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 11,084,719
Turkey 9,898,006
Germany 6,697,723
Poland 4,621,466
France 3,200,168

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 6,146,226 4,938,493 -1,207,733
Turkey 4,388,004 5,510,002 +1,121,998
Germany 3,097,488 3,600,235 +502,747
Poland 2,675,024 1,946,442 -728,582
France 1,817,934 1,382,234 -435,700
Netherlands 1,488,440 793,877 -694,563
Hungary 763,727 1,106,171 +342,444
Slovenia 1,654,857 184,032 -1,470,825
United States 618,779 708,598 +89,819
Denmark 264,177 382,147 +117,970

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 11,715,011
China 11,296,739
Germany 3,911,234
Slovenia 3,161,042
Hungary 3,018,595

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 5,210,072 6,504,939 +1,294,867
China 6,182,935 5,113,804 -1,069,131
Germany 2,208,817 1,702,417 -506,400
Slovenia 1,833,456 1,327,586 -505,870
Hungary 1,828,302 1,190,293 -638,009
Poland 1,615,912 1,068,750 -547,162
United States 1,247,223 1,249,792 +2,569
France 1,211,073 1,118,869 -92,204
Brazil 629,171 497,107 -132,064
Netherlands 639,107 477,856 -161,251

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 19
West Yorkshire 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 14 +0
West Yorkshire 13 11 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 8 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 9 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 11 +0
Inner London - West 10 8 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 9 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 9 +3
Greater Manchester 9 8 -1
Inner London - East 9 5 -4

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) 17,588,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,469,210
Air transport 11,098,217
Other 569,169
Road transport 414,742

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) 10,002,371 7,586,217 -2,416,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,891,747 7,577,463 -1,314,284
Air transport 5,022,780 6,075,437 +1,052,657
Other 317,610 251,559 -66,051
Road transport 135,435 279,307 +143,872

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,952,698
Dover 6,727,173
Eurotunnel 3,836,443
Birmingham Airport 3,554,605
London Heathrow Airport 3,435,483

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 6,157,237 5,795,461 -361,776
Dover 3,919,695 2,807,478 -1,112,217
Eurotunnel 2,145,548 1,690,895 -454,653
Birmingham Airport 1,207,976 2,346,629 +1,138,653
London Heathrow Airport 1,723,404 1,712,079 -11,325
Southampton 1,883,632 1,326,625 -557,007
Harwich 1,220,516 576,902 -643,614
Immingham Docks 482,183 1,146,541 +664,358
Thamesport 843,940 247,585 -596,355
East Midlands Airport 566,943 513,887 -53,056

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 52
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Other manufacturing 20
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 43
2025-10 47
2025-09 40
2025-08 47
2025-07 52

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 37
0-1m 24
Other 21

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 6,303,908
United States 2,300,989
Belgium 1,970,883
Netherlands 1,334,918
France 733,211

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 2,996,882 3,307,026 +310,144
United States 896,347 1,404,642 +508,295
Belgium 583,070 1,387,813 +804,743
Netherlands 726,829 608,089 -118,740
France 316,849 416,362 +99,513
Poland 374,066 302,820 -71,246
Denmark 269,917 264,429 -5,488
India 294,743 235,292 -59,451
Ireland 326,245 185,344 -140,901
Turkey 180,244 275,096 +94,852

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 £
XU 53,184
Belgium 1,447
Slovenia 656
Netherlands 427
Ireland 68

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 £
XU 25,137 28,047 +2,910
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 10,527,594
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,177,300
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,399,620
Other 55,878
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 4,942,920 5,584,674 +641,754
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,345,149 3,832,151 +487,002
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,149,883 1,249,737 +99,854
Other 27,787 28,091 +304
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 6,882,861
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,279,858
London Heathrow Airport 2,121,949
Liverpool Docks 1,271,077
Immingham Docks 731,296

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 3,225,812 3,657,049 +431,237
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,217,667 3,062,191 +844,524
London Heathrow Airport 1,026,723 1,095,226 +68,503
Liverpool Docks 316,676 954,401 +637,725
Immingham Docks 452,940 278,356 -174,584
ZLC 154,223 305,035 +150,812
London Gateway Port 174,482 186,978 +12,496
Manchester Airport 139,721 201,218 +61,497
London Stansted Airport 254,513 80,111 -174,402
Dover 175,108 153,110 -21,998

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