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 2,380,428
Viet Nam 1,801,385
China 1,620,585
France 495,566
Netherlands 476,250

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 1,208,151 1,172,277 -35,874
Viet Nam 716,351 1,085,034 +368,683
China 612,078 1,008,507 +396,429
France 284,144 211,422 -72,722
Netherlands 224,918 251,332 +26,414
Thailand 13,318 171,452 +158,134
Italy 93,032 24,495 -68,537
Belgium 1,224 73,746 +72,522
Spain 7,400 61,321 +53,921
Taiwan 36,396 28,365 -8,031

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 4,483,562
Viet Nam 1,998,776
Thailand 355,045
Taiwan 141,896
Indonesia 100,867

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 2,085,122 2,398,440 +313,318
Viet Nam 798,223 1,200,553 +402,330
Thailand 83,229 271,816 +188,587
Taiwan 75,106 66,790 -8,316
Indonesia 45,713 55,154 +9,441
Germany 38,010 41,517 +3,507
Czechia 32,939 37,825 +4,886
Austria 40,107 0 -40,107
Netherlands 9,959 28,426 +18,467
Italy 30,657 3,414 -27,243

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Inner London - East 5
West Midlands 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Lancashire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 2,852,370
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,838,935
Air transport 1,333,490
Other 405,068
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) 1,020,233 1,832,137 +811,904
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,134,322 1,704,613 +570,291
Air transport 795,649 537,841 -257,808
Other 327,166 77,902 -249,264
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 £
Southampton 1,483,272
Felixstowe 1,441,175
Birmingham Airport 897,443
Dover 764,675
Dover / Eurotunnel 493,661

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 £
Southampton 620,700 862,572 +241,872
Felixstowe 603,977 837,198 +233,221
Birmingham Airport 574,883 322,560 -252,323
Dover 305,024 459,651 +154,627
Dover / Eurotunnel 170,608 323,053 +152,445
000 327,166 77,902 -249,264
London 151,822 221,372 +69,550
499 13,619 218,647 +205,028
Eurotunnel 95,170 123,111 +27,941
Immingham Docks 13,472 169,243 +155,771

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 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of other transport equipment 4
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
2026-01 19
2025-11 12
2025-10 15
2025-09 18
2025-08 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 29
0-1m 12
15m-54m 11
54m+ 9
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 946,628
Kenya 489,110
Nigeria 405,020
Ireland 306,387
Guinea 266,264

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 735,186 211,442 -523,744
Kenya 302,136 186,974 -115,162
Nigeria 0 405,020 +405,020
Ireland 112,982 193,405 +80,423
Guinea 266,264 0 -266,264
United States 42,274 16,953 -25,321
Germany 28,135 27,788 -347
France 25,258 16,440 -8,818
Belgium 19,263 0 -19,263
Austria 18,494 0 -18,494

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 £
China 18,688
Indonesia 10,268
Viet Nam 5,749
Thailand 2,793
Bangladesh 1,176

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 £
China 9,617 9,071 -546
Indonesia 4,756 5,512 +756
Viet Nam 3,434 2,315 -1,119
Thailand 32 2,761 +2,729
Bangladesh 530 646 +116
United States 616 2 -614
Sierra Leone 30 91 +61

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) 2,180,668
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 299,523
Air transport 126,701
Other 39,413

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) 1,351,718 828,950 -522,768
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 185,790 113,733 -72,057
Air transport 11,264 115,437 +104,173
Other 19,015 20,398 +1,383

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,050,148
Felixstowe 842,408
Liverpool Docks 319,646
Dover / Eurotunnel 134,994
East Midlands Airport 108,008

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 266,264 783,884 +517,620
Felixstowe 841,108 1,300 -839,808
Liverpool Docks 268,670 50,976 -217,694
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,638 45,356 -44,282
East Midlands Airport 0 108,008 +108,008
Tyne 33,235 24,981 -8,254
000 19,015 20,398 +1,383
Holyhead 17,521 18,636 +1,115
Southampton 12,137 15,107 +2,970
London Heathrow Airport 3,106 7,429 +4,323

Quick facts

HS code: 401320

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

Description: Rubber inner tubes designed for bicycles