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 9,316,194
South Korea 3,719,397
Germany 3,036,407
China 2,909,764
Netherlands 2,905,464

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 4,784,813 4,531,381 -253,432
South Korea 1,962,259 1,757,138 -205,121
Germany 1,592,802 1,443,605 -149,197
China 1,546,009 1,363,755 -182,254
Netherlands 1,591,972 1,313,492 -278,480
Poland 1,248,963 962,264 -286,699
Ireland 1,118,831 925,939 -192,892
France 882,216 736,159 -146,057
United States 857,020 538,883 -318,137
Turkey 592,538 331,331 -261,207

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 8,433,066
China 4,300,266
South Korea 3,901,108
Germany 3,523,733
Poland 2,351,746

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 4,282,472 4,150,594 -131,878
China 2,251,656 2,048,610 -203,046
South Korea 2,046,989 1,854,119 -192,870
Germany 1,837,302 1,686,431 -150,871
Poland 1,349,836 1,001,910 -347,926
Netherlands 1,212,916 629,610 -583,306
United States 914,653 588,439 -326,214
France 661,939 518,577 -143,362
Italy 534,803 481,866 -52,937
Japan 625,774 357,164 -268,610

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 22
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 14 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 11 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 6 -6
West Yorkshire 10 9 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 7 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 6 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 5 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 4 -3
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -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) 19,928,558
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,645,712
Air transport 1,528,236
Other 1,160,936
Road transport 258,317

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) 10,662,886 9,265,672 -1,397,214
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,798,626 4,847,086 -951,540
Air transport 879,401 648,835 -230,566
Other 486,165 674,771 +188,606
Road transport 151,771 106,546 -45,225

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,177,384
Felixstowe 4,781,170
Eurotunnel 4,322,172
Southampton 4,167,185
Immingham Docks 2,687,525

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 4,512,942 3,664,442 -848,500
Felixstowe 2,562,425 2,218,745 -343,680
Eurotunnel 2,048,204 2,273,968 +225,764
Southampton 2,581,850 1,585,335 -996,515
Immingham Docks 1,315,491 1,372,034 +56,543
Holyhead 567,276 748,986 +181,710
000 486,165 674,771 +188,606
London 755,954 333,982 -421,972
Harwich 487,727 426,178 -61,549
London Gateway Port 247,904 552,738 +304,834

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 57
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
2026-01 49
2025-11 50
2025-10 54
2025-09 52
2025-08 50

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 113
54m+ 75
15m-54m 34
0-1m 21
Other 18

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 4,344,906
Netherlands 3,297,046
Saudi Arabia 2,590,742
Sweden 1,281,705
Qatar 1,177,522

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 2,312,308 2,032,598 -279,710
Netherlands 1,742,158 1,554,888 -187,270
Saudi Arabia 1,470,958 1,119,784 -351,174
Sweden 740,886 540,819 -200,067
Qatar 663,514 514,008 -149,506
Germany 566,281 552,857 -13,424
Turkey 540,676 329,347 -211,329
Australia 387,830 478,706 +90,876
United Arab Emirates 490,799 371,038 -119,761
Czechia 403,001 355,610 -47,391

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 232,651
Ireland 5,652
Italy 3,390
Germany 2,467
China 997

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 126,359 106,292 -20,067
Ireland 887 4,765 +3,878
Italy 2,904 486 -2,418
Germany 1,927 540 -1,387
China 929 68 -861
Austria 307 0 -307
Belgium 57 103 +46
India 90 0 -90
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 88 +88
Japan 81 0 -81

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) 13,267,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,219,062
Air transport 2,433,702
Other 306,118
Road transport 33,238

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) 7,587,679 5,680,194 -1,907,485
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,193,104 4,025,958 -167,146
Air transport 1,349,499 1,084,203 -265,296
Other 174,498 131,620 -42,878
Road transport 26,554 6,684 -19,870

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,688,232
Immingham Docks 4,232,308
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,016,598
Southampton 2,174,244
Felixstowe 2,109,724

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 2,343,433 2,344,799 +1,366
Immingham Docks 2,333,938 1,898,370 -435,568
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,586,098 1,430,500 -155,598
Southampton 1,436,339 737,905 -698,434
Felixstowe 1,334,500 775,224 -559,276
Liverpool Docks 1,116,756 739,623 -377,133
Holyhead 652,624 664,496 +11,872
Heysham 456,466 570,942 +114,476
East Midlands Airport 553,641 452,418 -101,223
London Heathrow Airport 454,111 309,280 -144,831

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