Import/export HS code 401190: Various rubber tires

Rubber tires for vehicles or machines not covered by other codes

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 £
China 16,355,905
Germany 4,653,549
Indonesia 3,379,478
India 2,292,278
Taiwan 1,944,891

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 £
China 8,523,094 7,832,811 -690,283
Germany 2,602,598 2,050,951 -551,647
Indonesia 2,108,389 1,271,089 -837,300
India 1,022,089 1,270,189 +248,100
Taiwan 1,402,897 541,994 -860,903
Netherlands 844,801 384,427 -460,374
United States 687,413 447,546 -239,867
Italy 543,453 510,506 -32,947
Viet Nam 533,018 407,396 -125,622
Hungary 269,109 250,705 -18,404

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 £
China 16,646,279
Germany 3,894,431
Indonesia 3,417,638
Taiwan 3,383,105
India 2,357,799

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 £
China 8,446,383 8,199,896 -246,487
Germany 2,114,859 1,779,572 -335,287
Indonesia 2,133,446 1,284,192 -849,254
Taiwan 2,557,538 825,567 -1,731,971
India 1,053,679 1,304,120 +250,441
United States 1,042,007 502,437 -539,570
Viet Nam 532,020 404,714 -127,306
Italy 396,141 415,397 +19,256
France 219,210 157,237 -61,973
Slovenia 199,797 125,078 -74,719

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 9
West Midlands 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
Greater Manchester 7

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 6 7 +1
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 2 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 4 +2
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Northern Ireland 4 3 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,790,861
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,353,615
Air transport 1,848,665
Other 375,790
Road transport 3,877

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,002,163 11,788,698 -2,213,465
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,279,154 3,074,461 -1,204,693
Air transport 1,070,227 778,438 -291,789
Other 232,730 143,060 -89,670
Road transport 952 2,925 +1,973

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,701,916
London Gateway Port 3,602,838
Dover 3,602,693
Southampton 3,535,923
Belfast Port 1,340,061

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 £
Felixstowe 10,453,674 6,248,242 -4,205,432
London Gateway Port 513,169 3,089,669 +2,576,500
Dover 2,084,362 1,518,331 -566,031
Southampton 2,418,913 1,117,010 -1,301,903
Belfast Port 377,799 962,262 +584,463
Purfleet 693,260 590,881 -102,379
Liverpool Docks 495,802 452,705 -43,097
East Midlands Airport 407,630 433,228 +25,598
Eurotunnel 275,163 357,726 +82,563
Birmingham Airport 302,496 189,524 -112,972

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 22
2025-10 29
2025-09 20
2025-08 18

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+ 44
1m-15m 39
15m-54m 16
Other 12
0-1m 6

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 £
Ireland 856,802
France 376,649
Germany 278,451
Central African Republic 154,190
New Zealand 145,370

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 £
Ireland 544,653 312,149 -232,504
France 169,686 206,963 +37,277
Germany 75,542 202,909 +127,367
Central African Republic 0 154,190 +154,190
New Zealand 89,255 56,115 -33,140
Netherlands 55,899 60,456 +4,557
United States 21,523 94,164 +72,641
Belgium 36,302 76,688 +40,386
Saudi Arabia 52,014 47,190 -4,824
Spain 41,897 54,613 +12,716

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 £
Taiwan 58,726
Switzerland 6,358
XI 5,137
China 4,657
Indonesia 1,720

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 £
Taiwan 37,256 21,470 -15,786
Switzerland 3,423 2,935 -488
XI 5,071 66 -5,005
China 2,604 2,053 -551
Indonesia 738 982 +244
Ireland 280 250 -30
India 115 0 -115

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) 2,375,999
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,072,855
Air transport 526,929
Other 83,620

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) 1,249,463 1,126,536 -122,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 428,135 644,720 +216,585
Air transport 282,813 244,116 -38,697
Other 55,345 28,275 -27,070

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,039,155
London Gateway Port 451,587
Holyhead 443,195
Dover 433,753
Liverpool Docks 271,626

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 631,305 407,850 -223,455
London Gateway Port 189,371 262,216 +72,845
Holyhead 291,716 151,479 -140,237
Dover 78,697 355,056 +276,359
Liverpool Docks 203,423 68,203 -135,220
Southampton 111,180 157,098 +45,918
London Heathrow Airport 99,171 92,210 -6,961
East Midlands Airport 86,969 93,999 +7,030
London 5,250 154,190 +148,940
Immingham Docks 68,423 53,022 -15,401

Quick facts

HS code: 401190

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

Description: Rubber tires for vehicles or machines not covered by other codes