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 £
Turkey 10,260,760
China 10,025,451
Germany 7,297,014
Poland 4,225,935
France 2,504,848

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 £
Turkey 5,317,907 4,942,853 -375,054
China 6,193,671 3,831,780 -2,361,891
Germany 3,556,143 3,740,871 +184,728
Poland 2,260,533 1,965,402 -295,131
France 1,524,585 980,263 -544,322
Hungary 951,809 1,202,643 +250,834
Netherlands 1,025,527 795,605 -229,922
United States 737,742 615,498 -122,244
Slovenia 915,748 130,662 -785,086
Denmark 320,494 432,799 +112,305

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 12,112,273
China 10,459,782
Germany 3,693,442
Slovenia 2,854,656
Hungary 2,662,979

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 6,255,750 5,856,523 -399,227
China 6,337,881 4,121,901 -2,215,980
Germany 1,747,511 1,945,931 +198,420
Slovenia 1,613,338 1,241,318 -372,020
Hungary 1,675,271 987,708 -687,563
United States 1,337,092 1,212,136 -124,956
Poland 1,294,123 1,156,392 -137,731
France 1,185,141 1,026,352 -158,789
Brazil 544,413 446,640 -97,773
Netherlands 582,028 370,785 -211,243

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 19
West Midlands 19
Greater Manchester 14
Inner London - West 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14

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 14 13 -1
West Midlands 14 14 +0
Greater Manchester 11 5 -6
Inner London - West 5 11 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 10 -1
West Yorkshire 11 11 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 3 -7
Cheshire 7 3 -4

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) 16,248,723
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,715,308
Air transport 11,040,748
Road transport 702,038
Other 292,247

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) 8,544,019 7,704,704 -839,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,812,877 6,902,431 -1,910,446
Air transport 6,425,351 4,615,397 -1,809,954
Road transport 251,256 450,782 +199,526
Other 266,309 25,938 -240,371

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,755,436
Dover 6,146,362
Birmingham Airport 3,790,536
Eurotunnel 3,339,840
London Heathrow Airport 3,159,999

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 6,400,689 5,354,747 -1,045,942
Dover 3,320,005 2,826,357 -493,648
Birmingham Airport 2,051,490 1,739,046 -312,444
Eurotunnel 2,039,623 1,300,217 -739,406
London Heathrow Airport 2,142,088 1,017,911 -1,124,177
Southampton 1,909,818 842,339 -1,067,479
Immingham Docks 710,414 1,299,942 +589,528
Harwich 922,970 496,968 -426,002
London Gateway Port 564,800 820,438 +255,638
ZLC 295,844 910,975 +615,131

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
61
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
42
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
19
Other manufacturing
17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 45
2026-04 47
2026-03 56
2026-02 60
2026-01 49

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+ 118
1m-15m 89
15m-54m 33
0-1m 25
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 6,838,025
United States 2,499,770
Belgium 2,391,463
Netherlands 1,247,026
Saudi Arabia 869,804

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 3,625,469 3,212,556 -412,913
United States 897,288 1,602,482 +705,194
Belgium 1,014,378 1,377,085 +362,707
Netherlands 565,028 681,998 +116,970
Saudi Arabia 197,031 672,773 +475,742
Canada 257,952 398,860 +140,908
France 445,233 189,917 -255,316
Poland 261,671 355,255 +93,584
Turkey 356,800 130,195 -226,605
Ireland 228,649 210,697 -17,952

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 6,028
Belgium 913
Ireland 68
XI 52
China 44

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 6,028 +6,028
Belgium 913 0 -913
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 11,304,215
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,382,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,845,327
Other 57,947
Road transport 8,425

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 5,705,294 5,598,921 -106,373
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,667,976 3,714,277 +46,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,019,397 1,825,930 +806,533
Other 22,625 35,322 +12,697
Road transport 1,170 7,255 +6,085

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,202,054
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,543,453
London Heathrow Airport 2,531,474
Liverpool Docks 1,962,001
Immingham Docks 714,078

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 3,831,682 3,370,372 -461,310
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,671,397 2,872,056 +200,659
London Heathrow Airport 1,078,224 1,453,250 +375,026
Liverpool Docks 526,896 1,435,105 +908,209
Immingham Docks 265,643 448,435 +182,792
Manchester Airport 218,192 286,678 +68,486
ZLC 287,113 215,455 -71,658
London Gateway Port 223,774 182,360 -41,414
Southampton 225,619 175,620 -49,999
Dover 207,114 72,833 -134,281

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