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 13,566,872
Italy 12,014,252
France 8,166,111
India 7,079,887
Turkey 3,432,837

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 7,206,124 6,360,748 -845,376
Italy 7,266,855 4,747,397 -2,519,458
France 4,023,910 4,142,201 +118,291
India 4,149,688 2,930,199 -1,219,489
Turkey 1,386,806 2,046,031 +659,225
Ireland 1,225,771 1,290,992 +65,221
Germany 757,926 662,516 -95,410
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 365,721 772,332 +406,611
Morocco 556,794 404,842 -151,952
United States 525,423 283,716 -241,707

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 16,077,936
China 15,703,963
India 7,568,468
France 5,292,629
Turkey 3,602,796

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 9,414,269 6,663,667 -2,750,602
China 8,144,579 7,559,384 -585,195
India 4,454,633 3,113,835 -1,340,798
France 2,762,789 2,529,840 -232,949
Turkey 1,498,270 2,104,526 +606,256
Romania 414,380 651,146 +236,766
Morocco 557,802 401,703 -156,099
Spain 342,640 330,178 -12,462
United States 244,011 266,676 +22,665
Viet Nam 101,519 406,800 +305,281

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 113
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27
Outer London - West and North West 24
Inner London - East 23
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22

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 86 77 -9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 18 +2
Outer London - West and North West 16 11 -5
Inner London - East 13 16 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 14 -3
Greater Manchester 12 9 -3
West Midlands 11 9 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 12 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 9 +3
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3

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) 19,294,002
Air transport 16,316,101
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,057,252
Other 3,024,592
Road transport 2,932,498

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) 10,304,100 8,989,902 -1,314,198
Air transport 8,794,336 7,521,765 -1,272,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,879,283 7,177,969 -1,701,314
Other 1,647,594 1,376,998 -270,596
Road transport 1,358,583 1,573,915 +215,332

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,420,421
Felixstowe 7,251,601
Dover 6,497,809
Southampton 5,070,116
Eurotunnel 4,417,243

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 4,726,867 3,693,554 -1,033,313
Felixstowe 3,904,098 3,347,503 -556,595
Dover 3,827,442 2,670,367 -1,157,075
Southampton 3,293,563 1,776,553 -1,517,010
Eurotunnel 2,158,020 2,259,223 +101,203
London Gateway Port 1,433,932 2,509,814 +1,075,882
East Midlands Airport 2,156,915 1,529,465 -627,450
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,037,572 1,571,587 -465,985
ZLC 1,387,515 1,878,234 +490,719
000 1,647,594 1,376,998 -270,596

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
200
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
128
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
19
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
17
Manufacture of leather and related products
15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 47
2026-04 59
2026-03 57
2026-02 61
2026-01 58

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
54m+ 139
1m-15m 134
0-1m 59
Other 46
15m-54m 45

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 10,259,593
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10,089,260
Ireland 6,671,387
United States 4,681,387
Japan 2,841,374

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 8,119,279 2,140,314 -5,978,965
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,685,389 3,403,871 -3,281,518
Ireland 3,859,801 2,811,586 -1,048,215
United States 2,888,671 1,792,716 -1,095,955
Japan 1,700,636 1,140,738 -559,898
France 1,379,209 1,134,188 -245,021
Malaysia 1,041,851 958,022 -83,829
South Korea 1,043,849 451,598 -592,251
United Arab Emirates 933,862 460,584 -473,278
Italy 796,701 593,212 -203,489

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 £
China 324,704
Netherlands 260,660
Ireland 250,460
XI 198,883
Italy 64,856

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 £
China 186,642 138,062 -48,580
Netherlands 253,583 7,077 -246,506
Ireland 140,286 110,174 -30,112
XI 142,211 56,672 -85,539
Italy 53,126 11,730 -41,396
Portugal 21,941 38,993 +17,052
Poland 15,262 18,012 +2,750
India 13,485 19,212 +5,727
Australia 9,634 5,915 -3,719
United Arab Emirates 3,792 9,150 +5,358

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 43,489,265
Other 6,157,059
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,995,714
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,437,524
Road transport 2,530

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 28,583,535 14,905,730 -13,677,805
Other 3,543,975 2,613,084 -930,891
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,538,635 2,457,079 -81,556
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,014,945 422,579 -592,366
Road transport 1,636 894 -742

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 22,430,347
East Midlands Airport 11,757,811
000 6,157,059
London Stansted Airport 4,702,801
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,625,096

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 14,618,289 7,812,058 -6,806,231
East Midlands Airport 7,948,403 3,809,408 -4,138,995
000 3,543,975 2,613,084 -930,891
London Stansted Airport 3,305,378 1,397,423 -1,907,955
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,883,865 1,741,231 -142,634
Glasgow Airport 1,337,143 827,058 -510,085
ZLC 1,015,822 871,407 -144,415
Dover 396,353 400,677 +4,324
Southampton 525,778 246,750 -279,028
Manchester Airport 305,671 155,733 -149,938

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