Import/export HS code 400219: Various synthetic rubber

Various types of synthetic rubber not listed elsewhere, in basic forms like sheets or strips

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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 £
Netherlands 17,630,371
Germany 17,348,128
Poland 6,232,383
Belgium 5,389,610
Spain 4,938,413

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 8,352,185 9,278,186 +926,001
Germany 10,928,300 6,419,828 -4,508,472
Poland 1,984,430 4,247,953 +2,263,523
Belgium 2,739,948 2,649,662 -90,286
Spain 2,653,333 2,285,080 -368,253
France 2,092,964 1,781,793 -311,171
Thailand 1,168,760 1,189,087 +20,327
Mexico 1,161,473 923,785 -237,688
South Korea 1,459,366 194,268 -1,265,098
China 828,163 807,291 -20,872

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 £
Germany 28,791,087
Spain 7,231,897
Italy 6,258,087
France 5,483,518
Belgium 3,013,466

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 £
Germany 14,456,755 14,334,332 -122,423
Spain 3,811,904 3,419,993 -391,911
Italy 3,652,186 2,605,901 -1,046,285
France 2,794,596 2,688,922 -105,674
Belgium 1,605,959 1,407,507 -198,452
United States 1,717,584 1,221,754 -495,830
South Korea 2,107,432 617,499 -1,489,933
Thailand 1,280,647 1,219,603 -61,044
Mexico 1,205,738 1,158,853 -46,885
China 872,749 933,766 +61,017

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
West Midlands 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Lancashire 4

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
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Northern Ireland 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1

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) 41,012,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,403,637
Air transport 886,065
Other 138,441
Road transport 4,305

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) 21,365,280 19,647,103 -1,718,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,913,500 13,490,137 -423,363
Air transport 582,797 303,268 -279,529
Other 54,256 84,185 +29,929
Road transport 0 4,305 +4,305

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 25,732,646
Dover 10,487,184
Felixstowe 6,020,006
Liverpool Docks 4,966,592
London 3,571,891

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 £
Immingham Docks 12,927,296 12,805,350 -121,946
Dover 5,786,691 4,700,493 -1,086,198
Felixstowe 2,318,094 3,701,912 +1,383,818
Liverpool Docks 3,469,165 1,497,427 -1,971,738
London 2,133,880 1,438,011 -695,869
Killingholme 1,297,224 2,056,619 +759,395
Hull 1,572,207 1,236,107 -336,100
Eurotunnel 1,622,981 1,047,889 -575,092
Portsmouth 389,836 1,089,916 +700,080
London Gateway Port 1,059,153 287,462 -771,691

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 17
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 16
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 21
2025-09 18
2025-08 19
2025-07 24

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+ 29
1m-15m 19
15m-54m 14
Other 5
0-1m 4

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 £
France 5,199,671
Poland 3,260,241
Spain 2,315,454
Turkey 1,997,641
Germany 1,236,760

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 £
France 3,819,842 1,379,829 -2,440,013
Poland 3,149,394 110,847 -3,038,547
Spain 2,308,555 6,899 -2,301,656
Turkey 1,807,475 190,166 -1,617,309
Germany 1,218,052 18,708 -1,199,344
Hungary 1,093,070 16,852 -1,076,218
United States 400,684 417,412 +16,728
Belgium 596,856 5,834 -591,022
Italy 565,088 1,952 -563,136
Netherlands 503,960 9,788 -494,172

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 £
XU 2,770
India 2,454

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 £
XU 1,059 1,711 +652
India 2,454 0 -2,454

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,314,853
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,926,338
Air transport 218,962
Other 5,224

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,237,184 2,077,669 -10,159,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,112,236 814,102 -4,298,134
Air transport 108,466 110,496 +2,030
Other 3,513 1,711 -1,802

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,553,123
Dover 2,259,968
Grangemouth Docks 1,664,476
Hull 1,593,872
London Gateway Port 1,048,789

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,036,701 516,422 -9,520,279
Dover 910,067 1,349,901 +439,834
Grangemouth Docks 1,664,476 0 -1,664,476
Hull 1,593,872 0 -1,593,872
London Gateway Port 678,634 370,155 -308,479
Portsmouth 918,657 22,892 -895,765
Southampton 143,887 402,230 +258,343
Immingham Docks 518,719 20,172 -498,547
Felixstowe 326,037 33,900 -292,137
Holyhead 87,171 121,267 +34,096

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 400219

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

Description: Various types of synthetic rubber not listed elsewhere, in basic forms like sheets or strips