Import/export HS code 401130: Aircraft tires

Rubber tires designed for use on airplanes

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 £
France 24,545,228
Netherlands 7,034,080
United States 6,683,879
Japan 2,231,486
Germany 1,572,443

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 12,904,747 11,640,481 -1,264,266
Netherlands 4,002,441 3,031,639 -970,802
United States 3,048,376 3,635,503 +587,127
Japan 2,231,486 0 -2,231,486
Germany 692,732 879,711 +186,979
Belgium 600,178 690,010 +89,832
Thailand 742,115 0 -742,115
Ethiopia 454,737 219,846 -234,891
Poland 156,740 345,639 +188,899
Saudi Arabia 271,963 72,210 -199,753

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 £
Thailand 19,769,001
United States 12,357,759
France 8,594,298
Japan 4,165,341
United Kingdom 1,644,906

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 £
Thailand 11,683,562 8,085,439 -3,598,123
United States 6,581,794 5,775,965 -805,829
France 3,251,067 5,343,231 +2,092,164
Japan 3,093,501 1,071,840 -2,021,661
United Kingdom 1,156,517 488,389 -668,128
Czechia 47,963 114,006 +66,043
Germany 44,327 75,162 +30,835
Australia 0 87,938 +87,938
Netherlands 60,156 26,299 -33,857
Italy 68,822 10,437 -58,385

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Essex 5
West Midlands 5

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
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 8 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Essex 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +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) 33,890,178
Air transport 7,596,347
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,586,913
Other 185,670
Road transport 73,774

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) 17,832,080 16,058,098 -1,773,982
Air transport 4,514,126 3,082,221 -1,431,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,673,231 1,913,682 -1,759,549
Other 172,638 13,032 -159,606
Road transport 0 73,774 +73,774

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 26,895,685
Southampton 5,080,054
London Heathrow Airport 4,310,130
Dover 4,189,656
London Stansted Airport 1,929,071

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 £
Eurotunnel 14,560,385 12,335,300 -2,225,085
Southampton 3,282,203 1,797,851 -1,484,352
London Heathrow Airport 2,488,713 1,821,417 -667,296
Dover 1,530,323 2,659,333 +1,129,010
London Stansted Airport 1,300,120 628,951 -671,169
London 574,908 396,614 -178,294
Harwich 446,291 405,532 -40,759
Purfleet 471,915 149,655 -322,260
East Midlands Airport 216,978 219,201 +2,223
Birmingham Airport 135,779 183,594 +47,815

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Air transport
18
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 18
2026-04 17
2026-03 11
2026-02 16
2026-01 16

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+ 35
1m-15m 21
Other 8
15m-54m 5
0-1m 1

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 24,561,674
Germany 10,187,688
United Arab Emirates 9,296,107
Spain 8,912,777
Saudi Arabia 8,096,627

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 11,083,622 13,478,052 +2,394,430
Germany 6,869,960 3,317,728 -3,552,232
United Arab Emirates 5,598,320 3,697,787 -1,900,533
Spain 6,172,657 2,740,120 -3,432,537
Saudi Arabia 5,842,350 2,254,277 -3,588,073
Japan 4,061,869 1,651,019 -2,410,850
Italy 1,902,354 2,168,545 +266,191
France 2,100,192 1,859,497 -240,695
India 3,600,672 343,167 -3,257,505
China 1,765,419 1,986,608 +221,189

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 45,220,432
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,774,165
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,460,974

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 £
Air transport 26,869,438 18,350,994 -8,518,444
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,835,060 20,939,105 +104,045
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,043,438 13,417,536 -7,625,902

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 29,773,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,504,316
Southampton 19,635,156
London Gateway Port 12,918,161
Portsmouth 7,112,793

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 Heathrow Airport 17,658,985 12,114,994 -5,543,991
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,644,560 9,859,756 -2,784,804
Southampton 7,626,220 12,008,936 +4,382,716
London Gateway Port 8,437,691 4,480,470 -3,957,221
Portsmouth 5,109,653 2,003,140 -3,106,513
Felixstowe 4,055,044 2,951,836 -1,103,208
Warton Aerodrome 5,174,305 1,812,991 -3,361,314
Liverpool Docks 1,107,232 1,396,638 +289,406
Manchester Airport 504,558 1,351,922 +847,364
East Midlands Airport 1,179,149 660,716 -518,433

Quick facts

HS code: 401130

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

Description: Rubber tires designed for use on airplanes