Import/export HS code 400931: Rubber tubes and pipes (reinforced, without fittings)

Strong, reinforced rubber tubes and pipes, without any fittings

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* 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 £
Turkey 11,216,108
Germany 10,410,300
Belgium 6,956,963
India 6,766,557
Japan 6,682,394

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 £
Turkey 5,783,014 5,433,094 -349,920
Germany 5,399,061 5,011,239 -387,822
Belgium 3,819,278 3,137,685 -681,593
India 3,722,595 3,043,962 -678,633
Japan 3,786,880 2,895,514 -891,366
Italy 4,219,992 2,203,932 -2,016,060
Spain 3,169,013 2,612,140 -556,873
France 3,913,669 1,209,864 -2,703,805
China 2,031,701 2,238,500 +206,799
Poland 1,991,452 2,252,447 +260,995

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 £
Turkey 15,150,022
Spain 8,483,321
India 6,915,621
Japan 6,760,715
Italy 6,597,628

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 £
Turkey 7,514,517 7,635,505 +120,988
Spain 4,700,825 3,782,496 -918,329
India 3,823,299 3,092,322 -730,977
Japan 3,845,983 2,914,732 -931,251
Italy 4,464,457 2,133,171 -2,331,286
Germany 3,320,330 2,936,934 -383,396
China 2,971,966 3,217,434 +245,468
United States 2,771,358 2,626,073 -145,285
France 3,134,616 1,883,459 -1,251,157
Bulgaria 1,753,727 1,768,155 +14,428

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 27
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19
Shropshire and Staffordshire 18
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17

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 21 24 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22 21 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 15 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15 13 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 14 +1
Greater Manchester 11 10 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 13 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 9 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 10 -2
Inner London - West 8 7 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,822,015
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,978,471
Air transport 11,421,019
Other 10,498,876
Road transport 462,025

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,387,821 16,434,194 +46,373
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,895,694 14,082,777 -2,812,917
Air transport 6,223,582 5,197,437 -1,026,145
Other 7,443,769 3,055,107 -4,388,662
Road transport 204,025 258,000 +53,975
Rail transport 124,364 0 -124,364

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 16,428,272
Felixstowe 12,577,181
000 10,498,876
Southampton 9,745,561
Eurotunnel 7,131,063

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 9,875,655 6,552,617 -3,323,038
Felixstowe 7,416,443 5,160,738 -2,255,705
000 7,443,769 3,055,107 -4,388,662
Southampton 4,925,342 4,820,219 -105,123
Eurotunnel 3,618,577 3,512,486 -106,091
London Gateway Port 1,656,141 1,658,393 +2,252
Birmingham Airport 1,626,491 1,626,307 -184
Immingham Docks 1,602,423 1,609,465 +7,042
London 647,648 1,832,706 +1,185,058
Thamesport 1,090,289 1,121,238 +30,949

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 85
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 44
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 27
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 90
2025-10 86
2025-09 78
2025-08 78
2025-07 85

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+ 150
1m-15m 143
15m-54m 33
Other 28
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 £
United States 18,906,365
Belgium 5,996,089
Canada 5,175,423
Germany 3,854,934
France 2,163,932

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 11,377,283 7,529,082 -3,848,201
Belgium 3,503,619 2,492,470 -1,011,149
Canada 1,718,314 3,457,109 +1,738,795
Germany 1,661,797 2,193,137 +531,340
France 1,257,892 906,040 -351,852
India 271,809 1,520,303 +1,248,494
Ireland 890,006 790,529 -99,477
Brazil 777,986 658,090 -119,896
Spain 792,667 628,299 -164,368
Sweden 554,123 803,750 +249,627

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 210,638
Italy 81,134
Nicaragua 11,688
Turkey 7,247
XU 5,943

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 121,874 88,764 -33,110
Italy 32,705 48,429 +15,724
Nicaragua 11,688 0 -11,688
Turkey 3,401 3,846 +445
XU 3,959 1,984 -1,975
Malaysia 2,240 3,264 +1,024
Portugal 2,920 0 -2,920
Ireland 506 843 +337
Denmark 385 620 +235
Taiwan 525 461 -64

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 20,821,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,972,738
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,096,607
Other 331,533
Road transport 182,687

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 10,431,548 10,389,919 -41,629
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,347,060 8,625,678 -1,721,382
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,859,887 7,236,720 -623,167
Other 181,185 150,348 -30,837
Road transport 182,687 0 -182,687

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,622,052
London Gateway Port 8,378,529
East Midlands Airport 7,967,020
London Heathrow Airport 6,249,522
Liverpool Docks 3,862,264

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 6,793,055 5,828,997 -964,058
London Gateway Port 5,152,976 3,225,553 -1,927,423
East Midlands Airport 4,375,899 3,591,121 -784,778
London Heathrow Airport 2,498,193 3,751,329 +1,253,136
Liverpool Docks 1,796,773 2,065,491 +268,718
Southampton 1,977,995 1,701,209 -276,786
ZLC 1,704,486 1,799,013 +94,527
Felixstowe 402,860 1,649,610 +1,246,750
London Stansted Airport 1,233,095 540,654 -692,441
Manchester Airport 778,678 682,904 -95,774

Quick facts

HS code: 400931

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

Description: Strong, reinforced rubber tubes and pipes, without any fittings