Import/export HS code 5910: Textile belts for machines

Belts made of fabric for moving or carrying things in machines, with or without plastic, metal, or other coatings

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 £
Netherlands 10,671,124
Germany 5,576,232
Italy 4,203,623
Czechia 3,192,198
China 2,180,920

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 £
Netherlands 5,847,459 4,823,665 -1,023,794
Germany 2,959,497 2,616,735 -342,762
Italy 2,035,753 2,167,870 +132,117
Czechia 1,545,618 1,646,580 +100,962
China 1,136,841 1,044,079 -92,762
United States 1,199,087 928,822 -270,265
India 1,154,975 433,987 -720,988
Spain 680,272 684,527 +4,255
France 384,178 357,824 -26,354
Switzerland 250,799 444,578 +193,779

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 £
Netherlands 8,836,962
Germany 5,793,943
Italy 3,623,843
Czechia 3,451,462
China 3,321,548

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 £
Netherlands 4,772,502 4,064,460 -708,042
Germany 3,050,720 2,743,223 -307,497
Italy 1,886,010 1,737,833 -148,177
Czechia 1,653,703 1,797,759 +144,056
China 1,714,292 1,607,256 -107,036
United States 1,367,181 1,022,597 -344,584
India 1,138,500 454,113 -684,387
Spain 672,934 566,467 -106,467
Switzerland 424,387 553,753 +129,366
Turkey 296,140 603,612 +307,472

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 40
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35
West Yorkshire 35
Greater Manchester 27
Inner London - West 27

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 27 26 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29 24 -5
West Yorkshire 26 23 -3
Greater Manchester 20 20 +0
Inner London - West 22 19 -3
West Midlands 21 22 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 17 16 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 16 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 14 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 15 +3

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) 16,090,921
Air transport 9,664,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,938,270
Other 468,207
Road transport 137,442

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) 8,728,255 7,362,666 -1,365,589
Air transport 4,867,832 4,797,115 -70,717
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,690,683 4,247,587 -443,096
Other 329,833 138,374 -191,459
Road transport 22,153 115,289 +93,136

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,692,513
Harwich 4,242,031
East Midlands Airport 3,374,963
Birmingham Airport 3,182,759
Eurotunnel 2,792,873

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 £
Dover 2,651,679 3,040,834 +389,155
Harwich 2,516,803 1,725,228 -791,575
East Midlands Airport 1,774,570 1,600,393 -174,177
Birmingham Airport 1,505,978 1,676,781 +170,803
Eurotunnel 1,263,248 1,529,625 +266,377
Felixstowe 1,041,081 1,235,133 +194,052
Thamesport 1,141,112 967,904 -173,208
London Gateway Port 1,633,308 399,874 -1,233,434
Immingham Docks 546,595 1,465,665 +919,070
London Heathrow Airport 739,097 547,859 -191,238

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
84
Manufacture of food products
76
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
63
Other manufacturing
46
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 94
2026-04 108
2026-03 103
2026-02 101
2026-01 87

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+ 254
1m-15m 152
15m-54m 62
Other 36
0-1m 30

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 1,220,540
Netherlands 1,173,110
Ireland 925,834
Turkey 566,612
Canada 479,905

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 713,675 506,865 -206,810
Netherlands 611,431 561,679 -49,752
Ireland 497,446 428,388 -69,058
Turkey 329,293 237,319 -91,974
Canada 229,592 250,313 +20,721
Egypt 291,247 86,840 -204,407
Germany 200,004 165,651 -34,353
France 219,423 125,688 -93,735
Spain 184,002 127,628 -56,374
Australia 150,895 158,532 +7,637

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 £
XI 303,314
Ireland 49,298
Netherlands 42,687
China 1,014
France 741

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 £
XI 130,874 172,440 +41,566
Ireland 11,806 37,492 +25,686
Netherlands 37,944 4,743 -33,201
China 1,014 0 -1,014
France 0 741 +741
Germany 154 170 +16
Switzerland 0 44 +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 7,086,248
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,838,657
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 617,337
Other 398,336
Road transport 4,159

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 3,810,573 3,275,675 -534,898
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,620,625 1,218,032 -402,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 407,661 209,676 -197,985
Other 182,706 215,630 +32,924
Road transport 4,159 0 -4,159

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,962,363
London Heathrow Airport 2,894,611
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,518,817
ZLC 588,228
Immingham Docks 487,329

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 1,552,265 1,410,098 -142,167
London Heathrow Airport 1,558,149 1,336,462 -221,687
Dover / Eurotunnel 857,495 661,322 -196,173
ZLC 289,329 298,899 +9,570
Immingham Docks 265,007 222,322 -42,685
Manchester Airport 292,256 139,187 -153,069
000 182,706 215,630 +32,924
Liverpool Docks 305,556 84,829 -220,727
Felixstowe 94,795 103,106 +8,311
Dover 124,899 55,522 -69,377

Quick facts

HS code: 5910

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

Description: Belts made of fabric for moving or carrying things in machines, with or without plastic, metal, or other coatings