Import/export HS code 400911: Rubber tubes and pipes without fittings

Plain rubber tubes and pipes, without any connectors or attachments

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 11,027,564
Japan 8,849,518
Netherlands 6,247,558
Spain 5,189,713
France 4,880,732

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 5,205,479 5,822,085 +616,606
Japan 5,649,499 3,200,019 -2,449,480
Netherlands 2,471,343 3,776,215 +1,304,872
Spain 2,665,021 2,524,692 -140,329
France 3,188,468 1,692,264 -1,496,204
Poland 2,260,798 2,097,171 -163,627
Italy 1,985,100 1,828,762 -156,338
China 1,400,980 1,808,964 +407,984
Turkey 1,366,906 1,692,091 +325,185
Belgium 836,845 1,624,391 +787,546

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 13,938,775
Japan 8,379,647
Spain 6,766,757
France 4,772,282
Poland 4,587,830

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 6,864,716 7,074,059 +209,343
Japan 5,429,536 2,950,111 -2,479,425
Spain 2,787,403 3,979,354 +1,191,951
France 3,041,079 1,731,203 -1,309,876
Poland 2,362,539 2,225,291 -137,248
China 1,957,798 1,891,063 -66,735
Italy 1,827,510 1,851,011 +23,501
Turkey 1,408,673 1,754,159 +345,486
Czechia 1,270,756 1,569,457 +298,701
India 905,230 955,394 +50,164

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 33
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Greater Manchester 21
West Midlands 21
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18

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 22 22 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 19 +4
Greater Manchester 12 14 +2
West Midlands 18 11 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 12 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 11 -5
West Yorkshire 7 15 +8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 14 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 14 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 9 -3

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) 28,966,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,642,885
Air transport 4,025,827
Other 3,623,774
Road transport 769,105

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) 14,831,622 14,134,912 -696,710
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,215,017 12,427,868 +1,212,851
Air transport 2,121,127 1,904,700 -216,427
Other 2,616,607 1,007,167 -1,609,440
Road transport 143,983 625,122 +481,139
Rail transport 555,221 28,514 -526,707

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,125,987
Felixstowe 9,577,903
Immingham Docks 9,226,789
Southampton 5,792,761
499 4,136,303

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 7,639,506 6,486,481 -1,153,025
Felixstowe 5,256,580 4,321,323 -935,257
Immingham Docks 4,167,467 5,059,322 +891,855
Southampton 3,928,620 1,864,141 -2,064,479
499 7,451 4,128,852 +4,121,401
000 2,616,607 1,007,167 -1,609,440
Eurotunnel 1,304,805 990,461 -314,344
London Gateway Port 915,479 979,555 +64,076
London 802,351 904,004 +101,653
London Heathrow Airport 708,365 605,990 -102,375

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
84
Other manufacturing
34
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
32
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
30
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 75
2026-04 68
2026-03 78
2026-02 60
2026-01 77

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+ 185
1m-15m 115
15m-54m 37
Other 20
0-1m 13

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 £
Saudi Arabia 6,238,410
United States 5,248,026
Ireland 3,285,771
Germany 1,900,220
Turkey 1,594,204

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 £
Saudi Arabia 4,167,526 2,070,884 -2,096,642
United States 2,638,346 2,609,680 -28,666
Ireland 1,645,722 1,640,049 -5,673
Germany 1,030,264 869,956 -160,308
Turkey 884,393 709,811 -174,582
United Arab Emirates 861,575 573,915 -287,660
Belgium 963,905 469,298 -494,607
France 772,151 451,142 -321,009
India 373,267 797,375 +424,108
Australia 690,586 240,555 -450,031

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 133,374
Poland 13,332
China 6,122
Ireland 6,013
Italy 4,225

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 45,711 87,663 +41,952
Poland 10,030 3,302 -6,728
China 2,036 4,086 +2,050
Ireland 5,446 567 -4,879
Italy 757 3,468 +2,711
Norway 0 4,193 +4,193
Turkey 1,619 2,142 +523
Pakistan 1,613 1,077 -536
Portugal 662 1,586 +924
Nicaragua 78 1,720 +1,642

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 14,739,150
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,676,916
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,386,937
Other 252,731

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 8,477,277 6,261,873 -2,215,404
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,040,323 4,636,593 -1,403,730
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,356,410 3,030,527 -325,883
Other 107,399 145,332 +37,933

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,215,775
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,562,073
Warton Aerodrome 4,511,401
London Gateway Port 3,062,426
Southampton 2,286,344

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 3,220,788 2,994,987 -225,801
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,250,639 2,311,434 -939,205
Warton Aerodrome 2,849,355 1,662,046 -1,187,309
London Gateway Port 1,741,775 1,320,651 -421,124
Southampton 1,171,308 1,115,036 -56,272
East Midlands Airport 901,670 598,483 -303,187
Manchester Airport 894,180 415,517 -478,663
Immingham Docks 769,037 419,555 -349,482
Holyhead 561,150 622,410 +61,260
Heysham 611,356 493,890 -117,466

Quick facts

HS code: 400911

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

Description: Plain rubber tubes and pipes, without any connectors or attachments