Import/export HS code 42050019: Various leather products

Other items made from leather or leather-like materials not listed elsewhere

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 £
Malaysia 900,395
China 586,770
Germany 524,205
Italy 54,439
India 53,810

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 £
Malaysia 808,528 91,867 -716,661
China 89,469 497,301 +407,832
Germany 400,985 123,220 -277,765
Italy 26,958 27,481 +523
India 39,651 14,159 -25,492
Pakistan 43,379 3,286 -40,093
Ukraine 23,614 16,018 -7,596
United States 22,474 10,447 -12,027
Switzerland 17,692 0 -17,692
Thailand 10,506 0 -10,506

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 1,086,264
Malaysia 892,387
Italy 60,250
India 55,133
Pakistan 46,665

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 487,510 598,754 +111,244
Malaysia 800,520 91,867 -708,653
Italy 30,774 29,476 -1,298
India 39,651 15,482 -24,169
Pakistan 43,379 3,286 -40,093
Ukraine 23,614 16,018 -7,596
Germany 17,526 21,630 +4,104
United States 18,658 9,427 -9,231
Canada 10,255 0 -10,255
United Kingdom 8,008 1,182 -6,826

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Inner London - East 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
West Yorkshire 4
West Midlands 3

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 6 6 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 4 1 -3
West Midlands 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Essex 2 0 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -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 1,349,537
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 701,193
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 262,201
Road transport 10,255
Other 423

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 1,000,707 348,830 -651,877
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 438,819 262,374 -176,445
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,758 191,443 +120,685
Road transport 10,255 0 -10,255
Other 4 419 +415

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 703,336
ZLC 529,767
London Heathrow Airport 340,855
London Stansted Airport 172,470
Thamesport 148,522

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 £
East Midlands Airport 651,501 51,835 -599,666
ZLC 413,341 116,426 -296,915
London Heathrow Airport 188,566 152,289 -36,277
London Stansted Airport 136,553 35,917 -100,636
Thamesport 992 147,530 +146,538
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 121,444 +121,444
Manchester Airport 4,214 105,921 +101,707
Southampton 38,700 27,612 -11,088
Felixstowe 26,383 10,358 -16,025
Dover 10,785 9,390 -1,395

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 16
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 3
Other manufacturing 3
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 5
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 8

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
54m+ 16
1m-15m 15
15m-54m 7
0-1m 5
Other 4

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 847,939
United States 328,860
Ireland 80,471
Poland 72,962
South Korea 70,692

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 693,717 154,222 -539,495
United States 217,044 111,816 -105,228
Ireland 41,970 38,501 -3,469
Poland 12,130 60,832 +48,702
South Korea 47,495 23,197 -24,298
Austria 0 50,764 +50,764
Netherlands 17,466 24,829 +7,363
Japan 31,624 0 -31,624
Spain 24,802 5,259 -19,543
Pakistan 14,584 15,074 +490

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) 1,003,374
Air transport 546,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 182,203
Road transport 2,198
Other 402

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) 781,472 221,902 -559,570
Air transport 253,914 292,991 +39,077
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 146,091 36,112 -109,979
Road transport 0 2,198 +2,198
Other 402 0 -402

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 925,939
East Midlands Airport 213,020
Southampton 137,148
ZLC 103,736
London Heathrow Airport 97,839

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 728,489 197,450 -531,039
East Midlands Airport 132,640 80,380 -52,260
Southampton 135,941 1,207 -134,734
ZLC 16,662 87,074 +70,412
London Heathrow Airport 66,504 31,335 -35,169
London Stansted Airport 17,372 64,947 +47,575
Holyhead 37,324 17,123 -20,201
Manchester Airport 19,410 31,453 +12,043
Felixstowe 0 19,939 +19,939
Liverpool Docks 5,117 12,564 +7,447

Quick facts

HS code: 42050019

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

Description: Other items made from leather or leather-like materials not listed elsewhere