Import/export HS code 401213: Aircraft tires, retreaded or used

Tires specifically for airplanes, either retreaded or used

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 13,620,795
Netherlands 4,058,592
China 1,401,062
South Africa 1,061,042
Belgium 965,765

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 5,396,289 8,224,506 +2,828,217
Netherlands 3,296,674 761,918 -2,534,756
China 754,581 646,481 -108,100
South Africa 568,470 492,572 -75,898
Belgium 518,953 446,812 -72,141
United States 260,353 502,662 +242,309
Germany 136,975 268,291 +131,316
Spain 107,915 147,109 +39,194
Kenya 135,410 78,923 -56,487
Luxembourg 47,011 131,334 +84,323

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 £
France 10,104,496
United States 5,681,268
United Kingdom 4,059,421
Netherlands 1,584,497
Belgium 1,227,712

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 £
France 4,822,801 5,281,695 +458,894
United States 2,837,172 2,844,096 +6,924
United Kingdom 1,919,086 2,140,335 +221,249
Netherlands 883,965 700,532 -183,433
Belgium 626,515 601,197 -25,318
Thailand 574,011 328,140 -245,871
Oman 0 51,537 +51,537
Japan 4,622 25,898 +21,276
Iceland 0 12,677 +12,677
Egypt 1,458 742 -716

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Cheshire 1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1
Inner London - West 1

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1
West Midlands 1 1 +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) 19,200,413
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,229,116
Air transport 1,230,068

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) 9,314,303 9,886,110 +571,807
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,630,989 1,598,127 -32,862
Air transport 727,456 502,612 -224,844

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 12,757,309
Dover 4,981,625
London Gateway Port 1,277,761
Felixstowe 1,257,260
London Heathrow Airport 964,163

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 5,754,113 7,003,196 +1,249,083
Dover 2,751,188 2,230,437 -520,751
London Gateway Port 681,230 596,531 -84,699
Felixstowe 871,242 386,018 -485,224
London Heathrow Airport 611,287 352,876 -258,411
Southampton 158,213 636,800 +478,587
London 342,653 272,216 -70,437
Harwich 89,967 166,013 +76,046
Birmingham Airport 47,011 131,334 +84,323
Immingham Docks 86,916 51,762 -35,154

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
3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
2
Air transport
1
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 6
2026-04 3
2026-03 4
2026-02 5
2026-01 3

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
1m-15m 4
54m+ 4
Other 2

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 2,868,821
Ukraine 2,616,952
Germany 1,887,120
Poland 1,412,621
United Arab Emirates 1,099,175

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 1,364,175 1,504,646 +140,471
Ukraine 2,574,540 42,412 -2,532,128
Germany 1,045,204 841,916 -203,288
Poland 1,008,158 404,463 -603,695
United Arab Emirates 729,052 370,123 -358,929
South Africa 359,357 455,671 +96,314
France 505,695 242,679 -263,016
Spain 498,494 186,680 -311,814
India 382,139 242,534 -139,605
Norway 211,733 255,230 +43,497

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) 10,495,689
Air transport 7,099,333
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,954,398

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) 7,762,452 2,733,237 -5,029,215
Air transport 3,940,134 3,159,199 -780,935
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,013,844 940,554 -73,290

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,729,972
London Heathrow Airport 6,706,135
London Gateway Port 918,041
Immingham Docks 621,708
London 578,983

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 6,663,528 2,066,444 -4,597,084
London Heathrow Airport 3,795,578 2,910,557 -885,021
London Gateway Port 242,709 675,332 +432,623
Immingham Docks 348,471 273,237 -75,234
London 355,958 223,025 -132,933
Southampton 410,809 43,897 -366,912
Felixstowe 389,536 44,625 -344,911
Eurotunnel 82,344 281,763 +199,419
Portsmouth 159,494 62,030 -97,464
London Gatwick Airport 49,881 113,027 +63,146

Quick facts

HS code: 401213

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

Description: Tires specifically for airplanes, either retreaded or used