Import/export HS code 400932: Rubber tubes and pipes (reinforced, with fittings)

Reinforced rubber tubes and pipes that come with fittings for secure connections

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 £
France 11,231,342
Poland 9,443,875
India 8,008,153
China 7,539,319
Germany 7,326,026

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 £
France 7,223,608 4,007,734 -3,215,874
Poland 5,973,709 3,470,166 -2,503,543
India 3,715,166 4,292,987 +577,821
China 4,189,949 3,349,370 -840,579
Germany 4,287,438 3,038,588 -1,248,850
Bulgaria 4,140,229 2,254,838 -1,885,391
Czechia 4,013,606 2,096,532 -1,917,074
Netherlands 2,937,352 3,031,033 +93,681
Belgium 3,466,923 2,399,051 -1,067,872
Turkey 2,277,533 1,453,456 -824,077

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 £
Poland 10,688,718
France 9,917,216
Germany 9,032,436
China 8,262,684
India 8,043,849

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 £
Poland 6,812,937 3,875,781 -2,937,156
France 6,158,244 3,758,972 -2,399,272
Germany 5,012,527 4,019,909 -992,618
China 4,551,207 3,711,477 -839,730
India 3,735,067 4,308,782 +573,715
Bulgaria 4,736,973 2,741,451 -1,995,522
Czechia 4,442,731 2,471,225 -1,971,506
Spain 3,617,005 1,713,303 -1,903,702
Portugal 2,410,819 1,745,235 -665,584
Turkey 2,413,561 1,628,202 -785,359

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 22
West Midlands 19
Inner London - West 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
Essex 14

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 18 16 -2
West Midlands 14 15 +1
Inner London - West 14 11 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 10 -4
Essex 10 12 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 8 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 8 -5
Greater Manchester 6 9 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 9 +4
Cheshire 8 3 -5

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) 43,203,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,724,563
Other 10,861,647
Air transport 7,122,828
Rail transport 4,514,098

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) 26,946,866 16,257,010 -10,689,856
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,669,979 13,054,584 +5,384,605
Other 8,540,953 2,320,694 -6,220,259
Air transport 3,939,880 3,182,948 -756,932
Rail transport 4,074,030 440,068 -3,633,962
Road transport 529,059 49,142 -479,917

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 21,375,680
000 10,861,647
Felixstowe 7,034,656
Harwich 5,795,800
NGO 4,514,098

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 11,959,473 9,416,207 -2,543,266
000 8,540,953 2,320,694 -6,220,259
Felixstowe 5,234,828 1,799,828 -3,435,000
Harwich 4,031,147 1,764,653 -2,266,494
NGO 4,074,030 440,068 -3,633,962
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,684,465 685,307 -2,999,158
499 412,811 3,667,185 +3,254,374
London Gateway Port 355,041 3,169,868 +2,814,827
London 1,674,595 1,436,786 -237,809
Immingham Docks 1,121,121 1,531,517 +410,396

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 64
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 28
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 58
2025-11 67
2025-10 77
2025-09 76
2025-08 74

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+ 133
1m-15m 75
15m-54m 36
Other 22
0-1m 17

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 2,589,622
France 1,821,842
China 1,772,769
Germany 1,660,254
Poland 1,313,879

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 1,208,317 1,381,305 +172,988
France 754,193 1,067,649 +313,456
China 1,467,883 304,886 -1,162,997
Germany 855,835 804,419 -51,416
Poland 777,114 536,765 -240,349
Brazil 654,456 356,426 -298,030
Guyana 406,990 551,637 +144,647
Netherlands 384,375 380,842 -3,533
Ireland 318,918 235,580 -83,338
Australia 257,849 237,853 -19,996

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 £
Italy 58,566
XI 25,948
China 11,807
Indonesia 9,593
Turkey 3,335

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 £
Italy 29,402 29,164 -238
XI 24,676 1,272 -23,404
China 8,727 3,080 -5,647
Indonesia 6,857 2,736 -4,121
Turkey 269 3,066 +2,797
Hungary 389 447 +58
India 218 581 +363
Poland 321 270 -51
United States 0 546 +546
Romania 444 0 -444

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,103,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,715,303
Air transport 5,118,775
Other 121,848

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,587,385 3,516,205 -71,180
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,289,662 3,425,641 +135,979
Air transport 3,161,936 1,956,839 -1,205,097
Other 77,607 44,241 -33,366

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,697,630
London Heathrow Airport 3,125,828
London Gateway Port 2,769,580
Southampton 1,703,932
Immingham Docks 1,366,445

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 1,835,496 1,862,134 +26,638
London Heathrow Airport 2,176,430 949,398 -1,227,032
London Gateway Port 1,521,415 1,248,165 -273,250
Southampton 740,052 963,880 +223,828
Immingham Docks 659,856 706,589 +46,733
Felixstowe 649,301 326,285 -323,016
East Midlands Airport 444,557 498,005 +53,448
Dover 372,747 213,252 -159,495
Grangemouth Docks 261,806 174,125 -87,681
London 90,783 344,037 +253,254

Quick facts

HS code: 400932

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

Description: Reinforced rubber tubes and pipes that come with fittings for secure connections