Import/export HS code 42021190: Various leather or fake leather containers

Other types of containers with outer surfaces made of leather or imitation leather, not including briefcases or school bags

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 £
Italy 8,417,106
China 7,269,578
France 5,116,856
Turkey 3,278,574
India 2,815,191

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 5,619,336 2,797,770 -2,821,566
China 3,224,432 4,045,146 +820,714
France 2,407,425 2,709,431 +302,006
Turkey 1,297,487 1,981,087 +683,600
India 1,654,728 1,160,463 -494,265
Ireland 1,182,023 1,273,362 +91,339
Japan 216,451 421,966 +205,515
Germany 262,628 296,489 +33,861
United States 333,590 205,928 -127,662
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 283,735 155,507 -128,228

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 10,634,399
China 8,202,472
France 3,865,214
Turkey 3,442,600
India 3,003,416

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 6,599,212 4,035,187 -2,564,025
China 3,772,439 4,430,033 +657,594
France 1,805,355 2,059,859 +254,504
Turkey 1,390,594 2,052,006 +661,412
India 1,747,795 1,255,621 -492,174
United States 184,445 244,601 +60,156
Spain 183,629 174,584 -9,045
Germany 154,225 194,843 +40,618
Morocco 194,258 84,996 -109,262
Philippines 132,367 114,605 -17,762

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 88
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Inner London - East 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Outer London - West and North West 15

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 61 55 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 14 +2
Inner London - East 8 14 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 12 +3
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 10 6 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 8 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 10,481,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,542,228
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,442,346
Road transport 2,722,038
Other 2,704,801

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 £
Air transport 5,545,647 4,936,043 -609,604
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,509,911 4,032,317 -1,477,594
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,561,147 4,881,199 +320,052
Road transport 1,199,702 1,522,336 +322,634
Other 1,375,238 1,329,563 -45,675

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,203,436
Dover 3,547,661
Felixstowe 3,314,523
ZLC 3,044,266
000 2,704,801

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 2,889,764 2,313,672 -576,092
Dover 2,388,050 1,159,611 -1,228,439
Felixstowe 1,448,275 1,866,248 +417,973
ZLC 1,219,173 1,825,093 +605,920
000 1,375,238 1,329,563 -45,675
Eurotunnel 1,290,848 1,397,676 +106,828
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,499,617 1,101,857 -397,760
East Midlands Airport 1,334,213 1,019,744 -314,469
Southampton 1,305,413 963,444 -341,969
London Gateway Port 721,245 1,038,223 +316,978

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
147
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
92
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
14
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
12
Manufacture of leather and related products
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 28
2026-04 40
2026-03 32
2026-02 39
2026-01 28

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 104
54m+ 102
0-1m 44
Other 34
15m-54m 28

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 £
Ireland 6,350,928
Japan 2,275,501
United States 1,671,283
France 1,636,626
South Korea 1,091,525

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 £
Ireland 3,642,046 2,708,882 -933,164
Japan 1,355,279 920,222 -435,057
United States 1,059,598 611,685 -447,913
France 870,233 766,393 -103,840
South Korea 724,387 367,138 -357,249
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 543,909 448,123 -95,786
Netherlands 376,841 383,595 +6,754
Germany 462,371 228,193 -234,178
Poland 345,086 239,893 -105,193
United Arab Emirates 437,888 124,899 -312,989

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 323,225
Netherlands 260,660
Ireland 250,460
XI 198,858
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 186,019 137,206 -48,813
Netherlands 253,583 7,077 -246,506
Ireland 140,286 110,174 -30,112
XI 142,186 56,672 -85,514
Italy 53,126 11,730 -41,396
Portugal 21,941 38,993 +17,052
Poland 15,262 18,012 +2,750
Australia 9,634 5,915 -3,719
United Arab Emirates 3,792 9,150 +5,358
Switzerland 10,266 2,282 -7,984

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 12,394,219
Other 6,123,052
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,553,965
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,055,911
Road transport 1,636

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 7,364,200 5,030,019 -2,334,181
Other 3,530,461 2,592,591 -937,870
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,670,843 1,883,122 +212,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 694,952 360,959 -333,993
Road transport 1,636 0 -1,636

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,123,052
London Heathrow Airport 3,953,059
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,729,725
East Midlands Airport 2,561,469
London Stansted Airport 2,440,675

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 £
000 3,530,461 2,592,591 -937,870
London Heathrow Airport 2,142,578 1,810,481 -332,097
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,357,434 1,372,291 +14,857
East Midlands Airport 1,317,019 1,244,450 -72,569
London Stansted Airport 2,019,800 420,875 -1,598,925
Glasgow Airport 898,569 822,005 -76,564
ZLC 716,420 587,928 -128,492
Southampton 374,042 223,168 -150,874
Dover 221,841 287,485 +65,644
Manchester Airport 253,820 121,735 -132,085

Quick facts

HS code: 42021190

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

Description: Other types of containers with outer surfaces made of leather or imitation leather, not including briefcases or school bags