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 5,900,646
Romania 4,687,381
Belgium 4,029,988
Japan 2,857,635
Italy 2,261,052

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 4,211,489 1,689,157 -2,522,332
Romania 2,620,084 2,067,297 -552,787
Belgium 1,998,857 2,031,131 +32,274
Japan 1,608,981 1,248,654 -360,327
Italy 1,203,774 1,057,278 -146,496
Ireland 692,565 1,520,529 +827,964
China 1,094,030 996,403 -97,627
Czechia 657,274 1,195,265 +537,991
France 920,961 621,081 -299,880
United States 496,324 898,852 +402,528

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 4,920,068
Poland 3,861,096
China 3,086,029
Japan 2,874,803
Italy 2,582,422

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 2,790,994 2,129,074 -661,920
Poland 2,813,192 1,047,904 -1,765,288
China 1,806,853 1,279,176 -527,677
Japan 1,619,323 1,255,480 -363,843
Italy 1,287,500 1,294,922 +7,422
Czechia 787,701 1,478,906 +691,205
Spain 1,059,932 939,704 -120,228
Germany 1,219,742 627,191 -592,551
United States 821,363 913,525 +92,162
Ireland 412,344 1,301,106 +888,762

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 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Greater Manchester 14
West Midlands 14
Inner London - West 13

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 19 13 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 11 -7
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
West Midlands 12 8 -4
Inner London - West 12 6 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 6 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 8 +0
North Eastern Scotland 5 7 +2
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +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) 18,489,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,558,257
Air transport 5,016,477
Other 3,016,928
Rail transport 248,429

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) 9,833,117 8,656,823 -1,176,294
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,375,911 5,182,346 +806,435
Air transport 2,684,074 2,332,403 -351,671
Other 2,308,227 708,701 -1,599,526
Rail transport 151,731 96,698 -55,033
Road transport 11,336 156,726 +145,390

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,594,954
Southampton 3,862,591
000 3,016,928
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,235,277
Eurotunnel 2,002,681

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 6,465,238 5,129,716 -1,335,522
Southampton 2,383,382 1,479,209 -904,173
000 2,308,227 708,701 -1,599,526
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,558,064 677,213 -880,851
Eurotunnel 855,585 1,147,096 +291,511
London Heathrow Airport 1,056,567 922,113 -134,454
Felixstowe 978,478 925,351 -53,127
499 6,178 1,682,258 +1,676,080
Aberdeen Docks 526,586 560,670 +34,084
London Stansted Airport 313,820 619,143 +305,323

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 52
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 26
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
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
2026-04 45
2026-03 44
2026-02 49
2026-01 44
2025-12 42

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 69
15m-54m 28
Other 27
0-1m 8

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 10,606,012
India 3,446,405
Slovakia 2,877,925
Belgium 2,384,764
France 2,023,042

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 7,512,592 3,093,420 -4,419,172
India 2,101,045 1,345,360 -755,685
Slovakia 1,478,059 1,399,866 -78,193
Belgium 1,460,386 924,378 -536,008
France 1,274,592 748,450 -526,142
China 1,308,401 377,117 -931,284
Spain 402,076 937,151 +535,075
Japan 433,921 669,429 +235,508
Singapore 828,637 80,513 -748,124
Norway 484,773 299,744 -185,029

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 21,066
China 6,183
Germany 4,969
Poland 4,681
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 9,622 11,444 +1,822
China 2,003 4,180 +2,177
Germany 3,297 1,672 -1,625
Poland 3,087 1,594 -1,493
Nicaragua 0 1,949 +1,949
Taiwan 1,384 378 -1,006
France 243 967 +724
India 881 14 -867
Netherlands 891 0 -891
Czechia 499 151 -348

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 19,094,761
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,273,785
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,117,571
Other 55,427

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 11,878,317 7,216,444 -4,661,873
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,770,929 3,502,856 -3,268,073
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,839,857 4,277,714 -562,143
Other 28,835 26,592 -2,243

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,939,294
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,209,964
London Stansted Airport 4,862,005
London Gateway Port 4,269,051
Southampton 3,414,950

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 4,309,208 3,630,086 -679,122
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,588,676 2,621,288 -967,388
London Stansted Airport 3,977,033 884,972 -3,092,061
London Gateway Port 2,644,031 1,625,020 -1,019,011
Southampton 2,153,846 1,261,104 -892,742
ZLC 1,258,581 1,090,926 -167,655
East Midlands Airport 936,046 614,785 -321,261
London 500,935 706,845 +205,910
Immingham Docks 548,093 511,113 -36,980
Glasgow Airport 283,582 589,347 +305,765

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