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 3,152,053
Belgium 859,286
China 381,075
India 191,782
Ireland 147,684

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 1,630,152 1,521,901 -108,251
Belgium 503,928 355,358 -148,570
China 138,016 243,059 +105,043
India 115,715 76,067 -39,648
Ireland 89,595 58,089 -31,506
United States 131,973 10,072 -121,901
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48,172 54,690 +6,518
France 25,690 37,151 +11,461
Netherlands 20,232 24,551 +4,319
South Korea 38,531 5,356 -33,175

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 2,551,339
United States 1,004,414
China 639,523
Poland 295,956
India 230,313

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 1,266,598 1,284,741 +18,143
United States 626,920 377,494 -249,426
China 298,147 341,376 +43,229
Poland 167,763 128,193 -39,570
India 154,246 76,067 -78,179
Ireland 81,935 58,089 -23,846
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48,172 54,690 +6,518
France 35,221 29,583 -5,638
Hungary 34,372 18,547 -15,825
Austria 25,963 14,881 -11,082

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 7
West Midlands 4
Cheshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 7 3 -4
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Essex 2 3 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +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) 3,942,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 956,540
Air transport 330,021
Other 11,449

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) 2,092,862 1,850,085 -242,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 459,770 496,770 +37,000
Air transport 247,022 82,999 -164,023
Other 4,996 6,453 +1,457

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 1,774,953
Dover / Eurotunnel 642,119
Eurotunnel 453,736
Dover 441,639
Felixstowe 436,722

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 924,671 850,282 -74,389
Dover / Eurotunnel 329,649 312,470 -17,179
Eurotunnel 235,653 218,083 -17,570
Dover 272,252 169,387 -102,865
Felixstowe 249,878 186,844 -63,034
Immingham Docks 47,544 227,052 +179,508
Killingholme 240,501 20,771 -219,730
Southampton 96,635 96,681 +46
East Midlands Airport 135,741 49,659 -86,082
London Gateway Port 26,159 108,699 +82,540

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 19
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 13
2025-10 9
2025-09 16
2025-08 13

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 25
54m+ 25
15m-54m 7
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 2,159,087
Switzerland 1,358,242
Germany 755,330
Sweden 252,424
Italy 238,608

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 1,065,672 1,093,415 +27,743
Switzerland 644,827 713,415 +68,588
Germany 453,861 301,469 -152,392
Sweden 87,934 164,490 +76,556
Italy 136,420 102,188 -34,232
France 92,751 99,519 +6,768
Spain 59,376 91,740 +32,364
Sri Lanka 41,296 65,601 +24,305
Canada 0 99,250 +99,250
Netherlands 54,059 34,860 -19,199

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 10,146
United States 8,591
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 4,585 5,561 +976
United States 3,744 4,847 +1,103
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) 3,122,986
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,347,492
Air transport 470,958
Other 19,768
Road transport 885

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) 1,636,713 1,486,273 -150,440
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,113,033 1,234,459 +121,426
Air transport 162,590 308,368 +145,778
Other 8,553 11,215 +2,662
Road transport 885 0 -885

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,825,731
London Gateway Port 834,599
Liverpool Docks 743,384
Southampton 739,910
Dover 184,333

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 1,561,936 1,263,795 -298,141
London Gateway Port 797,904 36,695 -761,209
Liverpool Docks 169,091 574,293 +405,202
Southampton 123,095 616,815 +493,720
Dover 5,163 179,170 +174,007
East Midlands Airport 69,410 92,310 +22,900
Manchester Airport 30,150 92,929 +62,779
London Heathrow Airport 44,092 55,114 +11,022
ZLC 18,656 66,361 +47,705
Immingham Docks 51,931 16,318 -35,613

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