Import/export HS code 400129: Various natural rubber

Other forms of natural rubber not specified elsewhere, used in various industries

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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 £
Viet Nam 1,219,630
China 1,113,168
India 455,727
Italy 328,381
Malaysia 240,962

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 £
Viet Nam 1,183,830 35,800 -1,148,030
China 793,215 319,953 -473,262
India 287,962 167,765 -120,197
Italy 218,755 109,626 -109,129
Malaysia 195,978 44,984 -150,994
Thailand 153,536 54,694 -98,842
United States 96,378 88,092 -8,286
Spain 125,717 57,772 -67,945
Sri Lanka 59,084 95,251 +36,167
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,828 56,591 +10,763

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 £
Viet Nam 1,219,630
China 870,626
Thailand 659,594
India 469,714
Italy 328,381

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 £
Viet Nam 1,183,830 35,800 -1,148,030
China 485,437 385,189 -100,248
Thailand 599,254 60,340 -538,914
India 291,146 178,568 -112,578
Italy 218,755 109,626 -109,129
Sri Lanka 99,729 122,767 +23,038
United States 91,002 100,069 +9,067
Malaysia 111,935 61,798 -50,137
Spain 92,890 40,062 -52,828
Taiwan 41,843 45,792 +3,949

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 4
Greater Manchester 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Merseyside 3
Norfolk 3

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 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Norfolk 3 1 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,072,588
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,075,982
Air transport 634,917
Other 41,742

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) 2,345,521 727,067 -1,618,454
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 793,936 282,046 -511,890
Air transport 346,109 288,808 -57,301
Other 40,538 1,204 -39,334

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 1,661,587
Felixstowe 522,360
Southampton 473,126
Liverpool Docks 413,125
Dover / Eurotunnel 327,833

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 £
Belfast Port 1,463,510 198,077 -1,265,433
Felixstowe 391,793 130,567 -261,226
Southampton 284,357 188,769 -95,588
Liverpool Docks 259,815 153,310 -106,505
Dover / Eurotunnel 327,833 0 -327,833
East Midlands Airport 179,229 91,306 -87,923
Dover 144,085 124,039 -20,046
London Heathrow Airport 63,064 114,595 +51,531
Portsmouth 77,274 31,647 -45,627
London 43,771 44,656 +885

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 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 3
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 7
2025-10 11
2025-09 3
2025-08 1

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 18
54m+ 15
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4
Other 3

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 £
Ireland 334,211
United States 285,341
Germany 105,261
Canada 70,501
India 64,050

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 £
Ireland 93,134 241,077 +147,943
United States 275,630 9,711 -265,919
Germany 91,144 14,117 -77,027
Canada 49,307 21,194 -28,113
India 19,725 44,325 +24,600
Sweden 32,741 30,532 -2,209
Czechia 32,278 9,016 -23,262
Israel 32,566 5,272 -27,294
Netherlands 11,294 24,239 +12,945
Spain 4,062 28,424 +24,362

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 £
China 46

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 £
China 24 22 -2

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 864,881
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 446,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 136,623
Other 46

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 568,437 296,444 -271,993
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 201,485 245,495 +44,010
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 95,896 40,727 -55,169
Other 24 22 -2

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 332,072
London Heathrow Airport 200,265
Dover / Eurotunnel 196,743
Liverpool Docks 145,424
London Stansted Airport 122,486

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 £
East Midlands Airport 215,025 117,047 -97,978
London Heathrow Airport 117,338 82,927 -34,411
Dover / Eurotunnel 132,633 64,110 -68,523
Liverpool Docks 82,614 62,810 -19,804
London Stansted Airport 113,119 9,367 -103,752
ZLC 71,759 40,102 -31,657
Milford 3,431 86,851 +83,420
Manchester Airport 44,192 35,076 -9,116
London Gateway Port 20,687 18,845 -1,842
Heysham 3,554 26,268 +22,714

Quick facts

HS code: 400129

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

Description: Other forms of natural rubber not specified elsewhere, used in various industries