Import/export HS code 401695: Inflatable rubber items

Rubber products that can be inflated, like toys or floats

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 11,279,296
Turkey 10,666,641
Germany 7,578,933
Poland 4,889,989
France 3,024,916

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 6,308,118 4,971,178 -1,336,940
Turkey 5,023,329 5,643,312 +619,983
Germany 3,292,739 4,286,194 +993,455
Poland 2,587,320 2,302,669 -284,651
France 1,720,143 1,304,773 -415,370
Netherlands 1,212,155 1,014,028 -198,127
Hungary 665,578 1,341,288 +675,710
Slovenia 1,358,510 215,386 -1,143,124
United States 630,429 745,356 +114,927
Denmark 317,454 390,659 +73,205

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 £
Turkey 12,701,837
China 11,618,648
Germany 4,321,715
Slovenia 3,180,011
Hungary 2,921,618

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 £
Turkey 5,941,583 6,760,254 +818,671
China 6,357,545 5,261,103 -1,096,442
Germany 1,954,467 2,367,248 +412,781
Slovenia 1,664,952 1,515,059 -149,893
Hungary 1,664,986 1,256,632 -408,354
Poland 1,551,689 1,304,349 -247,340
United States 1,282,187 1,376,378 +94,191
France 1,281,459 987,503 -293,956
Brazil 614,593 560,438 -54,155
Netherlands 575,751 508,923 -66,828

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 20
West Midlands 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16
Inner London - West 16
West Yorkshire 16

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 16 +4
West Midlands 15 14 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 9 -1
Inner London - West 8 10 +2
West Yorkshire 13 10 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 9 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 9 +3
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 7 +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) 18,092,145
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,295,405
Air transport 11,591,398
Road transport 618,496
Other 470,010

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) 9,380,055 8,712,090 -667,965
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,175,546 8,119,859 -1,055,687
Air transport 5,663,773 5,927,625 +263,852
Road transport 164,976 453,520 +288,544
Other 231,602 238,408 +6,806

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,762,371
Dover 6,830,603
Birmingham Airport 3,895,574
Eurotunnel 3,801,055
London Heathrow Airport 3,415,411

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 6,716,301 6,046,070 -670,231
Dover 3,299,064 3,531,539 +232,475
Birmingham Airport 1,598,516 2,297,058 +698,542
Eurotunnel 2,154,235 1,646,820 -507,415
London Heathrow Airport 1,963,317 1,452,094 -511,223
Southampton 1,946,686 1,243,803 -702,883
Immingham Docks 508,840 1,458,272 +949,432
Harwich 1,203,157 597,552 -605,605
London Gateway Port 264,533 1,091,080 +826,547
East Midlands Airport 629,395 529,174 -100,221

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 50
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Other manufacturing 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-03 56
2026-02 60
2026-01 49
2025-12 33
2025-11 43

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
54m+ 127
1m-15m 94
15m-54m 39
0-1m 32
Other 18

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 £
Germany 6,958,119
United States 2,637,289
Belgium 2,299,719
Netherlands 1,422,988
Saudi Arabia 841,057

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 £
Germany 3,377,247 3,580,872 +203,625
United States 747,319 1,889,970 +1,142,651
Belgium 828,797 1,470,922 +642,125
Netherlands 611,379 811,609 +200,230
Saudi Arabia 154,166 686,891 +532,725
Poland 371,513 410,654 +39,141
France 351,371 301,097 -50,274
Canada 220,372 381,510 +161,138
Ireland 310,044 205,100 -104,944
India 300,360 203,701 -96,659

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 £
Poland 1,684
Belgium 1,201
Slovenia 656
Ireland 68
XI 52

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 £
Poland 0 1,684 +1,684
Belgium 1,201 0 -1,201
Slovenia 656 0 -656
Ireland 68 0 -68
XI 52 0 -52
China 44 0 -44

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 11,878,569
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,752,822
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,907,957
Other 61,376
Road transport 9,561

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 5,173,121 6,705,448 +1,532,327
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,998,676 3,754,146 -244,530
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 975,738 1,932,219 +956,481
Other 29,845 31,531 +1,686
Road transport 2,306 7,255 +4,949

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,555,419
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,778,085
London Heathrow Airport 2,634,148
Liverpool Docks 1,860,694
Immingham Docks 637,893

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 3,440,056 4,115,363 +675,307
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,763,500 3,014,585 +251,085
London Heathrow Airport 974,027 1,660,121 +686,094
Liverpool Docks 299,248 1,561,446 +1,262,198
Immingham Docks 363,164 274,729 -88,435
ZLC 188,464 310,311 +121,847
Manchester Airport 170,802 298,113 +127,311
Southampton 248,761 178,221 -70,540
Dover 233,180 110,078 -123,102
London Gateway Port 167,335 172,092 +4,757

Quick facts

HS code: 401695

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

Description: Rubber products that can be inflated, like toys or floats