Import/export HS code 420321: Sports leather clothing

Leather clothing specially designed for sports activities, such as racing suits or riding jackets

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  • 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 £
Pakistan 5,670,181
Indonesia 5,541,188
Thailand 2,899,690
Ireland 1,402,820
Viet Nam 1,292,309

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 £
Pakistan 2,880,980 2,789,201 -91,779
Indonesia 2,295,936 3,245,252 +949,316
Thailand 1,453,464 1,446,226 -7,238
Ireland 743,028 659,792 -83,236
Viet Nam 603,713 688,596 +84,883
India 713,863 508,850 -205,013
China 733,072 319,938 -413,134
Italy 410,112 576,537 +166,425
United States 587,731 369,902 -217,829
Mexico 480,774 388,218 -92,556

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 £
Indonesia 7,178,000
Pakistan 5,834,654
Thailand 2,953,054
Viet Nam 1,964,291
China 1,478,476

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 £
Indonesia 3,361,278 3,816,722 +455,444
Pakistan 2,965,829 2,868,825 -97,004
Thailand 1,478,865 1,474,189 -4,676
Viet Nam 862,862 1,101,429 +238,567
China 790,798 687,678 -103,120
India 844,078 551,296 -292,782
Mexico 482,040 405,762 -76,278
Italy 254,528 295,493 +40,965
Myanmar 157,305 243,890 +86,585
United States 110,147 122,074 +11,927

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 32
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Inner London - East 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10

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 21 19 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 5 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 6 -3
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 3 -6
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 9 +3
West Midlands 5 8 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 6 +3

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) 12,269,086
Air transport 7,170,200
Other 3,884,299
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,438,999
Road transport 5,431

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) 5,178,850 7,090,236 +1,911,386
Air transport 3,885,942 3,284,258 -601,684
Other 2,588,625 1,295,674 -1,292,951
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 646,738 792,261 +145,523
Road transport 0 5,431 +5,431

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,838,921
London Heathrow Airport 4,686,081
Southampton 4,148,598
000 3,884,299
499 1,267,273

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 2,469,279 2,369,642 -99,637
London Heathrow Airport 2,763,002 1,923,079 -839,923
Southampton 1,744,898 2,403,700 +658,802
000 2,588,625 1,295,674 -1,292,951
499 32,794 1,234,479 +1,201,685
London Gateway Port 431,197 579,100 +147,903
Dover 381,036 514,341 +133,305
East Midlands Airport 324,366 419,515 +95,149
Birmingham Airport 335,904 207,206 -128,698
Manchester Airport 169,431 359,493 +190,062

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 106
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 60
Other manufacturing 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 22
2026-03 29
2026-02 28
2026-01 30
2025-12 26

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 91
54m+ 47
0-1m 39
15m-54m 14
Other 13

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 £
Netherlands 1,850,596
France 998,519
United States 455,782
South Korea 342,627
Germany 313,075

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 £
Netherlands 816,194 1,034,402 +218,208
France 543,929 454,590 -89,339
United States 369,532 86,250 -283,282
South Korea 294,148 48,479 -245,669
Germany 190,190 122,885 -67,305
Spain 81,932 134,153 +52,221
China 59,852 130,134 +70,282
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 77,401 107,895 +30,494
Ireland 96,063 81,450 -14,613
Iceland 78,711 85,347 +6,636

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 £
XI 11,434
China 7,607
Indonesia 4,671
Belgium 2,209
Austria 1,180

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 £
XI 0 11,434 +11,434
China 305 7,302 +6,997
Indonesia 4,405 266 -4,139
Belgium 190 2,019 +1,829
Austria 1,180 0 -1,180
Hungary 1,015 0 -1,015
Thailand 556 393 -163
Spain 102 546 +444
Viet Nam 532 34 -498
India 398 104 -294

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) 3,028,392
Air transport 2,791,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 450,745
Other 30,959

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) 1,483,205 1,545,187 +61,982
Air transport 1,668,929 1,122,757 -546,172
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 188,127 262,618 +74,491
Other 8,827 22,132 +13,305

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,726,058
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,171,489
East Midlands Airport 1,168,742
London Heathrow Airport 770,612
ZLC 459,938

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 719,978 1,006,080 +286,102
Dover / Eurotunnel 688,443 483,046 -205,397
East Midlands Airport 698,966 469,776 -229,190
London Heathrow Airport 427,912 342,700 -85,212
ZLC 353,315 106,623 -246,692
London Stansted Airport 188,736 155,812 -32,924
London Gateway Port 40,953 130,953 +90,000
Middlesbrough 62,923 51,542 -11,381
Immingham Docks 52,544 52,219 -325
Felixstowe 37,571 31,025 -6,546

Quick facts

HS code: 420321

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

Description: Leather clothing specially designed for sports activities, such as racing suits or riding jackets