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.
  • 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 £
Viet Nam 1,026,557
China 833,934
India 461,793
Italy 396,106
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 933,895 92,662 -841,233
China 418,484 415,450 -3,034
India 320,614 141,179 -179,435
Italy 221,945 174,161 -47,784
Malaysia 210,776 30,186 -180,590
Thailand 130,569 61,466 -69,103
United States 60,888 102,041 +41,153
Spain 91,358 71,171 -20,187
Sri Lanka 112,714 41,621 -71,093
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,828 61,669 +15,841

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 1,062,304
China 962,028
India 472,596
Italy 332,483
Thailand 291,066

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 933,895 128,409 -805,486
China 466,336 495,692 +29,356
India 331,417 141,179 -190,238
Italy 221,945 110,538 -111,407
Thailand 225,786 65,280 -160,506
Sri Lanka 140,771 72,504 -68,267
Malaysia 126,733 47,000 -79,733
United States 50,085 116,808 +66,723
Spain 68,132 53,498 -14,634
Taiwan 41,843 49,055 +7,212

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Kent 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 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) 2,861,428
Air transport 805,465
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 683,362
Other 30,291

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) 2,064,103 797,325 -1,266,778
Air transport 393,562 411,903 +18,341
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 408,056 275,306 -132,750
Other 29,124 1,167 -27,957

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 1,483,473
Felixstowe 491,152
Southampton 478,124
East Midlands Airport 345,037
Liverpool Docks 336,724

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 1,225,439 258,034 -967,405
Felixstowe 371,515 119,637 -251,878
Southampton 267,591 210,533 -57,058
East Midlands Airport 194,230 150,807 -43,423
Liverpool Docks 235,574 101,150 -134,424
London Heathrow Airport 76,891 171,828 +94,937
Dover 117,491 105,433 -12,058
London 38,505 73,742 +35,237
Portsmouth 57,624 40,251 -17,373
London Gateway Port 29,616 58,885 +29,269

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 16
Other manufacturing 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 3
2026-02 8
2026-01 7
2025-12 4

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+ 13
0-1m 4
15m-54m 3
Other 2

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 346,524
United States 268,436
Germany 120,360
India 65,798
Sweden 58,693

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 94,613 251,911 +157,298
United States 163,237 105,199 -58,038
Germany 93,075 27,285 -65,790
India 31,441 34,357 +2,916
Sweden 31,947 26,746 -5,201
Canada 35,725 18,962 -16,763
Czechia 28,248 14,040 -14,208
France 11,257 30,286 +19,029
Netherlands 12,373 26,741 +14,368
Turkey 27,188 10,850 -16,338

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 56

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 47 9 -38

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 737,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 499,377
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 220,916
Other 56

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 436,102 301,350 -134,752
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 206,282 293,095 +86,813
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,424 145,492 +70,068
Other 47 9 -38

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 257,519
Dover / Eurotunnel 214,283
London Heathrow Airport 180,763
Liverpool Docks 126,442
London Stansted Airport 124,400

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 117,102 140,417 +23,315
Dover / Eurotunnel 134,574 79,709 -54,865
London Heathrow Airport 96,430 84,333 -12,097
Liverpool Docks 65,612 60,830 -4,782
London Stansted Airport 115,336 9,064 -106,272
ZLC 70,236 46,178 -24,058
Southampton 4,155 90,755 +86,600
Milford 0 87,955 +87,955
London Gateway Port 16,604 33,716 +17,112
Manchester Airport 35,574 10,857 -24,717

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