Import/export HS code 401130: Aircraft tires

Rubber tires designed for use on airplanes

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  • 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 £
France 26,008,101
Netherlands 7,222,663
United States 6,234,839
Japan 3,522,125
Germany 1,631,592

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 £
France 14,305,617 11,702,484 -2,603,133
Netherlands 3,843,999 3,378,664 -465,335
United States 2,445,180 3,789,659 +1,344,479
Japan 2,496,584 1,025,541 -1,471,043
Germany 845,129 786,463 -58,666
Belgium 375,855 928,554 +552,699
Ethiopia 528,013 223,058 -304,955
Thailand 420,231 321,884 -98,347
Poland 71,576 434,100 +362,524
Spain 385,994 20,902 -365,092

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 £
Thailand 21,087,224
United States 12,297,058
France 8,423,015
Japan 5,146,441
United Kingdom 2,226,828

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 £
Thailand 11,834,810 9,252,414 -2,582,396
United States 5,575,258 6,721,800 +1,146,542
France 4,164,822 4,258,193 +93,371
Japan 3,072,143 2,074,298 -997,845
United Kingdom 1,647,396 579,432 -1,067,964
Germany 71,599 108,594 +36,995
Czechia 38,071 95,946 +57,875
Italy 105,319 10,437 -94,882
Netherlands 48,504 48,001 -503
Belgium 57,688 6,599 -51,089

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
West Midlands 5
Essex 4

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
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
West Midlands 2 4 +2
Essex 3 4 +1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0

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) 35,354,537
Air transport 8,142,643
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,366,697
Other 194,384
Road transport 40,088

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) 18,746,342 16,608,195 -2,138,147
Air transport 4,545,127 3,597,516 -947,611
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,542,071 2,824,626 -717,445
Other 51,281 143,103 +91,822
Road transport 0 40,088 +40,088

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 27,396,063
Southampton 5,684,447
Dover 5,011,542
London Heathrow Airport 4,623,192
London Stansted Airport 2,178,261

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 £
Eurotunnel 14,476,293 12,919,770 -1,556,523
Southampton 3,151,298 2,533,149 -618,149
Dover 3,162,231 1,849,311 -1,312,920
London Heathrow Airport 2,531,489 2,091,703 -439,786
London Stansted Airport 1,165,731 1,012,530 -153,201
London 295,079 682,413 +387,334
Harwich 395,896 412,051 +16,155
Purfleet 123,840 597,342 +473,502
East Midlands Airport 279,685 168,711 -110,974
Birmingham Airport 248,143 122,656 -125,487

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Air transport 18
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 6
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 14
2025-10 18
2025-09 13
2025-08 13

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+ 34
1m-15m 20
15m-54m 7
Other 6
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 £
United States 21,689,051
Germany 11,838,084
United Arab Emirates 10,677,023
Saudi Arabia 10,140,765
Spain 9,192,083

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 10,414,218 11,274,833 +860,615
Germany 7,574,920 4,263,164 -3,311,756
United Arab Emirates 6,728,452 3,948,571 -2,779,881
Saudi Arabia 6,302,185 3,838,580 -2,463,605
Spain 3,141,550 6,050,533 +2,908,983
Japan 4,770,965 1,450,187 -3,320,778
Italy 3,641,075 2,053,833 -1,587,242
India 3,078,964 1,088,125 -1,990,839
France 2,018,528 1,590,728 -427,800
South Africa 1,592,046 1,546,119 -45,927

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 45,738,708
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,316,541
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,939,888
Road transport 14,850

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 £
Air transport 25,061,295 20,677,413 -4,383,882
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,884,388 18,432,153 -4,452,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,314,284 17,625,604 -3,688,680
Road transport 14,850 0 -14,850

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 29,237,566
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,939,110
Southampton 16,362,312
London Gateway Port 14,736,456
Warton Aerodrome 8,330,378

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 Heathrow Airport 15,651,122 13,586,444 -2,064,678
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,387,367 10,551,743 -6,835,624
Southampton 7,786,718 8,575,594 +788,876
London Gateway Port 9,849,871 4,886,585 -4,963,286
Warton Aerodrome 4,937,579 3,392,799 -1,544,780
Felixstowe 5,315,131 2,585,549 -2,729,582
Portsmouth 1,694,937 5,066,297 +3,371,360
Liverpool Docks 137,467 2,412,425 +2,274,958
East Midlands Airport 1,437,137 646,983 -790,154
ZLC 820,949 846,683 +25,734

Quick facts

HS code: 401130

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

Description: Rubber tires designed for use on airplanes