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 10,951,552
Germany 5,723,384
Italy 4,416,679
Czechia 3,301,783
China 2,422,117

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 5,595,382 5,356,170 -239,212
Germany 2,814,721 2,908,663 +93,942
Italy 2,089,372 2,327,307 +237,935
Czechia 1,481,084 1,820,699 +339,615
China 1,276,766 1,145,351 -131,415
United States 1,272,135 1,053,983 -218,152
India 1,132,915 287,604 -845,311
Spain 632,937 738,002 +105,065
France 425,364 341,063 -84,301
Switzerland 242,759 443,816 +201,057

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 9,069,865
Germany 5,974,024
Italy 3,906,384
Czechia 3,556,715
China 3,533,218

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 4,561,037 4,508,828 -52,209
Germany 2,974,415 2,999,609 +25,194
Italy 1,966,540 1,939,844 -26,696
Czechia 1,573,150 1,983,565 +410,415
China 1,721,954 1,811,264 +89,310
United States 1,450,016 1,145,131 -304,885
India 1,115,439 308,731 -806,708
Spain 638,174 636,155 -2,019
Switzerland 406,572 532,334 +125,762
Turkey 207,857 628,756 +420,899

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 41
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35
West Yorkshire 35
Inner London - West 29
Greater Manchester 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 29 27 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 26 +0
West Yorkshire 23 25 +2
Inner London - West 23 19 -4
Greater Manchester 22 18 -4
West Midlands 21 22 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 17 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 16 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 17 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 13 +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) 16,746,959
Air transport 9,957,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,105,477
Other 519,147
Road transport 129,958

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) 8,517,546 8,229,413 -288,133
Air transport 4,650,354 5,307,621 +657,267
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,803,424 4,302,053 -501,371
Other 349,766 169,381 -180,385
Road transport 18,273 111,685 +93,412

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,856,322
Harwich 4,324,596
East Midlands Airport 3,504,753
Birmingham Airport 3,175,866
Eurotunnel 2,870,198

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 2,781,689 3,074,633 +292,944
Harwich 2,393,283 1,931,313 -461,970
East Midlands Airport 1,693,054 1,811,699 +118,645
Birmingham Airport 1,358,433 1,817,433 +459,000
Eurotunnel 1,138,708 1,731,490 +592,782
Felixstowe 1,240,591 1,062,717 -177,874
Thamesport 1,218,682 1,048,617 -170,065
London Gateway Port 1,623,474 409,269 -1,214,205
Immingham Docks 367,778 1,630,276 +1,262,498
London Heathrow Airport 743,094 629,182 -113,912

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 87
Manufacture of food products 81
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 63
Other manufacturing 46
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 108
2026-03 103
2026-02 101
2026-01 87
2025-12 89

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+ 258
1m-15m 157
15m-54m 63
Other 40
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 1,269,369
Netherlands 1,215,160
Ireland 1,014,236
Turkey 590,975
Canada 475,741

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 709,036 560,333 -148,703
Netherlands 565,467 649,693 +84,226
Ireland 533,243 480,993 -52,250
Turkey 319,828 271,147 -48,681
Canada 197,447 278,294 +80,847
Egypt 307,636 145,333 -162,303
Germany 218,937 180,527 -38,410
France 234,628 136,947 -97,681
Spain 170,543 149,154 -21,389
Australia 167,582 146,554 -21,028

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 324,585
Netherlands 52,664
Ireland 51,797
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 144,277 180,308 +36,031
Netherlands 47,293 5,371 -41,922
Ireland 14,589 37,208 +22,619
China 1,014 0 -1,014
France 0 741 +741
Germany 154 170 +16

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 7,350,866
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,037,764
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 610,294
Other 432,039
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 3,651,975 3,698,891 +46,916
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,634,185 1,403,579 -230,606
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 393,559 216,735 -176,824
Other 208,241 223,798 +15,557
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 3,043,789
London Heathrow Airport 2,985,107
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,623,405
ZLC 612,544
Manchester Airport 486,466

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 1,530,784 1,513,005 -17,779
London Heathrow Airport 1,399,326 1,585,781 +186,455
Dover / Eurotunnel 877,682 745,723 -131,959
ZLC 289,186 323,358 +34,172
Manchester Airport 327,564 158,902 -168,662
Immingham Docks 205,680 257,234 +51,554
000 208,241 223,798 +15,557
Liverpool Docks 295,347 96,692 -198,655
Holyhead 130,626 88,110 -42,516
Dover 136,630 71,903 -64,727

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