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 11,815,171
Japan 9,596,925
Netherlands 6,100,266
Spain 5,547,906
France 5,161,059

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 5,603,405 6,211,766 +608,361
Japan 4,840,472 4,756,453 -84,019
Netherlands 2,252,394 3,847,872 +1,595,478
Spain 2,898,971 2,648,935 -250,036
France 3,089,905 2,071,154 -1,018,751
Poland 2,303,512 2,268,042 -35,470
Italy 2,130,418 2,012,563 -117,855
China 1,378,919 1,964,413 +585,494
Turkey 1,332,837 1,864,832 +531,995
Belgium 845,693 1,717,583 +871,890

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 14,482,519
Japan 9,095,029
Spain 7,074,714
France 5,244,805
Poland 4,776,182

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 6,918,378 7,564,141 +645,763
Japan 4,608,365 4,486,664 -121,701
Spain 3,026,335 4,048,379 +1,022,044
France 3,090,635 2,154,170 -936,465
Poland 2,393,651 2,382,531 -11,120
China 1,937,765 2,068,958 +131,193
Italy 1,909,299 1,943,251 +33,952
Turkey 1,386,158 1,930,886 +544,728
Czechia 1,269,948 1,631,662 +361,714
India 1,022,831 1,044,373 +21,542

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 37
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
West Midlands 22
Greater Manchester 20
Shropshire and Staffordshire 20

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 27 22 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 19 +4
West Midlands 20 9 -11
Greater Manchester 11 13 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 13 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 13 +0
West Yorkshire 9 13 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 14 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 14 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 9 +0

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) 30,577,412
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,688,960
Air transport 4,211,310
Other 4,203,955
Road transport 764,255

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) 15,163,131 15,414,281 +251,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,565,564 14,123,396 +3,557,832
Air transport 2,137,605 2,073,705 -63,900
Other 2,665,157 1,538,798 -1,126,359
Road transport 140,805 623,450 +482,645
Rail transport 621,643 57,050 -564,593

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,929,081
Felixstowe 10,100,873
Immingham Docks 9,543,713
Southampton 6,436,179
000 4,203,955

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 7,698,405 7,230,676 -467,729
Felixstowe 5,351,760 4,749,113 -602,647
Immingham Docks 4,250,180 5,293,533 +1,043,353
Southampton 3,397,598 3,038,581 -359,017
000 2,665,157 1,538,798 -1,126,359
499 7,451 3,793,850 +3,786,399
Eurotunnel 1,359,880 1,155,427 -204,453
London Gateway Port 829,566 1,158,114 +328,548
London 682,724 1,101,398 +418,674
London Heathrow Airport 713,495 698,502 -14,993

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 89
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 34
Other manufacturing 34
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 68
2026-03 78
2026-02 60
2026-01 77
2025-12 61

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+ 191
1m-15m 119
15m-54m 37
Other 22
0-1m 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 £
Saudi Arabia 6,407,713
United States 5,569,110
Ireland 3,370,586
Germany 2,018,815
France 1,773,655

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 3,824,698 2,583,015 -1,241,683
United States 2,939,056 2,630,054 -309,002
Ireland 1,577,837 1,792,749 +214,912
Germany 1,064,061 954,754 -109,307
France 1,079,593 694,062 -385,531
Turkey 866,397 781,142 -85,255
Belgium 971,022 567,613 -403,409
United Arab Emirates 748,829 680,519 -68,310
India 358,505 708,875 +350,370
Australia 690,967 254,890 -436,077

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 109,103
Poland 14,396
Ireland 6,013
China 5,730
Norway 4,193

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 50,288 58,815 +8,527
Poland 9,544 4,852 -4,692
Ireland 4,433 1,580 -2,853
China 2,108 3,622 +1,514
Norway 0 4,193 +4,193
Turkey 1,637 1,907 +270
Italy 744 2,355 +1,611
Pakistan 1,780 1,212 -568
Portugal 572 1,484 +912
Nicaragua 0 1,798 +1,798

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 15,274,358
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,570,596
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,717,821
Other 229,685
Road transport 957

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 8,550,330 6,724,028 -1,826,302
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,079,094 5,491,502 -587,592
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,446,783 3,271,038 -175,745
Other 106,709 122,976 +16,267
Road transport 957 0 -957

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,308,149
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,157,002
Warton Aerodrome 4,677,141
London Gateway Port 3,234,855
Southampton 2,306,080

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 3,445,261 2,862,888 -582,373
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,355,547 2,801,455 -554,092
Warton Aerodrome 2,518,320 2,158,821 -359,499
London Gateway Port 1,751,959 1,482,896 -269,063
Southampton 1,091,974 1,214,106 +122,132
East Midlands Airport 953,137 671,676 -281,461
Immingham Docks 829,615 545,288 -284,327
Manchester Airport 934,027 428,806 -505,221
Holyhead 567,189 654,117 +86,928
Heysham 558,514 603,969 +45,455

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