Import/export HS code 420211: Luggage and bags with outer surface of leather or fake leather

Includes cases like briefcases, school bags, and similar items covered with real or imitation leather

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 £
China 13,283,531
Italy 12,101,809
India 7,491,014
France 7,478,415
Turkey 3,151,586

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 £
China 7,576,021 5,707,510 -1,868,511
Italy 7,196,908 4,904,901 -2,292,007
India 4,112,362 3,378,652 -733,710
France 4,214,425 3,263,990 -950,435
Turkey 1,482,908 1,668,678 +185,770
Ireland 1,124,337 1,128,704 +4,367
Germany 709,690 554,909 -154,781
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 334,907 569,002 +234,095
United States 564,286 296,962 -267,324
Morocco 391,922 453,662 +61,740

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 15,699,680
China 15,106,145
India 8,052,157
France 5,184,551
Turkey 3,352,071

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 9,079,314 6,620,366 -2,458,948
China 8,418,252 6,687,893 -1,730,359
India 4,457,831 3,594,326 -863,505
France 2,951,942 2,232,609 -719,333
Turkey 1,612,666 1,739,405 +126,739
Morocco 392,930 453,662 +60,732
Romania 293,224 434,952 +141,728
Spain 371,029 283,634 -87,395
United States 286,762 230,556 -56,206
Viet Nam 120,300 385,189 +264,889

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 106
Outer London - West and North West 26
Inner London - East 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20

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
Inner London - West 77 76 -1
Outer London - West and North West 16 16 +0
Inner London - East 14 14 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 12 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 13 -2
Greater Manchester 15 10 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 10 -3
West Midlands 10 11 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 4 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0

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) 19,413,467
Air transport 15,763,740
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,139,342
Road transport 2,957,085
Other 2,852,068

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) 11,088,448 8,325,019 -2,763,429
Air transport 8,675,243 7,088,497 -1,586,746
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,254,242 6,885,100 -1,369,142
Road transport 1,469,611 1,487,474 +17,863
Other 1,520,713 1,331,355 -189,358

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,446,167
Felixstowe 7,685,447
Dover 5,624,949
Southampton 5,334,751
Eurotunnel 4,223,903

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 4,722,204 3,723,963 -998,241
Felixstowe 4,423,814 3,261,633 -1,162,181
Dover 3,401,512 2,223,437 -1,178,075
Southampton 3,316,345 2,018,406 -1,297,939
Eurotunnel 1,891,891 2,332,012 +440,121
London Gateway Port 1,404,207 2,353,850 +949,643
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,210,868 1,520,330 -690,538
East Midlands Airport 2,213,413 1,486,710 -726,703
ZLC 1,507,229 1,595,164 +87,935
000 1,520,713 1,331,355 -189,358

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 189
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 118
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 17
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 58
2025-11 65
2025-10 71
2025-09 62
2025-08 70

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 137
54m+ 132
0-1m 49
15m-54m 40
Other 37

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 £
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 12,561,058
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,099,909
Ireland 7,634,148
United States 5,271,256
Japan 3,129,893

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 £
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 9,045,375 3,515,683 -5,529,692
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,224,252 3,875,657 -3,348,595
Ireland 5,195,029 2,439,119 -2,755,910
United States 3,872,058 1,399,198 -2,472,860
Japan 1,947,201 1,182,692 -764,509
France 1,347,587 1,103,702 -243,885
Malaysia 1,079,710 754,989 -324,721
South Korea 1,364,135 452,806 -911,329
United Arab Emirates 799,113 701,257 -97,856
Italy 797,690 576,802 -220,888

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 £
Netherlands 615,285
China 479,029
Ireland 307,179
XI 257,721
Italy 80,086

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 £
Netherlands 607,676 7,609 -600,067
China 367,660 111,369 -256,291
Ireland 216,089 91,090 -124,999
XI 205,756 51,965 -153,791
Italy 58,950 21,136 -37,814
Portugal 15,251 32,285 +17,034
Poland 16,607 16,467 -140
India 14,067 8,440 -5,627
Belgium 19,779 0 -19,779
Switzerland 14,291 2,374 -11,917

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 48,353,724
Other 7,049,768
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,162,691
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,717,020
Road transport 131,950

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 32,129,462 16,224,262 -15,905,200
Other 4,831,100 2,218,668 -2,612,432
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,970,183 2,192,508 -777,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,296,275 420,745 -875,530
Road transport 131,056 894 -130,162

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 24,487,269
East Midlands Airport 13,840,192
000 7,049,768
London Stansted Airport 5,321,779
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,843,131

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 16,582,227 7,905,042 -8,677,185
East Midlands Airport 9,498,289 4,341,903 -5,156,386
000 4,831,100 2,218,668 -2,612,432
London Stansted Airport 3,205,384 2,116,395 -1,088,989
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,224,227 1,618,904 -605,323
Glasgow Airport 1,419,147 865,751 -553,396
ZLC 1,130,852 834,425 -296,427
Southampton 557,978 203,424 -354,554
Dover 374,203 365,985 -8,218
London Gateway Port 362,099 71,064 -291,035

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 420211

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

Description: Includes cases like briefcases, school bags, and similar items covered with real or imitation leather