Import/export HS code 420219: Various luggage and bags

Luggage and bags made from materials other than leather, plastic, or fabric, such as aluminium or paperboard

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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 £
China 27,482,026
France 11,797,571
Germany 6,531,852
Belgium 1,415,139
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,118,779

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 16,251,996 11,230,030 -5,021,966
France 4,896,323 6,901,248 +2,004,925
Germany 3,657,598 2,874,254 -783,344
Belgium 744,901 670,238 -74,663
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 616,693 502,086 -114,607
Italy 639,431 433,135 -206,296
Denmark 769,776 26,515 -743,261
United States 479,402 248,990 -230,412
India 328,765 310,515 -18,250
Netherlands 210,347 379,744 +169,397

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 £
China 32,086,719
Germany 16,510,423
Italy 1,332,776
India 666,267
Thailand 598,381

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 £
China 19,097,396 12,989,323 -6,108,073
Germany 7,571,299 8,939,124 +1,367,825
Italy 696,788 635,988 -60,800
India 347,374 318,893 -28,481
Thailand 111,643 486,738 +375,095
France 408,396 79,233 -329,163
Poland 195,513 192,663 -2,850
Canada 295,665 81,402 -214,263
United States 224,559 124,341 -100,218
Viet Nam 106,184 196,587 +90,403

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 71
Outer London - West and North West 38
Inner London - East 28
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24
Greater Manchester 24

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 50 43 -7
Outer London - West and North West 26 22 -4
Inner London - East 21 15 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 18 +2
Greater Manchester 14 17 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 10 -6
West Midlands 14 7 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 10 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 13 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 9 -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) 24,599,810
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,809,085
Air transport 8,376,815
Other 1,176,533
Road transport 146,153

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) 14,421,994 10,177,816 -4,244,178
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,193,667 10,615,418 +421,751
Air transport 4,427,244 3,949,571 -477,673
Other 1,045,143 131,390 -913,753
Road transport 129,387 16,766 -112,621

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,656,044
Felixstowe 11,006,620
Southampton 7,808,291
Eurotunnel 4,088,079
London Gateway Port 4,065,232

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 £
Dover 6,138,468 7,517,576 +1,379,108
Felixstowe 7,256,865 3,749,755 -3,507,110
Southampton 4,933,497 2,874,794 -2,058,703
Eurotunnel 2,180,307 1,907,772 -272,535
London Gateway Port 1,188,509 2,876,723 +1,688,214
Birmingham Airport 1,497,736 1,378,864 -118,872
London Heathrow Airport 1,340,225 834,956 -505,269
Dover / Eurotunnel 938,791 509,483 -429,308
000 1,045,143 131,390 -913,753
London Stansted Airport 451,322 608,781 +157,459

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
183
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
157
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
28
Other manufacturing
26
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 61
2026-04 55
2026-03 55
2026-02 56
2026-01 43

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 163
54m+ 144
0-1m 70
15m-54m 51
Other 48

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 2,150,168
United States 1,176,645
Netherlands 982,118
France 790,825
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 770,739

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 2,126,085 24,083 -2,102,002
United States 822,272 354,373 -467,899
Netherlands 685,400 296,718 -388,682
France 419,653 371,172 -48,481
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 554,905 215,834 -339,071
Germany 267,743 320,873 +53,130
Switzerland 42,948 441,026 +398,078
United Arab Emirates 155,266 259,247 +103,981
Belgium 225,476 188,979 -36,497
Italy 254,236 142,436 -111,800

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 26,779
Pakistan 1,983
Germany 496

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 26,247 532 -25,715
Pakistan 1,855 128 -1,727
Germany 245 251 +6

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 6,846,464
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,910,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,467,531
Other 40,124

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 5,208,416 1,638,048 -3,570,368
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,039,249 1,871,158 -168,091
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 647,111 820,420 +173,309
Other 38,020 2,104 -35,916

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,573,131
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,163,864
East Midlands Airport 1,051,652
ZLC 543,894
London Gateway Port 515,400

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 3,766,255 806,876 -2,959,379
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,555,140 1,608,724 +53,584
East Midlands Airport 686,518 365,134 -321,384
ZLC 424,568 119,326 -305,242
London Gateway Port 156,977 358,423 +201,446
London Stansted Airport 231,154 282,467 +51,313
Southampton 307,631 153,627 -154,004
Immingham Docks 166,103 94,588 -71,515
Holyhead 138,114 87,580 -50,534
Dover 106,177 102,136 -4,041

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 420219

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

Description: Luggage and bags made from materials other than leather, plastic, or fabric, such as aluminium or paperboard