Import/export HS code 401031: V-ribbed rubber belts (60-180 cm)

Rubber belts with V-shaped ribs, used for power transmission, measuring 60-180 cm in circumference

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 £
Germany 11,506,384
Belgium 2,934,658
Italy 2,587,722
Spain 1,649,280
Czechia 1,467,009

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 6,442,639 5,063,745 -1,378,894
Belgium 1,603,104 1,331,554 -271,550
Italy 1,237,247 1,350,475 +113,228
Spain 896,479 752,801 -143,678
Czechia 567,680 899,329 +331,649
France 570,340 490,551 -79,789
Netherlands 491,395 561,200 +69,805
Sweden 434,071 483,467 +49,396
Romania 242,951 453,631 +210,680
China 288,010 195,700 -92,310

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 £
Germany 9,330,750
Spain 3,441,484
Italy 3,040,916
Romania 1,827,476
China 1,282,156

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 £
Germany 5,167,662 4,163,088 -1,004,574
Spain 1,825,237 1,616,247 -208,990
Italy 1,456,764 1,584,152 +127,388
Romania 878,974 948,502 +69,528
China 702,425 579,731 -122,694
Japan 580,445 682,746 +102,301
United Kingdom 782,154 457,997 -324,157
Poland 638,640 522,240 -116,400
France 477,671 563,274 +85,603
United States 339,470 147,672 -191,798

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 19
West Midlands 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9

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 12 16 +4
West Midlands 12 9 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 8 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
Essex 7 8 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Cheshire 4 5 +1

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) 16,399,646
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,018,213
Air transport 2,972,151
Rail transport 1,328,769
Other 782,334

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) 8,986,876 7,412,770 -1,574,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,012,167 2,006,046 -6,121
Air transport 1,379,496 1,592,655 +213,159
Rail transport 484,516 844,253 +359,737
Other 465,353 316,981 -148,372
Road transport 1,191 0 -1,191

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,945,785
Harwich 5,300,727
London 1,888,439
Eurotunnel 1,826,042
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,756,364

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 3,477,490 2,468,295 -1,009,195
Harwich 2,957,814 2,342,913 -614,901
London 926,844 961,595 +34,751
Eurotunnel 900,453 925,589 +25,136
Dover / Eurotunnel 853,362 903,002 +49,640
Birmingham Airport 667,667 1,026,461 +358,794
NGO 484,516 844,253 +359,737
Immingham Docks 459,554 586,701 +127,147
Southampton 412,991 406,471 -6,520
000 465,353 316,981 -148,372

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 18
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 48
2025-10 57
2025-09 40
2025-08 34

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+ 99
1m-15m 34
15m-54m 15
Other 13
0-1m 3

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 £
Germany 32,738,487
Turkey 3,566,264
Ireland 1,317,309
Poland 1,226,958
Spain 883,350

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 £
Germany 17,635,362 15,103,125 -2,532,237
Turkey 1,813,643 1,752,621 -61,022
Ireland 706,876 610,433 -96,443
Poland 1,030,555 196,403 -834,152
Spain 446,928 436,422 -10,506
Slovakia 393,340 393,415 +75
United States 347,489 216,609 -130,880
Romania 274,282 112,468 -161,814
Norway 5,238 348,935 +343,697
China 196,202 123,810 -72,392

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 £
Turkey 292,534
XI 72,543
India 30,375
Poland 23,846
Germany 19,401

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 £
Turkey 121,806 170,728 +48,922
XI 25,340 47,203 +21,863
India 23,792 6,583 -17,209
Poland 1,563 22,283 +20,720
Germany 9,789 9,612 -177
Spain 4,876 3,232 -1,644
Taiwan 2,260 3,854 +1,594
Romania 2,024 1,997 -27
United States 873 2,260 +1,387
China 1,868 532 -1,336

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) 37,620,348
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,126,012
Air transport 1,332,788
Other 508,091
Road transport 19,736

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) 18,196,466 19,423,882 +1,227,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,435,086 690,926 -4,744,160
Air transport 976,048 356,740 -619,308
Other 215,581 292,510 +76,929
Road transport 19,736 0 -19,736

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 29,588,125
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,189,329
London Gateway Port 661,237
Holyhead 655,537
East Midlands Airport 604,109

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 £
Immingham Docks 15,224,797 14,363,328 -861,469
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,658,678 4,530,651 -2,128,027
London Gateway Port 256,147 405,090 +148,943
Holyhead 383,500 272,037 -111,463
East Midlands Airport 541,666 62,443 -479,223
Felixstowe 447,173 96,339 -350,834
London Heathrow Airport 331,999 187,414 -144,585
000 215,581 292,510 +76,929
Southampton 157,921 175,632 +17,711
London 173,857 139,065 -34,792

Quick facts

HS code: 401031

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

Description: Rubber belts with V-shaped ribs, used for power transmission, measuring 60-180 cm in circumference