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 10,986,051
Germany 10,267,758
India 6,820,107
Belgium 6,803,835
Japan 6,615,049

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 5,530,975 5,455,076 -75,899
Germany 5,323,562 4,944,196 -379,366
India 3,603,655 3,216,452 -387,203
Belgium 3,656,292 3,147,543 -508,749
Japan 3,810,561 2,804,488 -1,006,073
Italy 3,957,345 2,215,736 -1,741,609
Spain 2,903,404 2,844,074 -59,330
France 3,385,531 1,121,888 -2,263,643
China 2,074,572 2,235,522 +160,950
Poland 1,909,217 2,291,530 +382,313

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 15,015,985
Spain 8,339,501
India 6,961,503
Japan 6,695,009
Italy 6,328,622

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 7,322,656 7,693,329 +370,673
Spain 4,320,866 4,018,635 -302,231
India 3,696,882 3,264,621 -432,261
Japan 3,869,473 2,825,536 -1,043,937
Italy 4,187,363 2,141,259 -2,046,104
China 3,007,183 3,262,218 +255,035
Germany 3,216,925 2,889,730 -327,195
United States 2,639,161 2,754,184 +115,023
France 2,763,757 1,913,618 -850,139
Bulgaria 1,695,005 1,868,815 +173,810

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 22 22 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 19 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 15 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 12 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 14 +0
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) 32,900,846
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,316,728
Air transport 11,275,245
Other 9,734,602
Road transport 502,194

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) 15,868,341 17,032,505 +1,164,164
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,001,101 14,315,627 -1,685,474
Air transport 6,083,967 5,191,278 -892,689
Other 6,986,794 2,747,808 -4,238,986
Road transport 196,857 305,337 +108,480
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 15,890,174
Felixstowe 12,160,587
000 9,734,602
Southampton 9,699,281
Eurotunnel 6,996,982

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 9,191,005 6,699,169 -2,491,836
Felixstowe 7,009,460 5,151,127 -1,858,333
000 6,986,794 2,747,808 -4,238,986
Southampton 4,915,894 4,783,387 -132,507
Eurotunnel 3,499,760 3,497,222 -2,538
London Gateway Port 1,559,729 1,999,734 +440,005
Birmingham Airport 1,620,565 1,733,449 +112,884
Immingham Docks 1,651,402 1,638,734 -12,668
London 703,414 1,749,877 +1,046,463
499 121,233 2,147,364 +2,026,131

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 84
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 45
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 27
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 74
2025-11 91
2025-10 86
2025-09 78
2025-08 78

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+ 149
1m-15m 144
15m-54m 33
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 £
United States 18,627,487
Belgium 6,020,316
Canada 5,422,402
Germany 3,834,790
France 2,139,650

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 11,346,378 7,281,109 -4,065,269
Belgium 3,566,668 2,453,648 -1,113,020
Canada 2,002,257 3,420,145 +1,417,888
Germany 1,615,884 2,218,906 +603,022
France 1,278,018 861,632 -416,386
India 419,109 1,386,618 +967,509
Ireland 863,823 808,010 -55,813
Spain 809,350 620,168 -189,182
Brazil 757,363 654,971 -102,392
Sweden 616,225 756,566 +140,341

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 188,243
Italy 89,883
Georgia 18,402
Nicaragua 11,688
Turkey 7,533

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 102,868 85,375 -17,493
Italy 37,463 52,420 +14,957
Georgia 0 18,402 +18,402
Nicaragua 11,688 0 -11,688
Turkey 3,705 3,828 +123
Malaysia 2,197 3,248 +1,051
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 20,995,289
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,841,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,136,348
Other 335,692
Road transport 133,621

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 10,807,917 10,187,372 -620,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,538,523 8,303,167 -2,235,356
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,840,574 7,295,774 -544,800
Other 166,469 169,223 +2,754
Road transport 133,621 0 -133,621

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,605,255
London Gateway Port 8,117,265
East Midlands Airport 7,915,125
London Heathrow Airport 6,328,327
Liverpool Docks 4,118,403

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 6,745,697 5,859,558 -886,139
London Gateway Port 5,201,249 2,916,016 -2,285,233
East Midlands Airport 4,472,976 3,442,149 -1,030,827
London Heathrow Airport 2,737,630 3,590,697 +853,067
Liverpool Docks 1,938,071 2,180,332 +242,261
ZLC 1,734,794 1,913,604 +178,810
Southampton 2,022,030 1,603,461 -418,569
Felixstowe 406,753 1,639,952 +1,233,199
London Stansted Airport 1,229,914 535,748 -694,166
Manchester Airport 742,340 679,296 -63,044

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