Import/export HS code 42022290: Fabric travel bags and sports bags

Travel bags and sports bags made with outer surfaces of textile materials

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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 101,776,305
Italy 87,946,556
France 62,393,943
India 35,882,365
Netherlands 12,090,420

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 53,674,606 48,101,699 -5,572,907
Italy 44,951,597 42,994,959 -1,956,638
France 31,441,054 30,952,889 -488,165
India 18,720,412 17,161,953 -1,558,459
Netherlands 6,236,953 5,853,467 -383,486
Viet Nam 3,584,256 3,323,857 -260,399
Belgium 4,133,481 2,541,231 -1,592,250
Spain 2,873,758 3,149,587 +275,829
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,698,145 2,587,908 -110,237
United States 1,933,372 1,436,902 -496,470

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 136,504,425
Italy 105,722,770
India 38,976,382
France 18,045,188
Viet Nam 14,908,418

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 71,960,039 64,544,386 -7,415,653
Italy 54,018,671 51,704,099 -2,314,572
India 20,734,826 18,241,556 -2,493,270
France 8,207,728 9,837,460 +1,629,732
Viet Nam 7,502,398 7,406,020 -96,378
Indonesia 3,958,485 2,959,511 -998,974
Romania 2,290,654 2,367,032 +76,378
Cambodia 2,188,714 2,203,420 +14,706
Tunisia 1,874,897 2,188,389 +313,492
Turkey 1,625,978 1,256,829 -369,149

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 335
Inner London - East 110
Greater Manchester 108
Outer London - West and North West 81
Surrey, East and West Sussex 62

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 251 236 -15
Inner London - East 74 80 +6
Greater Manchester 80 70 -10
Outer London - West and North West 50 50 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39 42 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37 38 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 31 32 +1
West Midlands 30 24 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 27 27 +0
West Yorkshire 23 21 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 143,213,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 124,835,114
Air transport 66,977,861
Other 13,814,073
Road transport 1,637,843

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 74,833,727 68,379,635 -6,454,092
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,728,311 63,106,803 +1,378,492
Air transport 32,612,661 34,365,200 +1,752,539
Other 11,864,087 1,949,986 -9,914,101
Road transport 734,476 903,367 +168,891

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 72,446,053
Felixstowe 50,809,484
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,484,440
London Heathrow Airport 29,743,837
Southampton 28,955,880

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 £
Eurotunnel 34,610,270 37,835,783 +3,225,513
Felixstowe 31,984,398 18,825,086 -13,159,312
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,538,232 15,946,208 -1,592,024
London Heathrow Airport 14,849,845 14,893,992 +44,147
Southampton 15,756,505 13,199,375 -2,557,130
London Gateway Port 10,618,168 15,871,289 +5,253,121
Dover 14,023,230 5,951,856 -8,071,374
East Midlands Airport 8,232,876 8,989,378 +756,502
000 11,864,087 1,949,986 -9,914,101
499 584,357 13,157,133 +12,572,776

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
691
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
464
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
73
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
51
Other manufacturing
36

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 264
2026-04 241
2026-03 255
2026-02 274
2026-01 250

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 574
54m+ 359
0-1m 220
15m-54m 159
Other 110

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 £
Italy 9,661,881
France 6,710,747
United States 4,727,344
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,953,778
Netherlands 3,881,464

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 £
Italy 4,993,733 4,668,148 -325,585
France 3,574,115 3,136,632 -437,483
United States 2,482,814 2,244,530 -238,284
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,784,925 2,168,853 +383,928
Netherlands 2,189,667 1,691,797 -497,870
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,883,833 1,699,086 -184,747
Ireland 1,100,742 1,457,031 +356,289
Germany 1,184,863 1,162,589 -22,274
Bahrain 1,999,536 12,333 -1,987,203
Switzerland 294,526 1,529,823 +1,235,297

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 367,808
India 35,657
Viet Nam 15,190
Turkey 14,777
Belgium 13,888

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 135,317 232,491 +97,174
India 12,134 23,523 +11,389
Viet Nam 8,233 6,957 -1,276
Turkey 9,306 5,471 -3,835
Belgium 1,794 12,094 +10,300
XI 2,772 3,087 +315
Bangladesh 494 4,709 +4,215
Italy 1,965 684 -1,281
Cambodia 1,442 750 -692
Indonesia 878 542 -336

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 32,857,738
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,494,720
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,186,583
Other 635,374
Road transport 4,624

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 16,454,904 16,402,834 -52,070
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,653,205 9,841,515 -811,690
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 552,938 633,645 +80,707
Other 236,904 398,470 +161,566
Road transport 4,624 0 -4,624

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,073,439
East Midlands Airport 15,216,569
London Heathrow Airport 12,171,524
London Stansted Airport 2,796,727
Dover 1,572,495

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 8,632,894 7,440,545 -1,192,349
East Midlands Airport 9,834,369 5,382,200 -4,452,169
London Heathrow Airport 3,783,716 8,387,808 +4,604,092
London Stansted Airport 1,498,720 1,298,007 -200,713
Dover 811,034 761,461 -49,573
ZLC 922,445 563,031 -359,414
Holyhead 561,424 835,590 +274,166
Manchester Airport 60,866 617,162 +556,296
000 236,904 398,470 +161,566
Immingham Docks 233,047 346,937 +113,890

Quick facts

HS code: 42022290

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

Description: Travel bags and sports bags made with outer surfaces of textile materials