Import/export HS code 40129020: Solid or cushion rubber tires

Tires made entirely of rubber, with no air, or cushion tires for specific uses

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  • 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 £
Sri Lanka 22,982,535
India 6,570,081
Netherlands 4,838,392
France 4,020,726
Germany 3,303,696

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 £
Sri Lanka 14,668,073 8,314,462 -6,353,611
India 5,878,600 691,481 -5,187,119
Netherlands 1,995,482 2,842,910 +847,428
France 2,209,000 1,811,726 -397,274
Germany 1,730,885 1,572,811 -158,074
China 1,277,570 2,023,210 +745,640
Belgium 1,379,630 1,277,713 -101,917
Viet Nam 591,442 1,484,567 +893,125
Thailand 1,732,134 334,550 -1,397,584
Taiwan 475,872 764,719 +288,847

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 £
Sri Lanka 21,766,511
India 7,073,744
Viet Nam 6,912,566
Germany 4,170,288
China 4,084,331

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 £
Sri Lanka 13,037,046 8,729,465 -4,307,581
India 6,257,645 816,099 -5,441,546
Viet Nam 4,109,170 2,803,396 -1,305,774
Germany 2,980,581 1,189,707 -1,790,874
China 1,884,004 2,200,327 +316,323
Poland 1,437,735 1,992,137 +554,402
France 744,838 2,043,566 +1,298,728
Thailand 1,739,955 364,340 -1,375,615
Taiwan 491,172 818,168 +326,996
United States 279,799 476,063 +196,264

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Northern Ireland 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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
Northern Ireland 2 4 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 1 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -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) 39,727,677
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,679,180
Air transport 1,513,249
Road transport 93,046
Other 15,868

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) 25,782,904 13,944,773 -11,838,131
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,718,504 7,960,676 +1,242,172
Air transport 974,686 538,563 -436,123
Road transport 73,018 20,028 -52,990
Other 9,540 6,328 -3,212

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,669,488
London Gateway Port 10,291,336
Belfast Port 6,275,481
Dover 4,612,210
Eurotunnel 4,370,940

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 11,870,253 6,799,235 -5,071,018
London Gateway Port 8,659,023 1,632,313 -7,026,710
Belfast Port 3,898,459 2,377,022 -1,521,437
Dover 2,748,728 1,863,482 -885,246
Eurotunnel 1,513,045 2,857,895 +1,344,850
Southampton 1,194,705 2,219,980 +1,025,275
Immingham Docks 808,430 1,590,050 +781,620
Harwich 302,360 682,661 +380,301
Killingholme 888,719 38,482 -850,237
London Stansted Airport 591,899 101,478 -490,421

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 13
2026-03 15
2026-02 12
2026-01 15
2025-12 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
1m-15m 27
54m+ 27
15m-54m 10
Other 6
0-1m 5

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 1,176,760
United States 305,644
Germany 280,071
Poland 222,383
Belgium 210,018

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 427,046 749,714 +322,668
United States 118,052 187,592 +69,540
Germany 167,481 112,590 -54,891
Poland 41,946 180,437 +138,491
Belgium 82,427 127,591 +45,164
Italy 22,212 121,106 +98,894
Ethiopia 0 129,132 +129,132
Norway 0 125,862 +125,862
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28,350 75,239 +46,889
Mali 20,157 82,746 +62,589

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 £
Viet Nam 1,660
India 757

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 £
Viet Nam 1,660 0 -1,660
India 159 598 +439

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) 2,918,146
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 638,319
Air transport 295,986
Other 18,596

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) 1,090,558 1,827,588 +737,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 224,815 413,504 +188,689
Air transport 95,568 200,418 +104,850
Other 12,420 6,176 -6,244

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,470,364
Holyhead 1,088,325
Liverpool Docks 249,529
London Heathrow Airport 223,560
Immingham Docks 188,048

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 666,026 804,338 +138,312
Holyhead 352,048 736,277 +384,229
Liverpool Docks 108,831 140,698 +31,867
London Heathrow Airport 79,474 144,086 +64,612
Immingham Docks 6,301 181,747 +175,446
London Gateway Port 46,506 90,329 +43,823
Dover 1,400 131,319 +129,919
Portsmouth 45,707 75,239 +29,532
Southampton 24,511 60,410 +35,899
ZLC 1,090 29,673 +28,583

Quick facts

HS code: 40129020

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

Description: Tires made entirely of rubber, with no air, or cushion tires for specific uses