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 11,842,777
Belgium 2,859,626
Italy 2,544,611
Spain 1,673,922
Czechia 1,353,572

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 6,579,910 5,262,867 -1,317,043
Belgium 1,606,267 1,253,359 -352,908
Italy 1,249,684 1,294,927 +45,243
Spain 930,594 743,328 -187,266
Czechia 510,439 843,133 +332,694
France 604,856 491,883 -112,973
Netherlands 502,875 524,139 +21,264
Sweden 455,581 454,380 -1,201
Romania 228,298 434,248 +205,950
China 281,632 199,292 -82,340

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 9,488,538
Spain 3,444,154
Italy 3,015,579
Romania 1,844,324
United Kingdom 1,302,608

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 5,198,946 4,289,592 -909,354
Spain 1,899,232 1,544,922 -354,310
Italy 1,501,400 1,514,179 +12,779
Romania 887,714 956,610 +68,896
United Kingdom 803,258 499,350 -303,908
China 695,964 557,905 -138,059
Japan 599,355 651,947 +52,592
Poland 596,406 507,286 -89,120
France 501,531 536,189 +34,658
United States 335,034 154,912 -180,122

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12
West Midlands 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Essex 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 13 15 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 9 +2
West Midlands 11 10 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
Essex 8 8 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Cheshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 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) 16,692,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,974,729
Air transport 2,862,248
Rail transport 1,221,515
Other 818,961

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) 9,129,261 7,563,260 -1,566,001
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,073,738 1,900,991 -172,747
Air transport 1,378,556 1,483,692 +105,136
Rail transport 433,458 788,057 +354,599
Other 484,369 334,592 -149,777
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 6,086,857
Harwich 5,504,212
London 1,896,922
Eurotunnel 1,816,920
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,689,032

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 3,561,379 2,525,478 -1,035,901
Harwich 3,012,709 2,491,503 -521,206
London 957,185 939,737 -17,448
Eurotunnel 946,511 870,409 -76,102
Dover / Eurotunnel 844,592 844,440 -152
Birmingham Airport 689,856 944,399 +254,543
NGO 433,458 788,057 +354,599
Immingham Docks 481,425 548,294 +66,869
000 484,369 334,592 -149,777
Southampton 407,392 394,809 -12,583

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 44
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 16
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
2025-11 48
2025-10 57
2025-09 40
2025-08 34
2025-07 44

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+ 96
1m-15m 36
15m-54m 16
Other 13
0-1m 2

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 32,417,410
Turkey 3,685,075
Ireland 1,331,358
Poland 1,322,032
Spain 891,708

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 17,644,378 14,773,032 -2,871,346
Turkey 1,888,795 1,796,280 -92,515
Ireland 718,749 612,609 -106,140
Poland 932,696 389,336 -543,360
Spain 434,274 457,434 +23,160
Slovakia 408,152 414,576 +6,424
United States 354,722 219,167 -135,555
Romania 269,844 131,163 -138,681
Norway 7,932 348,935 +341,003
China 210,627 124,393 -86,234

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 285,189
XI 72,543
India 27,656
XU 27,379
Poland 23,958

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 111,706 173,483 +61,777
XI 25,236 47,307 +22,071
India 23,792 3,864 -19,928
XU 13,324 14,055 +731
Poland 1,623 22,335 +20,712
Germany 9,981 9,839 -142
Ireland 10,231 0 -10,231
Spain 4,895 3,519 -1,376
Taiwan 3,305 3,048 -257
Romania 2,074 2,147 +73

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) 36,155,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,600,545
Air transport 1,382,844
Other 502,288
Road transport 22,446

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) 16,716,544 19,438,785 +2,722,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,919,535 681,010 -6,238,525
Air transport 1,012,888 369,956 -642,932
Other 214,807 287,481 +72,674
Road transport 22,446 0 -22,446

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 29,255,127
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,440,838
Holyhead 669,675
London Gateway Port 657,525
East Midlands Airport 647,324

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 15,294,881 13,960,246 -1,334,635
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,492,505 4,948,333 -1,544,172
Holyhead 400,491 269,184 -131,307
London Gateway Port 261,304 396,221 +134,917
East Midlands Airport 577,829 69,495 -508,334
Felixstowe 471,779 106,825 -364,954
London Heathrow Airport 330,745 187,206 -143,539
000 214,807 287,481 +72,674
Southampton 153,198 169,784 +16,586
London 192,738 128,295 -64,443

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