 +17,658
Germany 11,777 13,043 +1,266
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 8
Inner London - West 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4

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 10 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 4 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +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) 2,696,899
Air transport 1,799,110
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,469,486
Other 209,270
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) 979,714 1,717,185 +737,471
Air transport 789,876 1,009,234 +219,358
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 942,625 526,861 -415,764
Other 121,793 87,477 -34,316
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 1,965,746
London Heathrow Airport 885,971
Manchester Airport 558,249
Dover 514,523
Southampton 376,228

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 844,755 1,120,991 +276,236
London Heathrow Airport 335,325 550,646 +215,321
Manchester Airport 276,189 282,060 +5,871
Dover 271,173 243,350 -27,823
Southampton 132,828 243,400 +110,572
Harwich 269,692 45,281 -224,411
Thamesport 147,899 165,993 +18,094
000 121,793 87,477 -34,316
East Midlands Airport 81,520 103,424 +21,904
Eurotunnel 80,650 65,550 -15,100

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 37
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
2025-11 17
2025-10 23
2025-09 19
2025-08 21
2025-07 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 46
0-1m 25
54m+ 12
15m-54m 8
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 1,101,064
Germany 687,493
Netherlands 441,068
France 364,551
South Korea 286,932

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 574,879 526,185 -48,694
Germany 306,324 381,169 +74,845
Netherlands 203,272 237,796 +34,524
France 196,866 167,685 -29,181
South Korea 20,656 266,276 +245,620
Australia 134,682 148,983 +14,301
Spain 106,393 132,180 +25,787
Switzerland 136,665 93,371 -43,294
Taiwan 109,721 101,761 -7,960
Canada 72,792 92,650 +19,858

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 3,117,521
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,454,372
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 808,590
Road transport 14,152

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 1,494,287 1,623,234 +128,947
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 655,557 798,815 +143,258
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 408,652 399,938 -8,714
Road transport 14,152 0 -14,152

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,259,579
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,081,007
ZLC 482,115
Liverpool Docks 390,032
London Heathrow Airport 263,849

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 1,028,183 1,231,396 +203,213
Dover / Eurotunnel 474,091 606,916 +132,825
ZLC 316,452 165,663 -150,789
Liverpool Docks 174,635 215,397 +40,762
London Heathrow Airport 99,992 163,857 +63,865
Southampton 62,065 149,503 +87,438
Dover 106,355 89,690 -16,665
London Gateway Port 96,221 21,037 -75,184
Harwich 85,616 0 -85,616
London Stansted Airport 36,663 45,136 +8,473

Quick facts

HS code: 87149910

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

Description: Handlebars for motorcycles, used for steering control