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 24,979,114
Netherlands 6,921,979
United States 6,069,684
Japan 3,439,164
Germany 1,564,197

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 13,722,016 11,257,098 -2,464,918
Netherlands 3,829,228 3,092,751 -736,477
United States 2,679,294 3,390,390 +711,096
Japan 2,518,593 920,571 -1,598,022
Germany 809,370 754,827 -54,543
Belgium 382,829 921,580 +538,751
Thailand 420,231 321,884 -98,347
Ethiopia 529,063 206,577 -322,486
Poland 66,828 434,100 +367,272
Spain 383,890 20,902 -362,988

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 20,749,419
United States 11,914,912
France 7,606,952
Japan 5,067,960
United Kingdom 2,154,029

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 11,997,492 8,751,927 -3,245,565
United States 5,911,380 6,003,532 +92,152
France 3,509,078 4,097,874 +588,796
Japan 3,105,606 1,962,354 -1,143,252
United Kingdom 1,605,154 548,875 -1,056,279
Germany 67,066 106,980 +39,914
Czechia 38,071 95,946 +57,875
Italy 98,987 10,437 -88,550
Netherlands 53,529 42,976 -10,553
Belgium 57,688 6,599 -51,089

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
West Midlands 5
Essex 4

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 9 9 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Essex 3 4 +1
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +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) 34,008,463
Air transport 7,877,070
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,276,777
Other 194,384
Road transport 40,088

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) 18,126,490 15,881,973 -2,244,517
Air transport 4,646,852 3,230,218 -1,416,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,776,311 2,500,466 -1,275,845
Other 169,424 24,960 -144,464
Road transport 0 40,088 +40,088

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 26,378,411
Southampton 5,605,966
Dover 4,714,849
London Heathrow Airport 4,495,620
London Stansted Airport 2,125,134

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 13,949,943 12,428,468 -1,521,475
Southampton 3,177,787 2,428,179 -749,608
Dover 2,903,835 1,811,014 -1,092,821
London Heathrow Airport 2,649,544 1,846,076 -803,468
London Stansted Airport 1,212,450 912,684 -299,766
London 295,079 682,413 +387,334
Harwich 393,693 412,051 +18,358
Purfleet 309,645 411,537 +101,892
East Midlands Airport 261,668 158,466 -103,202
Felixstowe 343,102 3,014 -340,088

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Air transport 18
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 6
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 14
2025-10 18
2025-09 13
2025-08 13

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+ 34
1m-15m 21
15m-54m 7
Other 6
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 20,788,606
Germany 11,260,559
United Arab Emirates 9,730,412
Saudi Arabia 9,619,278
Spain 8,869,192

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 10,914,607 9,873,999 -1,040,608
Germany 7,247,807 4,012,752 -3,235,055
United Arab Emirates 6,166,288 3,564,124 -2,602,164
Saudi Arabia 6,627,964 2,991,314 -3,636,650
Spain 3,254,210 5,614,982 +2,360,772
Japan 4,780,245 1,391,397 -3,388,848
Italy 3,362,492 1,961,820 -1,400,672
India 2,699,859 1,035,760 -1,664,099
France 2,076,666 1,451,715 -624,951
South Africa 1,654,998 1,425,765 -229,233

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 44,332,553
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,793,559
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,424,232

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 26,305,921 18,026,632 -8,279,289
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,050,252 16,743,307 -5,306,945
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,832,284 16,591,948 -4,240,336

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 28,331,734
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,516,642
Southampton 15,375,888
London Gateway Port 13,920,187
Warton Aerodrome 8,156,208

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 16,034,234 12,297,500 -3,736,734
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,691,961 9,824,681 -6,867,280
Southampton 7,425,661 7,950,227 +524,566
London Gateway Port 9,584,112 4,336,075 -5,248,037
Warton Aerodrome 5,610,675 2,545,533 -3,065,142
Felixstowe 4,929,669 2,468,997 -2,460,672
Portsmouth 1,816,726 4,862,482 +3,045,756
Liverpool Docks 396,417 2,016,008 +1,619,591
East Midlands Airport 1,471,191 510,479 -960,712
ZLC 780,601 793,555 +12,954

Quick facts

HS code: 401130

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

Description: Rubber tires designed for use on airplanes