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.
  • 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 4,156,101
Japan 2,872,259
Netherlands 1,504,202
Italy 450,142
Singapore 345,781

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 2,076,471 2,079,630 +3,159
Japan 1,623,666 1,248,593 -375,073
Netherlands 872,658 631,544 -241,114
Italy 273,996 176,146 -97,850
Singapore 110,410 235,371 +124,961
Germany 166,175 89,092 -77,083
Denmark 107,996 77,054 -30,942
France 42,488 37,632 -4,856
China 29,320 28,095 -1,225
Spain 7,425 32,512 +25,087

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 4,677,524
Japan 4,130,141
Italy 405,653
Indonesia 307,081
Denmark 179,059

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 2,387,942 2,289,582 -98,360
Japan 2,280,551 1,849,590 -430,961
Italy 242,108 163,545 -78,563
Indonesia 141,227 165,854 +24,627
Denmark 107,996 71,063 -36,933
Ireland 2,387 66,600 +64,213
Germany 38,358 20,084 -18,274
China 40,249 17,891 -22,358
Switzerland 31,220 916 -30,304
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 4 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 0 -3
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -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 5,086,730
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,868,826
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,577,552
Air transport 1,466,911

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 3,243,785 1,842,945 -1,400,840
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,049,121 819,705 -229,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 323,350 1,254,202 +930,852
Air transport 702,223 764,688 +62,465

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,086,730
Immingham Docks 1,193,471
499 923,778
London Heathrow Airport 727,907
Felixstowe 520,742

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 3,243,785 1,842,945 -1,400,840
Immingham Docks 656,280 537,191 -119,089
499 1,287 922,491 +921,204
London Heathrow Airport 377,585 350,322 -27,263
Felixstowe 161,838 358,904 +197,066
Eurotunnel 167,145 113,997 -53,148
Manchester Airport 81,615 173,489 +91,874
East Midlands Airport 133,225 81,652 -51,573
Dover 82,926 69,770 -13,156
Southampton 80,910 66,906 -14,004

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 26
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
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
2025-11 19
2025-10 14
2025-09 10
2025-08 16
2025-07 17

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 27
0-1m 14
54m+ 7
15m-54m 6
Other 6

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 170,290
Slovakia 92,314
Ireland 72,657
France 43,820
Netherlands 43,247

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 111,885 58,405 -53,480
Slovakia 92,314 0 -92,314
Ireland 31,768 40,889 +9,121
France 30,033 13,787 -16,246
Netherlands 6,456 36,791 +30,335
Canada 22,634 5,813 -16,821
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 12,994
China 2,464
XU 1,235
Taiwan 1,175
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 5,242 7,752 +2,510
China 1,741 723 -1,018
XU 587 648 +61
Taiwan 456 719 +263
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 387,467
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 207,908
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,644
Other 18,065
Road transport 3,235

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 210,962 176,505 -34,457
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 161,763 46,145 -115,618
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,375 17,269 -4,106
Other 8,038 10,027 +1,989
Road transport 3,235 0 -3,235

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 154,369
East Midlands Airport 127,829
ZLC 119,658
London Stansted Airport 100,668
London Heathrow Airport 37,622

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 128,979 25,390 -103,589
East Midlands Airport 43,223 84,606 +41,383
ZLC 84,013 35,645 -48,368
London Stansted Airport 66,215 34,453 -31,762
London Heathrow Airport 17,626 19,996 +2,370
Dover 18,541 12,718 -5,823
Holyhead 23,730 3,292 -20,438
000 8,038 10,027 +1,989
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