Import/export HS code 401695: Inflatable rubber items

Rubber products that can be inflated, like toys or floats

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 11,079,008
Turkey 10,067,090
Germany 6,783,544
Poland 4,635,799
France 3,124,171

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 6,295,889 4,783,119 -1,512,770
Turkey 4,474,049 5,593,041 +1,118,992
Germany 3,154,175 3,629,369 +475,194
Poland 2,660,373 1,975,426 -684,947
France 1,787,689 1,336,482 -451,207
Netherlands 1,420,193 993,852 -426,341
Hungary 747,345 1,119,132 +371,787
Slovenia 1,525,679 199,939 -1,325,740
United States 618,422 712,869 +94,447
Denmark 312,255 357,696 +45,441

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 £
Turkey 11,912,699
China 11,315,571
Germany 4,074,628
Slovenia 3,154,264
Hungary 2,943,555

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 £
Turkey 5,322,014 6,590,685 +1,268,671
China 6,330,064 4,985,507 -1,344,557
Germany 2,124,496 1,950,132 -174,364
Slovenia 1,765,762 1,388,502 -377,260
Hungary 1,809,702 1,133,853 -675,849
Poland 1,615,080 1,097,487 -517,593
United States 1,234,246 1,255,689 +21,443
France 1,187,869 1,089,959 -97,910
Brazil 628,980 489,885 -139,095
Netherlands 598,652 503,529 -95,123

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17
West Yorkshire 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15

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
West Midlands 14 15 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 8 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 13 +1
West Yorkshire 13 11 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 8 -5
Inner London - West 10 8 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 9 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 9 +2
Greater Manchester 10 7 -3
Inner London - East 9 4 -5

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) 17,410,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,846,078
Air transport 11,144,149
Other 526,929
Road transport 433,124

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) 9,675,940 7,734,542 -1,941,398
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,974,634 7,871,444 -1,103,190
Air transport 5,272,523 5,871,626 +599,103
Other 274,011 252,918 -21,093
Road transport 143,271 289,853 +146,582

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,129,558
Dover 6,675,897
Eurotunnel 3,782,707
Birmingham Airport 3,650,872
London Heathrow Airport 3,405,588

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 6,195,201 5,934,357 -260,844
Dover 3,652,441 3,023,456 -628,985
Eurotunnel 2,170,598 1,612,109 -558,489
Birmingham Airport 1,355,378 2,295,494 +940,116
London Heathrow Airport 1,827,839 1,577,749 -250,090
Southampton 1,933,967 1,399,977 -533,990
Harwich 1,171,823 570,242 -601,581
Immingham Docks 506,508 1,142,369 +635,861
East Midlands Airport 583,931 514,802 -69,129
London Stansted Airport 493,602 566,261 +72,659

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 67
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 53
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Other manufacturing 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 43
2025-10 47
2025-09 40
2025-08 47

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+ 125
1m-15m 93
15m-54m 38
0-1m 26
Other 23

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 6,366,797
United States 2,291,850
Belgium 2,002,266
Netherlands 1,340,424
France 712,304

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 3,151,272 3,215,525 +64,253
United States 913,661 1,378,189 +464,528
Belgium 711,767 1,290,499 +578,732
Netherlands 665,118 675,306 +10,188
France 333,596 378,708 +45,112
Poland 372,590 334,247 -38,343
Canada 223,798 377,509 +153,711
India 297,423 250,944 -46,479
Denmark 325,699 203,469 -122,230
Ireland 315,456 191,325 -124,131

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 £
Belgium 1,447
Slovenia 656
Netherlands 427
Ireland 68
XI 52

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 £
Belgium 1,447 0 -1,447
Slovenia 656 0 -656
Netherlands 427 0 -427
Ireland 68 0 -68
XI 52 0 -52
China 0 44 +44

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 10,599,896
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,242,512
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,629,016
Other 55,741
Road transport 24,198

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 5,109,922 5,489,974 +380,052
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,536,319 3,706,193 +169,874
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,242,071 1,386,945 +144,874
Other 27,945 27,796 -149
Road transport 24,198 0 -24,198

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,967,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,323,245
London Heathrow Airport 2,094,788
Liverpool Docks 1,475,327
Immingham Docks 715,074

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 3,325,195 3,642,097 +316,902
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,352,594 2,970,651 +618,057
London Heathrow Airport 1,040,965 1,053,823 +12,858
Liverpool Docks 369,198 1,106,129 +736,931
Immingham Docks 451,281 263,793 -187,488
ZLC 161,485 305,142 +143,657
Southampton 268,255 167,987 -100,268
London Stansted Airport 258,998 84,678 -174,320
Manchester Airport 181,351 156,605 -24,746
Dover 208,685 126,914 -81,771

Quick facts

HS code: 401695

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

Description: Rubber products that can be inflated, like toys or floats