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

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 £
Germany 3,304,918
Belgium 976,617
United States 346,498
China 327,066
India 197,033

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 1,720,765 1,584,153 -136,612
Belgium 595,506 381,111 -214,395
United States 308,668 37,830 -270,838
China 138,016 189,050 +51,034
India 83,428 113,605 +30,177
Ireland 70,083 77,215 +7,132
Netherlands 105,470 26,083 -79,387
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48,172 54,690 +6,518
France 26,707 42,869 +16,162
Hungary 40,025 1,117 -38,908

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 2,693,023
United States 1,402,617
China 597,649
Poland 309,524
India 235,564

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 1,353,326 1,339,697 -13,629
United States 981,098 421,519 -559,579
China 323,173 274,476 -48,697
Poland 165,880 143,644 -22,236
India 121,959 113,605 -8,354
Ireland 62,423 77,215 +14,792
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48,172 54,690 +6,518
France 29,016 42,523 +13,507
Hungary 40,025 18,547 -21,478
Austria 26,825 18,123 -8,702

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 7
West Yorkshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
West Midlands 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 4 7 +3
West Yorkshire 7 3 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Essex 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 3 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 1 -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) 4,294,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,093,781
Air transport 373,753
Other 12,018

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) 2,338,033 1,956,397 -381,636
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 609,045 484,736 -124,309
Air transport 262,508 111,245 -151,263
Other 6,063 5,955 -108

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 1,965,894
Dover / Eurotunnel 691,396
Dover 470,764
Eurotunnel 469,484
Felixstowe 424,186

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 1,025,746 940,148 -85,598
Dover / Eurotunnel 386,595 304,801 -81,794
Dover 274,192 196,572 -77,620
Eurotunnel 250,732 218,752 -31,980
Felixstowe 215,550 208,636 -6,914
Southampton 289,541 92,388 -197,153
Killingholme 274,819 35,851 -238,968
Immingham Docks 72,938 230,294 +157,356
East Midlands Airport 121,291 72,823 -48,468
London 78,859 41,551 -37,308

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 19
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 5
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 9
2025-09 16
2025-08 13
2025-07 16

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 25
54m+ 25
15m-54m 6
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 2,272,005
Switzerland 1,679,339
Germany 768,453
Italy 263,455
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 959,063 1,312,942 +353,879
Switzerland 914,249 765,090 -149,159
Germany 395,246 373,207 -22,039
Italy 151,661 111,794 -39,867
Sweden 68,160 184,264 +116,104
France 97,882 102,360 +4,478
Spain 65,214 68,937 +3,723
Canada 0 99,250 +99,250
Netherlands 54,092 36,342 -17,750
Sri Lanka 30,127 60,044 +29,917

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 8,651
XU 833
Nicaragua 84
Belgium 44

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 4,781 5,611 +830
United States 3,537 5,114 +1,577
XU 46 787 +741
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) 3,543,118
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,484,579
Air transport 466,981
Other 20,027
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) 1,911,573 1,631,545 -280,028
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,030,593 1,453,986 +423,393
Air transport 171,054 295,927 +124,873
Other 8,364 11,663 +3,299
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 3,222,616
London Gateway Port 955,194
Liverpool Docks 762,518
Southampton 736,311
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 1,813,946 1,408,670 -405,276
London Gateway Port 715,425 239,769 -475,656
Liverpool Docks 188,225 574,293 +386,068
Southampton 103,043 633,268 +530,225
Dover 3,766 180,567 +176,801
East Midlands Airport 77,605 88,694 +11,089
London Heathrow Airport 53,055 67,898 +14,843
Manchester Airport 21,456 87,372 +65,916
Immingham Docks 67,754 16,318 -51,436
ZLC 18,656 50,309 +31,653

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