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 10,480,383
Belgium 3,032,094
Italy 2,700,468
Czechia 1,833,170
Spain 1,754,213

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 6,270,891 4,209,492 -2,061,399
Belgium 1,332,555 1,699,539 +366,984
Italy 1,260,564 1,439,904 +179,340
Czechia 970,396 862,774 -107,622
Spain 869,536 884,677 +15,141
Netherlands 506,681 587,878 +81,197
France 603,400 368,094 -235,306
Romania 384,044 585,780 +201,736
Sweden 483,392 427,987 -55,405
China 223,976 171,738 -52,238

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 8,146,841
Spain 3,515,959
Italy 3,175,386
Romania 2,050,292
Japan 1,411,558

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 5,219,324 2,927,517 -2,291,807
Spain 1,663,293 1,852,666 +189,373
Italy 1,531,595 1,643,791 +112,196
Romania 1,061,726 988,566 -73,160
Japan 623,866 787,692 +163,826
Poland 559,494 839,978 +280,484
China 599,816 742,898 +143,082
United Kingdom 720,450 494,038 -226,412
France 529,483 475,181 -54,302
Indonesia 145,353 347,811 +202,458

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 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
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 14 13 -1
West Midlands 12 7 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Essex 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 7 +5
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +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) 15,839,787
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,090,212
Air transport 3,280,163
Rail transport 1,673,081
Other 619,619

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) 8,699,799 7,139,988 -1,559,811
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,849,970 2,240,242 +390,272
Air transport 1,588,330 1,691,833 +103,503
Rail transport 832,162 840,919 +8,757
Other 491,979 127,640 -364,339

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,853,739
Harwich 4,107,342
Eurotunnel 2,139,268
London 2,003,693
Birmingham Airport 1,873,413

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 2,964,779 2,888,960 -75,819
Harwich 2,821,135 1,286,207 -1,534,928
Eurotunnel 1,157,472 981,796 -175,676
London 910,341 1,093,352 +183,011
Birmingham Airport 914,370 959,043 +44,673
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,002,011 762,937 -239,074
NGO 832,162 840,919 +8,757
Immingham Docks 539,491 527,891 -11,600
Felixstowe 460,872 459,305 -1,567
Southampton 372,864 436,169 +63,305

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
37
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
2026-05 44
2026-04 49
2026-03 43
2026-02 39
2026-01 45

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+ 102
1m-15m 36
15m-54m 15
Other 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 30,773,677
Turkey 2,840,079
Ireland 1,704,932
Poland 986,206
Slovakia 777,460

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 16,261,404 14,512,273 -1,749,131
Turkey 2,042,865 797,214 -1,245,651
Ireland 630,251 1,074,681 +444,430
Poland 794,713 191,493 -603,220
Slovakia 451,888 325,572 -126,316
Spain 489,199 247,978 -241,221
United States 285,733 204,035 -81,698
Norway 5,238 352,724 +347,486
China 167,303 179,704 +12,401
Romania 310,002 27,322 -282,680

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 809,742
XI 59,567
Poland 39,678
India 24,179
Germany 14,238

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 111,510 698,232 +586,722
XI 42,542 17,025 -25,517
Poland 22,284 17,394 -4,890
India 8,265 15,914 +7,649
Germany 3,406 10,832 +7,426
Spain 4,619 3,438 -1,181
Taiwan 1,626 3,530 +1,904
United States 664 3,575 +2,911
Romania 1,966 1,932 -34
China 658 3,014 +2,356

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) 38,974,099
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,641,181
Air transport 1,076,651
Other 1,030,404
Road transport 2,027

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) 21,424,527 17,549,572 -3,874,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 753,794 887,387 +133,593
Air transport 702,658 373,993 -328,665
Other 216,192 814,212 +598,020
Road transport 2,027 0 -2,027

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 28,733,291
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,094,872
000 1,030,404
London Gateway Port 740,039
Holyhead 551,913

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 14,715,810 14,017,481 -698,329
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,029,759 3,065,113 -2,964,646
000 216,192 814,212 +598,020
London Gateway Port 228,775 511,264 +282,489
Holyhead 330,706 221,207 -109,499
London Heathrow Airport 287,789 166,797 -120,992
Southampton 137,991 279,934 +141,943
East Midlands Airport 314,508 91,091 -223,417
Felixstowe 339,947 52,512 -287,435
London 144,464 100,131 -44,333

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