Import/export HS code 4106: Tanned or crust hides and skins of animals, without hair

Animal hides and skins that have been tanned or crusted, with no hair left on them. These are not fully processed into leather yet

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 £
Taiwan 1,191,799
India 222,415
Nigeria 129,825
China 66,838
United States 40,530

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 £
Taiwan 604,086 587,713 -16,373
India 113,788 108,627 -5,161
Nigeria 94,480 35,345 -59,135
China 41,120 25,718 -15,402
United States 3,942 36,588 +32,646
New Zealand 33,908 0 -33,908
Iceland 32,290 0 -32,290
Italy 28,079 1,475 -26,604
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 15,847 0 -15,847
Bangladesh 14,919 0 -14,919

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 £
Taiwan 1,138,354
India 223,641
Nigeria 129,825
United States 92,534
China 82,685

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 £
Taiwan 604,086 534,268 -69,818
India 113,788 109,853 -3,935
Nigeria 94,480 35,345 -59,135
United States 3,942 88,592 +84,650
China 56,967 25,718 -31,249
New Zealand 33,908 0 -33,908
Iceland 32,290 0 -32,290
Italy 29,706 1,475 -28,231
Bangladesh 14,919 0 -14,919
Pakistan 8,126 3,826 -4,300

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Central Scotland 1
Merseyside 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
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Merseyside 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,444,207
Air transport 314,169
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 56,218

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 833,589 610,618 -222,971
Air transport 170,815 143,354 -27,461
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,502 53,716 +51,214

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 950,922
Southampton 446,235
Birmingham Airport 188,703
London Gateway Port 65,160
East Midlands Airport 42,726

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 £
Felixstowe 712,642 238,280 -474,362
Southampton 72,427 373,808 +301,381
Birmingham Airport 102,077 86,626 -15,451
London Gateway Port 16,230 48,930 +32,700
East Midlands Airport 37,231 5,495 -31,736
Manchester Airport 0 39,400 +39,400
Immingham Docks 32,290 0 -32,290
London Heathrow Airport 19,653 9,377 -10,276
Glasgow Airport 7,764 2,456 -5,308
Eurotunnel 1,523 1,156 -367

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of leather and related products 1
Other manufacturing 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
2024-03 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 2

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 268,789
France 130,028
Germany 51,410
Netherlands 37,909
Czechia 20,141

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 70,873 197,916 +127,043
France 5,362 124,666 +119,304
Germany 33,195 18,215 -14,980
Netherlands 6,425 31,484 +25,059
Czechia 20,141 0 -20,141
Japan 20,026 0 -20,026
Austria 9,864 4,835 -5,029
Canada 7,075 6,701 -374
Qatar 13,375 0 -13,375
Spain 8,860 4,200 -4,660

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 437,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 192,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,495
Road transport 5,278

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 181,391 255,738 +74,347
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,796 152,177 +111,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,495 0 -12,495
Road transport 5,278 0 -5,278

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 149,586
Dover / Eurotunnel 145,003
London Heathrow Airport 127,988
London Stansted Airport 93,247
ZLC 55,597

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 100,187 49,399 -50,788
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,179 129,824 +114,645
London Heathrow Airport 9,709 118,279 +108,570
London Stansted Airport 34,533 58,714 +24,181
ZLC 32,830 22,767 -10,063
Dover 25,617 11,259 -14,358
Felixstowe 12,495 10,150 -2,345
Manchester Airport 7,777 1,037 -6,740
Edinburgh Airport 1,633 4,359 +2,726
Durham Tees Valley Airport 0 1,183 +1,183

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 4106

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

Description: Animal hides and skins that have been tanned or crusted, with no hair left on them. These are not fully processed into leather yet