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 927,179
China 808,144
India 431,491
Italy 380,322
Malaysia 254,216

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 834,517 92,662 -741,855
China 450,362 357,782 -92,580
India 320,598 110,893 -209,705
Italy 209,721 170,601 -39,120
Malaysia 208,339 45,877 -162,462
Sri Lanka 112,714 81,437 -31,277
Spain 79,909 83,895 +3,986
United States 96,255 56,267 -39,988
Thailand 71,725 75,510 +3,785
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 32,560 55,365 +22,805

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 962,926
China 912,288
India 442,294
Italy 316,699
Thailand 251,576

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 834,517 128,409 -706,108
China 481,603 430,685 -50,918
India 331,401 110,893 -220,508
Italy 209,721 106,978 -102,743
Thailand 168,824 82,752 -86,072
Sri Lanka 133,454 112,320 -21,134
Malaysia 124,296 62,691 -61,605
United States 85,452 71,034 -14,418
Spain 63,158 63,459 +301
Taiwan 54,945 35,953 -18,992

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Merseyside 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3
Greater Manchester 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
Lancashire 1 3 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Merseyside 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Kent 2 1 -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) 2,726,949
Air transport 755,827
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 626,339
Other 24,271

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) 2,005,880 721,069 -1,284,811
Air transport 383,414 372,413 -11,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 335,135 291,204 -43,931
Other 21,788 2,483 -19,305

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 1,333,109
Southampton 482,465
Felixstowe 461,836
Liverpool Docks 318,527
East Midlands Airport 304,300

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 1,105,361 227,748 -877,613
Southampton 305,481 176,984 -128,497
Felixstowe 358,025 103,811 -254,214
Liverpool Docks 177,561 140,966 -36,595
East Midlands Airport 173,722 130,578 -43,144
London Heathrow Airport 75,755 171,931 +96,176
Dover 115,876 113,252 -2,624
London Gateway Port 29,616 79,501 +49,885
Portsmouth 51,998 49,455 -2,543
London 61,518 31,157 -30,361

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
4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5
2026-04 4
2026-03 3
2026-02 8
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
1m-15m 17
54m+ 13
0-1m 4
15m-54m 2
Other 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 £
Ireland 474,641
United States 171,291
France 59,387
Canada 54,687
India 51,912

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 151,124 323,517 +172,393
United States 69,318 101,973 +32,655
France 10,981 48,406 +37,425
Canada 35,725 18,962 -16,763
India 32,767 19,145 -13,622
Sweden 25,246 25,561 +315
Netherlands 12,373 35,207 +22,834
Germany 13,485 24,959 +11,474
Czechia 25,109 13,160 -11,949
Spain 29,694 1,912 -27,782

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 570,048
Air transport 559,828
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 218,532
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 150,728 419,320 +268,592
Air transport 370,222 189,606 -180,616
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,928 132,604 +46,676
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 244,536
Milford 216,267
Dover / Eurotunnel 157,490
London Heathrow Airport 143,144
Liverpool Docks 126,442

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 162,865 81,671 -81,194
Milford 0 216,267 +216,267
Dover / Eurotunnel 65,629 91,861 +26,232
London Heathrow Airport 94,401 48,743 -45,658
Liverpool Docks 68,780 57,662 -11,118
Southampton 4,155 90,755 +86,600
ZLC 43,353 41,144 -2,209
London Gateway Port 28,395 19,881 -8,514
Heysham 20,486 19,541 -945
Manchester Airport 30,713 8,984 -21,729

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