Import/export HS code 400829: Various rubber products (non-hard rubber)

Other rubber items like custom shapes or profiles, not specified elsewhere

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 £
Germany 10,312,241
France 6,750,113
Italy 3,158,228
Belgium 2,358,047
China 2,265,795

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 5,580,933 4,731,308 -849,625
France 3,814,369 2,935,744 -878,625
Italy 1,528,107 1,630,121 +102,014
Belgium 1,168,676 1,189,371 +20,695
China 1,349,076 916,719 -432,357
United States 1,498,794 450,125 -1,048,669
Turkey 894,353 717,776 -176,577
Ireland 1,103,595 468,001 -635,594
Netherlands 676,033 475,131 -200,902
Austria 518,185 472,368 -45,817

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 8,788,221
France 3,979,448
Italy 3,162,429
China 2,817,147
United States 1,908,082

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 4,896,892 3,891,329 -1,005,563
France 1,849,570 2,129,878 +280,308
Italy 1,584,387 1,578,042 -6,345
China 1,741,128 1,076,019 -665,109
United States 1,319,474 588,608 -730,866
Romania 388,545 1,476,660 +1,088,115
Turkey 1,037,411 783,409 -254,002
Belgium 1,121,042 542,811 -578,231
Slovenia 1,001,319 492,699 -508,620
Denmark 482,487 360,019 -122,468

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 30
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 22
Shropshire and Staffordshire 20
Inner London - West 19

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 25 17 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 19 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 16 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 17 11 -6
Inner London - West 14 9 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 12 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 10 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 11 -3
Greater Manchester 13 10 -3
West Yorkshire 13 9 -4

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) 20,777,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,156,896
Air transport 5,573,499
Other 5,437,451
Road transport 1,156,546

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) 11,554,357 9,223,424 -2,330,933
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,154,825 3,002,071 -1,152,754
Air transport 2,990,217 2,583,282 -406,935
Other 3,415,025 2,022,426 -1,392,599
Road transport 141,382 1,015,164 +873,782

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,236,766
000 5,437,451
Felixstowe 2,980,551
Thamesport 2,006,695
Eurotunnel 2,000,423

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 6,102,417 5,134,349 -968,068
000 3,415,025 2,022,426 -1,392,599
Felixstowe 2,098,788 881,763 -1,217,025
Thamesport 1,029,658 977,037 -52,621
Eurotunnel 1,112,748 887,675 -225,073
East Midlands Airport 910,420 700,119 -210,301
Dover / Eurotunnel 666,040 803,262 +137,222
Harwich 536,640 842,047 +305,407
Immingham Docks 809,572 501,175 -308,397
London Stansted Airport 811,845 440,616 -371,229

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 92
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 42
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 39
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 36
Specialised construction activities 25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 76
2025-11 77
2025-10 100
2025-09 91
2025-08 90

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+ 194
1m-15m 146
15m-54m 40
Other 28
0-1m 14

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 £
Norway 4,532,043
Germany 4,238,470
United States 3,990,019
Ireland 2,318,600
France 1,824,119

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 £
Norway 1,773,007 2,759,036 +986,029
Germany 2,053,426 2,185,044 +131,618
United States 2,120,314 1,869,705 -250,609
Ireland 1,184,414 1,134,186 -50,228
France 1,010,718 813,401 -197,317
Netherlands 914,937 696,020 -218,917
Sweden 690,442 472,023 -218,419
Italy 697,797 350,020 -347,777
Poland 414,852 284,253 -130,599
Czechia 290,511 335,977 +45,466

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 386,787
Ireland 75,036
China 36,837
Nicaragua 36,301
United States 17,463

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 132,225 254,562 +122,337
Ireland 46,091 28,945 -17,146
China 17,279 19,558 +2,279
Nicaragua 35,625 676 -34,949
United States 8,027 9,436 +1,409
Germany 11,277 2,965 -8,312
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,480 9,580 +8,100
Denmark 6,368 520 -5,848
France 2,599 3,013 +414
Poland 1,030 456 -574

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 16,972,885
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,784,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,576,508
Other 727,010
Road transport 16,823

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 £
Air transport 8,147,332 8,825,553 +678,221
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,476,192 4,308,087 -1,168,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,440,298 1,136,210 -304,088
Other 372,721 354,289 -18,432
Road transport 16,823 0 -16,823

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,285,118
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,449,435
East Midlands Airport 4,093,470
London Stansted Airport 3,422,402
Immingham Docks 1,753,829

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 Heathrow Airport 3,015,250 4,269,868 +1,254,618
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,850,796 2,598,639 -252,157
East Midlands Airport 2,211,919 1,881,551 -330,368
London Stansted Airport 1,747,263 1,675,139 -72,124
Immingham Docks 1,085,985 667,844 -418,141
ZLC 784,408 601,566 -182,842
Holyhead 451,583 508,196 +56,613
Felixstowe 533,741 273,853 -259,888
London Gateway Port 522,504 238,259 -284,245
000 372,721 354,289 -18,432

Quick facts

HS code: 400829

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

Description: Other rubber items like custom shapes or profiles, not specified elsewhere