Import/export HS code 400829: Various rubber products (non-hard rubber)

Other rubber items like custom shapes or profiles, not specified elsewhere

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 10,842,982
France 7,148,364
Italy 3,307,485
Belgium 2,459,440
China 2,360,405

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 5,723,118 5,119,864 -603,254
France 3,954,443 3,193,921 -760,522
Italy 1,500,590 1,806,895 +306,305
Belgium 1,186,507 1,272,933 +86,426
China 1,369,936 990,469 -379,467
United States 1,624,723 466,914 -1,157,809
Turkey 841,578 872,597 +31,019
Ireland 1,143,007 558,881 -584,126
Netherlands 638,785 534,277 -104,508
Czechia 495,999 535,737 +39,738

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 9,276,705
France 4,150,940
Italy 3,314,208
China 2,943,438
United States 2,038,339

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 5,003,886 4,272,819 -731,067
France 1,849,687 2,301,253 +451,566
Italy 1,550,334 1,763,874 +213,540
China 1,774,413 1,169,025 -605,388
United States 1,434,572 603,767 -830,805
Turkey 960,729 962,137 +1,408
Romania 368,665 1,517,278 +1,148,613
Belgium 1,182,977 590,468 -592,509
Slovenia 971,548 583,462 -388,086
Denmark 477,556 423,186 -54,370

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 30
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 22
Inner London - West 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20

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 24 19 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 20 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17 17 +0
Inner London - West 15 9 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 13 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 17 12 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 10 -7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 12 -2
Greater Manchester 14 10 -4
West Yorkshire 14 9 -5

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) 21,864,441
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,546,437
Other 5,808,996
Air transport 5,791,778
Road transport 1,182,784

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) 11,559,290 10,305,151 -1,254,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,251,513 3,294,924 -956,589
Other 3,657,012 2,151,984 -1,505,028
Air transport 2,999,082 2,792,696 -206,386
Road transport 138,018 1,044,766 +906,748

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,826,872
000 5,808,996
Felixstowe 3,248,390
Eurotunnel 2,091,095
Thamesport 2,072,537

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 6,220,527 5,606,345 -614,182
000 3,657,012 2,151,984 -1,505,028
Felixstowe 2,153,569 1,094,821 -1,058,748
Eurotunnel 1,106,357 984,738 -121,619
Thamesport 1,032,981 1,039,556 +6,575
East Midlands Airport 826,344 833,700 +7,356
Dover / Eurotunnel 684,500 864,620 +180,120
Harwich 490,709 957,864 +467,155
Immingham Docks 784,590 556,295 -228,295
London Stansted Airport 831,646 461,573 -370,073

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 96
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 42
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 41
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 37
Other manufacturing 26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 76
2025-11 77
2025-10 100
2025-09 91
2025-08 90

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+ 201
1m-15m 152
15m-54m 38
Other 29
0-1m 15

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 £
Norway 4,547,095
Germany 4,400,699
United States 4,171,935
Ireland 2,606,523
France 1,890,281

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 £
Norway 1,688,104 2,858,991 +1,170,887
Germany 1,961,682 2,439,017 +477,335
United States 2,105,646 2,066,289 -39,357
Ireland 1,405,430 1,201,093 -204,337
France 955,144 935,137 -20,007
Netherlands 875,350 785,874 -89,476
Sweden 693,416 475,731 -217,685
Italy 687,765 372,500 -315,265
Poland 422,244 295,786 -126,458
Czechia 258,584 376,033 +117,449

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 400,357
Ireland 82,904
Nicaragua 38,075
China 37,229
United States 18,173

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 135,380 264,977 +129,597
Ireland 51,256 31,648 -19,608
Nicaragua 36,882 1,193 -35,689
China 12,473 24,756 +12,283
United States 7,868 10,305 +2,437
Germany 11,384 3,898 -7,486
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 271 10,789 +10,518
Denmark 6,340 548 -5,792
France 2,276 3,336 +1,060
Poland 2,007 628 -1,379

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 17,649,758
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,083,871
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,769,243
Other 770,029
Road transport 28,638

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 £
Air transport 8,079,564 9,570,194 +1,490,630
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,283,383 4,800,488 -482,895
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,444,465 1,324,778 -119,687
Other 392,463 377,566 -14,897
Road transport 28,638 0 -28,638

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,416,998
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,589,378
East Midlands Airport 4,358,718
London Stansted Airport 3,591,643
Immingham Docks 1,798,389

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 Heathrow Airport 2,907,950 4,509,048 +1,601,098
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,608,428 2,980,950 +372,522
East Midlands Airport 2,266,642 2,092,076 -174,566
London Stansted Airport 1,768,350 1,823,293 +54,943
Immingham Docks 1,109,843 688,546 -421,297
ZLC 794,027 681,464 -112,563
Holyhead 473,463 518,833 +45,370
London Gateway Port 500,314 354,772 -145,542
Felixstowe 500,654 318,127 -182,527
000 392,463 377,566 -14,897

Quick facts

HS code: 400829

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

Description: Other rubber items like custom shapes or profiles, not specified elsewhere