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 19,169,359
Germany 4,952,144
Indonesia 3,835,187
India 2,459,837
Taiwan 2,010,404

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 8,912,615 10,256,744 +1,344,129
Germany 2,539,038 2,413,106 -125,932
Indonesia 2,229,686 1,605,501 -624,185
India 982,503 1,477,334 +494,831
Taiwan 1,171,266 839,138 -332,128
Italy 408,394 1,165,302 +756,908
Netherlands 867,017 617,568 -249,449
Viet Nam 591,262 690,396 +99,134
United States 735,794 398,026 -337,768
Hungary 275,883 234,709 -41,174

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 19,844,229
Germany 4,234,952
Indonesia 3,877,780
Taiwan 3,364,774
India 2,528,132

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 8,910,410 10,933,819 +2,023,409
Germany 2,133,623 2,101,329 -32,294
Indonesia 2,254,266 1,623,514 -630,752
Taiwan 2,146,487 1,218,287 -928,200
India 1,044,894 1,483,238 +438,344
United States 926,910 580,019 -346,891
Viet Nam 590,264 647,809 +57,545
Italy 329,028 850,827 +521,799
Slovenia 243,509 157,039 -86,470
Finland 125,801 240,342 +114,541

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 10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9
West Midlands 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 7 7 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 8 +2
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Northern Ireland 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 4 +3
Outer London - West and North West 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) 29,773,831
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,696,723
Air transport 1,753,348
Other 391,454
Road transport 2,925

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) 14,338,497 15,435,334 +1,096,837
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,195,263 4,501,460 +306,197
Air transport 1,077,837 675,511 -402,326
Other 251,270 140,184 -111,086
Road transport 0 2,925 +2,925

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,384,580
London Gateway Port 5,357,979
Dover 4,212,341
Southampton 3,720,157
Belfast Port 1,758,719

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 10,610,929 7,773,651 -2,837,278
London Gateway Port 862,080 4,495,899 +3,633,819
Dover 2,104,767 2,107,574 +2,807
Southampton 2,178,403 1,541,754 -636,649
Belfast Port 545,639 1,213,080 +667,441
Purfleet 571,629 510,886 -60,743
Harwich 280,428 748,688 +468,260
Liverpool Docks 480,889 487,247 +6,358
Eurotunnel 303,957 645,078 +341,121
East Midlands Airport 582,429 211,797 -370,632

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
27
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
8
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 17
2026-03 25
2026-02 22
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+ 43
1m-15m 41
15m-54m 13
Other 13
0-1m 9

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 828,488
France 537,082
Germany 383,915
Nicaragua 324,331
Belgium 195,529

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 428,474 400,014 -28,460
France 230,919 306,163 +75,244
Germany 97,349 286,566 +189,217
Nicaragua 0 324,331 +324,331
Belgium 74,777 120,752 +45,975
New Zealand 55,153 100,581 +45,428
Central African Republic 154,190 0 -154,190
Spain 54,325 94,127 +39,802
United States 79,641 61,427 -18,214
Saudi Arabia 55,042 83,371 +28,329

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 56,439
Switzerland 7,126
China 4,491
Indonesia 2,003
XI 1,692

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 40,161 16,278 -23,883
Switzerland 4,198 2,928 -1,270
China 2,563 1,928 -635
Indonesia 882 1,121 +239
XI 1,626 66 -1,560
Ireland 242 240 -2
United States 0 332 +332
India 115 0 -115
Japan 0 97 +97
Germany 0 90 +90

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) 2,775,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,435,821
Air transport 641,322
Other 79,491

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) 1,204,010 1,571,826 +367,816
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 633,388 802,433 +169,045
Air transport 304,903 336,419 +31,516
Other 55,730 23,761 -31,969

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,332,545
London Gateway Port 865,232
Dover 559,470
Holyhead 453,248
Southampton 267,392

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 591,362 741,183 +149,821
London Gateway Port 276,943 588,289 +311,346
Dover 195,038 364,432 +169,394
Holyhead 167,609 285,639 +118,030
Southampton 135,687 131,705 -3,982
London Heathrow Airport 110,872 156,438 +45,566
Liverpool Docks 140,819 65,827 -74,992
East Midlands Airport 89,364 90,871 +1,507
London 159,440 3,956 -155,484
Heysham 68,372 45,665 -22,707

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