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

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Taiwan 1,371,789
China 314,310
India 234,557
Nigeria 127,566
Italy 53,421

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 628,992 742,797 +113,805
China 56,038 258,272 +202,234
India 88,621 145,936 +57,315
Nigeria 90,107 37,459 -52,648
Italy 28,079 25,342 -2,737
United States 37,243 4,340 -32,903
New Zealand 33,908 0 -33,908
Iceland 32,290 0 -32,290
South Korea 0 26,332 +26,332
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 15,847 0 -15,847

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 1,318,344
China 330,157
India 235,783
Nigeria 127,566
United States 93,587

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 628,992 689,352 +60,360
China 71,885 258,272 +186,387
India 88,621 147,162 +58,541
Nigeria 90,107 37,459 -52,648
United States 37,243 56,344 +19,101
Italy 28,079 27,271 -808
New Zealand 33,908 0 -33,908
Iceland 32,290 0 -32,290
South Korea 0 26,332 +26,332
Pakistan 11,952 0 -11,952

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) 1,735,442
Air transport 510,860
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,147

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) 857,183 878,259 +21,076
Air transport 184,600 326,260 +141,660
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,658 54,489 +50,831

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 984,603
Southampton 669,417
Birmingham Airport 212,556
East Midlands Airport 165,508
London Heathrow Airport 80,134

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 737,548 247,055 -490,493
Southampton 72,427 596,990 +524,563
Birmingham Airport 84,819 127,737 +42,918
East Midlands Airport 36,298 129,210 +92,912
London Heathrow Airport 22,701 57,433 +34,732
London 0 50,602 +50,602
London Gateway Port 14,918 34,012 +19,094
Manchester Airport 33,301 6,099 -27,202
Immingham Docks 32,290 0 -32,290
Glasgow Airport 3,391 4,570 +1,179

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 248,446
France 124,666
Netherlands 56,974
Germany 46,761
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 50,169 198,277 +148,108
France 0 124,666 +124,666
Netherlands 7,974 49,000 +41,026
Germany 27,806 18,955 -8,851
Czechia 20,141 0 -20,141
Japan 20,026 0 -20,026
Canada 10,207 5,829 -4,378
Qatar 13,375 0 -13,375
Spain 8,860 4,200 -4,660
Switzerland 6,840 2,800 -4,040

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 420,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 198,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,129
Road transport 4,250

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 158,059 262,355 +104,296
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,137 166,608 +134,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,495 5,634 -6,861
Road transport 4,250 0 -4,250

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 153,471
East Midlands Airport 148,313
London Heathrow Airport 125,759
London Stansted Airport 71,714
ZLC 63,720

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 9,817 143,654 +133,837
East Midlands Airport 97,607 50,706 -46,901
London Heathrow Airport 11,944 113,815 +101,871
London Stansted Airport 10,802 60,912 +50,110
ZLC 33,309 30,411 -2,898
Dover 22,320 11,860 -10,460
Felixstowe 12,495 10,150 -2,345
Manchester Airport 7,014 0 -7,014
Edinburgh Airport 1,633 5,328 +3,695
Southampton 0 5,634 +5,634

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