Import/export HS code 400811: Rubber plates, sheets, and strips

Flat rubber materials like plates, sheets, and strips, used for padding, sealing, or insulation

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Belgium 8,732,070
South Korea 3,655,966
Germany 2,886,303
China 2,770,959
Netherlands 2,721,003

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 £
Belgium 4,605,505 4,126,565 -478,940
South Korea 2,234,596 1,421,370 -813,226
Germany 1,620,084 1,266,219 -353,865
China 1,524,145 1,246,814 -277,331
Netherlands 1,525,775 1,195,228 -330,547
Poland 1,217,162 907,746 -309,416
Ireland 1,104,063 840,068 -263,995
France 897,232 645,055 -252,177
United States 798,850 531,755 -267,095
Turkey 609,438 279,349 -330,089

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 £
Belgium 7,928,954
China 4,098,042
South Korea 3,837,677
Germany 3,361,525
Poland 2,243,907

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 £
Belgium 4,103,700 3,825,254 -278,446
China 2,224,343 1,873,699 -350,644
South Korea 2,347,146 1,490,531 -856,615
Germany 1,890,759 1,470,766 -419,993
Poland 1,303,703 940,204 -363,499
Netherlands 1,211,005 539,880 -671,125
United States 851,222 577,960 -273,262
France 679,295 441,112 -238,183
Japan 608,133 335,293 -272,840
Italy 485,254 425,391 -59,863

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 21
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15
West Yorkshire 13
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10

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
West Midlands 15 13 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 9 -7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 5 -8
West Yorkshire 9 9 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 7 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 4 -3
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 5 -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) 18,757,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,319,039
Air transport 1,469,488
Other 1,110,080
Road transport 258,317

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) 10,339,107 8,418,640 -1,920,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,102,749 4,216,290 -1,886,459
Air transport 881,003 588,485 -292,518
Other 486,070 624,010 +137,940
Road transport 163,640 94,677 -68,963

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,682,927
Felixstowe 4,635,120
Eurotunnel 4,081,398
Southampton 4,014,413
Immingham Docks 2,583,476

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 £
Dover 4,459,949 3,222,978 -1,236,971
Felixstowe 2,937,516 1,697,604 -1,239,912
Eurotunnel 1,849,044 2,232,354 +383,310
Southampton 2,471,462 1,542,951 -928,511
Immingham Docks 1,376,856 1,206,620 -170,236
Holyhead 563,055 692,092 +129,037
000 486,070 624,010 +137,940
London 765,555 245,464 -520,091
Harwich 460,825 417,129 -43,696
London Gateway Port 246,604 552,738 +306,134

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 56
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 39
Other manufacturing 23
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 50
2025-10 54
2025-09 52
2025-08 50

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 111
54m+ 72
15m-54m 33
0-1m 21
Other 16

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 4,197,527
Netherlands 3,186,188
Saudi Arabia 2,555,198
Sweden 1,123,120
Germany 1,054,553

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 2,470,355 1,727,172 -743,183
Netherlands 1,833,217 1,352,971 -480,246
Saudi Arabia 1,528,752 1,026,446 -502,306
Sweden 616,990 506,130 -110,860
Germany 543,578 510,975 -32,603
Qatar 485,829 508,295 +22,466
Australia 419,585 431,126 +11,541
Turkey 492,228 325,087 -167,141
United Arab Emirates 416,255 368,233 -48,022
Czechia 394,319 318,836 -75,483

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 £
XI 208,427
Ireland 5,613
Germany 2,467
Italy 1,096
China 976

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 £
XI 116,612 91,815 -24,797
Ireland 959 4,654 +3,695
Germany 1,927 540 -1,387
Italy 610 486 -124
China 908 68 -840
Austria 307 0 -307
Belgium 60 97 +37
India 90 0 -90
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 88 +88
Japan 81 0 -81

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,313,100
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,875,794
Air transport 2,357,595
Other 278,338
Road transport 16,899

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,114,358 5,198,742 -1,915,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,288,202 3,587,592 -700,610
Air transport 1,353,367 1,004,228 -349,139
Other 162,363 115,975 -46,388
Road transport 10,215 6,684 -3,531

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,379,175
Immingham Docks 3,935,408
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,864,722
Felixstowe 2,011,300
Southampton 1,912,643

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 £
London Gateway Port 2,054,770 2,324,405 +269,635
Immingham Docks 2,229,841 1,705,567 -524,274
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,551,300 1,313,422 -237,878
Felixstowe 1,390,192 621,108 -769,084
Southampton 1,223,766 688,877 -534,889
Liverpool Docks 1,153,479 679,923 -473,556
Holyhead 687,765 561,327 -126,438
Heysham 530,755 440,521 -90,234
East Midlands Airport 538,107 408,548 -129,559
London Heathrow Airport 457,784 300,338 -157,446

Quick facts

HS code: 400811

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

Description: Flat rubber materials like plates, sheets, and strips, used for padding, sealing, or insulation