Import/export HS code 400942: Rubber hoses (reinforced, with fittings)

Reinforced rubber hoses that include fittings for easy and secure use

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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 £
Poland 13,890,765
China 8,366,452
Netherlands 6,155,363
United States 5,827,208
Germany 5,710,105

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 £
Poland 6,382,853 7,507,912 +1,125,059
China 4,159,171 4,207,281 +48,110
Netherlands 3,923,652 2,231,711 -1,691,941
United States 3,244,998 2,582,210 -662,788
Germany 3,032,900 2,677,205 -355,695
France 2,883,602 2,642,831 -240,771
Spain 1,874,575 1,605,408 -269,167
Czechia 1,603,709 1,565,951 -37,758
Italy 1,500,599 895,360 -605,239
Bulgaria 1,221,821 1,071,209 -150,612

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 £
Poland 15,297,939
China 9,854,546
United States 6,948,606
Czechia 6,402,127
United Kingdom 4,047,624

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 £
Poland 7,739,660 7,558,279 -181,381
China 5,007,759 4,846,787 -160,972
United States 3,824,449 3,124,157 -700,292
Czechia 3,234,915 3,167,212 -67,703
United Kingdom 1,560,302 2,487,322 +927,020
Hungary 1,841,216 1,953,585 +112,369
Germany 1,563,832 1,399,215 -164,617
Bulgaria 1,530,434 1,151,433 -379,001
Italy 1,463,755 1,053,168 -410,587
Turkey 1,406,712 910,123 -496,589

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 50
Inner London - West 30
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29
West Midlands 29
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 24

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37 29 -8
Inner London - West 18 23 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 18 -6
West Midlands 20 22 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 17 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 10 -8
Greater Manchester 17 10 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 16 +1
North Eastern Scotland 13 14 +1
Essex 20 16 -4

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) 40,802,398
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,238,786
Air transport 11,853,487
Other 3,183,684
Road transport 947,287

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) 20,349,236 20,453,162 +103,926
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,110,910 8,127,876 +16,966
Air transport 7,378,579 4,474,908 -2,903,671
Other 1,875,180 1,308,504 -566,676
Road transport 695,723 251,564 -444,159
Rail transport 256,384 162,361 -94,023
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 21,427 +21,427

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 22,043,508
Felixstowe 6,400,062
Eurotunnel 6,121,777
Harwich 5,596,321
000 3,183,684

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 11,023,257 11,020,251 -3,006
Felixstowe 3,112,263 3,287,799 +175,536
Eurotunnel 2,870,972 3,250,805 +379,833
Harwich 3,093,962 2,502,359 -591,603
000 1,875,180 1,308,504 -566,676
London Heathrow Airport 1,912,448 1,110,689 -801,759
Aberdeen Docks 1,128,262 1,637,269 +509,007
Southampton 1,641,104 972,712 -668,392
Immingham Docks 1,183,940 1,369,861 +185,921
Tyne 1,463,809 873,033 -590,776

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 105
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 48
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 46
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 34

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 91
2025-11 84
2025-10 82
2025-09 89
2025-08 81

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+ 267
1m-15m 163
15m-54m 55
Other 53
0-1m 33

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 £
China 22,362,137
United States 19,582,610
United Arab Emirates 17,618,152
Ghana 16,130,936
Saudi Arabia 13,006,121

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 £
China 18,715,094 3,647,043 -15,068,051
United States 10,029,236 9,553,374 -475,862
United Arab Emirates 8,581,010 9,037,142 +456,132
Ghana 387,605 15,743,331 +15,355,726
Saudi Arabia 4,505,695 8,500,426 +3,994,731
Thailand 3,795,960 6,698,839 +2,902,879
Qatar 7,216,272 3,158,727 -4,057,545
Nigeria 4,562,862 5,672,103 +1,109,241
Spain 4,428,337 4,857,820 +429,483
Malaysia 2,936,528 3,458,620 +522,092

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 187,590
XI 134,640
Romania 5,518
Germany 4,929
Indonesia 3,119

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 52,276 135,314 +83,038
XI 132,574 2,066 -130,508
Romania 4,594 924 -3,670
Germany 2,413 2,516 +103
Indonesia 1,867 1,252 -615
Turkey 2,117 351 -1,766
France 840 1,314 +474
Czechia 458 1,526 +1,068
Sweden 1,736 0 -1,736
Italy 393 702 +309

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) 170,365,637
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,428,514
Air transport 18,588,330
Other 352,158
Road transport 24,402

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) 79,966,589 90,399,048 +10,432,459
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,511,980 13,916,534 +2,404,554
Air transport 10,135,008 8,453,322 -1,681,686
Other 203,134 149,024 -54,110
Road transport 24,402 0 -24,402

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 61,218,605
Felixstowe 48,072,868
Southampton 31,760,810
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,593,037
London Heathrow Airport 11,546,371

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 10,536,199 50,682,406 +40,146,207
Felixstowe 32,796,855 15,276,013 -17,520,842
Southampton 19,437,469 12,323,341 -7,114,128
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,138,020 7,455,017 +2,316,997
London Heathrow Airport 6,522,222 5,024,149 -1,498,073
Immingham Docks 6,236,228 4,844,805 -1,391,423
Aberdeen Docks 7,616,180 3,052,346 -4,563,834
Middlesbrough 2,229,585 1,582,012 -647,573
London 370,474 2,779,642 +2,409,168
Portsmouth 1,296,561 1,091,063 -205,498

Quick facts

HS code: 400942

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

Description: Reinforced rubber hoses that include fittings for easy and secure use