Import/export HS code 401590: Various rubber products

Miscellaneous rubber items not covered in other categories

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 10,661,843
Malaysia 5,736,203
United States 1,699,593
Thailand 1,387,374
Viet Nam 1,206,550

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 3,905,388 6,756,455 +2,851,067
Malaysia 1,892,642 3,843,561 +1,950,919
United States 845,088 854,505 +9,417
Thailand 412,936 974,438 +561,502
Viet Nam 313,520 893,030 +579,510
Netherlands 595,471 508,558 -86,913
Spain 366,473 334,686 -31,787
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 165,745 299,749 +134,004
France 317,272 79,632 -237,640
Italy 135,001 186,367 +51,366

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 12,905,339
Malaysia 5,807,482
Thailand 1,662,028
Cambodia 1,272,633
United States 944,377

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 5,133,702 7,771,637 +2,637,935
Malaysia 1,870,456 3,937,026 +2,066,570
Thailand 576,311 1,085,717 +509,406
Cambodia 321,571 951,062 +629,491
United States 453,468 490,909 +37,441
Italy 132,527 160,490 +27,963
Viet Nam 103,646 152,652 +49,006
Norway 221,364 18,509 -202,855
Spain 50,191 166,672 +116,481
Netherlands 110,275 88,770 -21,505

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
West Yorkshire 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Inner London - East 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11

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 18 11 -7
West Yorkshire 11 5 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Inner London - East 9 5 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 7 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 6 +5
Outer London - West and North West 6 1 -5
West Midlands 5 5 +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) 15,274,571
Air transport 7,635,559
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,613,156
Other 380,432
Road transport 355,418

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) 4,859,239 10,415,332 +5,556,093
Air transport 3,775,448 3,860,111 +84,663
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 737,204 875,952 +138,748
Other 274,550 105,882 -168,668
Road transport 143,559 211,859 +68,300

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,797,073
Southampton 4,858,927
London Gateway Port 3,873,906
East Midlands Airport 3,509,136
London Heathrow Airport 2,025,262

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 2,802,457 2,994,616 +192,159
Southampton 1,243,037 3,615,890 +2,372,853
London Gateway Port 319,705 3,554,201 +3,234,496
East Midlands Airport 1,909,014 1,600,122 -308,892
London Heathrow Airport 1,140,302 884,960 -255,342
London Stansted Airport 196,038 560,179 +364,141
Belfast Airport 196,286 343,244 +146,958
Aberdeen Docks 297,689 131,592 -166,097
London 140,267 288,355 +148,088
000 274,550 105,882 -168,668

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 68
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 53
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16
Other manufacturing 16
Manufacture of wearing apparel 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 32
2025-10 30
2025-09 27
2025-08 33

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
1m-15m 93
54m+ 66
15m-54m 18
Other 18
0-1m 17

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 5,651,640
Netherlands 4,012,861
France 1,146,053
Nigeria 910,046
China 901,438

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 2,908,862 2,742,778 -166,084
Netherlands 1,967,705 2,045,156 +77,451
France 584,674 561,379 -23,295
Nigeria 766,927 143,119 -623,808
China 463,284 438,154 -25,130
Spain 444,602 421,015 -23,587
Germany 377,058 469,043 +91,985
Ireland 342,927 431,253 +88,326
Belgium 348,745 406,656 +57,911
Italy 456,880 290,415 -166,465

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 £
China 1,833
XI 1,175
Ireland 1,014
Nicaragua 873
Viet Nam 51

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 £
China 1,718 115 -1,603
XI 1,060 115 -945
Ireland 568 446 -122
Nicaragua 841 32 -809
Viet Nam 51 0 -51
Taiwan 22 0 -22

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 16,522,412
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,446,327
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,293,138
Road transport 9,843
Other 8,811

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 9,259,498 7,262,914 -1,996,584
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,683,925 3,762,402 +78,477
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,198,769 1,094,369 -104,400
Road transport 9,843 0 -9,843
Other 7,909 902 -7,007

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,427,488
London Heathrow Airport 6,686,155
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,110,418
ZLC 1,460,020
London Gateway Port 977,362

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 £
East Midlands Airport 3,854,589 3,572,899 -281,690
London Heathrow Airport 4,146,168 2,539,987 -1,606,181
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,494,804 2,615,614 +120,810
ZLC 786,414 673,606 -112,808
London Gateway Port 384,795 592,567 +207,772
London Stansted Airport 303,198 329,240 +26,042
Tyne 341,584 148,815 -192,769
Dover 242,786 206,630 -36,156
Belfast Port 445,660 0 -445,660
Holyhead 204,140 222,400 +18,260

Quick facts

HS code: 401590

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

Description: Miscellaneous rubber items not covered in other categories