Import/export HS code 350691: Adhesives made from plastics or rubber

Strong adhesives created using plastic or rubber materials, used in various industries for bonding purposes

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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 £
Germany 113,468,009
France 34,617,587
Netherlands 28,018,830
Italy 21,418,275
United States 19,948,457

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 £
Germany 63,013,720 50,454,289 -12,559,431
France 20,050,946 14,566,641 -5,484,305
Netherlands 16,105,873 11,912,957 -4,192,916
Italy 12,054,016 9,364,259 -2,689,757
United States 11,934,094 8,014,363 -3,919,731
Belgium 7,918,420 7,640,169 -278,251
Spain 8,385,594 5,130,714 -3,254,880
Switzerland 4,260,777 2,267,404 -1,993,373
Poland 3,175,768 2,752,552 -423,216
China 2,633,737 2,728,509 +94,772

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 £
Germany 100,358,601
France 31,900,236
United States 27,594,741
Italy 24,973,310
Netherlands 18,665,531

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 £
Germany 56,987,728 43,370,873 -13,616,855
France 18,352,271 13,547,965 -4,804,306
United States 16,167,128 11,427,613 -4,739,515
Italy 14,219,747 10,753,563 -3,466,184
Netherlands 10,229,078 8,436,453 -1,792,625
Spain 9,979,161 7,474,516 -2,504,645
Belgium 7,340,095 6,583,386 -756,709
Switzerland 5,215,779 3,571,406 -1,644,373
Poland 3,939,790 2,821,478 -1,118,312
Hungary 3,113,673 3,428,866 +315,193

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 48
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 42
Inner London - West 34
West Midlands 33
West Yorkshire 33

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
Greater Manchester 41 32 -9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37 28 -9
Inner London - West 25 21 -4
West Midlands 28 24 -4
West Yorkshire 28 25 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 19 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 17 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 18 15 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17 18 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 13 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 224,403,148
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,973,391
Air transport 22,206,846
Road transport 6,185,624
Other 3,550,519

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 127,781,257 96,621,891 -31,159,366
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,891,372 15,082,019 -2,809,353
Air transport 12,782,181 9,424,665 -3,357,516
Road transport 3,323,347 2,862,277 -461,070
Other 2,378,556 1,171,963 -1,206,593
Rail transport 0 5,431 +5,431

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 106,901,983
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,146,474
Immingham Docks 27,248,717
Eurotunnel 23,689,627
Felixstowe 18,174,390

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 £
Dover 58,687,428 48,214,555 -10,472,873
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,713,239 11,433,235 -8,280,004
Immingham Docks 12,768,946 14,479,771 +1,710,825
Eurotunnel 13,754,956 9,934,671 -3,820,285
Felixstowe 9,601,426 8,572,964 -1,028,462
Harwich 7,747,384 4,690,638 -3,056,746
London 6,021,340 2,818,459 -3,202,881
Hull 5,168,082 2,530,391 -2,637,691
London Heathrow Airport 4,227,859 2,815,381 -1,412,478
ZLC 3,377,486 3,086,191 -291,295

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 190
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 53
Other manufacturing 52
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 128
2025-11 146
2025-10 154
2025-09 125
2025-08 123

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
54m+ 252
1m-15m 195
15m-54m 79
0-1m 61
Other 32

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 £
Netherlands 26,951,865
Germany 26,703,144
France 21,931,744
China 18,838,903
Ireland 13,582,408

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 £
Netherlands 12,543,280 14,408,585 +1,865,305
Germany 15,653,050 11,050,094 -4,602,956
France 12,929,158 9,002,586 -3,926,572
China 9,982,695 8,856,208 -1,126,487
Ireland 7,934,493 5,647,915 -2,286,578
Italy 7,469,410 5,736,759 -1,732,651
United States 6,185,590 6,983,428 +797,838
Poland 7,429,952 4,512,200 -2,917,752
Spain 6,537,576 4,917,006 -1,620,570
Turkey 4,080,472 2,573,350 -1,507,122

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 £
XI 2,528,866
Ireland 68,740
Belgium 27,988
Germany 15,759
Czechia 4,602

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 £
XI 1,383,326 1,145,540 -237,786
Ireland 43,262 25,478 -17,784
Belgium 12,587 15,401 +2,814
Germany 7,607 8,152 +545
Czechia 486 4,116 +3,630
Netherlands 1,589 2,969 +1,380
Italy 0 1,850 +1,850
Switzerland 442 0 -442
France 133 95 -38
China 40 166 +126

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) 154,953,556
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,722,919
Air transport 17,882,944
Other 2,837,599
Rail transport 65,397

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) 87,029,079 67,924,477 -19,104,602
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,803,232 28,919,687 -6,883,545
Air transport 9,642,134 8,240,810 -1,401,324
Other 1,546,560 1,291,039 -255,521
Rail transport 65,397 0 -65,397
Road transport 47,721 0 -47,721

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 113,651,773
London Gateway Port 24,813,391
Southampton 21,814,639
Immingham Docks 14,179,910
Harwich 11,673,324

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 63,386,027 50,265,746 -13,120,281
London Gateway Port 16,709,968 8,103,423 -8,606,545
Southampton 9,464,144 12,350,495 +2,886,351
Immingham Docks 7,154,163 7,025,747 -128,416
Harwich 6,518,759 5,154,565 -1,364,194
Felixstowe 6,195,511 5,371,795 -823,716
London Heathrow Airport 5,681,586 4,634,777 -1,046,809
Liverpool Docks 5,262,686 3,207,925 -2,054,761
Holyhead 2,712,016 2,455,947 -256,069
Dover 2,617,896 619,479 -1,998,417

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 350691

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

Description: Strong adhesives created using plastic or rubber materials, used in various industries for bonding purposes