Import/export HS code 4106: Tanned or crust hides and skins of animals, without hair

Animal hides and skins that have been tanned or crusted, with no hair left on them. These are not fully processed into leather yet

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 £
Taiwan 1,191,799
India 202,305
Nigeria 129,825
China 68,129
United States 41,658

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 £
Taiwan 366,631 825,168 +458,537
India 100,206 102,099 +1,893
Nigeria 94,480 35,345 -59,135
China 53,211 14,918 -38,293
United States 5,070 36,588 +31,518
New Zealand 33,908 0 -33,908
Iceland 32,290 0 -32,290
Italy 0 29,554 +29,554
Pakistan 13,217 3,826 -9,391
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 15,847 0 -15,847

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 £
Taiwan 1,138,354
India 203,531
Nigeria 129,825
United States 92,534
China 83,976

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 £
Taiwan 366,631 771,723 +405,092
India 100,206 103,325 +3,119
Nigeria 94,480 35,345 -59,135
United States 3,942 88,592 +84,650
China 69,058 14,918 -54,140
New Zealand 33,908 0 -33,908
Italy 3,244 29,554 +26,310
Iceland 32,290 0 -32,290
Pakistan 13,217 3,826 -9,391
Bangladesh 14,919 0 -14,919

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Central Scotland 1
Merseyside 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
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Merseyside 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,438,498
Air transport 310,262
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 56,218

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) 601,225 837,273 +236,048
Air transport 145,357 164,905 +19,548
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,502 53,716 +51,214

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 945,213
Southampton 446,235
Birmingham Airport 168,593
London Gateway Port 65,160
East Midlands Airport 49,015

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 £
Felixstowe 480,278 464,935 -15,343
Southampton 72,427 373,808 +301,381
Birmingham Airport 88,495 80,098 -8,397
London Gateway Port 16,230 48,930 +32,700
East Midlands Airport 15,441 33,574 +18,133
Manchester Airport 0 39,400 +39,400
London Heathrow Airport 29,567 9,377 -20,190
Immingham Docks 32,290 0 -32,290
Glasgow Airport 7,764 2,456 -5,308
Eurotunnel 1,523 1,156 -367

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of leather and related products 1
Other manufacturing 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
2024-03 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
1m-15m 2

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 £
United States 264,851
France 130,028
Germany 45,594
Netherlands 27,759
Italy 23,307

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 £
United States 72,036 192,815 +120,779
France 5,362 124,666 +119,304
Germany 33,195 12,399 -20,796
Netherlands 6,425 21,334 +14,909
Italy 17,550 5,757 -11,793
Czechia 20,141 0 -20,141
Japan 0 20,026 +20,026
Austria 9,864 4,835 -5,029
Canada 5,568 8,208 +2,640
Qatar 13,375 0 -13,375

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 432,471
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 193,401
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,952
Road transport 5,278

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 £
Air transport 152,071 280,400 +128,329
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 59,990 133,411 +73,421
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,952 0 -14,952
Road transport 5,278 0 -5,278

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 162,961
East Midlands Airport 146,826
London Heathrow Airport 127,988
London Stansted Airport 92,069
ZLC 53,497

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 34,373 128,588 +94,215
East Midlands Airport 88,667 58,159 -30,508
London Heathrow Airport 8,239 119,749 +111,510
London Stansted Airport 35,696 56,373 +20,677
ZLC 13,957 39,540 +25,583
Dover 25,617 3,879 -21,738
Felixstowe 12,495 0 -12,495
Manchester Airport 9,157 1,037 -8,120
Edinburgh Airport 1,633 4,359 +2,726
London Gateway Port 2,457 0 -2,457

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 4106

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

Description: Animal hides and skins that have been tanned or crusted, with no hair left on them. These are not fully processed into leather yet