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 10,881,606
Belgium 2,727,735
Italy 2,479,130
Spain 1,555,905
Czechia 1,462,297

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 6,565,829 4,315,777 -2,250,052
Belgium 1,494,557 1,233,178 -261,379
Italy 1,272,567 1,206,563 -66,004
Spain 878,308 677,597 -200,711
Czechia 644,876 817,421 +172,545
France 554,320 465,012 -89,308
Netherlands 512,073 499,319 -12,754
Sweden 444,374 435,795 -8,579
Romania 271,913 413,628 +141,715
China 254,211 191,156 -63,055

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 8,946,523
Spain 3,209,260
Italy 2,905,961
Romania 1,749,640
Japan 1,217,641

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 5,361,816 3,584,707 -1,777,109
Spain 1,744,266 1,464,994 -279,272
Italy 1,496,282 1,409,679 -86,603
Romania 884,925 864,715 -20,210
Japan 613,488 604,153 -9,335
China 659,201 550,090 -109,111
United Kingdom 782,972 400,065 -382,907
Poland 616,495 481,776 -134,719
France 455,250 540,980 +85,730
United States 319,529 140,521 -179,008

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 19
West Midlands 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 8 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
Essex 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Cheshire 5 4 -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) 15,530,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,825,145
Air transport 2,838,103
Rail transport 1,328,769
Other 738,939

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) 9,041,318 6,489,463 -2,551,855
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,967,541 1,857,604 -109,937
Air transport 1,410,581 1,427,522 +16,941
Rail transport 549,552 779,217 +229,665
Other 495,593 243,346 -252,247

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,572,866
Harwich 5,002,833
London 1,766,754
Eurotunnel 1,758,954
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,702,882

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 3,389,427 2,183,439 -1,205,988
Harwich 3,025,691 1,977,142 -1,048,549
London 894,175 872,579 -21,596
Eurotunnel 907,613 851,341 -56,272
Dover / Eurotunnel 884,447 818,435 -66,012
Birmingham Airport 723,323 911,588 +188,265
NGO 549,552 779,217 +229,665
Immingham Docks 470,483 536,952 +66,469
Southampton 393,190 374,879 -18,311
000 495,593 243,346 -252,247

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 45
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 48
2025-10 57
2025-09 40
2025-08 34

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+ 99
1m-15m 36
15m-54m 13
Other 12
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 30,811,486
Turkey 3,401,318
Ireland 1,254,537
Poland 1,145,094
Spain 856,932

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 17,238,495 13,572,991 -3,665,504
Turkey 1,947,360 1,453,958 -493,402
Ireland 678,515 576,022 -102,493
Poland 962,021 183,073 -778,948
Spain 471,125 385,807 -85,318
Slovakia 407,349 357,521 -49,828
United States 335,471 193,426 -142,045
Romania 301,237 79,929 -221,308
Norway 5,238 348,935 +343,697
China 203,472 103,622 -99,850

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 267,803
XI 72,372
India 30,375
Poland 23,846
Germany 18,762

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 98,801 169,002 +70,201
XI 27,150 45,222 +18,072
India 23,792 6,583 -17,209
Poland 1,700 22,146 +20,446
Germany 9,662 9,100 -562
Spain 4,859 2,898 -1,961
Taiwan 2,389 3,725 +1,336
Romania 2,033 1,817 -216
United States 873 2,260 +1,387
Netherlands 727 819 +92

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) 36,940,761
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,365,542
Air transport 1,264,003
Other 478,314
Road transport 17,905

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) 19,522,957 17,417,804 -2,105,153
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,746,676 618,866 -3,127,810
Air transport 988,384 275,619 -712,765
Other 192,830 285,484 +92,654
Road transport 17,905 0 -17,905

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 27,782,300
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,755,138
Holyhead 627,249
London Gateway Port 624,685
East Midlands Airport 574,147

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 14,847,144 12,935,156 -1,911,988
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,746,071 4,009,067 -2,737,004
Holyhead 376,543 250,706 -125,837
London Gateway Port 235,510 389,175 +153,665
East Midlands Airport 518,114 56,033 -462,081
London Heathrow Airport 346,593 144,887 -201,706
Felixstowe 431,246 53,580 -377,666
000 192,830 285,484 +92,654
Southampton 153,739 164,760 +11,021
London 177,488 125,668 -51,820

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