Import/export HS code 4101: Raw hides and skins of cattle or horses

Raw hides and skins from cows, buffalo, or horses. These can be fresh, salted, dried, or preserved but not tanned or fully processed

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* 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 £
Ireland 3,477,655
Thailand 212,567
Netherlands 105,504
Italy 99,214
Germany 61,208

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 £
Ireland 2,125,642 1,352,013 -773,629
Thailand 210,643 1,924 -208,719
Netherlands 0 105,504 +105,504
Italy 21,469 77,745 +56,276
Germany 7,941 53,267 +45,326
United States 28,620 16,751 -11,869
France 33,967 8,632 -25,335
Poland 7,186 16,244 +9,058
Brazil 1,035 11,778 +10,743
Denmark 6,286 1,304 -4,982

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 £
Thailand 212,567
Netherlands 103,947
Ireland 94,263
Germany 54,201
United States 48,947

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 £
Thailand 210,643 1,924 -208,719
Netherlands 0 103,947 +103,947
Ireland 94,263 0 -94,263
Germany 934 53,267 +52,333
United States 32,196 16,751 -15,445
United Kingdom 27,371 18,453 -8,918
Italy 14,005 18,442 +4,437
Poland 7,186 14,421 +7,235
France 14,060 2,759 -11,301
Brazil 1,035 11,778 +10,743

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Lancashire 1

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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Lancashire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 3,391,333
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 320,993
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 297,793
Air transport 113,211

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 £
Other 2,039,320 1,352,013 -687,307
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 203,478 117,515 -85,963
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 160,174 137,619 -22,555
Air transport 61,827 51,384 -10,443

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,391,333
Felixstowe 210,643
Dover 110,587
Grangemouth Docks 103,947
Ayr Harbour 94,263

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 £
000 2,039,320 1,352,013 -687,307
Felixstowe 210,643 0 -210,643
Dover 43,963 66,624 +22,661
Grangemouth Docks 0 103,947 +103,947
Ayr Harbour 94,263 0 -94,263
East Midlands Airport 54,036 7,643 -46,393
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 54,099 +54,099
ZLC 0 16,896 +16,896
London Heathrow Airport 1,111 15,713 +14,602
London Stansted Airport 6,680 8,494 +1,814

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of other transport equipment 1
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2024-05 2

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
15m-54m 1
54m+ 1

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 £
Italy 38,695,463
China 35,822,117
France 6,387,457
Netherlands 2,698,577
Ireland 2,674,413

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 £
Italy 20,457,018 18,238,445 -2,218,573
China 18,247,854 17,574,263 -673,591
France 3,260,093 3,127,364 -132,729
Netherlands 590,591 2,107,986 +1,517,395
Ireland 1,360,638 1,313,775 -46,863
Germany 1,681,004 550,980 -1,130,024
India 1,178,607 572,548 -606,059
Spain 516,928 556,601 +39,673
Czechia 279,103 747,600 +468,497
Thailand 491,248 338,079 -153,169

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 5,221,252
Ireland 4,730,912
France 54,691
Belgium 13,670
India 471

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 2,558,127 2,663,125 +104,998
Ireland 2,790,153 1,940,759 -849,394
France 0 54,691 +54,691
Belgium 13,670 0 -13,670
India 471 0 -471

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,530,909
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,724,329
Other 10,020,996
Air transport 343,182
Road transport 4,259

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,315,803 19,215,106 -4,100,697
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,909,274 21,815,055 +1,905,781
Other 5,362,421 4,658,575 -703,846
Air transport 223,664 119,518 -104,146
Road transport 4,259 0 -4,259

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,113,856
London Gateway Port 14,738,685
Felixstowe 12,641,355
Immingham Docks 10,639,972
London 10,212,302

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 12,155,441 9,958,415 -2,197,026
London Gateway Port 3,635,329 11,103,356 +7,468,027
Felixstowe 12,112,304 529,051 -11,583,253
Immingham Docks 3,985,354 6,654,618 +2,669,264
London 5,950,980 4,261,322 -1,689,658
000 5,362,421 4,658,575 -703,846
Belfast Port 2,176,376 2,227,390 +51,014
Southampton 134,662 3,855,868 +3,721,206
Grangemouth Docks 567,199 796,606 +229,407
Dover 350,427 887,999 +537,572

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 4101

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

Description: Raw hides and skins from cows, buffalo, or horses. These can be fresh, salted, dried, or preserved but not tanned or fully processed