Import/export HS code 400520: Rubber solutions and dispersions

Liquid forms of rubber, such as solutions or dispersions, but not mixed with carbon black or silica

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  • 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 £
Germany 3,333,609
Belgium 896,783
China 381,075
United States 240,582
India 191,782

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 £
Germany 1,687,833 1,645,776 -42,057
Belgium 531,440 365,343 -166,097
China 138,016 243,059 +105,043
United States 205,286 35,296 -169,990
India 115,715 76,067 -39,648
Ireland 84,633 64,178 -20,455
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48,172 54,690 +6,518
France 28,005 37,151 +9,146
Netherlands 25,555 24,551 -1,004
South Korea 38,531 5,356 -33,175

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 2,709,641
United States 1,144,725
China 656,704
Poland 307,997
India 230,313

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 1,314,784 1,394,857 +80,073
United States 732,900 411,825 -321,075
China 313,985 342,719 +28,734
Poland 168,428 139,569 -28,859
India 154,246 76,067 -78,179
Ireland 76,973 64,178 -12,795
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48,172 54,690 +6,518
France 36,496 30,623 -5,873
Hungary 36,624 18,547 -18,077
Austria 29,173 14,881 -14,292

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
West Yorkshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
West Midlands 4
Cheshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 7 3 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Essex 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 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) 4,151,681
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,059,593
Air transport 356,019
Other 11,449

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) 2,167,204 1,984,477 -182,727
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 538,934 520,659 -18,275
Air transport 266,128 89,891 -176,237
Other 4,996 6,453 +1,457

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 1,870,115
Dover / Eurotunnel 685,854
Eurotunnel 473,956
Dover 463,623
Felixstowe 439,932

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 £
Harwich 928,681 941,434 +12,753
Dover / Eurotunnel 364,037 321,817 -42,220
Eurotunnel 240,688 233,268 -7,420
Dover 277,978 185,645 -92,333
Felixstowe 253,088 186,844 -66,244
Southampton 188,946 96,681 -92,265
Killingholme 261,873 21,649 -240,224
Immingham Docks 48,590 227,052 +178,462
East Midlands Airport 135,993 55,511 -80,482
London Gateway Port 3,596 132,588 +128,992

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 20
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 13
2025-10 9
2025-09 16
2025-08 13

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 26
54m+ 26
15m-54m 7
0-1m 4
Other 1

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 2,159,087
Switzerland 1,710,145
Germany 759,125
Italy 261,948
Sweden 252,424

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 1,003,082 1,156,005 +152,923
Switzerland 903,597 806,548 -97,049
Germany 425,060 334,065 -90,995
Italy 151,266 110,682 -40,584
Sweden 68,160 184,264 +116,104
France 86,925 105,345 +18,420
Spain 66,513 91,740 +25,227
Sri Lanka 41,296 65,601 +24,305
Canada 0 99,250 +99,250
Netherlands 54,059 34,860 -19,199

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 10,392
United States 8,959
Nicaragua 84
Belgium 44
Poland 23

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 4,831 5,561 +730
United States 3,796 5,163 +1,367
Nicaragua 0 84 +84
Belgium 0 44 +44
Poland 0 23 +23

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) 3,511,591
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,367,653
Air transport 488,251
Other 20,382
Road transport 885

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) 1,861,779 1,649,812 -211,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,070,604 1,297,049 +226,445
Air transport 175,975 312,276 +136,301
Other 8,721 11,661 +2,940
Road transport 885 0 -885

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,214,336
London Gateway Port 836,803
Liverpool Docks 743,384
Southampton 739,910
Dover 184,333

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 1,788,399 1,425,937 -362,462
London Gateway Port 737,518 99,285 -638,233
Liverpool Docks 169,091 574,293 +405,202
Southampton 123,095 616,815 +493,720
Dover 3,766 180,567 +176,801
East Midlands Airport 77,244 95,174 +17,930
Manchester Airport 31,525 92,929 +61,404
London Heathrow Airport 48,268 56,158 +7,890
ZLC 18,656 66,361 +47,705
Immingham Docks 67,754 16,318 -51,436

Quick facts

HS code: 400520

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

Description: Liquid forms of rubber, such as solutions or dispersions, but not mixed with carbon black or silica