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 11,802,026
Japan 10,101,029
France 5,218,776
Netherlands 5,165,517
Spain 5,107,639

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 6,812,732 4,989,294 -1,823,438
Japan 4,634,385 5,466,644 +832,259
France 2,892,021 2,326,755 -565,266
Netherlands 2,002,567 3,162,950 +1,160,383
Spain 3,052,550 2,055,089 -997,461
Poland 2,296,060 1,905,828 -390,232
Italy 2,344,486 1,738,623 -605,863
China 1,324,261 1,585,877 +261,616
Turkey 1,216,561 1,672,154 +455,593
Belgium 878,373 1,246,399 +368,026

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 13,696,630
Japan 9,653,806
Spain 6,120,122
France 5,566,498
Poland 4,387,606

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 7,181,641 6,514,989 -666,652
Japan 4,385,218 5,268,588 +883,370
Spain 3,196,864 2,923,258 -273,606
France 3,269,649 2,296,849 -972,800
Poland 2,382,091 2,005,515 -376,576
Italy 1,939,741 1,657,871 -281,870
China 1,857,946 1,675,723 -182,223
Turkey 1,270,580 1,727,113 +456,533
Czechia 958,636 1,972,195 +1,013,559
United States 876,517 994,806 +118,289

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 35
West Midlands 22
Shropshire and Staffordshire 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Greater Manchester 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 28 22 -6
West Midlands 16 12 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 14 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 15 +0
Greater Manchester 8 14 +6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 14 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 12 +1
West Yorkshire 10 10 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 11 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 12 +2

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) 29,150,888
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,801,033
Other 4,907,142
Air transport 4,001,601
Rail transport 678,693

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) 15,593,121 13,557,767 -2,035,354
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,147,647 12,653,386 +2,505,739
Other 3,374,507 1,532,635 -1,841,872
Air transport 2,053,678 1,947,923 -105,755
Rail transport 607,839 70,854 -536,985
Road transport 154,639 405,130 +250,491

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,301,987
Felixstowe 9,564,171
Immingham Docks 9,109,212
Southampton 7,071,571
000 4,907,142

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 7,611,788 6,690,199 -921,589
Felixstowe 5,236,986 4,327,185 -909,801
Immingham Docks 4,732,416 4,376,796 -355,620
Southampton 3,275,270 3,796,301 +521,031
000 3,374,507 1,532,635 -1,841,872
Eurotunnel 1,369,619 1,027,822 -341,797
499 25,314 2,282,133 +2,256,819
London 385,510 1,269,541 +884,031
London Gateway Port 834,626 745,294 -89,332
London Heathrow Airport 765,720 661,883 -103,837

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 33
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 77
2025-11 61
2025-10 69
2025-09 67
2025-08 72

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+ 180
1m-15m 117
15m-54m 35
0-1m 18
Other 18

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 5,897,278
United States 5,095,054
Ireland 3,208,540
France 2,540,023
Germany 1,862,589

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 3,462,300 2,434,978 -1,027,322
United States 3,025,624 2,069,430 -956,194
Ireland 1,484,635 1,723,905 +239,270
France 1,917,073 622,950 -1,294,123
Germany 1,120,367 742,222 -378,145
Turkey 725,030 918,078 +193,048
Belgium 1,015,796 607,198 -408,598
United Arab Emirates 743,222 750,745 +7,523
Colombia 1,301,520 2,557 -1,298,963
Australia 526,945 453,422 -73,523

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 104,350
Poland 13,984
Ireland 5,797
Norway 4,671
China 3,968

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 50,763 53,587 +2,824
Poland 10,822 3,162 -7,660
Ireland 1,079 4,718 +3,639
Norway 478 4,193 +3,715
China 1,972 1,996 +24
Pakistan 2,313 1,067 -1,246
Turkey 1,631 1,402 -229
Italy 504 2,432 +1,928
Portugal 259 1,315 +1,056
France 566 344 -222

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 13,741,958
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,935,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,377,706
Other 215,337
Road transport 15,003

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 8,085,042 5,656,916 -2,428,126
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,521,992 5,413,069 -1,108,923
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,387,551 2,990,155 -2,397,396
Other 103,808 111,529 +7,721
Road transport 15,003 0 -15,003

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,643,060
London Heathrow Airport 5,352,377
London Gateway Port 4,563,699
Warton Aerodrome 4,137,396
Southampton 2,351,019

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 3,859,124 2,783,936 -1,075,188
London Heathrow Airport 2,900,876 2,451,501 -449,375
London Gateway Port 2,974,848 1,588,851 -1,385,997
Warton Aerodrome 2,303,328 1,834,068 -469,260
Southampton 1,329,817 1,021,202 -308,615
East Midlands Airport 1,098,809 506,120 -592,689
Immingham Docks 991,422 545,169 -446,253
Manchester Airport 962,701 437,231 -525,470
Holyhead 584,669 609,939 +25,270
Heysham 515,722 636,330 +120,608

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