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 10,311,159
Germany 5,619,816
Italy 4,254,371
Czechia 3,056,811
United States 2,344,058

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 5,402,723 4,908,436 -494,287
Germany 2,856,928 2,762,888 -94,040
Italy 2,379,628 1,874,743 -504,885
Czechia 1,450,963 1,605,848 +154,885
United States 1,327,610 1,016,448 -311,162
China 1,149,098 1,057,265 -91,833
India 775,639 736,776 -38,863
Spain 444,662 762,718 +318,056
France 408,586 318,262 -90,324
Switzerland 302,592 269,738 -32,854

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 8,478,071
Germany 5,858,908
Italy 3,867,563
Czechia 3,262,745
China 3,207,161

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 4,355,258 4,122,813 -232,445
Germany 3,174,402 2,684,506 -489,896
Italy 2,256,205 1,611,358 -644,847
Czechia 1,538,986 1,723,759 +184,773
China 1,518,523 1,688,638 +170,115
United States 1,486,262 1,127,093 -359,169
India 758,163 757,903 -260
Spain 481,398 719,395 +237,997
Switzerland 424,999 273,552 -151,447
Poland 329,020 355,247 +26,227

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33
West Yorkshire 33
Greater Manchester 29
West Midlands 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 25 25 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 27 +1
West Yorkshire 19 26 +7
Greater Manchester 24 19 -5
West Midlands 19 23 +4
Inner London - West 23 15 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 15 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14 15 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 14 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 10 10 +0

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) 15,991,348
Air transport 9,293,902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,643,759
Other 586,260
Road transport 41,832

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) 8,395,342 7,596,006 -799,336
Air transport 4,577,607 4,716,295 +138,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,393,762 4,249,997 -143,765
Other 340,480 245,780 -94,700
Road transport 15,293 26,539 +11,246

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,522,519
Harwich 4,353,821
East Midlands Airport 3,333,518
Birmingham Airport 2,786,529
Thamesport 2,461,934

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 3,111,891 2,410,628 -701,263
Harwich 2,196,659 2,157,162 -39,497
East Midlands Airport 1,734,565 1,598,953 -135,612
Birmingham Airport 1,111,265 1,675,264 +563,999
Thamesport 1,530,216 931,718 -598,498
Eurotunnel 1,075,611 1,349,544 +273,933
Felixstowe 1,358,502 901,149 -457,353
London Gateway Port 892,127 1,071,358 +179,231
London Heathrow Airport 923,877 616,000 -307,877
Immingham Docks 380,744 1,038,286 +657,542

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 84
Manufacture of food products 74
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 60
Other manufacturing 40
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 95
2025-10 99
2025-09 95
2025-08 82
2025-07 101

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 151
15m-54m 56
Other 35
0-1m 26

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 1,230,207
Netherlands 1,055,342
Ireland 946,796
Turkey 676,713
Egypt 512,469

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 748,390 481,817 -266,573
Netherlands 473,330 582,012 +108,682
Ireland 491,139 455,657 -35,482
Turkey 433,751 242,962 -190,789
Egypt 389,571 122,898 -266,673
Canada 206,913 248,447 +41,534
France 252,328 180,712 -71,616
Germany 216,523 192,153 -24,370
Spain 133,720 171,317 +37,597
Australia 163,319 126,899 -36,420

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 289,889
Netherlands 57,781
Ireland 44,159
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 139,926 149,963 +10,037
Netherlands 32,959 24,822 -8,137
Ireland 21,156 23,003 +1,847
United States 1,667 0 -1,667
China 1,014 0 -1,014
XU 13 901 +888
France 5 741 +736
Germany 226 212 -14

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 7,105,355
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,929,433
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 717,608
Other 396,608
Road transport 36,591

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 3,675,930 3,429,425 -246,505
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,381,451 1,547,982 +166,531
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 521,942 195,666 -326,276
Other 196,966 199,642 +2,676
Road transport 35,505 1,086 -34,419

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,943,961
London Heathrow Airport 2,849,628
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,638,587
ZLC 554,918
Manchester Airport 496,237

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 1,435,764 1,508,197 +72,433
London Heathrow Airport 1,457,224 1,392,404 -64,820
Dover / Eurotunnel 790,397 848,190 +57,793
ZLC 309,268 245,650 -63,618
Manchester Airport 335,787 160,450 -175,337
Immingham Docks 173,937 249,977 +76,040
000 196,966 199,642 +2,676
Liverpool Docks 306,408 87,640 -218,768
London Stansted Airport 172,266 92,795 -79,471
Dover 149,796 95,468 -54,328

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