Import/export HS code 42029180: Various leather or fake leather bags

Other types of bags and cases with outer surfaces made of leather 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 £
Italy 11,340,030
China 6,670,098
Switzerland 4,485,618
India 4,196,388
France 4,078,341

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 6,184,612 5,155,418 -1,029,194
China 3,738,249 2,931,849 -806,400
Switzerland 2,098,570 2,387,048 +288,478
India 2,434,257 1,762,131 -672,126
France 2,182,542 1,895,799 -286,743
Germany 1,672,607 1,736,628 +64,021
Japan 1,846,869 1,494,736 -352,133
United States 930,814 1,440,131 +509,317
Spain 1,055,533 610,901 -444,632
Netherlands 684,993 938,097 +253,104

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 17,263,899
China 9,007,506
France 5,450,661
India 5,125,665
Spain 2,344,658

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 9,474,270 7,789,629 -1,684,641
China 4,892,982 4,114,524 -778,458
France 2,751,220 2,699,441 -51,779
India 2,747,557 2,378,108 -369,449
Spain 1,615,967 728,691 -887,276
Thailand 483,940 1,380,952 +897,012
Switzerland 1,014,745 506,203 -508,542
Turkey 646,930 507,278 -139,652
Viet Nam 284,025 471,674 +187,649
Philippines 342,700 280,458 -62,242

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 140
Inner London - East 34
Outer London - West and North West 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21

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 104 100 -4
Inner London - East 19 25 +6
Outer London - West and North West 17 14 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 16 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 15 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 14 -1
Greater Manchester 8 12 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 10 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 11 +1
West Midlands 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 £
Air transport 19,741,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,525,669
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,468,154
Road transport 1,728,819
Other 1,362,642

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 10,470,871 9,270,258 -1,200,613
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,279,763 8,245,906 -33,857
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,738,606 4,729,548 -9,058
Road transport 1,438,329 290,490 -1,147,839
Other 1,133,325 229,317 -904,008

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,860,989
Eurotunnel 5,912,212
East Midlands Airport 5,321,343
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,605,415
London Stansted Airport 3,466,579

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 5,026,705 3,834,284 -1,192,421
Eurotunnel 3,043,781 2,868,431 -175,350
East Midlands Airport 2,641,479 2,679,864 +38,385
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,928,990 1,676,425 -252,565
London Stansted Airport 1,622,804 1,843,775 +220,971
Felixstowe 2,125,479 1,262,829 -862,650
ZLC 1,453,161 1,782,876 +329,715
Dover 2,084,467 1,021,278 -1,063,189
Southampton 943,442 1,547,345 +603,903
London Gateway Port 770,051 1,039,818 +269,767

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
246
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
135
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
27
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
16
Other manufacturing
15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 92
2026-04 82
2026-03 79
2026-02 78
2026-01 74

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 165
54m+ 153
0-1m 76
Other 51
15m-54m 44

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 £
United States 3,405,486
Japan 3,213,968
Italy 1,769,815
France 1,565,989
Germany 1,549,366

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 £
United States 1,578,670 1,826,816 +248,146
Japan 132,827 3,081,141 +2,948,314
Italy 760,545 1,009,270 +248,725
France 625,276 940,713 +315,437
Germany 708,217 841,149 +132,932
Ireland 602,327 416,398 -185,929
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 570,397 386,075 -184,322
Netherlands 547,436 360,239 -187,197
South Korea 403,735 160,474 -243,261
Estonia 247,538 185,459 -62,079

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 £
India 146,945
China 21,133
Turkey 3,789
Philippines 2,942
Viet Nam 2,928

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 £
India 82,780 64,165 -18,615
China 8,871 12,262 +3,391
Turkey 2,097 1,692 -405
Philippines 0 2,942 +2,942
Viet Nam 773 2,155 +1,382
XI 1,679 467 -1,212
Italy 815 0 -815
Indonesia 148 522 +374
Morocco 0 275 +275
Spain 0 258 +258

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 15,369,200
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,819,791
Other 354,240
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 299,553
Road transport 14,643

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 6,027,912 9,341,288 +3,313,376
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,053,014 1,766,777 -286,237
Other 208,901 145,339 -63,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 104,171 195,382 +91,211
Road transport 14,643 0 -14,643

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,325,705
London Heathrow Airport 3,777,135
ZLC 3,733,313
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,859,486
London Stansted Airport 500,640

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 £
East Midlands Airport 4,420,950 2,904,755 -1,516,195
London Heathrow Airport 1,050,064 2,727,071 +1,677,007
ZLC 388,484 3,344,829 +2,956,345
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,495,036 1,364,450 -130,586
London Stansted Airport 154,903 345,737 +190,834
Holyhead 258,048 198,881 -59,167
000 208,901 145,339 -63,562
Dover 144,404 75,670 -68,734
Southampton 29,331 74,888 +45,557
London Gateway Port 34,777 51,835 +17,058

Quick facts

HS code: 42029180

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

Description: Other types of bags and cases with outer surfaces made of leather or imitation leather