Import/export HS code 401320: Bicycle inner tubes

Rubber inner tubes designed for bicycles

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 £
Germany 2,546,164
China 1,918,270
Viet Nam 1,883,964
Netherlands 578,183
Thailand 556,058

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 £
Germany 1,349,526 1,196,638 -152,888
China 864,531 1,053,739 +189,208
Viet Nam 860,720 1,023,244 +162,524
Netherlands 242,145 336,038 +93,893
Thailand 21,689 534,369 +512,680
France 264,483 168,638 -95,845
Italy 77,275 47,845 -29,430
Taiwan 34,833 51,485 +16,652
Czechia 23,705 60,963 +37,258
Belgium 1,224 75,870 +74,646

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 4,967,970
Viet Nam 2,098,347
Thailand 732,013
Taiwan 170,867
Indonesia 100,837

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 2,381,403 2,586,567 +205,164
Viet Nam 972,370 1,125,977 +153,607
Thailand 116,941 615,072 +498,131
Taiwan 81,516 89,351 +7,835
Indonesia 73,645 27,192 -46,453
Czechia 31,584 62,279 +30,695
Germany 31,252 47,006 +15,754
Hungary 13,169 24,119 +10,950
Netherlands 11,194 24,963 +13,769
Austria 32,782 0 -32,782

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 6
Inner London - East 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 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) 3,783,853
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,948,919
Air transport 1,458,622
Other 250,029
Road transport 1,210

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) 1,235,752 2,548,101 +1,312,349
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,490,608 1,458,311 -32,297
Air transport 854,465 604,157 -250,308
Other 218,614 31,415 -187,199
Road transport 0 1,210 +1,210

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,868,852
Southampton 1,288,704
Dover 1,135,551
Birmingham Airport 754,055
499 631,679

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 718,034 1,150,818 +432,784
Southampton 762,059 526,645 -235,414
Dover 346,313 789,238 +442,925
Birmingham Airport 598,400 155,655 -442,745
499 11,580 620,099 +608,519
Dover / Eurotunnel 237,710 259,065 +21,355
London 153,054 203,620 +50,566
Immingham Docks 92,270 205,482 +113,212
000 218,614 31,415 -187,199
Eurotunnel 120,577 100,073 -20,504

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
6
Manufacture of other transport equipment
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 12
2026-04 13
2026-03 16
2026-02 15
2026-01 19

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 30
0-1m 12
15m-54m 11
54m+ 8
Other 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 £
United Republic of Tanzania 693,982
Nigeria 412,920
Kenya 373,948
Ireland 307,136
Guinea 263,264

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 Republic of Tanzania 693,982 0 -693,982
Nigeria 186,974 225,946 +38,972
Kenya 373,948 0 -373,948
Ireland 102,518 204,618 +102,100
Guinea 263,264 0 -263,264
United States 43,320 21,605 -21,715
France 21,515 27,791 +6,276
Germany 34,411 3,392 -31,019
Netherlands 3,322 9,171 +5,849
China 6,343 3,889 -2,454

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 £
Thailand 25,261
China 23,481
Indonesia 13,610
Viet Nam 5,587
Bangladesh 1,121

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 £
Thailand 77 25,184 +25,107
China 9,488 13,993 +4,505
Indonesia 5,380 8,230 +2,850
Viet Nam 2,939 2,648 -291
Bangladesh 419 702 +283
Sierra Leone 32 208 +176
United States 210 0 -210

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,825,952
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 223,281
Air transport 134,955
Other 69,510

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,572,712 253,240 -1,319,472
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 140,061 83,220 -56,841
Air transport 11,919 123,036 +111,117
Other 18,545 50,965 +32,420

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,057,846
Felixstowe 681,447
East Midlands Airport 116,676
Liverpool Docks 91,092
Dover / Eurotunnel 83,333

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 Gateway Port 835,423 222,423 -613,000
Felixstowe 680,147 1,300 -678,847
East Midlands Airport 2,000 114,676 +112,676
Liverpool Docks 62,736 28,356 -34,380
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,414 28,919 -25,495
000 18,545 50,965 +32,420
Holyhead 22,915 24,238 +1,323
Tyne 34,490 9,201 -25,289
Southampton 18,974 16,302 -2,672
London Heathrow Airport 4,095 8,360 +4,265

Quick facts

HS code: 401320

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

Description: Rubber inner tubes designed for bicycles