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 16,372,097
Germany 14,410,482
Poland 6,396,523
Belgium 5,081,965
Spain 4,285,645

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 9,069,519 7,302,578 -1,766,941
Germany 9,828,332 4,582,150 -5,246,182
Poland 2,819,454 3,577,069 +757,615
Belgium 2,532,074 2,549,891 +17,817
Spain 2,973,769 1,311,876 -1,661,893
France 2,087,915 1,585,003 -502,912
Thailand 1,224,182 832,107 -392,075
Mexico 1,253,140 783,539 -469,601
China 1,062,250 532,974 -529,276
South Korea 1,229,372 194,268 -1,035,104

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 26,123,074
Spain 6,386,494
Italy 5,393,593
France 5,372,412
Belgium 2,855,592

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 14,795,561 11,327,513 -3,468,048
Spain 4,064,621 2,321,873 -1,742,748
Italy 3,419,712 1,973,881 -1,445,831
France 2,964,657 2,407,755 -556,902
Belgium 1,784,337 1,071,255 -713,082
United States 1,569,735 1,130,432 -439,303
Mexico 1,326,238 973,854 -352,384
South Korea 1,907,350 369,341 -1,538,009
Thailand 1,253,789 832,107 -421,682
China 1,109,916 667,946 -441,970

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
West Midlands 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Lancashire 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 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 2 -4
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Northern Ireland 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +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) 37,436,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,867,210
Air transport 678,802
Other 121,829
Road transport 4,305

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) 21,785,100 15,651,326 -6,133,774
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,493,170 10,374,040 -4,119,130
Air transport 443,873 234,929 -208,944
Other 45,573 76,256 +30,683
Road transport 4,305 0 -4,305

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 23,403,751
Dover 9,583,773
Felixstowe 5,601,463
Liverpool Docks 4,345,847
Killingholme 3,268,506

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 13,770,539 9,633,212 -4,137,327
Dover 5,389,996 4,193,777 -1,196,219
Felixstowe 2,639,143 2,962,320 +323,177
Liverpool Docks 3,420,345 925,502 -2,494,843
Killingholme 1,403,487 1,865,019 +461,532
London 2,046,087 1,163,031 -883,056
Hull 1,494,151 929,816 -564,335
Eurotunnel 1,431,786 957,915 -473,871
Portsmouth 710,953 675,148 -35,805
London Gateway Port 1,018,989 213,237 -805,752

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 17
Other manufacturing 17
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 16
2025-10 21
2025-09 18
2025-08 19

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+ 30
1m-15m 20
15m-54m 13
Other 5
0-1m 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 3,786,857
Poland 1,651,755
Spain 1,386,395
Turkey 1,375,100
Germany 833,978

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 2,858,195 928,662 -1,929,533
Poland 1,544,044 107,711 -1,436,333
Spain 1,379,496 6,899 -1,372,597
Turkey 1,213,082 162,018 -1,051,064
Germany 813,022 20,956 -792,066
Hungary 709,361 11,450 -697,911
United States 366,963 305,272 -61,691
Singapore 463,335 4,528 -458,807
Netherlands 433,550 5,858 -427,692
Italy 427,995 1,952 -426,043

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) 9,698,566
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,336,938
Air transport 214,450
Other 5,036

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) 8,182,021 1,516,545 -6,665,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,665,826 671,112 -2,994,714
Air transport 121,569 92,881 -28,688
Other 3,562 1,474 -2,088

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,639,556
Dover 2,221,015
Grangemouth Docks 1,342,284
London Gateway Port 1,033,590
Hull 1,001,978

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 6,199,405 440,151 -5,759,254
Dover 1,313,835 907,180 -406,655
Grangemouth Docks 1,342,284 0 -1,342,284
London Gateway Port 773,564 260,026 -513,538
Hull 1,001,978 0 -1,001,978
Southampton 89,415 395,262 +305,847
Felixstowe 253,130 8,169 -244,961
Portsmouth 229,879 22,892 -206,987
Holyhead 94,591 114,693 +20,102
Immingham Docks 192,729 6,613 -186,116

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