Import/export HS code 420219: Various luggage and bags

Luggage and bags made from materials other than leather, plastic, or fabric, such as aluminium or paperboard

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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 £
China 29,515,087
France 10,247,040
Germany 6,375,315
Belgium 1,738,149
Denmark 1,338,367

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 £
China 15,416,628 14,098,459 -1,318,169
France 4,739,446 5,507,594 +768,148
Germany 2,974,318 3,400,997 +426,679
Belgium 1,153,825 584,324 -569,501
Denmark 1,181,118 157,249 -1,023,869
Italy 809,968 390,248 -419,720
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 549,589 537,790 -11,799
United States 463,729 386,582 -77,147
Netherlands 173,059 367,712 +194,653
India 223,840 281,290 +57,450

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 £
China 34,860,474
Germany 14,752,975
Italy 1,497,482
France 658,181
India 532,602

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 £
China 18,908,667 15,951,807 -2,956,860
Germany 6,619,360 8,133,615 +1,514,255
Italy 836,864 660,618 -176,246
France 522,706 135,475 -387,231
India 230,429 302,173 +71,744
United States 225,866 243,627 +17,761
Canada 318,338 89,136 -229,202
Thailand 63,101 334,233 +271,132
Pakistan 182,204 153,297 -28,907
Poland 116,282 213,238 +96,956

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 72
Outer London - West and North West 38
Greater Manchester 29
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 27
Inner London - East 27

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
Inner London - West 48 40 -8
Outer London - West and North West 26 23 -3
Greater Manchester 20 17 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 14 -4
Inner London - East 21 14 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 13 -7
West Midlands 14 12 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 9 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1
Essex 9 11 +2

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) 26,026,128
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,728,050
Air transport 8,227,207
Other 2,210,753
Road transport 189,505

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) 13,354,320 12,671,808 -682,512
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,948,889 9,779,161 -169,728
Air transport 4,108,086 4,119,121 +11,035
Other 1,749,437 461,316 -1,288,121
Road transport 131,197 58,308 -72,889

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,972,339
Dover 11,834,344
Southampton 8,033,187
Eurotunnel 4,081,178
London Gateway Port 3,011,649

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 7,308,328 5,664,011 -1,644,317
Dover 5,703,974 6,130,370 +426,396
Southampton 4,201,730 3,831,457 -370,273
Eurotunnel 1,874,735 2,206,443 +331,708
London Gateway Port 604,237 2,407,412 +1,803,175
Birmingham Airport 1,178,879 1,391,301 +212,422
London Heathrow Airport 1,312,190 1,003,695 -308,495
000 1,749,437 461,316 -1,288,121
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,169,068 720,718 -448,350
East Midlands Airport 737,330 410,010 -327,320

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 176
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 162
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 32
Other manufacturing 27
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 68
2025-10 67
2025-09 49
2025-08 55
2025-07 77

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 169
54m+ 163
0-1m 60
15m-54m 49
Other 47

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 £
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 2,471,912
United States 1,270,989
Netherlands 1,064,124
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 907,072
France 811,563

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 £
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 2,322,921 148,991 -2,173,930
United States 850,149 420,840 -429,309
Netherlands 530,127 533,997 +3,870
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 686,604 220,468 -466,136
France 391,855 419,708 +27,853
United Arab Emirates 310,430 301,896 -8,534
Germany 304,666 304,882 +216
Denmark 398,076 142,408 -255,668
Switzerland 53,647 419,626 +365,979
Qatar 240,239 188,843 -51,396

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 £
Pakistan 351,937
China 26,530
XU 10,810
Germany 496

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 £
Pakistan 351,809 128 -351,681
China 586 25,944 +25,358
XU 1,129 9,681 +8,552
Germany 0 496 +496

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 7,934,203
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,937,256
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,791,844
Other 389,773
Road transport 14,537

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 5,723,253 2,210,950 -3,512,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,773,369 2,163,887 +390,518
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 944,066 847,778 -96,288
Other 353,524 36,249 -317,275
Road transport 14,537 0 -14,537

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,869,534
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,167,551
East Midlands Airport 1,643,269
ZLC 662,996
London Stansted Airport 572,407

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 3,701,392 1,168,142 -2,533,250
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,352,183 1,815,368 +463,185
East Midlands Airport 1,169,918 473,351 -696,567
ZLC 406,015 256,981 -149,034
London Stansted Airport 342,610 229,797 -112,813
Immingham Docks 360,622 199,931 -160,691
London Gateway Port 105,677 339,884 +234,207
Southampton 204,046 206,800 +2,754
000 353,524 36,249 -317,275
Felixstowe 244,805 105,290 -139,515

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 420219

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

Description: Luggage and bags made from materials other than leather, plastic, or fabric, such as aluminium or paperboard