Import/export HS code 381210: Prepared rubber accelerators

Chemicals added to rubber to make it cure faster during production

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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 £
China 3,239,558
Italy 1,410,716
Germany 953,676
Spain 897,865
India 766,176

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 1,458,812 1,780,746 +321,934
Italy 848,307 562,409 -285,898
Germany 508,150 445,526 -62,624
Spain 486,313 411,552 -74,761
India 467,932 298,244 -169,688
Netherlands 129,199 263,240 +134,041
France 106,914 165,733 +58,819
Turkey 42,655 57,065 +14,410
United States 23,179 50,491 +27,312
Belgium 32,492 20,088 -12,404

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 3,419,898
Italy 1,170,019
Spain 890,665
India 815,525
Germany 529,148

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 1,514,077 1,905,821 +391,744
Italy 823,770 346,249 -477,521
Spain 486,313 404,352 -81,961
India 504,832 310,693 -194,139
Germany 262,581 266,567 +3,986
United States 222,851 191,062 -31,789
Japan 45,178 267,915 +222,737
Netherlands 102,492 181,191 +78,699
France 45,953 140,953 +95,000
Turkey 42,655 57,065 +14,410

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Cheshire 2
Inner London - West 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 2 +1
South East Wales 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,114,837
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,891,950
Air transport 272,320
Other 66,755

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) 1,879,095 2,235,742 +356,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,148,428 1,743,522 -404,906
Air transport 77,031 195,289 +118,258
Other 47,399 19,356 -28,043

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,321,717
Dover 2,040,548
Southampton 799,921
Immingham Docks 505,040
Portsmouth 331,544

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 1,875,343 1,446,374 -428,969
Dover 1,135,493 905,055 -230,438
Southampton 74,352 725,569 +651,217
Immingham Docks 201,318 303,722 +102,404
Portsmouth 212,510 119,034 -93,476
Eurotunnel 76,945 221,464 +144,519
Poole 220,740 65,295 -155,445
East Midlands Airport 25,104 68,519 +43,415
499 8,427 75,215 +66,788
000 47,399 19,356 -28,043

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
11
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
2026-05 14
2026-04 11
2026-03 8
2026-02 11
2026-01 7

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 7
Other 5
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 2,263,940
Italy 2,221,933
Sri Lanka 1,966,741
France 1,517,502
United States 1,133,681

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 £
Germany 1,255,263 1,008,677 -246,586
Italy 1,132,577 1,089,356 -43,221
Sri Lanka 1,956,037 10,704 -1,945,333
France 739,146 778,356 +39,210
United States 755,321 378,360 -376,961
Indonesia 774,755 252,476 -522,279
Viet Nam 894,456 0 -894,456
Ireland 540,555 309,352 -231,203
Sweden 388,324 314,752 -73,572
China 230,651 440,443 +209,792

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 4,881
China 3,962

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 2,954 1,927 -1,027
China 3,096 866 -2,230

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) 10,260,286
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,834,793
Air transport 418,109
Other 14,228

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) 5,499,992 4,760,294 -739,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,273,545 1,561,248 -3,712,297
Air transport 239,893 178,216 -61,677
Other 9,439 4,789 -4,650

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,443,249
Dover 3,560,778
London Gateway Port 3,186,124
Southampton 2,666,413
Immingham Docks 1,085,417

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 2,551,016 1,892,233 -658,783
Dover 1,702,303 1,858,475 +156,172
London Gateway Port 2,609,787 576,337 -2,033,450
Southampton 1,988,085 678,328 -1,309,757
Immingham Docks 520,948 564,469 +43,521
Liverpool Docks 601,903 210,396 -391,507
Felixstowe 371,176 177,049 -194,127
Holyhead 179,877 115,201 -64,676
Manchester Airport 100,601 124,987 +24,386
Heysham 82,533 127,656 +45,123

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