Import/export HS code 4101: Raw hides and skins of cattle or horses

Raw hides and skins from cows, buffalo, or horses. These can be fresh, salted, dried, or preserved but not tanned or fully processed

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* 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 £
Ireland 3,983,188
Thailand 210,643
Poland 176,542
Netherlands 103,947
Germany 61,208

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 £
Ireland 2,621,113 1,362,075 -1,259,038
Thailand 102,155 108,488 +6,333
Poland 162,121 14,421 -147,700
Netherlands 0 103,947 +103,947
Germany 7,941 53,267 +45,326
France 43,040 10,118 -32,922
Italy 1,820 45,115 +43,295
United States 33,720 12,459 -21,261
New Zealand 9,456 6,303 -3,153
Brazil 1,035 11,778 +10,743

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 £
Thailand 210,643
Poland 176,542
Netherlands 103,947
Ireland 94,263
Germany 54,201

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 £
Thailand 102,155 108,488 +6,333
Poland 162,121 14,421 -147,700
Netherlands 0 103,947 +103,947
Ireland 94,263 0 -94,263
Germany 934 53,267 +52,333
United States 33,720 16,035 -17,685
United Kingdom 16,401 27,866 +11,465
France 24,619 2,759 -21,860
Italy 3,840 18,735 +14,895
New Zealand 9,456 6,303 -3,153

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Lancashire 1

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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Lancashire 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 £
Other 3,896,866
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 399,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 314,841
Air transport 136,263

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 £
Other 2,534,791 1,362,075 -1,172,716
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 188,507 210,739 +22,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 201,992 112,849 -89,143
Air transport 88,161 48,102 -40,059

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,896,866
Dover 264,319
Felixstowe 210,643
Grangemouth Docks 103,947
Ayr Harbour 94,263

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 £
000 2,534,791 1,362,075 -1,172,716
Dover 178,964 85,355 -93,609
Felixstowe 102,155 108,488 +6,333
Grangemouth Docks 0 103,947 +103,947
Ayr Harbour 94,263 0 -94,263
East Midlands Airport 72,414 5,499 -66,915
ZLC 0 16,896 +16,896
Glasgow Airport 9,456 6,303 -3,153
London Heathrow Airport 1,111 14,589 +13,478
London Stansted Airport 5,180 10,037 +4,857

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of other transport equipment 1
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2024-05 2

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
15m-54m 1
54m+ 1

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 £
Italy 39,245,317
China 37,576,908
France 6,427,379
Germany 2,666,647
Ireland 2,182,424

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 £
Italy 21,427,025 17,818,292 -3,608,733
China 21,432,198 16,144,710 -5,287,488
France 3,550,598 2,876,781 -673,817
Germany 1,658,537 1,008,110 -650,427
Ireland 823,749 1,358,675 +534,926
Netherlands 520,979 1,338,468 +817,489
India 1,067,930 525,267 -542,663
Spain 844,738 489,372 -355,366
Thailand 742,909 286,853 -456,056
Czechia 60,566 602,827 +542,261

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 5,340,968
Ireland 4,976,600
France 54,691
Belgium 13,670
India 836

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 2,986,772 2,354,196 -632,576
Ireland 2,561,364 2,415,236 -146,128
France 0 54,691 +54,691
Belgium 13,670 0 -13,670
India 836 0 -836
Indonesia 453 0 -453

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,187,836
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,251,531
Other 10,387,218
Air transport 456,878
Road transport 4,259

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,922,067 17,265,769 -13,656,298
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,426,159 20,825,372 +4,399,213
Other 5,563,095 4,824,123 -738,972
Air transport 263,330 193,548 -69,782
Road transport 4,259 0 -4,259

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,501,688
Felixstowe 19,194,063
London 10,401,161
000 10,387,218
London Gateway Port 9,862,536

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 12,380,350 10,121,338 -2,259,012
Felixstowe 15,154,212 4,039,851 -11,114,361
London 5,961,853 4,439,308 -1,522,545
000 5,563,095 4,824,123 -738,972
London Gateway Port 1,610,837 8,251,699 +6,640,862
Immingham Docks 3,280,403 5,382,573 +2,102,170
Belfast Port 2,832,361 1,624,598 -1,207,763
Southampton 4,615 2,292,475 +2,287,860
Avonmouth Docks 2,092,886 64,955 -2,027,931
Greenock 1,203,570 261,180 -942,390

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 4101

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

Description: Raw hides and skins from cows, buffalo, or horses. These can be fresh, salted, dried, or preserved but not tanned or fully processed