Import/export HS code 401590: Various rubber products

Miscellaneous rubber items not covered in other categories

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 £
China 12,644,617
Malaysia 8,181,646
Thailand 1,704,136
United States 1,626,195
Viet Nam 1,268,374

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 £
China 4,546,076 8,098,541 +3,552,465
Malaysia 1,833,767 6,347,879 +4,514,112
Thailand 716,493 987,643 +271,150
United States 950,044 676,151 -273,893
Viet Nam 724,141 544,233 -179,908
Netherlands 723,200 385,067 -338,133
Spain 340,259 348,855 +8,596
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 110,964 495,787 +384,823
France 291,008 78,234 -212,774
Italy 113,462 240,553 +127,091

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 15,024,343
Malaysia 8,445,115
Thailand 1,896,213
Cambodia 1,409,016
United States 895,977

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 5,824,078 9,200,265 +3,376,187
Malaysia 1,809,230 6,635,885 +4,826,655
Thailand 812,039 1,084,174 +272,135
Cambodia 727,545 681,471 -46,074
United States 579,878 316,099 -263,779
Italy 90,338 197,082 +106,744
Spain 89,901 177,773 +87,872
Norway 239,873 0 -239,873
Viet Nam 93,669 140,851 +47,182
Netherlands 126,024 79,672 -46,352

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Inner London - East 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
West Yorkshire 10

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
Inner London - West 18 8 -10
Inner London - East 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 7 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 2 -3
West Midlands 5 6 +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) 19,786,515
Air transport 8,164,542
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,677,077
Road transport 355,771
Other 320,503

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) 6,085,955 13,700,560 +7,614,605
Air transport 3,657,601 4,506,941 +849,340
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 805,582 871,495 +65,913
Road transport 351,947 3,824 -348,123
Other 247,751 72,752 -174,999

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,957,727
London Gateway Port 6,293,505
Southampton 5,522,852
East Midlands Airport 3,466,098
London Heathrow Airport 2,157,718

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 2,759,075 4,198,652 +1,439,577
London Gateway Port 386,301 5,907,204 +5,520,903
Southampton 2,343,482 3,179,370 +835,888
East Midlands Airport 1,802,901 1,663,197 -139,704
London Heathrow Airport 1,075,979 1,081,739 +5,760
London Stansted Airport 257,110 698,174 +441,064
499 86,678 547,225 +460,547
Belfast Airport 354,536 132,635 -221,901
London 180,718 297,141 +116,423
Aberdeen Docks 374,675 54,606 -320,069

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 67
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Other manufacturing 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Manufacture of wearing apparel 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 25
2026-03 31
2026-02 31
2026-01 32
2025-12 29

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 89
54m+ 61
0-1m 21
15m-54m 19
Other 16

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 5,975,155
Netherlands 4,176,387
France 1,262,559
Spain 1,053,288
China 913,406

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 2,994,225 2,980,930 -13,295
Netherlands 2,180,766 1,995,621 -185,145
France 645,941 616,618 -29,323
Spain 616,119 437,169 -178,950
China 496,022 417,384 -78,638
Germany 364,186 471,135 +106,949
Ireland 392,179 424,055 +31,876
Japan 317,795 371,124 +53,329
Belgium 269,631 407,395 +137,764
Italy 331,994 306,902 -25,092

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 2,003
Nicaragua 960
Ireland 821
XI 802
Israel 749

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 1,705 298 -1,407
Nicaragua 873 87 -786
Ireland 525 296 -229
XI 614 188 -426
Israel 0 749 +749
Malaysia 0 267 +267
Viet Nam 51 0 -51
Taiwan 22 0 -22

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 16,405,087
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,591,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,244,055
Other 10,398
Road transport 2,680

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 £
Air transport 8,438,784 7,966,303 -472,481
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,997,784 3,593,997 -403,787
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,260,766 983,289 -277,477
Other 6,469 3,929 -2,540
Road transport 2,680 0 -2,680

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,002,082
London Heathrow Airport 6,469,700
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,167,004
ZLC 1,849,914
London Gateway Port 997,026

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 £
East Midlands Airport 3,911,053 3,091,029 -820,024
London Heathrow Airport 3,405,390 3,064,310 -341,080
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,510,210 2,656,794 +146,584
ZLC 615,550 1,234,364 +618,814
London Gateway Port 451,295 545,731 +94,436
London Stansted Airport 245,894 458,623 +212,729
Tyne 419,324 71,075 -348,249
Dover 227,223 234,979 +7,756
Holyhead 193,190 253,721 +60,531
Belfast Port 445,660 0 -445,660

Quick facts

HS code: 401590

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

Description: Miscellaneous rubber items not covered in other categories