Import/export HS code 400941: Rubber hoses (reinforced, without fittings)

Durable, reinforced rubber hoses without any additional fittings

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 £
Italy 7,765,934
Turkey 6,668,936
China 4,958,923
Germany 4,285,691
Ireland 3,670,078

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 £
Italy 3,542,165 4,223,769 +681,604
Turkey 4,201,971 2,466,965 -1,735,006
China 3,173,336 1,785,587 -1,387,749
Germany 2,094,683 2,191,008 +96,325
Ireland 1,842,488 1,827,590 -14,898
India 1,712,582 1,497,776 -214,806
United States 1,537,425 788,003 -749,422
France 1,227,720 619,081 -608,639
Malaysia 746,659 727,712 -18,947
Poland 546,905 563,258 +16,353

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 £
Italy 8,027,703
Turkey 7,914,436
China 5,118,483
Germany 3,654,806
India 3,305,308

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 £
Italy 3,739,366 4,288,337 +548,971
Turkey 4,600,275 3,314,161 -1,286,114
China 3,287,866 1,830,617 -1,457,249
Germany 1,632,062 2,022,744 +390,682
India 1,757,648 1,547,660 -209,988
United States 1,829,545 646,052 -1,183,493
Ireland 919,065 807,487 -111,578
France 1,145,692 573,497 -572,195
Malaysia 869,329 838,659 -30,670
South Korea 309,123 478,447 +169,324

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 21
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
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 15 17 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 11 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 8 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 8 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 10 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 9 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 11 +2
Greater Manchester 6 10 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 7 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 8 -2

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) 19,478,023
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,933,127
Air transport 5,179,085
Other 1,715,141
Road transport 374,475

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) 11,117,715 8,360,308 -2,757,407
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,882,532 8,050,595 +168,063
Air transport 3,323,605 1,855,480 -1,468,125
Other 951,278 763,863 -187,415
Road transport 95,069 279,406 +184,337

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,493,561
Dover 5,554,979
Eurotunnel 2,553,468
Liverpool Docks 2,136,769
Tyne 2,000,366

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 £
Felixstowe 7,834,633 4,658,928 -3,175,705
Dover 2,658,706 2,896,273 +237,567
Eurotunnel 1,299,228 1,254,240 -44,988
Liverpool Docks 1,000,186 1,136,583 +136,397
Tyne 909,630 1,090,736 +181,106
London 788,011 1,201,317 +413,306
Southampton 962,425 808,068 -154,357
000 951,278 763,863 -187,415
East Midlands Airport 792,347 638,347 -154,000
Birmingham Airport 820,953 516,513 -304,440

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 60
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 30
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 56
2025-11 55
2025-10 63
2025-09 57
2025-08 57

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 115
54m+ 103
15m-54m 25
Other 21
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 9,082,992
United Arab Emirates 7,040,126
France 1,281,737
India 691,652
Kazakhstan 680,484

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 5,855,117 3,227,875 -2,627,242
United Arab Emirates 4,107,783 2,932,343 -1,175,440
France 753,212 528,525 -224,687
India 158,862 532,790 +373,928
Kazakhstan 338,027 342,457 +4,430
Australia 470,741 109,800 -360,941
Ireland 371,811 208,393 -163,418
Spain 165,012 363,563 +198,551
Netherlands 263,464 163,321 -100,143
Brazil 144,870 236,713 +91,843

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 £
China 114,457
Ireland 18,687
Denmark 6,831
Germany 3,248
France 2,929

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 £
China 54,582 59,875 +5,293
Ireland 11,385 7,302 -4,083
Denmark 0 6,831 +6,831
Germany 2,879 369 -2,510
France 2,365 564 -1,801
Turkey 0 2,864 +2,864
United States 0 2,049 +2,049
Sweden 528 938 +410
XI 284 754 +470
Poland 416 415 -1

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) 16,793,525
Air transport 6,155,357
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,694,728
Other 158,169
Road transport 52,837

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) 10,315,054 6,478,471 -3,836,583
Air transport 3,288,816 2,866,541 -422,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,201,078 1,493,650 +292,572
Other 74,807 83,362 +8,555
Road transport 52,837 0 -52,837

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 9,482,338
Southampton 4,462,442
London Heathrow Airport 3,451,647
Felixstowe 1,931,076
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,775,556

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 5,631,460 3,850,878 -1,780,582
Southampton 3,562,539 899,903 -2,662,636
London Heathrow Airport 1,936,808 1,514,839 -421,969
Felixstowe 511,907 1,419,169 +907,262
Dover / Eurotunnel 830,804 944,752 +113,948
East Midlands Airport 551,533 408,884 -142,649
London Stansted Airport 362,455 538,899 +176,444
Liverpool Docks 399,722 187,239 -212,483
Portsmouth 34,097 309,824 +275,727
ZLC 168,613 155,395 -13,218

Quick facts

HS code: 400941

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

Description: Durable, reinforced rubber hoses without any additional fittings