Import/export HS code 400219: Various synthetic rubber

Various types of synthetic rubber not listed elsewhere, in basic forms like sheets or strips

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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 £
Netherlands 19,892,034
Germany 13,968,443
Poland 8,692,700
Belgium 6,346,996
Spain 4,789,086

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 £
Netherlands 10,072,180 9,819,854 -252,326
Germany 9,237,856 4,730,587 -4,507,269
Poland 3,234,581 5,458,119 +2,223,538
Belgium 2,614,740 3,732,256 +1,117,516
Spain 2,913,230 1,875,856 -1,037,374
France 2,288,062 1,827,733 -460,329
Mexico 1,123,794 1,192,744 +68,950
Thailand 1,078,050 678,266 -399,784
China 1,088,039 662,923 -425,116
South Korea 497,137 955,228 +458,091

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 £
Germany 30,293,435
Spain 7,509,985
France 6,214,588
Italy 5,789,804
Belgium 3,162,124

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 £
Germany 15,661,476 14,631,959 -1,029,517
Spain 3,905,161 3,604,824 -300,337
France 3,133,366 3,081,222 -52,144
Italy 3,092,221 2,697,583 -394,638
Belgium 1,791,176 1,370,948 -420,228
United States 1,367,546 1,253,791 -113,755
Mexico 1,269,106 1,324,785 +55,679
South Korea 1,212,996 1,137,165 -75,831
China 1,109,807 836,371 -273,436
Thailand 1,108,566 678,266 -430,300

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 9
West Midlands 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4

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 6 8 +2
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 2 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Northern Ireland 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,081,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,072,391
Air transport 710,150
Other 138,713
Road transport 12,441

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,010,702 19,070,639 -3,940,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,414,595 14,657,796 +1,243,201
Air transport 351,078 359,072 +7,994
Other 67,755 70,958 +3,203
Road transport 4,305 8,136 +3,831

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 26,687,653
Dover 12,421,343
Felixstowe 6,121,067
Liverpool Docks 3,875,944
London 3,616,339

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 £
Immingham Docks 14,443,740 12,243,913 -2,199,827
Dover 5,009,524 7,411,819 +2,402,295
Felixstowe 2,827,434 3,293,633 +466,199
Liverpool Docks 2,512,910 1,363,034 -1,149,876
London 1,818,808 1,797,531 -21,277
Killingholme 1,914,923 1,310,867 -604,056
Hull 1,364,465 1,325,025 -39,440
Eurotunnel 1,573,563 858,531 -715,032
Portsmouth 777,981 919,982 +142,001
Southampton 694,400 965,534 +271,134

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 16
Other manufacturing 16
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 22
2026-04 18
2026-03 32
2026-02 17
2026-01 22

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+ 34
1m-15m 22
15m-54m 15
0-1m 5
Other 4

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 £
France 3,469,428
Poland 894,546
Turkey 800,051
United States 645,779
Spain 565,332

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 £
France 2,272,091 1,197,337 -1,074,754
Poland 686,155 208,391 -477,764
Turkey 554,490 245,561 -308,929
United States 485,876 159,903 -325,973
Spain 558,433 6,899 -551,534
Singapore 463,335 4,528 -458,807
Germany 345,072 29,706 -315,366
Hungary 336,203 22,617 -313,586
Czechia 165,499 177,808 +12,309
India 335,716 0 -335,716

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 £
India 2,454

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 £
India 2,454 0 -2,454

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) 7,439,233
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,868,592
Air transport 252,229
Other 10,684

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) 5,192,146 2,247,087 -2,945,059
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,324,470 544,122 -1,780,348
Air transport 130,321 121,908 -8,413
Other 4,244 6,440 +2,196

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,377,356
Dover 2,200,665
London Gateway Port 1,031,299
Grangemouth Docks 794,047
Southampton 600,634

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 3,644,781 732,575 -2,912,206
Dover 1,029,895 1,170,770 +140,875
London Gateway Port 874,583 156,716 -717,867
Grangemouth Docks 794,047 0 -794,047
Southampton 220,798 379,836 +159,038
Felixstowe 255,678 2,304 -253,374
Hull 249,577 0 -249,577
Holyhead 106,294 136,305 +30,011
Immingham Docks 121,844 24,875 -96,969
ZLC 33,137 76,910 +43,773

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 400219

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

Description: Various types of synthetic rubber not listed elsewhere, in basic forms like sheets or strips