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 9,816,645
Germany 5,165,494
Italy 4,266,527
Czechia 2,915,468
China 2,303,262

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 5,467,932 4,348,713 -1,119,219
Germany 2,719,694 2,445,800 -273,894
Italy 2,487,166 1,779,361 -707,805
Czechia 1,395,846 1,519,622 +123,776
China 1,229,400 1,073,862 -155,538
United States 1,222,197 896,497 -325,700
India 799,462 599,536 -199,926
Spain 521,875 649,430 +127,555
France 408,910 271,723 -137,187
Switzerland 256,559 255,866 -693

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 8,074,724
Germany 5,363,089
Italy 3,887,160
China 3,285,261
Czechia 3,125,382

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 4,377,258 3,697,466 -679,792
Germany 2,971,462 2,391,627 -579,835
Italy 2,360,498 1,526,662 -833,836
China 1,654,288 1,630,973 -23,315
Czechia 1,494,739 1,630,643 +135,904
United States 1,400,731 973,440 -427,291
India 781,986 620,663 -161,323
Spain 546,042 601,915 +55,873
Turkey 127,842 536,063 +408,221
Poland 342,568 319,835 -22,733

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 37
West Yorkshire 34
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32
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 28 24 -4
West Yorkshire 22 23 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 22 -4
Greater Manchester 21 17 -4
Inner London - West 24 16 -8
West Midlands 19 22 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 15 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 16 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 17 14 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 11 9 -2

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) 15,342,706
Air transport 8,868,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,231,249
Other 544,750
Road transport 60,516

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) 8,595,402 6,747,304 -1,848,098
Air transport 4,523,418 4,345,268 -178,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,318,972 3,912,277 -406,695
Other 333,058 211,692 -121,366
Road transport 14,385 46,131 +31,746

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,340,413
Harwich 4,135,797
East Midlands Airport 3,146,077
Birmingham Airport 2,740,944
Eurotunnel 2,391,402

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 3,136,909 2,203,504 -933,405
Harwich 2,312,893 1,822,904 -489,989
East Midlands Airport 1,660,447 1,485,630 -174,817
Birmingham Airport 1,214,468 1,526,476 +312,008
Eurotunnel 1,102,602 1,288,800 +186,198
Thamesport 1,343,454 822,790 -520,664
Felixstowe 1,345,621 815,384 -530,237
London Gateway Port 1,036,216 907,169 -129,047
Immingham Docks 352,872 1,072,169 +719,297
London Heathrow Airport 836,396 528,168 -308,228

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 73
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 59
Other manufacturing 40
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 87
2025-11 95
2025-10 99
2025-09 95
2025-08 82

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 153
15m-54m 56
Other 34
0-1m 27

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 1,159,378
Netherlands 1,002,997
Ireland 900,886
Turkey 595,643
Germany 409,935

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 751,613 407,765 -343,848
Netherlands 471,431 531,566 +60,135
Ireland 538,689 362,197 -176,492
Turkey 380,284 215,359 -164,925
Germany 262,288 147,647 -114,641
France 252,674 146,267 -106,407
Egypt 269,278 111,729 -157,549
Canada 209,758 161,139 -48,619
Spain 156,042 139,147 -16,895
Malaysia 115,184 173,886 +58,702

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 278,858
Netherlands 54,106
Ireland 41,290
United States 1,545
China 1,014

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 138,691 140,167 +1,476
Netherlands 47,412 6,694 -40,718
Ireland 16,063 25,227 +9,164
United States 1,545 0 -1,545
China 1,014 0 -1,014
France 5 741 +736
Germany 268 170 -98

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 6,652,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,838,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 547,346
Other 378,911
Road transport 5,316

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 3,611,789 3,040,486 -571,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,514,369 1,324,498 -189,871
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 409,613 137,733 -271,880
Other 205,011 173,900 -31,111
Road transport 5,316 0 -5,316

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,772,941
London Heathrow Airport 2,618,324
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,534,107
ZLC 539,282
Manchester Airport 483,268

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 1,483,564 1,289,377 -194,187
London Heathrow Airport 1,395,439 1,222,885 -172,554
Dover / Eurotunnel 811,773 722,334 -89,439
ZLC 281,323 257,959 -23,364
Manchester Airport 333,203 150,065 -183,138
Immingham Docks 191,310 256,968 +65,658
000 205,011 173,900 -31,111
Liverpool Docks 289,488 29,877 -259,611
Dover 172,256 64,343 -107,913
Holyhead 144,237 67,998 -76,239

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