Import/export HS code 400520: Rubber solutions and dispersions

Liquid forms of rubber, such as solutions or dispersions, but not mixed with carbon black or silica

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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 £
Germany 3,294,316
Belgium 788,712
China 414,461
Ireland 163,397
India 119,349

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 £
Germany 1,597,409 1,696,907 +99,498
Belgium 484,494 304,218 -180,276
China 102,447 312,014 +209,567
Ireland 89,358 74,039 -15,319
India 77,076 42,273 -34,803
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 102,862 0 -102,862
United States 86,234 8,936 -77,298
France 39,588 42,789 +3,201
Netherlands 35,056 21,488 -13,568
South Korea 38,531 6,428 -32,103

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 2,728,683
United States 901,760
China 639,308
Poland 264,785
Ireland 164,608

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 1,291,876 1,436,807 +144,931
United States 574,155 327,605 -246,550
China 222,266 417,042 +194,776
Poland 166,305 98,480 -67,825
Ireland 89,358 75,250 -14,108
India 115,607 42,273 -73,334
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 102,862 0 -102,862
France 42,546 44,355 +1,809
Belgium 27,797 29,101 +1,304
Hungary 39,977 2,256 -37,721

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
West Yorkshire 6
West Midlands 4
Cheshire 3
Essex 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
West Midlands 4 1 -3
Cheshire 1 3 +2
Essex 2 3 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,031,998
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 947,591
Air transport 268,019
Other 12,696

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) 2,046,253 1,985,745 -60,508
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 462,205 485,386 +23,181
Air transport 203,337 64,682 -138,655
Other 5,483 7,213 +1,730

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 1,831,420
Dover / Eurotunnel 648,497
Eurotunnel 484,079
Felixstowe 429,804
Dover 409,705

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 £
Harwich 894,878 936,542 +41,664
Dover / Eurotunnel 285,477 363,020 +77,543
Eurotunnel 254,891 229,188 -25,703
Felixstowe 272,638 157,166 -115,472
Dover 261,679 148,026 -113,653
Immingham Docks 146,023 191,763 +45,740
London Gateway Port 80,849 131,418 +50,569
Killingholme 184,245 13,530 -170,715
East Midlands Airport 136,532 27,197 -109,335
Thamesport 19,246 105,657 +86,411

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
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
5
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 12
2026-04 9
2026-03 15
2026-02 9
2026-01 16

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 24
54m+ 24
15m-54m 5
0-1m 4
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 £
United States 2,809,716
Switzerland 1,503,035
Germany 712,480
Sweden 269,265
Italy 226,327

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 £
United States 1,227,963 1,581,753 +353,790
Switzerland 767,212 735,823 -31,389
Germany 467,116 245,364 -221,752
Sweden 191,601 77,664 -113,937
Italy 92,356 133,971 +41,615
France 102,568 97,540 -5,028
Spain 78,311 117,501 +39,190
Sri Lanka 67,932 78,010 +10,078
Canada 99,250 0 -99,250
Netherlands 18,420 30,653 +12,233

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 11,054
United States 9,966
Nicaragua 84
Belgium 44
Poland 23

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 5,467 5,587 +120
United States 4,928 5,038 +110
Nicaragua 0 84 +84
Belgium 0 44 +44
Poland 0 23 +23

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) 3,199,010
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,972,131
Air transport 529,571
Other 22,164

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) 1,792,367 1,406,643 -385,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,359,987 1,612,144 +252,157
Air transport 265,511 264,060 -1,451
Other 11,021 11,143 +122

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,933,956
Southampton 1,775,897
Liverpool Docks 639,338
London Gateway Port 425,705
Dover 182,892

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 1,567,970 1,365,986 -201,984
Southampton 424,741 1,351,156 +926,415
Liverpool Docks 532,401 106,937 -425,464
London Gateway Port 396,964 28,741 -368,223
Dover 181,422 1,470 -179,952
East Midlands Airport 75,736 95,632 +19,896
Manchester Airport 81,916 79,527 -2,389
Felixstowe 5,006 123,660 +118,654
London Heathrow Airport 72,316 26,890 -45,426
ZLC 32,722 58,925 +26,203

Quick facts

HS code: 400520

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

Description: Liquid forms of rubber, such as solutions or dispersions, but not mixed with carbon black or silica