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 29,376,027
France 10,357,483
Germany 6,738,896
Belgium 1,671,967
Denmark 1,340,808

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 16,062,583 13,313,444 -2,749,139
France 4,969,514 5,387,969 +418,455
Germany 3,133,936 3,604,960 +471,024
Belgium 1,114,716 557,251 -557,465
Denmark 1,223,678 117,130 -1,106,548
Italy 783,350 404,075 -379,275
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 560,383 525,426 -34,957
United States 435,488 359,682 -75,806
Netherlands 177,592 375,112 +197,520
India 249,030 296,461 +47,431

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 34,665,638
Germany 15,224,809
Italy 1,494,778
India 571,914
France 568,793

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 19,486,415 15,179,223 -4,307,192
Germany 7,108,754 8,116,055 +1,007,301
Italy 835,578 659,200 -176,378
India 262,891 309,023 +46,132
France 432,239 136,554 -295,685
Thailand 89,274 413,676 +324,402
United States 218,872 221,800 +2,928
Canada 317,957 91,633 -226,324
Pakistan 191,180 145,309 -45,871
Poland 144,226 189,862 +45,636

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 36
Greater Manchester 28
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 46 41 -5
Outer London - West and North West 26 21 -5
Greater Manchester 19 17 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 14 -5
Inner London - East 19 14 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 13 -8
West Midlands 15 11 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 10 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 10 -3
West Yorkshire 10 12 +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) 26,142,800
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,096,296
Air transport 8,149,154
Other 2,103,451
Road transport 172,301

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) 14,008,304 12,134,496 -1,873,808
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,376,059 9,720,237 -655,822
Air transport 4,154,587 3,994,567 -160,020
Other 1,686,991 416,460 -1,270,531
Road transport 113,993 58,308 -55,685

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,880,715
Dover 12,285,734
Southampton 8,079,617
Eurotunnel 4,091,172
London Gateway Port 3,116,997

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 7,969,960 4,910,755 -3,059,205
Dover 5,947,977 6,337,757 +389,780
Southampton 4,153,890 3,925,727 -228,163
Eurotunnel 2,112,027 1,979,145 -132,882
London Gateway Port 640,569 2,476,428 +1,835,859
Birmingham Airport 1,237,688 1,311,528 +73,840
London Heathrow Airport 1,318,147 1,003,425 -314,722
000 1,686,991 416,460 -1,270,531
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,092,599 685,389 -407,210
East Midlands Airport 733,267 362,910 -370,357

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 174
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 160
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 30
Other manufacturing 27
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 43
2025-11 68
2025-10 67
2025-09 49
2025-08 55

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 162
54m+ 159
0-1m 63
15m-54m 49
Other 48

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 2,462,912
United States 1,267,033
Netherlands 1,056,216
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 932,976
France 815,712

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 2,313,921 148,991 -2,164,930
United States 860,886 406,147 -454,739
Netherlands 568,477 487,739 -80,738
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 674,674 258,302 -416,372
France 411,612 404,100 -7,512
United Arab Emirates 337,907 270,735 -67,172
Germany 311,124 257,626 -53,498
Denmark 495,155 45,419 -449,736
Switzerland 66,021 417,587 +351,566
Italy 156,407 272,749 +116,342

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
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 660 25,870 +25,210
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 7,872,510
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,926,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,729,634
Other 389,593
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 5,715,595 2,156,915 -3,558,680
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,907,823 2,019,041 +111,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 890,833 838,801 -52,032
Other 353,284 36,309 -316,975
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 4,888,027
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,157,943
East Midlands Airport 1,556,365
ZLC 654,805
London Stansted Airport 586,416

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 3,702,066 1,185,961 -2,516,105
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,394,119 1,763,824 +369,705
East Midlands Airport 1,087,949 468,416 -619,533
ZLC 450,137 204,668 -245,469
London Stansted Airport 371,963 214,453 -157,510
Immingham Docks 456,674 104,267 -352,407
London Gateway Port 108,145 341,209 +233,064
Southampton 205,608 200,801 -4,807
000 353,284 36,309 -316,975
Felixstowe 186,478 99,503 -86,975

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