Import/export HS code 400811: Rubber plates, sheets, and strips

Flat rubber materials like plates, sheets, and strips, used for padding, sealing, or insulation

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 £
Belgium 9,163,810
South Korea 3,623,443
Germany 3,090,733
Netherlands 3,025,238
China 2,933,357

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 £
Belgium 4,579,255 4,584,555 +5,300
South Korea 1,920,099 1,703,344 -216,755
Germany 1,606,308 1,484,425 -121,883
Netherlands 1,601,862 1,423,376 -178,486
China 1,492,450 1,440,907 -51,543
Poland 1,288,197 930,941 -357,256
Ireland 1,106,172 961,688 -144,484
France 851,692 762,038 -89,654
United States 885,121 552,986 -332,135
Turkey 579,983 378,154 -201,829

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 £
Belgium 8,316,804
China 4,349,777
South Korea 3,787,181
Germany 3,575,642
Poland 2,360,643

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 £
Belgium 4,116,527 4,200,277 +83,750
China 2,228,490 2,121,287 -107,203
South Korea 2,004,829 1,782,352 -222,477
Germany 1,852,203 1,723,439 -128,764
Poland 1,394,395 966,248 -428,147
Netherlands 1,165,831 743,389 -422,442
United States 940,370 624,547 -315,823
France 608,325 561,876 -46,449
Italy 585,301 472,404 -112,897
Japan 647,443 353,271 -294,172

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 23
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15
West Yorkshire 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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
West Midlands 16 16 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 13 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 6 -6
West Yorkshire 10 10 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 7 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 5 8 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 4 -3

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) 19,944,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,623,563
Air transport 1,565,305
Other 1,150,294
Road transport 258,574

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) 10,453,166 9,491,468 -961,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,760,937 4,862,626 -898,311
Air transport 901,626 663,679 -237,947
Other 448,852 701,442 +252,590
Road transport 157,612 100,962 -56,650

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,270,590
Felixstowe 4,885,452
Eurotunnel 4,232,244
Southampton 4,149,941
Immingham Docks 2,720,961

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 4,387,912 3,882,678 -505,234
Felixstowe 2,350,207 2,535,245 +185,038
Eurotunnel 2,000,832 2,231,412 +230,580
Southampton 2,745,114 1,404,827 -1,340,287
Immingham Docks 1,289,618 1,431,343 +141,725
Holyhead 583,272 711,913 +128,641
000 448,852 701,442 +252,590
London 728,866 395,821 -333,045
Harwich 493,669 435,635 -58,034
London Gateway Port 216,780 440,216 +223,436

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 56
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 39
Other manufacturing 25
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 50
2025-10 54
2025-09 52
2025-08 50
2025-07 51

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 114
54m+ 74
15m-54m 34
0-1m 22
Other 16

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 £
Ireland 4,369,935
Netherlands 3,405,621
Saudi Arabia 2,720,583
Sweden 1,304,733
Qatar 1,173,688

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 £
Ireland 2,332,247 2,037,688 -294,559
Netherlands 1,881,415 1,524,206 -357,209
Saudi Arabia 1,410,311 1,310,272 -100,039
Sweden 703,343 601,390 -101,953
Qatar 639,682 534,006 -105,676
Germany 593,940 569,663 -24,277
Australia 468,015 521,568 +53,553
Turkey 617,975 296,395 -321,580
United Arab Emirates 443,053 423,489 -19,564
Czechia 403,656 369,178 -34,478

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 249,507
XU 60,816
Ireland 5,715
Italy 3,390
Germany 2,467

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 131,549 117,958 -13,591
XU 40,302 20,514 -19,788
Ireland 1,061 4,654 +3,593
Italy 2,904 486 -2,418
Germany 1,927 540 -1,387
China 842 155 -687
Austria 307 0 -307
Belgium 60 104 +44
India 90 0 -90
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 88 +88

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,762,358
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,277,381
Air transport 2,382,076
Other 323,622
Road transport 47,330

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,753,277 6,009,081 -1,744,196
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,194,272 4,083,109 -111,163
Air transport 1,329,714 1,052,362 -277,352
Other 179,123 144,499 -34,624
Road transport 40,646 6,684 -33,962

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,696,345
Immingham Docks 4,375,419
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,100,915
Southampton 2,204,203
Felixstowe 2,202,247

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 £
London Gateway Port 2,196,603 2,499,742 +303,139
Immingham Docks 2,444,548 1,930,871 -513,677
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,640,318 1,460,597 -179,721
Southampton 1,399,198 805,005 -594,193
Felixstowe 1,389,887 812,360 -577,527
Liverpool Docks 1,119,718 765,973 -353,745
Holyhead 703,147 621,977 -81,170
Heysham 462,736 586,673 +123,937
East Midlands Airport 570,895 421,945 -148,950
London Heathrow Airport 438,722 313,442 -125,280

Quick facts

HS code: 400811

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

Description: Flat rubber materials like plates, sheets, and strips, used for padding, sealing, or insulation