Import/export HS code 400942: Rubber hoses (reinforced, with fittings)

Reinforced rubber hoses that include fittings for easy and secure use

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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 £
Poland 16,740,167
China 9,506,340
United States 6,087,089
Germany 6,070,518
France 5,736,137

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 £
Poland 7,357,602 9,382,565 +2,024,963
China 4,774,628 4,731,712 -42,916
United States 3,278,734 2,808,355 -470,379
Germany 3,072,597 2,997,921 -74,676
France 2,724,250 3,011,887 +287,637
Netherlands 3,421,549 2,177,035 -1,244,514
Spain 2,113,286 2,173,669 +60,383
Czechia 1,424,533 1,569,792 +145,259
Italy 1,857,505 1,004,808 -852,697
Hungary 1,804,579 729,154 -1,075,425

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 17,786,761
China 10,658,510
United States 7,340,791
Czechia 6,698,168
United Kingdom 5,030,328

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 8,869,895 8,916,866 +46,971
China 5,321,649 5,336,861 +15,212
United States 3,752,373 3,588,418 -163,955
Czechia 3,035,610 3,662,558 +626,948
United Kingdom 1,887,784 3,142,544 +1,254,760
Hungary 3,175,637 981,552 -2,194,085
Germany 1,448,758 1,694,748 +245,990
Italy 1,818,079 1,182,939 -635,140
Bulgaria 1,611,955 1,048,162 -563,793
Turkey 1,423,487 999,887 -423,600

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 46
West Midlands 31
Inner London - West 30
Greater Manchester 26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26

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 32 30 -2
West Midlands 19 26 +7
Inner London - West 19 20 +1
Greater Manchester 18 16 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 19 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 16 14 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 14 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 10 -7
Essex 19 16 -3
North Eastern Scotland 12 13 +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) 46,443,507
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,522,493
Air transport 11,675,304
Other 2,819,502
Road transport 691,034

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) 22,537,078 23,906,429 +1,369,351
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,285,745 8,236,748 -1,048,997
Air transport 6,741,112 4,934,192 -1,806,920
Other 1,815,763 1,003,739 -812,024
Road transport 498,779 192,255 -306,524
Rail transport 251,095 265,444 +14,349
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 21,427 +21,427

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 25,070,922
Felixstowe 7,259,740
Eurotunnel 6,377,390
Harwich 6,082,281
London Heathrow Airport 2,891,395

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 11,740,045 13,330,877 +1,590,832
Felixstowe 3,685,671 3,574,069 -111,602
Eurotunnel 3,265,174 3,112,216 -152,958
Harwich 3,463,375 2,618,906 -844,469
London Heathrow Airport 1,539,776 1,351,619 -188,157
Aberdeen Docks 2,297,504 587,993 -1,709,511
000 1,815,763 1,003,739 -812,024
Immingham Docks 1,008,706 1,639,414 +630,708
Southampton 1,354,394 1,084,169 -270,225
Tyne 1,297,258 1,055,498 -241,760

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 108
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 52
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 47
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 42
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 86
2026-03 104
2026-02 92
2026-01 91
2025-12 80

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+ 265
1m-15m 160
15m-54m 55
Other 55
0-1m 31

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 19,566,017
United Arab Emirates 16,932,884
Ghana 16,159,131
Saudi Arabia 12,867,953
China 11,238,014

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 9,546,667 10,019,350 +472,683
United Arab Emirates 6,657,942 10,274,942 +3,617,000
Ghana 16,095,077 64,054 -16,031,023
Saudi Arabia 9,113,445 3,754,508 -5,358,937
China 9,039,802 2,198,212 -6,841,590
Thailand 5,630,333 4,903,920 -726,413
Qatar 6,420,224 3,186,432 -3,233,792
Spain 3,681,634 5,568,276 +1,886,642
Nigeria 4,138,352 4,765,874 +627,522
Malaysia 3,725,809 3,892,858 +167,049

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 £
China 249,203
XI 85,000
Germany 5,992
Romania 5,698
Turkey 2,577

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 £
China 76,501 172,702 +96,201
XI 81,143 3,857 -77,286
Germany 3,301 2,691 -610
Romania 4,900 798 -4,102
Turkey 2,062 515 -1,547
Indonesia 1,169 1,252 +83
France 983 1,361 +378
Czechia 1,027 1,144 +117
Sweden 1,159 396 -763
India 231 1,110 +879

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) 166,660,863
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,126,987
Air transport 19,467,896
Other 367,528
Road transport 3,577

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) 88,844,392 77,816,471 -11,027,921
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,913,456 15,213,531 +3,300,075
Air transport 10,337,596 9,130,300 -1,207,296
Other 176,167 191,361 +15,194
Road transport 3,577 0 -3,577

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 69,700,790
Felixstowe 41,750,187
Southampton 26,806,690
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,003,263
London Heathrow Airport 11,347,188

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 Gateway Port 28,990,586 40,710,204 +11,719,618
Felixstowe 33,625,545 8,124,642 -25,500,903
Southampton 10,285,857 16,520,833 +6,234,976
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,857,866 8,145,397 +3,287,531
London Heathrow Airport 6,480,029 4,867,159 -1,612,870
Immingham Docks 5,752,789 4,966,839 -785,950
Aberdeen Docks 6,478,196 2,734,231 -3,743,965
London 1,260,488 3,916,152 +2,655,664
Middlesbrough 2,653,831 747,453 -1,906,378
Portsmouth 1,169,078 2,205,680 +1,036,602

Quick facts

HS code: 400942

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

Description: Reinforced rubber hoses that include fittings for easy and secure use