Import/export HS code 380993: Leather finishing agents

Chemicals used in the leather industry to finish leather goods

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 £
Italy 2,128,397
United States 1,930,259
Netherlands 1,061,749
Germany 720,060
France 621,517

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 £
Italy 921,273 1,207,124 +285,851
United States 1,110,426 819,833 -290,593
Netherlands 640,677 421,072 -219,605
Germany 390,147 329,913 -60,234
France 313,071 308,446 -4,625
Poland 229,740 76,091 -153,649
Japan 0 117,983 +117,983
Belgium 31,286 57,029 +25,743
Austria 35,759 47,171 +11,412
China 30,188 46,371 +16,183

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 £
United States 2,235,688
Germany 1,606,673
Italy 1,603,861
France 666,505
China 295,745

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 £
United States 1,303,370 932,318 -371,052
Germany 908,387 698,286 -210,101
Italy 673,896 929,965 +256,069
France 301,531 364,974 +63,443
China 177,985 117,760 -60,225
United Kingdom 264,888 14,343 -250,545
Spain 88,079 36,425 -51,654
Japan 0 117,983 +117,983
Poland 6,702 76,091 +69,389
Belgium 967 57,029 +56,062

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
West Yorkshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Greater Manchester 2

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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 4 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Lancashire 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1

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) 4,793,023
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,225,774
Air transport 229,155
Other 3,651

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) 2,461,407 2,331,616 -129,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,251,386 974,388 -276,998
Air transport 83,074 146,081 +63,007
Other 318 3,333 +3,015

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,520,360
London Gateway Port 935,442
Southampton 898,395
Immingham Docks 665,834
Eurotunnel 401,036

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 1,063,662 1,456,698 +393,036
London Gateway Port 899,640 35,802 -863,838
Southampton 165,389 733,006 +567,617
Immingham Docks 359,143 306,691 -52,452
Eurotunnel 286,909 114,127 -172,782
Felixstowe 198,494 175,683 -22,811
Hull 230,473 127,864 -102,609
Killingholme 162,332 57,737 -104,595
Middlesbrough 122,405 54,597 -67,808
London Heathrow Airport 18,850 124,391 +105,541

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 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Manufacture of leather and related products 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 8
2026-03 6
2026-02 9
2026-01 5
2025-12 5

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+ 12
1m-15m 8
0-1m 6
15m-54m 3
Other 3

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 £
Netherlands 628,353
Poland 525,981
Italy 406,559
China 313,910
United States 159,535

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 £
Netherlands 439,398 188,955 -250,443
Poland 367,814 158,167 -209,647
Italy 141,841 264,718 +122,877
China 85,155 228,755 +143,600
United States 102,752 56,783 -45,969
India 39,931 82,309 +42,378
Canada 8,317 108,567 +100,250
Czechia 0 111,421 +111,421
Denmark 0 96,807 +96,807
Australia 51,980 29,739 -22,241

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,261,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 820,388
Air transport 320,915

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 983,335 1,278,650 +295,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 276,014 544,374 +268,360
Air transport 156,009 164,906 +8,897

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,685,666
Immingham Docks 294,022
London Gateway Port 290,030
Dover 232,311
Manchester Airport 216,903

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 594,067 1,091,599 +497,532
Immingham Docks 279,493 14,529 -264,964
London Gateway Port 122,265 167,765 +45,500
Dover 79,368 152,943 +73,575
Manchester Airport 94,081 122,822 +28,741
Felixstowe 34,956 166,353 +131,397
Southampton 37,278 133,636 +96,358
Liverpool Docks 86,891 75,310 -11,581
London Heathrow Airport 14,655 29,328 +14,673
London Stansted Airport 36,216 0 -36,216

Quick facts

HS code: 380993

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

Description: Chemicals used in the leather industry to finish leather goods