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 12,240,370
Malaysia 8,612,841
Thailand 1,660,678
United States 1,574,975
Viet Nam 1,244,175

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 5,387,139 6,853,231 +1,466,092
Malaysia 1,776,287 6,836,554 +5,060,267
Thailand 606,237 1,054,441 +448,204
United States 1,004,012 570,963 -433,049
Viet Nam 686,860 557,315 -129,545
Netherlands 722,505 357,420 -365,085
Spain 356,696 302,152 -54,544
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 135,322 489,860 +354,538
Italy 136,571 221,104 +84,533
France 262,000 75,586 -186,414

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 14,559,030
Malaysia 8,873,506
Thailand 1,857,919
Cambodia 1,429,702
United States 848,106

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 6,758,962 7,800,068 +1,041,106
Malaysia 1,743,342 7,130,164 +5,386,822
Thailand 704,753 1,153,166 +448,413
Cambodia 720,629 709,073 -11,556
United States 546,584 301,522 -245,062
Spain 115,740 169,057 +53,317
Italy 101,195 165,236 +64,041
Norway 239,873 0 -239,873
Viet Nam 103,758 124,101 +20,343
Netherlands 133,344 70,972 -62,372

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 17
Inner London - East 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
West Yorkshire 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
Inner London - West 15 7 -8
Inner London - East 10 4 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 8 4 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 6 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
West Midlands 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +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) 20,078,466
Air transport 7,665,139
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,719,784
Road transport 357,062
Other 282,476

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) 6,769,363 13,309,103 +6,539,740
Air transport 3,485,338 4,179,801 +694,463
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,040,174 679,610 -360,564
Road transport 351,947 5,115 -346,832
Other 246,571 35,905 -210,666

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,299,636
London Gateway Port 6,518,951
Southampton 5,198,866
East Midlands Airport 3,183,945
London Heathrow Airport 1,919,460

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 2,967,940 4,331,696 +1,363,756
London Gateway Port 810,460 5,708,491 +4,898,031
Southampton 2,585,717 2,613,149 +27,432
East Midlands Airport 1,744,920 1,439,025 -305,895
London Heathrow Airport 863,571 1,055,889 +192,318
London Stansted Airport 340,957 639,028 +298,071
499 60,169 628,393 +568,224
London 248,043 322,707 +74,664
Belfast Airport 353,640 132,635 -221,005
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
63
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
53
Other manufacturing
18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
12
Manufacture of wearing apparel
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 25
2026-03 31
2026-02 31
2026-01 32

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 79
54m+ 56
0-1m 22
15m-54m 18
Other 13

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 5,469,270
Netherlands 4,109,020
France 1,197,780
Spain 942,765
China 831,999

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 2,997,142 2,472,128 -525,014
Netherlands 2,304,429 1,804,591 -499,838
France 626,804 570,976 -55,828
Spain 553,811 388,954 -164,857
China 484,055 347,944 -136,111
Ireland 424,107 375,066 -49,041
Germany 321,966 451,792 +129,826
Belgium 292,905 345,876 +52,971
Japan 291,447 331,373 +39,926
Australia 346,568 272,703 -73,865

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 996
Nicaragua 960
Ireland 762
Israel 749
Malaysia 267

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 660 336 -324
Nicaragua 873 87 -786
Ireland 570 192 -378
Israel 0 749 +749
Malaysia 0 267 +267
XI 60 192 +132
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 15,196,747
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,371,852
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,233,751
Other 8,782
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 8,189,719 7,007,028 -1,182,691
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,098,408 3,273,444 -824,964
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,230,313 1,003,438 -226,875
Other 4,924 3,858 -1,066
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 6,289,634
London Heathrow Airport 5,796,426
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,065,315
ZLC 2,074,413
London Gateway Port 963,709

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 3,953,548 2,336,086 -1,617,462
London Heathrow Airport 3,219,968 2,576,458 -643,510
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,566,892 2,498,423 -68,469
ZLC 543,839 1,530,574 +986,735
London Gateway Port 417,994 545,715 +127,721
London Stansted Airport 205,579 454,317 +248,738
Tyne 424,509 61,985 -362,524
Belfast Port 445,660 0 -445,660
Holyhead 191,079 251,130 +60,051
Dover 192,824 210,666 +17,842

Quick facts

HS code: 401590

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

Description: Miscellaneous rubber items not covered in other categories