Import/export HS code 4010: Rubber conveyor or transmission belts

Belts made of vulcanized rubber, used for moving or transmitting power in machines and equipment

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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 £
Germany 44,059,179
Italy 33,221,083
China 18,217,968
India 10,660,053
Netherlands 9,889,497

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 23,133,164 20,926,015 -2,207,149
Italy 15,700,795 17,520,288 +1,819,493
China 9,297,351 8,920,617 -376,734
India 5,198,146 5,461,907 +263,761
Netherlands 5,656,702 4,232,795 -1,423,907
Belgium 4,077,270 2,234,295 -1,842,975
France 3,521,986 2,613,469 -908,517
Hungary 3,188,154 1,226,512 -1,961,642
Spain 2,367,771 1,865,364 -502,407
Sweden 1,863,681 1,791,132 -72,549

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 37,507,761
Germany 32,268,899
China 22,253,949
India 11,507,490
Spain 8,398,724

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 16,538,555 20,969,206 +4,430,651
Germany 18,024,474 14,244,425 -3,780,049
China 11,467,045 10,786,904 -680,141
India 5,624,227 5,883,263 +259,036
Spain 4,521,439 3,877,285 -644,154
Romania 3,761,639 3,505,398 -256,241
United States 4,346,002 2,255,568 -2,090,434
Hungary 3,284,808 1,233,670 -2,051,138
Japan 2,249,240 2,052,818 -196,422
Netherlands 2,206,746 2,022,713 -184,033

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 78
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 60
West Yorkshire 58
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 49
West Midlands 49

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 53 64 +11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 47 41 -6
West Yorkshire 41 41 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 38 35 -3
West Midlands 40 34 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 36 33 -3
Inner London - West 31 35 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 27 32 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 30 31 +1
Greater Manchester 28 31 +3

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) 70,744,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 69,616,371
Air transport 20,432,094
Other 2,485,558
Rail transport 1,328,100

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) 36,948,612 33,796,073 -3,152,539
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,317,005 32,299,366 -5,017,639
Air transport 10,293,763 10,138,331 -155,432
Other 1,347,351 1,138,207 -209,144
Rail transport 502,832 825,268 +322,436
Road transport 264,643 286,066 +21,423

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 29,761,451
Dover 28,767,141
London 27,030,848
Eurotunnel 11,414,419
Harwich 11,145,054

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 15,821,964 13,939,487 -1,882,477
Dover 16,677,412 12,089,729 -4,587,683
London 13,030,161 14,000,687 +970,526
Eurotunnel 5,214,044 6,200,375 +986,331
Harwich 5,668,300 5,476,754 -191,546
Immingham Docks 4,534,424 3,753,106 -781,318
Birmingham Airport 3,423,887 4,588,848 +1,164,961
Thamesport 3,683,651 2,991,196 -692,455
East Midlands Airport 3,331,448 2,564,162 -767,286
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,285,255 1,781,046 -504,209

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 225
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 111
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 89
Manufacture of food products 72
Other manufacturing 69

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 214
2025-10 233
2025-09 210
2025-08 219
2025-07 230

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+ 511
1m-15m 291
15m-54m 117
Other 84
0-1m 51

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 £
Poland 68,583,434
Germany 60,266,724
Belgium 35,021,328
France 12,261,577
United States 10,527,314

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 £
Poland 35,369,135 33,214,299 -2,154,836
Germany 32,859,574 27,407,150 -5,452,424
Belgium 18,354,098 16,667,230 -1,686,868
France 6,050,152 6,211,425 +161,273
United States 6,511,943 4,015,371 -2,496,572
Ireland 3,012,711 3,145,789 +133,078
Turkey 3,127,894 2,220,529 -907,365
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,394,941 494,301 -3,900,640
Brazil 2,682,996 1,972,293 -710,703
India 2,150,503 1,657,674 -492,829

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 6,854,251
XU 1,454,235
Turkey 285,204
China 222,525
Poland 134,069

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 2,935,116 3,919,135 +984,019
XU 676,681 777,554 +100,873
Turkey 111,706 173,498 +61,792
China 87,323 135,202 +47,879
Poland 57,235 76,834 +19,599
Germany 66,483 50,379 -16,104
Italy 32,437 24,625 -7,812
India 34,897 19,446 -15,451
Spain 29,745 13,167 -16,578
Ireland 12,738 24,506 +11,768

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 177,769,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,036,757
Air transport 26,373,523
Other 9,379,331
Road transport 302,793

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 86,937,392 90,832,094 +3,894,702
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,299,574 10,737,183 -24,562,391
Air transport 14,810,574 11,562,949 -3,247,625
Other 4,099,969 5,279,362 +1,179,393
Road transport 299,580 3,213 -296,367

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 117,544,627
Immingham Docks 67,640,853
London Gateway Port 10,874,679
000 9,379,331
East Midlands Airport 8,532,683

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 61,015,595 56,529,032 -4,486,563
Immingham Docks 37,533,788 30,107,065 -7,426,723
London Gateway Port 6,303,373 4,571,306 -1,732,067
000 4,099,969 5,279,362 +1,179,393
East Midlands Airport 5,424,304 3,108,379 -2,315,925
London Heathrow Airport 4,099,559 3,916,602 -182,957
Felixstowe 5,719,672 963,945 -4,755,727
ZLC 3,204,873 1,967,911 -1,236,962
Southampton 2,044,605 2,458,637 +414,032
London 2,456,823 1,807,720 -649,103

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 4010

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

Description: Belts made of vulcanized rubber, used for moving or transmitting power in machines and equipment