Import/export HS code 381210: Prepared rubber accelerators

Chemicals added to rubber to make it cure faster during production

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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 £
China 3,341,339
Italy 1,364,979
Germany 989,605
Spain 897,212
India 838,424

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 £
China 1,624,312 1,717,027 +92,715
Italy 817,608 547,371 -270,237
Germany 492,175 497,430 +5,255
Spain 516,921 380,291 -136,630
India 472,363 366,061 -106,302
France 182,272 175,939 -6,333
Netherlands 100,689 229,408 +128,719
Turkey 44,431 63,084 +18,653
United States 23,219 39,118 +15,899
Belgium 23,672 29,025 +5,353

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 £
China 3,564,537
Italy 1,214,005
Spain 890,012
India 875,324
Germany 530,911

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 £
China 1,713,121 1,851,416 +138,295
Italy 830,854 383,151 -447,703
Spain 516,921 373,091 -143,830
India 472,363 402,961 -69,402
Germany 249,850 281,061 +31,211
United States 225,738 200,706 -25,032
France 104,598 162,629 +58,031
Netherlands 95,139 127,393 +32,254
Japan 2,058 215,228 +213,170
Turkey 44,431 63,084 +18,653

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Inner London - West 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Cheshire 2

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 3 6 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 2 +1
South East Wales 1 1 +0
West Midlands 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0

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) 4,262,826
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,945,441
Air transport 276,216
Other 80,318

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) 2,010,753 2,252,073 +241,320
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,215,010 1,730,431 -484,579
Air transport 92,833 183,383 +90,550
Other 52,751 27,567 -25,184

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,587,830
Dover 1,977,776
Southampton 646,094
Immingham Docks 459,722
Portsmouth 446,627

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 1,978,540 1,609,290 -369,250
Dover 1,117,698 860,078 -257,620
Southampton 74,352 571,742 +497,390
Immingham Docks 147,107 312,615 +165,508
Portsmouth 316,949 129,678 -187,271
Poole 220,740 65,295 -155,445
Eurotunnel 20,662 237,870 +217,208
East Midlands Airport 35,733 69,524 +33,791
Liverpool Docks 84,417 18,379 -66,038
London Gateway Port 99,826 0 -99,826

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 9
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 8
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 10
2026-03 8
2026-02 10
2026-01 7
2025-12 10

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+ 15
1m-15m 9
15m-54m 6
Other 4
0-1m 1

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 £
Germany 2,535,268
Italy 2,294,403
Sri Lanka 2,283,617
France 1,577,634
United States 1,148,882

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 £
Germany 1,338,200 1,197,068 -141,132
Italy 1,225,351 1,069,052 -156,299
Sri Lanka 1,834,923 448,694 -1,386,229
France 685,258 892,376 +207,118
United States 781,732 367,150 -414,582
Indonesia 774,755 252,476 -522,279
Ireland 608,432 368,218 -240,214
Viet Nam 965,404 0 -965,404
Sweden 432,477 314,723 -117,754
China 278,122 450,523 +172,401

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 £
United States 5,331
China 4,245

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 £
United States 2,914 2,417 -497
China 3,299 946 -2,353

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) 10,961,949
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,449,259
Air transport 414,003
Other 16,248

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) 5,707,121 5,254,828 -452,293
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,278,757 2,170,502 -3,108,255
Air transport 228,925 185,078 -43,847
Other 10,440 5,808 -4,632

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,655,706
Dover 3,768,940
London Gateway Port 3,577,900
Southampton 2,818,756
Immingham Docks 1,239,617

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 2,541,481 2,114,225 -427,256
Dover 1,739,921 2,029,019 +289,098
London Gateway Port 2,578,736 999,164 -1,579,572
Southampton 2,122,342 696,414 -1,425,928
Immingham Docks 659,239 580,378 -78,861
Liverpool Docks 638,784 276,291 -362,493
Felixstowe 238,828 309,397 +70,569
Holyhead 208,245 129,385 -78,860
Manchester Airport 103,173 128,742 +25,569
Heysham 90,362 141,417 +51,055

Quick facts

HS code: 381210

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

Description: Chemicals added to rubber to make it cure faster during production