Import/export HS code 5910: Textile belts for machines

Belts made of fabric for moving or carrying things in machines, with or without plastic, metal, or other coatings

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 £
Netherlands 10,075,395
Germany 5,476,602
Italy 4,376,855
Czechia 3,020,200
United States 2,328,025

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 £
Netherlands 5,377,320 4,698,075 -679,245
Germany 2,787,956 2,688,646 -99,310
Italy 2,437,858 1,938,997 -498,861
Czechia 1,385,103 1,635,097 +249,994
United States 1,286,533 1,041,492 -245,041
China 1,128,159 1,180,829 +52,670
India 842,235 631,409 -210,826
Spain 479,893 726,048 +246,155
France 387,449 327,864 -59,585
Switzerland 275,854 270,645 -5,209

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 £
Netherlands 8,280,664
Germany 5,722,671
Italy 3,989,882
China 3,302,749
Czechia 3,228,313

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 £
Netherlands 4,317,338 3,963,326 -354,012
Germany 3,052,215 2,670,456 -381,759
Italy 2,331,151 1,658,731 -672,420
China 1,500,010 1,802,739 +302,729
Czechia 1,477,781 1,750,532 +272,751
United States 1,458,597 1,136,967 -321,630
India 824,759 652,536 -172,223
Spain 510,516 674,601 +164,085
Poland 338,083 347,434 +9,351
Switzerland 416,802 253,785 -163,017

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 38
West Yorkshire 34
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32
Greater Manchester 29
Inner London - West 27

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 27 25 -2
West Yorkshire 20 26 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25 23 -2
Greater Manchester 23 19 -4
Inner London - West 24 16 -8
West Midlands 19 23 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 15 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 16 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15 15 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 11 +2

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) 15,794,492
Air transport 9,248,389
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,642,133
Other 570,937
Road transport 62,347

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) 8,414,860 7,379,632 -1,035,228
Air transport 4,486,571 4,761,818 +275,247
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,389,954 4,252,179 -137,775
Other 349,449 221,488 -127,961
Road transport 14,120 48,227 +34,107

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,532,715
Harwich 4,240,642
East Midlands Airport 3,249,616
Birmingham Airport 2,829,807
Eurotunnel 2,484,745

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 £
Dover 3,098,418 2,434,297 -664,121
Harwich 2,232,528 2,008,114 -224,414
East Midlands Airport 1,616,946 1,632,670 +15,724
Birmingham Airport 1,160,329 1,669,478 +509,149
Eurotunnel 1,105,640 1,379,105 +273,465
Thamesport 1,470,222 890,254 -579,968
Felixstowe 1,269,106 983,267 -285,839
London Gateway Port 971,251 1,016,668 +45,417
London Heathrow Airport 871,421 620,910 -250,511
Immingham Docks 356,340 1,083,538 +727,198

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 86
Manufacture of food products 76
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 60
Other manufacturing 40
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 87
2025-11 95
2025-10 99
2025-09 95
2025-08 82

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+ 257
1m-15m 155
15m-54m 57
Other 35
0-1m 27

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 1,225,319
Netherlands 1,046,492
Ireland 945,977
Turkey 671,419
Canada 460,109

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 764,313 461,006 -303,307
Netherlands 448,194 598,298 +150,104
Ireland 544,805 401,172 -143,633
Turkey 429,075 242,344 -186,731
Canada 260,427 199,682 -60,745
Egypt 323,571 122,898 -200,673
Germany 259,109 161,592 -97,517
France 267,599 148,762 -118,837
Malaysia 114,636 183,536 +68,900
Spain 133,727 163,500 +29,773

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 £
XI 293,699
Netherlands 55,367
Ireland 44,829
United States 1,667
China 1,014

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 £
XI 142,375 151,324 +8,949
Netherlands 45,623 9,744 -35,879
Ireland 18,674 26,155 +7,481
United States 1,667 0 -1,667
China 1,014 0 -1,014
France 5 741 +736
Germany 268 170 -98

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 7,054,890
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,946,655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 652,476
Other 398,674
Road transport 22,721

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 3,614,222 3,440,668 -173,554
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,471,690 1,474,965 +3,275
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 498,786 153,690 -345,096
Other 209,639 189,035 -20,604
Road transport 22,721 0 -22,721

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,908,646
London Heathrow Airport 2,827,480
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,614,517
ZLC 571,818
Manchester Airport 486,628

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 1,453,069 1,455,577 +2,508
London Heathrow Airport 1,413,739 1,413,741 +2
Dover / Eurotunnel 833,793 780,724 -53,069
ZLC 299,235 272,583 -26,652
Manchester Airport 319,635 166,993 -152,642
Immingham Docks 173,937 277,303 +103,366
000 209,639 189,035 -20,604
Liverpool Docks 353,267 43,981 -309,286
Dover 153,046 93,150 -59,896
London Stansted Airport 150,139 95,729 -54,410

Quick facts

HS code: 5910

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

Description: Belts made of fabric for moving or carrying things in machines, with or without plastic, metal, or other coatings