Import/export HS code 4104: Tanned or crust hides and skins of cattle or horses

Tanned hides and skins from cattle (including buffalo) or horses, without hair, not split or further 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 £
Italy 6,251,017
Germany 1,629,310
Argentina 1,470,538
Denmark 1,316,943
Spain 995,273

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 £
Italy 2,098,478 4,152,539 +2,054,061
Germany 651,374 977,936 +326,562
Argentina 628,992 841,546 +212,554
Denmark 1,071,137 245,806 -825,331
Spain 553,668 441,605 -112,063
Bangladesh 271,428 182,012 -89,416
Uruguay 218,773 164,351 -54,422
United States 243,008 40,684 -202,324
Brazil 104,754 108,240 +3,486
France 166,085 37,883 -128,202

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 £
Italy 4,595,484
Germany 2,266,333
Denmark 1,939,436
Argentina 1,571,893
Spain 1,033,997

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 £
Italy 1,929,264 2,666,220 +736,956
Germany 632,601 1,633,732 +1,001,131
Denmark 1,071,137 868,299 -202,838
Argentina 832,472 739,421 -93,051
Spain 592,392 441,605 -150,787
Bangladesh 271,428 183,214 -88,214
United States 198,368 152,986 -45,382
Uruguay 218,773 125,633 -93,140
Brazil 150,392 108,240 -42,152
NA 87,698 94,375 +6,677

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Inner London - West 5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Greater Manchester 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Lancashire 0 1 +1
Merseyside 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 1 +1
West Central Scotland 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,500,764
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,226,143
Air transport 1,150,925
Other 100,985
Road transport 93,585

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,043,909 5,456,855 +1,412,946
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,485,548 1,740,595 +255,047
Air transport 784,203 366,722 -417,481
Other 24,984 76,001 +51,017
Road transport 0 93,585 +93,585

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,298,144
Dover 2,521,496
London Gateway Port 1,637,581
Killingholme 1,613,985
Southampton 734,358

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,643,311 2,654,833 +1,011,522
Dover 1,334,155 1,187,341 -146,814
London Gateway Port 922,093 715,488 -206,605
Killingholme 404,404 1,209,581 +805,177
Southampton 87,546 646,812 +559,266
Eurotunnel 377,585 241,400 -136,185
London Heathrow Airport 327,358 99,677 -227,681
Felixstowe 230,411 112,394 -118,017
Thamesport 139,278 169,154 +29,876
London 163,685 57,755 -105,930

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of leather and related products 4
Other manufacturing 4
Manufacture of furniture 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 5
2025-09 6
2025-08 2
2025-07 4

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 12
0-1m 4
54m+ 3
Other 2
15m-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 25,084,288
Belgium 7,533,427
China 4,198,805
Spain 569,124
Japan 507,111

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 13,601,096 11,483,192 -2,117,904
Belgium 5,508,880 2,024,547 -3,484,333
China 2,230,025 1,968,780 -261,245
Spain 271,779 297,345 +25,566
Japan 259,118 247,993 -11,125
United States 249,243 250,118 +875
Netherlands 83,524 157,872 +74,348
Viet Nam 68,347 125,139 +56,792
India 111,635 61,174 -50,461
France 129,019 26,177 -102,842

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 £
XU 4,581

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 £
XU 1,344 3,237 +1,893

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) 29,128,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,900,512
Air transport 730,204
Other 4,581

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) 15,112,823 14,015,436 -1,097,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,318,881 2,581,631 -4,737,250
Air transport 515,381 214,823 -300,558
Other 1,344 3,237 +1,893

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 18,601,347
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,081,673
Grangemouth Docks 2,567,990
Killingholme 2,076,331
Southampton 1,712,590

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 £
Immingham Docks 10,564,245 8,037,102 -2,527,143
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,187,576 5,894,097 -293,479
Grangemouth Docks 253,864 2,314,126 +2,060,262
Killingholme 2,076,331 0 -2,076,331
Southampton 1,711,622 968 -1,710,654
Dover 923,196 1,500 -921,696
Glasgow Airport 284,552 8,510 -276,042
London Gateway Port 213,176 40,016 -173,160
Liverpool Docks 99,705 120,827 +21,122
Felixstowe 156,658 0 -156,658

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 4104

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

Description: Tanned hides and skins from cattle (including buffalo) or horses, without hair, not split or further processed