Import/export HS code 400912: Rubber tubes and pipes with fittings

Rubber tubes and pipes that come with connectors like joints or elbows

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 5,764,473
Romania 4,346,001
Belgium 3,673,385
Japan 2,689,534
Italy 2,046,540

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 4,094,059 1,670,414 -2,423,645
Romania 2,528,159 1,817,842 -710,317
Belgium 2,041,442 1,631,943 -409,499
Japan 1,561,424 1,128,110 -433,314
Italy 1,270,117 776,423 -493,694
China 1,086,086 858,331 -227,755
France 1,020,394 656,215 -364,179
Czechia 665,624 877,942 +212,318
United States 581,246 881,294 +300,048
Ireland 608,064 790,796 +182,732

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 £
Romania 4,584,639
Poland 3,765,574
China 3,011,640
Japan 2,705,438
Italy 2,234,442

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 £
Romania 2,756,000 1,828,639 -927,361
Poland 2,697,248 1,068,326 -1,628,922
China 1,813,239 1,198,401 -614,838
Japan 1,569,947 1,135,491 -434,456
Italy 1,340,405 894,037 -446,368
Czechia 698,591 1,241,680 +543,089
Spain 1,148,683 709,294 -439,389
Germany 1,242,594 595,539 -647,055
United States 843,422 861,124 +17,702
India 1,070,741 370,913 -699,828

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 26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Inner London - West 15
Greater Manchester 12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12

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 21 14 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 11 -5
Inner London - West 11 9 -2
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 8 +0
West Midlands 12 6 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -2
Essex 4 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) 16,520,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,045,323
Air transport 4,869,923
Other 3,544,109
Rail transport 255,736

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) 9,749,355 6,771,584 -2,977,771
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,230,720 3,814,603 -416,117
Air transport 2,592,415 2,277,508 -314,907
Other 2,556,514 987,595 -1,568,919
Rail transport 173,508 82,228 -91,280
Road transport 30,983 28,816 -2,167

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,524,973
Southampton 3,737,544
000 3,544,109
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,460,264
London Heathrow Airport 1,931,067

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 6,009,783 4,515,190 -1,494,593
Southampton 2,361,680 1,375,864 -985,816
000 2,556,514 987,595 -1,568,919
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,890,732 569,532 -1,321,200
London Heathrow Airport 994,965 936,102 -58,863
Felixstowe 979,314 745,294 -234,020
Eurotunnel 839,136 822,387 -16,749
499 45,219 907,319 +862,100
London Stansted Airport 321,546 604,791 +283,245
Holyhead 307,422 437,476 +130,054

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 48
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 26
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 44
2025-11 40
2025-10 36
2025-09 40
2025-08 35

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+ 155
1m-15m 61
15m-54m 26
Other 25
0-1m 9

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 £
United States 10,059,945
India 3,090,828
Slovakia 2,624,169
Belgium 2,507,088
France 2,022,478

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 £
United States 7,306,621 2,753,324 -4,553,297
India 2,063,703 1,027,125 -1,036,578
Slovakia 1,471,137 1,153,032 -318,105
Belgium 1,574,721 932,367 -642,354
France 1,351,028 671,450 -679,578
China 847,925 650,428 -197,497
Spain 709,763 688,757 -21,006
Japan 430,685 668,184 +237,499
Singapore 829,846 40,868 -788,978
Norway 575,654 193,802 -381,852

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 19,661
China 4,784
Germany 4,279
Poland 3,775
Nicaragua 1,949

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 9,058 10,603 +1,545
China 1,801 2,983 +1,182
Germany 3,022 1,257 -1,765
Poland 2,654 1,121 -1,533
Nicaragua 0 1,949 +1,949
Taiwan 615 1,239 +624
France 193 772 +579
India 704 189 -515
Netherlands 690 201 -489
Czechia 543 48 -495

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 17,953,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,720,905
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,531,281
Road transport 152,086
Other 49,730

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 12,020,798 5,932,234 -6,088,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,254,856 3,466,049 -2,788,807
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,951,862 3,579,419 -1,372,443
Road transport 152,086 0 -152,086
Other 26,567 23,163 -3,404

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,857,528
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,002,994
London Stansted Airport 4,994,517
London Gateway Port 3,758,287
Southampton 3,205,734

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 4,078,984 2,778,544 -1,300,440
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,520,141 2,482,853 -1,037,288
London Stansted Airport 4,184,511 810,006 -3,374,505
London Gateway Port 2,435,121 1,323,166 -1,111,955
Southampton 2,149,885 1,055,849 -1,094,036
ZLC 1,443,746 770,935 -672,811
East Midlands Airport 1,104,879 565,490 -539,389
London 498,176 445,599 -52,577
Immingham Docks 658,021 284,214 -373,807
Felixstowe 351,960 569,791 +217,831

Quick facts

HS code: 400912

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

Description: Rubber tubes and pipes that come with connectors like joints or elbows