Import/export HS code 42023290: Fabric musical instrument cases

Cases for musical instruments made with outer surfaces of textile materials

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 34,027,076
Italy 5,017,870
India 4,389,512
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,700,227
France 2,688,305

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 17,369,132 16,657,944 -711,188
Italy 2,858,515 2,159,355 -699,160
India 2,388,483 2,001,029 -387,454
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,221,175 1,479,052 +257,877
France 1,363,444 1,324,861 -38,583
Viet Nam 1,310,759 1,330,614 +19,855
Netherlands 642,378 498,491 -143,887
United States 361,782 681,664 +319,882
Germany 252,614 386,469 +133,855
Belgium 390,481 235,799 -154,682

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 39,704,823
Italy 5,642,106
India 4,509,571
Viet Nam 3,075,054
Thailand 1,254,796

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 £
China 20,364,001 19,340,822 -1,023,179
Italy 3,157,387 2,484,719 -672,668
India 2,465,720 2,043,851 -421,869
Viet Nam 1,245,206 1,829,848 +584,642
Thailand 498,838 755,958 +257,120
Cambodia 238,596 571,438 +332,842
Indonesia 356,392 279,271 -77,121
Taiwan 326,769 138,331 -188,438
France 179,114 130,964 -48,150
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 164,538 122,132 -42,406

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 135
Inner London - East 52
Outer London - West and North West 50
Surrey, East and West Sussex 44
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37

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 98 95 -3
Inner London - East 34 34 +0
Outer London - West and North West 30 36 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 30 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 23 -4
Greater Manchester 24 21 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 16 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 13 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 11 -4
West Midlands 13 13 +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) 32,707,618
Air transport 14,684,138
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,962,152
Other 1,948,558
Road transport 149,689

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) 15,650,571 17,057,047 +1,406,476
Air transport 7,179,362 7,504,776 +325,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,620,695 4,341,457 -1,279,238
Other 1,845,034 103,524 -1,741,510
Road transport 67,571 82,118 +14,547

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,649,840
Southampton 7,776,254
London Heathrow Airport 6,999,699
London Gateway Port 4,825,657
Eurotunnel 4,515,297

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 £
Felixstowe 9,047,415 6,602,425 -2,444,990
Southampton 3,758,010 4,018,244 +260,234
London Heathrow Airport 4,236,866 2,762,833 -1,474,033
London Gateway Port 1,927,286 2,898,371 +971,085
Eurotunnel 2,276,448 2,238,849 -37,599
499 327,202 2,497,289 +2,170,087
Dover 1,549,467 866,575 -682,892
East Midlands Airport 943,503 1,294,079 +350,576
000 1,845,034 103,524 -1,741,510
London 810,136 929,970 +119,834

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
304
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
259
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
42
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
21
Manufacture of wearing apparel
21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 102
2026-04 99
2026-03 120
2026-02 104
2026-01 114

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 276
54m+ 191
0-1m 93
15m-54m 79
Other 58

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 £
France 1,488,391
Poland 1,310,259
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,173,150
Germany 892,715
United States 857,426

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 £
France 538,622 949,769 +411,147
Poland 685,661 624,598 -61,063
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 654,832 518,318 -136,514
Germany 401,323 491,392 +90,069
United States 325,661 531,765 +206,104
Netherlands 368,687 327,258 -41,429
Italy 250,645 343,895 +93,250
Czechia 326,695 156,087 -170,608
Ireland 227,629 155,540 -72,089
Thailand 112,547 130,929 +18,382

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 24,606
India 2,264
Viet Nam 1,116
Cambodia 683
Indonesia 650

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 6,772 17,834 +11,062
India 221 2,043 +1,822
Viet Nam 707 409 -298
Cambodia 179 504 +325
Indonesia 378 272 -106
Philippines 0 633 +633
Bangladesh 307 10 -297
Switzerland 137 104 -33
Turkey 161 49 -112
Italy 185 10 -175

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,327,425
Air transport 4,358,806
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 593,638
Other 50,524
Road transport 3,360

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,689,593 2,637,832 -51,761
Air transport 2,078,367 2,280,439 +202,072
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 271,986 321,652 +49,666
Other 18,401 32,123 +13,722
Road transport 0 3,360 +3,360

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,116,576
East Midlands Airport 2,186,831
London Heathrow Airport 1,653,674
Dover 1,195,038
Harwich 395,250

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 1,585,445 1,531,131 -54,314
East Midlands Airport 1,297,847 888,984 -408,863
London Heathrow Airport 572,647 1,081,027 +508,380
Dover 504,556 690,482 +185,926
Harwich 199,529 195,721 -3,808
ZLC 117,312 186,407 +69,095
Southampton 58,702 150,026 +91,324
Liverpool Docks 114,167 84,074 -30,093
Holyhead 134,417 52,746 -81,671
London Stansted Airport 79,184 83,121 +3,937

Quick facts

HS code: 42023290

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

Description: Cases for musical instruments made with outer surfaces of textile materials