Import/export HS code 401190: Various rubber tires

Rubber tires for vehicles or machines not covered by other codes

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 £
China 17,861,710
Germany 5,196,692
Indonesia 3,872,160
India 2,341,473
Taiwan 2,131,686

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 £
China 8,454,508 9,407,202 +952,694
Germany 2,592,714 2,603,978 +11,264
Indonesia 2,001,397 1,870,763 -130,634
India 1,061,360 1,280,113 +218,753
Taiwan 1,368,595 763,091 -605,504
Slovakia 1,767,476 0 -1,767,476
Netherlands 842,133 441,541 -400,592
Czechia 1,211,839 18,071 -1,193,768
United States 566,293 618,316 +52,023
Italy 547,259 597,807 +50,548

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 £
China 18,243,613
Germany 4,365,680
Indonesia 3,915,464
Taiwan 3,589,104
India 2,397,056

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 £
China 8,625,343 9,618,270 +992,927
Germany 2,026,764 2,338,916 +312,152
Indonesia 2,023,659 1,891,805 -131,854
Taiwan 2,433,525 1,155,579 -1,277,946
India 1,049,316 1,347,740 +298,424
United States 910,478 709,296 -201,182
Slovakia 1,254,388 0 -1,254,388
Czechia 1,075,282 1,319 -1,073,963
Viet Nam 492,481 463,133 -29,348
Italy 423,409 479,236 +55,827

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 11
West Midlands 10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Greater Manchester 7

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 6 8 +2
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Northern Ireland 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0

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) 29,622,768
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,847,553
Air transport 1,919,785
Other 1,246,957
Road transport 3,877

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) 15,265,939 14,356,829 -909,110
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,954,733 3,892,820 -1,061,913
Air transport 1,003,244 916,541 -86,703
Other 1,063,534 183,423 -880,111
Road transport 952 2,925 +1,973

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,927,241
Dover 4,808,138
Southampton 3,937,866
London Gateway Port 3,402,861
Immingham Docks 1,931,665

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 10,549,401 8,377,840 -2,171,561
Dover 2,752,172 2,055,966 -696,206
Southampton 2,410,437 1,527,429 -883,008
London Gateway Port 382,983 3,019,878 +2,636,895
Immingham Docks 1,768,411 163,254 -1,605,157
Belfast Port 261,415 1,077,238 +815,823
Purfleet 693,260 577,353 -115,907
000 1,063,534 183,423 -880,111
Liverpool Docks 426,685 513,771 +87,086
East Midlands Airport 385,765 444,220 +58,455

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 31
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 22
2025-10 29
2025-09 20
2025-08 18
2025-07 23

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+ 48
1m-15m 43
15m-54m 16
Other 13
0-1m 7

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 £
Ireland 1,080,150
XS 699,542
France 395,964
Germany 258,014
Central African Republic 154,190

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 £
Ireland 720,942 359,208 -361,734
XS 311,083 388,459 +77,376
France 114,691 281,273 +166,582
Germany 68,972 189,042 +120,070
Central African Republic 0 154,190 +154,190
New Zealand 89,255 56,115 -33,140
United States 45,948 98,373 +52,425
Netherlands 53,354 81,484 +28,130
Belgium 24,295 91,776 +67,481
Saudi Arabia 33,582 75,065 +41,483

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 £
Taiwan 79,810
Switzerland 6,619
XU 6,503
XI 5,241
China 4,865

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 £
Taiwan 47,467 32,343 -15,124
Switzerland 2,261 4,358 +2,097
XU 5,150 1,353 -3,797
XI 5,175 66 -5,109
China 2,576 2,289 -287
Indonesia 590 1,275 +685
Ireland 280 250 -30
India 115 0 -115

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) 2,632,371
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,181,230
Air transport 594,948
Other 105,548

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) 1,279,087 1,353,284 +74,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 445,479 735,751 +290,272
Air transport 242,391 352,557 +110,166
Other 63,614 41,934 -21,680

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,070,515
Holyhead 618,150
London Gateway Port 472,951
Dover 450,923
Liverpool Docks 311,364

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 506,466 564,049 +57,583
Holyhead 477,303 140,847 -336,456
London Gateway Port 152,818 320,133 +167,315
Dover 68,531 382,392 +313,861
Liverpool Docks 215,435 95,929 -119,506
Southampton 138,934 158,414 +19,480
London Heathrow Airport 102,503 118,705 +16,202
East Midlands Airport 79,609 125,379 +45,770
London 36,450 159,440 +122,990
Immingham Docks 62,947 61,433 -1,514

Quick facts

HS code: 401190

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

Description: Rubber tires for vehicles or machines not covered by other codes