Import/export HS code 87149950: Motorcycle derailleur gears

Gear systems for motorcycles, allowing for smooth gear changes

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 4,187,200
Japan 2,600,946
Netherlands 1,531,379
Italy 374,691
Singapore 349,722

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 2,106,262 2,080,938 -25,324
Japan 1,327,423 1,273,523 -53,900
Netherlands 872,026 659,353 -212,673
Italy 187,248 187,443 +195
Singapore 120,644 229,078 +108,434
Germany 153,485 92,935 -60,550
Denmark 109,820 76,581 -33,239
France 47,226 31,293 -15,933
China 14,501 30,640 +16,139
Spain 7,436 32,501 +25,065

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 4,726,004
Japan 3,867,507
Italy 353,896
Indonesia 301,054
Denmark 180,410

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 2,410,728 2,315,276 -95,452
Japan 1,965,681 1,901,826 -63,855
Italy 174,662 179,234 +4,572
Indonesia 138,948 162,106 +23,158
Denmark 109,820 70,590 -39,230
Ireland 7,157 61,830 +54,673
Germany 37,236 21,059 -16,177
China 37,233 19,596 -17,637
Switzerland 25,439 916 -24,523
Netherlands 15,687 912 -14,775

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
Inner London - West 4
West Midlands 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 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 3 0 -3
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 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 £
Other 4,599,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,833,891
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,817,827
Air transport 1,466,031

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 £
Other 2,951,888 1,647,934 -1,303,954
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 982,517 851,374 -131,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 308,000 1,509,827 +1,201,827
Air transport 708,262 757,769 +49,507

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,599,822
Immingham Docks 1,158,309
499 1,117,740
London Heathrow Airport 733,718
Felixstowe 613,002

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 £
000 2,951,888 1,647,934 -1,303,954
Immingham Docks 665,061 493,248 -171,813
499 1,287 1,116,453 +1,115,166
London Heathrow Airport 383,949 349,769 -34,180
Felixstowe 145,890 467,112 +321,222
Eurotunnel 166,211 122,029 -44,182
Manchester Airport 92,591 162,513 +69,922
East Midlands Airport 135,016 79,526 -55,490
Southampton 88,946 61,415 -27,531
Thamesport 54,585 55,698 +1,113

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 27
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of other transport equipment 10
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 19
2025-10 14
2025-09 10
2025-08 16

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 26
0-1m 16
54m+ 7
15m-54m 6
Other 5

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 163,228
Ireland 69,282
Slovakia 69,271
France 44,860
Netherlands 40,681

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 104,409 58,819 -45,590
Ireland 28,908 40,374 +11,466
Slovakia 69,271 0 -69,271
France 30,033 14,827 -15,206
Netherlands 3,890 36,791 +32,901
Canada 23,542 4,905 -18,637
China 0 27,500 +27,500
Japan 12,316 9,839 -2,477
Portugal 6,107 12,718 +6,611
Denmark 14,075 4,114 -9,961

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 £
Indonesia 12,786
China 2,422
Taiwan 1,142
Japan 197

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 £
Indonesia 5,325 7,461 +2,136
China 1,772 650 -1,122
Taiwan 452 690 +238
Japan 12 185 +173

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 392,266
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 178,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,533
Other 17,782

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 208,992 183,274 -25,718
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 132,101 46,145 -85,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,264 17,269 +1,005
Other 8,233 9,549 +1,316

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 128,760
East Midlands Airport 126,366
ZLC 120,259
London Stansted Airport 102,149
London Heathrow Airport 38,567

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 103,370 25,390 -77,980
East Midlands Airport 41,628 84,738 +43,110
ZLC 79,336 40,923 -38,413
London Stansted Airport 67,282 34,867 -32,415
London Heathrow Airport 17,626 20,941 +3,315
Dover 18,541 12,718 -5,823
Holyhead 19,677 3,292 -16,385
000 8,233 9,549 +1,316
London 0 15,553 +15,553
Eurotunnel 5,753 1,059 -4,694

Quick facts

HS code: 87149950

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

Description: Gear systems for motorcycles, allowing for smooth gear changes