Import/export HS code 401512: Medical rubber gloves

Rubber gloves designed for medical, surgical, dental, or veterinary purposes

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* 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 £
Malaysia 104,065,344
China 88,592,425
Sri Lanka 15,101,873
Netherlands 11,819,774
Germany 5,437,102

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 £
Malaysia 65,525,629 38,539,715 -26,985,914
China 42,043,981 46,548,444 +4,504,463
Sri Lanka 6,931,772 8,170,101 +1,238,329
Netherlands 6,022,132 5,797,642 -224,490
Germany 3,267,444 2,169,658 -1,097,786
Viet Nam 3,942,985 618,248 -3,324,737
Thailand 1,524,125 1,770,793 +246,668
Belgium 1,178,984 1,480,818 +301,834
Singapore 1,127,237 1,499,196 +371,959
United States 1,284,595 1,222,407 -62,188

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 £
Malaysia 111,526,109
China 94,184,996
Thailand 16,632,137
Sri Lanka 14,395,383
Viet Nam 4,646,644

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 £
Malaysia 69,672,738 41,853,371 -27,819,367
China 45,290,845 48,894,151 +3,603,306
Thailand 7,426,955 9,205,182 +1,778,227
Sri Lanka 6,758,413 7,636,970 +878,557
Viet Nam 3,942,985 703,659 -3,239,326
Austria 1,203,509 967,392 -236,117
Indonesia 428,629 946,295 +517,666
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 408,290 797,412 +389,122
Turkey 75,596 273,385 +197,789
United States 79,221 240,443 +161,222

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 14
Greater Manchester 11
Inner London - West 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9

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 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 6 9 +3
Inner London - West 9 7 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0

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) 140,229,295
Other 45,148,826
Road transport 30,992,318
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,725,614
Air transport 4,205,765

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) 79,524,472 60,704,823 -18,819,649
Other 42,050,322 3,098,504 -38,951,818
Road transport 0 30,992,318 +30,992,318
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,329,954 15,395,660 +3,065,706
Air transport 2,235,045 1,970,720 -264,325

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 87,802,453
000 45,148,826
499 31,189,256
Southampton 26,673,576
London Gateway Port 23,042,761

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 48,390,576 39,411,877 -8,978,699
000 42,050,322 3,098,504 -38,951,818
499 0 31,189,256 +31,189,256
Southampton 18,371,853 8,301,723 -10,070,130
London Gateway Port 5,730,361 17,312,400 +11,582,039
Immingham Docks 2,975,725 2,739,007 -236,718
Grangemouth Docks 5,035,464 596,951 -4,438,513
Dover 2,380,565 2,049,217 -331,348
Belfast Port 3,317,678 816,462 -2,501,216
Eurotunnel 2,414,071 985,937 -1,428,134

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
83
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
21
Other manufacturing
12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
11
Human health activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 43
2026-04 42
2026-03 42
2026-02 37
2026-01 33

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 75
54m+ 36
15m-54m 17
Other 11
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 6,052,688
Germany 1,363,998
Belgium 1,026,493
Netherlands 844,952
Spain 339,279

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 3,296,756 2,755,932 -540,824
Germany 819,380 544,618 -274,762
Belgium 658,195 368,298 -289,897
Netherlands 386,511 458,441 +71,930
Spain 219,888 119,391 -100,497
China 152,853 104,253 -48,600
Malaysia 210,951 2,129 -208,822
Barbados 168,096 39,371 -128,725
France 163,603 37,119 -126,484
Cyprus 85,484 65,480 -20,004

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 £
Switzerland 3,165,643
XI 82,272
Malaysia 49,785
China 23,359
Thailand 7,716

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 £
Switzerland 1,661,469 1,504,174 -157,295
XI 33,161 49,111 +15,950
Malaysia 22,904 26,881 +3,977
China 10,233 13,126 +2,893
Thailand 3,363 4,353 +990
Ireland 3,411 3,294 -117
Indonesia 274 97 -177
Pakistan 174 0 -174
Sweden 111 0 -111

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) 7,280,868
Other 3,378,988
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 646,132
Air transport 546,148
Road transport 1,040

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) 4,162,805 3,118,063 -1,044,742
Other 1,764,524 1,614,464 -150,060
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 448,509 197,623 -250,886
Air transport 311,981 234,167 -77,814
Road transport 1,040 0 -1,040

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,378,988
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,170,447
Holyhead 1,238,442
Liverpool Docks 1,237,585
Felixstowe 864,201

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 £
000 1,764,524 1,614,464 -150,060
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,166,029 1,004,418 -161,611
Holyhead 687,771 550,671 -137,100
Liverpool Docks 764,248 473,337 -290,911
Felixstowe 726,742 137,459 -589,283
Dover 663,033 27,734 -635,299
London 118,128 470,804 +352,676
Immingham Docks 64,609 245,842 +181,233
Portsmouth 98,048 109,316 +11,268
East Midlands Airport 174,398 25,079 -149,319

Quick facts

HS code: 401512

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

Description: Rubber gloves designed for medical, surgical, dental, or veterinary purposes