Import/export HS code 401031: V-ribbed rubber belts (60-180 cm)

Rubber belts with V-shaped ribs, used for power transmission, measuring 60-180 cm in circumference

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 11,094,233
Belgium 3,291,576
Italy 2,691,065
Spain 1,771,909
Czechia 1,753,844

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 6,166,952 4,927,281 -1,239,671
Belgium 1,354,074 1,937,502 +583,428
Italy 1,249,409 1,441,656 +192,247
Spain 855,245 916,664 +61,419
Czechia 802,805 951,039 +148,234
Netherlands 508,911 658,743 +149,832
France 643,957 423,875 -220,082
Sweden 475,007 490,890 +15,883
Romania 322,299 614,823 +292,524
China 260,991 211,584 -49,407

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 8,712,192
Spain 3,685,251
Italy 3,186,357
Romania 2,069,144
Poland 1,486,715

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 5,116,982 3,595,210 -1,521,772
Spain 1,674,171 2,011,080 +336,909
Italy 1,506,488 1,679,869 +173,381
Romania 896,337 1,172,807 +276,470
Poland 573,778 912,937 +339,159
Japan 621,576 830,113 +208,537
China 636,069 768,542 +132,473
United Kingdom 753,224 511,993 -241,231
France 546,919 563,982 +17,063
United States 315,012 161,421 -153,591

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 20
West Midlands 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
Inner London - West 9

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 13 16 +3
West Midlands 12 6 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 6 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Essex 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
Cheshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +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) 16,616,050
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,280,094
Air transport 3,337,019
Rail transport 1,636,303
Other 711,121

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) 8,595,179 8,020,871 -574,308
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,894,551 2,385,543 +490,992
Air transport 1,550,957 1,786,062 +235,105
Rail transport 685,866 950,437 +264,571
Other 495,535 215,586 -279,949

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,167,964
Harwich 4,490,073
Eurotunnel 2,135,492
London 2,002,875
Birmingham Airport 1,920,056

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 3,064,670 3,103,294 +38,624
Harwich 2,821,745 1,668,328 -1,153,417
Eurotunnel 1,022,745 1,112,747 +90,002
London 855,901 1,146,974 +291,073
Birmingham Airport 866,267 1,053,789 +187,522
Dover / Eurotunnel 924,285 970,286 +46,001
NGO 685,866 950,437 +264,571
Immingham Docks 517,938 610,408 +92,470
Felixstowe 504,080 422,386 -81,694
Southampton 412,536 439,850 +27,314

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 47
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 19
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 49
2026-03 43
2026-02 39
2026-01 45
2025-12 38

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+ 104
1m-15m 37
Other 15
15m-54m 14
0-1m 3

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 £
Germany 32,617,848
Turkey 3,175,861
Ireland 1,679,576
Poland 1,073,597
Slovakia 831,204

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 £
Germany 16,868,254 15,749,594 -1,118,660
Turkey 2,113,908 1,061,953 -1,051,955
Ireland 608,682 1,070,894 +462,212
Poland 820,543 253,054 -567,489
Slovakia 432,737 398,467 -34,270
Spain 513,729 293,652 -220,077
United States 329,468 200,031 -129,437
Norway 5,238 352,724 +347,486
Romania 292,237 55,592 -236,645
Lithuania 111,227 230,584 +119,357

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 £
Turkey 713,108
XI 65,868
Poland 39,796
India 19,806
Germany 15,139

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 £
Turkey 91,552 621,556 +530,004
XI 19,401 46,467 +27,066
Poland 22,164 17,632 -4,532
India 8,265 11,541 +3,276
Germany 4,113 11,026 +6,913
Spain 4,827 3,894 -933
Taiwan 1,787 3,865 +2,078
United States 746 3,410 +2,664
Romania 2,043 2,079 +36
China 628 3,184 +2,556

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,094,516
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,068,490
Air transport 1,260,227
Other 942,131
Road transport 3,209

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,686,375 19,408,141 -2,278,234
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,219,457 849,033 -370,424
Air transport 891,593 368,634 -522,959
Other 174,333 767,798 +593,465
Road transport 3,209 0 -3,209

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 29,626,437
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,633,953
000 942,131
London Gateway Port 766,754
Holyhead 594,502

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 £
Immingham Docks 14,536,792 15,089,645 +552,853
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,824,735 3,809,218 -3,015,517
000 174,333 767,798 +593,465
London Gateway Port 249,421 517,333 +267,912
Holyhead 330,003 264,499 -65,504
East Midlands Airport 420,703 92,697 -328,006
London Heathrow Airport 355,943 156,758 -199,185
Felixstowe 406,264 36,542 -369,722
Southampton 142,337 272,530 +130,193
London 143,372 121,383 -21,989

Quick facts

HS code: 401031

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

Description: Rubber belts with V-shaped ribs, used for power transmission, measuring 60-180 cm in circumference