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 5,125,618
Indonesia 4,586,276
Thailand 2,503,708
Ireland 1,218,131
India 1,189,960

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 2,773,434 2,352,184 -421,250
Indonesia 2,272,811 2,313,465 +40,654
Thailand 1,329,131 1,174,577 -154,554
Ireland 763,625 454,506 -309,119
India 635,282 554,678 -80,604
Viet Nam 569,472 525,347 -44,125
China 733,425 241,714 -491,711
United States 550,597 301,308 -249,289
Italy 400,135 420,042 +19,907
Mexico 428,121 383,430 -44,691

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 6,012,947
Pakistan 5,274,290
Thailand 2,553,723
Viet Nam 1,662,362
India 1,380,563

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 3,136,087 2,876,860 -259,227
Pakistan 2,852,201 2,422,089 -430,112
Thailand 1,356,044 1,197,679 -158,365
Viet Nam 800,406 861,956 +61,550
India 770,898 609,665 -161,233
China 809,998 553,126 -256,872
Mexico 429,387 393,280 -36,107
Italy 225,116 232,669 +7,553
Myanmar 127,009 116,783 -10,226
United States 104,483 95,381 -9,102

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 31
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Inner London - East 12

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 16 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 3 -9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 6 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 5 -5
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 8 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 6 +3
West Midlands 6 5 -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) 9,685,839
Air transport 6,666,615
Other 4,044,906
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,259,955
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) 5,056,047 4,629,792 -426,255
Air transport 3,430,393 3,236,222 -194,171
Other 2,531,830 1,513,076 -1,018,754
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 612,392 647,563 +35,171
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 £
London Heathrow Airport 4,463,267
Felixstowe 4,252,346
000 4,044,906
Southampton 3,191,122
London Gateway Port 902,850

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 2,413,238 2,050,029 -363,209
Felixstowe 2,332,827 1,919,519 -413,308
000 2,531,830 1,513,076 -1,018,754
Southampton 1,714,388 1,476,734 -237,654
London Gateway Port 378,649 524,201 +145,552
Dover 340,893 365,767 +24,874
East Midlands Airport 264,889 433,275 +168,386
Manchester Airport 246,926 263,304 +16,378
Birmingham Airport 213,860 245,753 +31,893
Grangemouth Docks 333,091 99,261 -233,830

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 101
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 11
Other manufacturing 11
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 30
2025-11 35
2025-10 40
2025-09 34
2025-08 27

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 93
54m+ 46
0-1m 37
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 1,560,646
France 927,392
United States 486,903
South Korea 319,017
Germany 296,745

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 770,743 789,903 +19,160
France 388,040 539,352 +151,312
United States 373,007 113,896 -259,111
South Korea 20,698 298,319 +277,621
Germany 175,489 121,256 -54,233
Ireland 105,415 91,093 -14,322
Spain 82,908 99,541 +16,633
United Arab Emirates 92,894 55,704 -37,190
China 48,928 89,127 +40,199
Iceland 80,540 52,747 -27,793

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 7,528
Indonesia 4,915
Belgium 1,491
Austria 1,180
Thailand 1,023

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 178 7,350 +7,172
Indonesia 4,651 264 -4,387
Belgium 190 1,301 +1,111
Austria 1,180 0 -1,180
Thailand 394 629 +235
Hungary 1,015 0 -1,015
Viet Nam 541 160 -381
Spain 102 546 +444
India 426 94 -332
XI 0 165 +165

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) 2,678,404
Air transport 2,560,443
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 375,607
Other 19,362

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) 1,250,764 1,427,640 +176,876
Air transport 1,424,014 1,136,429 -287,585
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 218,820 156,787 -62,033
Other 8,813 10,549 +1,736

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,353,024
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,206,664
East Midlands Airport 1,101,876
London Heathrow Airport 662,332
ZLC 444,603

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 590,481 762,543 +172,062
Dover / Eurotunnel 596,166 610,498 +14,332
East Midlands Airport 720,780 381,096 -339,684
London Heathrow Airport 414,785 247,547 -167,238
ZLC 76,370 368,233 +291,863
London Stansted Airport 206,123 124,264 -81,859
London Gateway Port 60,362 75,432 +15,070
Middlesbrough 66,751 33,538 -33,213
Immingham Docks 52,544 28,675 -23,869
Felixstowe 25,002 33,649 +8,647

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