Import/export HS code 4104: Tanned or crust hides and skins of cattle or horses

Tanned hides and skins from cattle (including buffalo) or horses, without hair, not split or further 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 £
Italy 5,804,647
Germany 1,574,626
Argentina 1,327,173
Denmark 1,060,828
Spain 969,680

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 2,629,478 3,175,169 +545,691
Germany 820,785 753,841 -66,944
Argentina 570,256 756,917 +186,661
Denmark 1,060,828 0 -1,060,828
Spain 551,991 417,689 -134,302
Netherlands 25,474 499,581 +474,107
Bangladesh 271,428 182,012 -89,416
Uruguay 253,990 79,666 -174,324
United States 226,675 50,168 -176,507
France 170,500 35,800 -134,700

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 £
Italy 4,215,422
Germany 2,475,745
Denmark 1,683,321
Argentina 1,316,214
Spain 1,008,404

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 £
Italy 2,188,269 2,027,153 -161,116
Germany 681,974 1,793,771 +1,111,797
Denmark 1,435,447 247,874 -1,187,573
Argentina 716,265 599,949 -116,316
Spain 590,715 417,689 -173,026
Bangladesh 271,428 183,214 -88,214
United States 180,285 219,063 +38,778
Uruguay 253,990 40,948 -213,042
Netherlands 17,100 239,686 +222,586
Brazil 129,791 96,544 -33,247

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 7
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Greater Manchester 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Lancashire 0 1 +1
Merseyside 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 1 +1
West Central Scotland 1 1 +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) 9,178,525
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,130,470
Air transport 1,033,142
Other 104,096
Road transport 93,585

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) 4,691,218 4,487,307 -203,911
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,632,026 1,498,444 -133,582
Air transport 692,041 341,101 -350,940
Other 36,613 67,483 +30,870
Road transport 0 93,585 +93,585

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,246,260
Dover 2,512,909
Killingholme 1,550,572
London Gateway Port 1,463,893
Southampton 734,358

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,273,912 1,972,348 -301,564
Dover 1,210,912 1,301,997 +91,085
Killingholme 645,769 904,803 +259,034
London Gateway Port 1,078,633 385,260 -693,373
Southampton 87,546 646,812 +559,266
Eurotunnel 448,683 169,954 -278,729
Felixstowe 230,411 167,237 -63,174
London Heathrow Airport 272,271 113,481 -158,790
Thamesport 150,635 181,762 +31,127
Birmingham Airport 163,663 48,871 -114,792

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 8
Manufacture of leather and related products 4
Other manufacturing 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of furniture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 5
2025-10 5
2025-09 6
2025-08 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
1m-15m 11
0-1m 3
54m+ 3
Other 2
15m-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 24,048,294
Belgium 6,129,701
China 4,174,171
Spain 535,866
United States 493,240

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 13,407,405 10,640,889 -2,766,516
Belgium 4,884,728 1,244,973 -3,639,755
China 2,191,120 1,983,051 -208,069
Spain 267,192 268,674 +1,482
United States 309,341 183,899 -125,442
Japan 203,434 264,996 +61,562
Netherlands 135,659 110,472 -25,187
Viet Nam 68,347 125,139 +56,792
India 111,635 61,174 -50,461
France 95,300 24,677 -70,623

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) 29,249,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,155,336
Air transport 705,633
Other 5,055

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) 16,923,910 12,325,989 -4,597,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,632,370 2,522,966 -2,109,404
Air transport 508,058 197,575 -310,483
Other 1,447 3,608 +2,161

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 18,564,946
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,883,575
Grangemouth Docks 2,599,610
Southampton 1,703,586
Dover 358,110

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 £
Immingham Docks 11,708,073 6,856,873 -4,851,200
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,475,385 5,408,190 -1,067,195
Grangemouth Docks 242,324 2,357,286 +2,114,962
Southampton 1,702,618 968 -1,701,650
Dover 354,622 3,488 -351,134
Killingholme 312,691 0 -312,691
Glasgow Airport 293,062 0 -293,062
London Gateway Port 235,936 14,715 -221,221
Liverpool Docks 176,229 44,303 -131,926
Felixstowe 142,951 17,469 -125,482

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 4104

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

Description: Tanned hides and skins from cattle (including buffalo) or horses, without hair, not split or further processed