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40169997 — Articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.

Commodity code 40169997 covers articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s., within HMRC chapter 40 (rubber and rubber articles). 1,604 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 84 counties and 494 towns.

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1,604Businesses trading
84Counties
494Towns
18,075Import declarations

Counties trading under 40169997

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

Aberdeen City

1 town
497 businessesView →

Greater London

31 towns
129 businessesView →

West Midlands

17 towns
63 businessesView →

Greater Manchester

22 towns
56 businessesView →

South Glamorgan

3 towns
55 businessesView →

West Yorkshire

16 towns
39 businessesView →

Hampshire

18 towns
39 businessesView →

Essex

16 towns
33 businessesView →

Lancashire

15 towns
28 businessesView →

Hertfordshire

15 towns
27 businessesView →

Kent

16 towns
26 businessesView →

Staffordshire

10 towns
24 businessesView →

Leicestershire

12 towns
23 businessesView →

Bedfordshire

9 towns
22 businessesView →

Mid Glamorgan

3 towns
21 businessesView →

Derbyshire

13 towns
21 businessesView →

Gloucestershire

11 towns
20 businessesView →

Berkshire

8 towns
20 businessesView →

Devon

13 towns
20 businessesView →

South Yorkshire

8 towns
19 businessesView →

Surrey

11 towns
18 businessesView →

Nottinghamshire

8 towns
18 businessesView →

West Sussex

11 towns
17 businessesView →

Buckinghamshire

8 towns
17 businessesView →

Businesses importing under 40169997

The most active 3 of 1,604. Log in to see them all.

Most active business

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U.

Aberdeen City, Aberdeen City 580 import declarations Imports only AB10 *Ch. 24Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded).

▼ Expected to slow by 5.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity580 in the last 6 months
AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Sep 24: 106 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Oct 24: 124 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Nov 24: 109 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Dec 24: 117 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Jan 25: 96 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Feb 25: 126 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Mar 25: 102 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Apr 25: 115 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — May 25: 97 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Jun 25: 103 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Jul 25: 127 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Aug 25: 110 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Sep 25: 125 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Oct 25: 129 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Nov 25: 117 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Dec 25: 97 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Jan 26: 111 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Feb 26: 97 import declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Mar 26: 124 import declarations (current 6-month window)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Apr 26: 102 import declarations (current 6-month window)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — May 26: 111 import declarations (current 6-month window)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Jun 26: 124 import declarations (current 6-month window)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Jul 26: 119 import declarations (current 6-month window)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Aug 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Sep 26: 118 import declarations (modelled forecast)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Oct 26: 122 import declarations (modelled forecast)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Nov 26: 110 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Sep 24: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Oct 24: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Nov 24: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Dec 24: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Jan 25: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Feb 25: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Mar 25: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Apr 25: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — May 25: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Jun 25: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Jul 25: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Aug 25: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Sep 25: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Oct 25: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Nov 25: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Dec 25: 0 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Jan 26: 1 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Feb 26: 1 export declarations (historic)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Mar 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Apr 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — May 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Jun 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Jul 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Aug 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Sep 26: 0 export declarations (modelled forecast)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Oct 26: 0 export declarations (modelled forecast)AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A.U. — Nov 26: 0 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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Among the most active

OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD

Gloucester, Gloucestershire 256 import declarations 161 export declarations GL2 *Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), nuts of iron or steel.

▼ Expected to slow by 5.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity256 in the last 6 months
OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Sep 24: 47 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Oct 24: 55 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Nov 24: 47 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Dec 24: 41 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Jan 25: 48 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Feb 25: 51 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Mar 25: 46 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Apr 25: 40 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — May 25: 54 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Jun 25: 50 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Jul 25: 45 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Aug 25: 47 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Sep 25: 50 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Oct 25: 50 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Nov 25: 44 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Dec 25: 46 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Jan 26: 44 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Feb 26: 49 import declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Mar 26: 50 import declarations (current 6-month window)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Apr 26: 48 import declarations (current 6-month window)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — May 26: 46 import declarations (current 6-month window)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Jun 26: 57 import declarations (current 6-month window)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Jul 26: 55 import declarations (current 6-month window)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Aug 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Sep 26: 47 import declarations (modelled forecast)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Oct 26: 47 import declarations (modelled forecast)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Nov 26: 42 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity161 in the last 6 months
OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Sep 24: 25 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Oct 24: 36 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Nov 24: 28 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Dec 24: 38 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Jan 25: 35 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Feb 25: 34 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Mar 25: 33 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Apr 25: 32 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — May 25: 34 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Jun 25: 29 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Jul 25: 32 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Aug 25: 23 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Sep 25: 34 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Oct 25: 37 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Nov 25: 25 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Dec 25: 33 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Jan 26: 26 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Feb 26: 31 export declarations (historic)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Mar 26: 35 export declarations (current 6-month window)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Apr 26: 26 export declarations (current 6-month window)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — May 26: 33 export declarations (current 6-month window)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Jun 26: 35 export declarations (current 6-month window)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Jul 26: 32 export declarations (current 6-month window)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Aug 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Sep 26: 31 export declarations (modelled forecast)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Oct 26: 34 export declarations (modelled forecast)OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD — Nov 26: 23 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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Among the most active

MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED

Southwark, Greater London 3 import declarations 389 export declarations SE1 *Ch. 04Ch. 09Ch. 21Ch. 23 Active in 3 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations (excl. those put up for retail sale, organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, ca, laminated wood with both outer plies of coniferous wood (excl. of bamboo, with an outer ply of tropical wood, plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, laminated veneered lumber, blockboard, laminboard, battenboard, sheets of compres.

▲ Expected to increase by 154.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Sep 24: 0 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Oct 24: 1 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Nov 24: 0 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Dec 24: 0 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Jan 25: 0 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Feb 25: 0 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Mar 25: 0 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Apr 25: 0 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — May 25: 0 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Jun 25: 0 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Jul 25: 0 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Aug 25: 3 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Sep 25: 0 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Oct 25: 11 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Nov 25: 0 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Dec 25: 2 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Jan 26: 0 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Feb 26: 0 import declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Mar 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Apr 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — May 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Jun 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Jul 26: 3 import declarations (current 6-month window)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Aug 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Sep 26: 0 import declarations (modelled forecast)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Oct 26: 28 import declarations (modelled forecast)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Nov 26: 0 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity389 in the last 6 months
MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Sep 24: 0 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Oct 24: 80 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Nov 24: 84 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Dec 24: 25 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Jan 25: 5 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Feb 25: 137 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Mar 25: 0 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Apr 25: 212 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — May 25: 7 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Jun 25: 109 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Jul 25: 0 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Aug 25: 102 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Sep 25: 13 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Oct 25: 105 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Nov 25: 156 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Dec 25: 0 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Jan 26: 134 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Feb 26: 0 export declarations (historic)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Mar 26: 108 export declarations (current 6-month window)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Apr 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — May 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Jun 26: 166 export declarations (current 6-month window)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Jul 26: 115 export declarations (current 6-month window)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Aug 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Sep 26: 14 export declarations (modelled forecast)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Oct 26: 110 export declarations (modelled forecast)MITIE DEFENCE LIMITED — Nov 26: 163 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 40169997

What goods does commodity code 40169997 cover?

Articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.. It sits in HMRC chapter 40, rubber and rubber articles. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 40169997?

1,604 businesses filed customs declarations against code 40169997 in the last six months, spread across 84 counties and 494 towns, totalling 18,075 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 40169997?

The busiest counties are Aberdeen City (497 businesses), Greater London (129 businesses), West Midlands (63 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.