Import/export HS code 400129: Various natural rubber

Other forms of natural rubber not specified elsewhere, used in various industries

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 £
Viet Nam 1,366,967
China 1,174,695
India 455,727
Italy 340,332
Malaysia 250,637

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 £
Viet Nam 1,117,819 249,148 -868,671
China 836,885 337,810 -499,075
India 254,315 201,412 -52,903
Italy 129,337 210,995 +81,658
Malaysia 106,137 144,500 +38,363
United States 152,468 91,996 -60,472
Thailand 164,767 61,294 -103,473
Spain 122,236 65,554 -56,682
Sri Lanka 56,277 98,058 +41,781
Germany 58,535 52,531 -6,004

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 £
Viet Nam 1,366,967
China 913,063
Thailand 677,425
India 469,714
Italy 340,332

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 £
Viet Nam 1,117,819 249,148 -868,671
China 513,672 399,391 -114,281
Thailand 601,193 76,232 -524,961
India 257,499 212,215 -45,284
Italy 129,337 210,995 +81,658
United States 147,092 103,973 -43,119
Sri Lanka 85,962 136,534 +50,572
Malaysia 22,094 161,314 +139,220
Spain 78,889 47,844 -31,045
Taiwan 43,077 67,431 +24,354

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
Merseyside 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Lancashire 3
Norfolk 3

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Merseyside 1 4 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Lancashire 1 2 +1
Norfolk 3 1 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Kent 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,310,819
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,089,626
Air transport 708,810
Other 52,404

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,198,682 1,112,137 -1,086,545
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 763,919 325,707 -438,212
Air transport 284,578 424,232 +139,654
Other 51,194 1,210 -49,984

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 1,808,924
Felixstowe 542,782
Southampton 475,158
Liverpool Docks 464,124
Dover / Eurotunnel 327,833

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 £
Belfast Port 1,363,852 445,072 -918,780
Felixstowe 327,327 215,455 -111,872
Southampton 245,584 229,574 -16,010
Liverpool Docks 310,814 153,310 -157,504
Dover / Eurotunnel 327,833 0 -327,833
Dover 145,677 136,393 -9,284
East Midlands Airport 91,029 185,507 +94,478
London Heathrow Airport 72,095 122,685 +50,590
Portsmouth 65,768 34,498 -31,270
Grangemouth Docks 34,200 60,748 +26,548

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 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 3
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 11
2025-09 3
2025-08 1
2025-07 4

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
1m-15m 19
54m+ 13
0-1m 5
15m-54m 4
Other 3

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 293,142
Ireland 224,064
Germany 104,131
Canada 75,847
Sweden 72,946

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 277,640 15,502 -262,138
Ireland 87,913 136,151 +48,238
Germany 86,283 17,848 -68,435
Canada 46,718 29,129 -17,589
Sweden 39,608 33,338 -6,270
India 22,346 44,325 +21,979
Czechia 53,657 9,016 -44,641
Netherlands 14,329 24,239 +9,910
Israel 32,566 5,272 -27,294
Saudi Arabia 13,692 22,046 +8,354

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 £
China 58

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 £
China 32 26 -6

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 900,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 356,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 142,148
Other 58

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 578,830 322,169 -256,661
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 220,465 136,283 -84,182
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 93,973 48,175 -45,798
Other 32 26 -6

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 346,318
Dover / Eurotunnel 224,997
London Heathrow Airport 203,432
London Stansted Airport 126,788
ZLC 118,136

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 209,456 136,862 -72,594
Dover / Eurotunnel 156,244 68,753 -87,491
London Heathrow Airport 117,647 85,785 -31,862
London Stansted Airport 117,421 9,367 -108,054
ZLC 74,982 43,154 -31,828
Liverpool Docks 91,128 21,422 -69,706
Manchester Airport 52,320 35,076 -17,244
London Gateway Port 9,210 26,293 +17,083
Heysham 1,551 27,311 +25,760
Holyhead 12,385 9,229 -3,156

Quick facts

HS code: 400129

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

Description: Other forms of natural rubber not specified elsewhere, used in various industries