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 3,801,031
Thailand 210,643
Netherlands 105,504
Germany 61,208
Italy 58,627

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 2,470,004 1,331,027 -1,138,977
Thailand 102,155 108,488 +6,333
Netherlands 0 105,504 +105,504
Germany 7,941 53,267 +45,326
Italy 1,820 56,807 +54,987
France 43,040 10,118 -32,922
United States 31,831 12,459 -19,372
Poland 8,389 14,421 +6,032
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
Netherlands 103,947
Ireland 94,263
Germany 54,201
United States 47,866

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
Netherlands 0 103,947 +103,947
Ireland 94,263 0 -94,263
Germany 934 53,267 +52,333
United States 31,831 16,035 -15,796
United Kingdom 16,401 29,423 +13,022
Italy 3,840 30,427 +26,587
France 24,619 2,759 -21,860
Poland 8,389 14,421 +6,032
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 3,714,709
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 314,841
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 257,206
Air transport 135,931

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 2,383,682 1,331,027 -1,052,655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 201,992 112,849 -89,143
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,775 222,431 +187,656
Air transport 86,272 49,659 -36,613

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,714,709
Felixstowe 210,643
Dover 110,587
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 2,383,682 1,331,027 -1,052,655
Felixstowe 102,155 108,488 +6,333
Dover 25,232 85,355 +60,123
Grangemouth Docks 0 103,947 +103,947
Ayr Harbour 94,263 0 -94,263
East Midlands Airport 70,525 5,499 -65,026
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 39,000,533
China 35,953,244
France 6,370,836
Germany 2,568,385
Ireland 2,237,748

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 21,335,347 17,665,186 -3,670,161
China 20,127,722 15,825,522 -4,302,200
France 3,357,829 3,013,007 -344,822
Germany 1,749,492 818,893 -930,599
Ireland 895,028 1,342,720 +447,692
Netherlands 522,635 1,477,799 +955,164
India 1,162,242 504,603 -657,639
Spain 692,610 531,452 -161,158
Thailand 730,530 267,591 -462,939
Czechia 80,479 623,165 +542,686

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 5,286,700
Ireland 4,948,578
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 2,787,981 2,498,719 -289,262
Ireland 2,579,029 2,369,549 -209,480
France 0 54,691 +54,691
Belgium 13,670 0 -13,670
India 836 0 -836

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) 45,738,754
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,879,704
Other 10,304,475
Air transport 379,766
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) 28,692,142 17,046,612 -11,645,530
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,278,959 20,600,745 +3,321,786
Other 5,381,516 4,922,959 -458,557
Air transport 230,087 149,679 -80,408
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 22,199,250
Felixstowe 17,071,480
London 10,766,128
London Gateway Port 10,726,053
000 10,304,475

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 12,176,838 10,022,412 -2,154,426
Felixstowe 14,413,855 2,657,625 -11,756,230
London 6,573,468 4,192,660 -2,380,808
London Gateway Port 1,709,682 9,016,371 +7,306,689
000 5,381,516 4,922,959 -458,557
Immingham Docks 3,634,340 5,513,750 +1,879,410
Belfast Port 2,909,133 1,629,242 -1,279,891
Southampton 4,615 2,612,223 +2,607,608
Greenock 1,165,035 376,617 -788,418
Avonmouth Docks 1,536,800 0 -1,536,800

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