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 224,692
Nigeria 129,825
China 66,838
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 389,945 801,854 +411,909
India 116,065 108,627 -7,438
Nigeria 94,480 35,345 -59,135
China 41,120 25,718 -15,402
United States 5,070 36,588 +31,518
New Zealand 33,908 0 -33,908
Iceland 32,290 0 -32,290
Italy 28,079 1,475 -26,604
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 225,918
Nigeria 129,825
United States 92,534
China 82,685

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 389,945 748,409 +358,464
India 116,065 109,853 -6,212
Nigeria 94,480 35,345 -59,135
United States 3,942 88,592 +84,650
China 56,967 25,718 -31,249
New Zealand 33,908 0 -33,908
Italy 31,323 1,475 -29,848
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) 1,449,298
Air transport 320,558
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) 624,539 824,759 +200,220
Air transport 177,204 143,354 -33,850
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 956,013
Southampton 446,235
Birmingham Airport 190,980
London Gateway Port 65,160
East Midlands Airport 45,471

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 503,592 452,421 -51,171
Southampton 72,427 373,808 +301,381
Birmingham Airport 104,354 86,626 -17,728
London Gateway Port 16,230 48,930 +32,700
East Midlands Airport 39,976 5,495 -34,481
Manchester Airport 0 39,400 +39,400
Immingham Docks 32,290 0 -32,290
London Heathrow Airport 21,020 9,377 -11,643
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 269,952
France 130,028
Germany 51,410
Netherlands 37,909
Czechia 20,141

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 72,036 197,916 +125,880
France 5,362 124,666 +119,304
Germany 33,195 18,215 -14,980
Netherlands 6,425 31,484 +25,059
Czechia 20,141 0 -20,141
Japan 10,013 10,013 +0
Austria 9,864 4,835 -5,029
Canada 7,075 6,701 -374
Qatar 13,375 0 -13,375
Spain 0 13,060 +13,060

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 438,292
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 194,617
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 162,211 276,081 +113,870
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,440 152,177 +109,737
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 £
East Midlands Airport 149,586
Dover / Eurotunnel 146,647
London Heathrow Airport 127,988
London Stansted Airport 94,410
ZLC 55,597

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 £
East Midlands Airport 90,174 59,412 -30,762
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,823 129,824 +113,001
London Heathrow Airport 8,239 119,749 +111,510
London Stansted Airport 35,696 58,714 +23,018
ZLC 23,970 31,627 +7,657
Dover 25,617 11,259 -14,358
Felixstowe 12,495 10,150 -2,345
Manchester Airport 7,777 1,037 -6,740
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