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 10,289,359
Malaysia 5,628,056
United States 1,662,704
Thailand 1,368,365
Viet Nam 1,164,849

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 3,866,049 6,423,310 +2,557,261
Malaysia 1,902,596 3,725,460 +1,822,864
United States 832,557 830,147 -2,410
Thailand 404,632 963,733 +559,101
Viet Nam 355,053 809,796 +454,743
Netherlands 593,746 489,646 -104,100
Spain 388,418 303,461 -84,957
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 121,418 299,749 +178,331
France 298,597 67,911 -230,686
Italy 113,259 183,042 +69,783

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 12,485,660
Malaysia 5,699,335
Thailand 1,595,477
Cambodia 1,227,878
United States 915,688

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 5,098,179 7,387,481 +2,289,302
Malaysia 1,877,859 3,821,476 +1,943,617
Thailand 535,497 1,059,980 +524,483
Cambodia 360,050 867,828 +507,778
United States 432,901 482,787 +49,886
Italy 115,977 158,272 +42,295
Norway 221,364 18,509 -202,855
Viet Nam 89,729 147,163 +57,434
Spain 59,323 153,752 +94,429
Netherlands 117,451 78,188 -39,263

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Inner London - East 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
West Yorkshire 11

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 10 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 9 5 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 10 4 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 6 +5
Outer London - West and North West 6 1 -5
West Midlands 5 5 +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) 14,890,029
Air transport 7,422,781
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,491,807
Road transport 355,418
Other 336,308

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) 4,873,150 10,016,879 +5,143,729
Air transport 3,763,324 3,659,457 -103,867
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 709,001 782,806 +73,805
Road transport 143,559 211,859 +68,300
Other 239,409 96,899 -142,510

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,441,814
Southampton 4,835,948
London Gateway Port 3,857,296
East Midlands Airport 3,372,281
London Heathrow Airport 1,985,573

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 2,741,144 2,700,670 -40,474
Southampton 1,266,876 3,569,072 +2,302,196
London Gateway Port 314,447 3,542,849 +3,228,402
East Midlands Airport 1,888,152 1,484,129 -404,023
London Heathrow Airport 1,139,529 846,044 -293,485
London Stansted Airport 201,222 542,475 +341,253
Belfast Airport 181,657 343,244 +161,587
Aberdeen Docks 297,689 131,592 -166,097
London 187,912 237,138 +49,226
Birmingham Airport 176,600 193,129 +16,529

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 52
Other manufacturing 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Manufacture of wearing apparel 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 32
2025-10 30
2025-09 27
2025-08 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 90
54m+ 63
15m-54m 18
Other 18
0-1m 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 5,570,030
Netherlands 3,903,030
France 1,133,087
China 893,958
Spain 854,239

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 3,156,502 2,413,528 -742,974
Netherlands 2,216,173 1,686,857 -529,316
France 608,009 525,078 -82,931
China 483,933 410,025 -73,908
Spain 662,803 191,436 -471,367
Germany 381,832 448,910 +67,078
Ireland 353,703 404,668 +50,965
Belgium 350,641 394,053 +43,412
Nigeria 592,308 140,119 -452,189
Italy 417,208 272,633 -144,575

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 1,815
XI 1,084
Ireland 990
Nicaragua 873
Viet Nam 51

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 1,705 110 -1,595
XI 969 115 -854
Ireland 569 421 -148
Nicaragua 873 0 -873
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 15,877,947
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,267,633
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,217,099
Road transport 9,843
Other 8,464

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 9,240,214 6,637,733 -2,602,481
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,157,503 3,110,130 -1,047,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,278,127 938,972 -339,155
Road transport 9,843 0 -9,843
Other 7,633 831 -6,802

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,192,128
London Heathrow Airport 6,328,445
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,971,783
ZLC 1,442,405
London Gateway Port 965,182

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 3,961,014 3,231,114 -729,900
London Heathrow Airport 3,971,485 2,356,960 -1,614,525
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,690,039 2,281,744 -408,295
ZLC 803,051 639,354 -163,697
London Gateway Port 395,370 569,812 +174,442
London Stansted Airport 285,149 320,367 +35,218
Tyne 419,324 71,075 -348,249
Belfast Port 445,660 0 -445,660
Dover 236,829 198,722 -38,107
Holyhead 198,191 217,919 +19,728

Quick facts

HS code: 401590

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

Description: Miscellaneous rubber items not covered in other categories