Import/export HS code 42023290: Fabric musical instrument cases

Cases for musical instruments made with outer surfaces of textile materials

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 £
China 33,250,939
Italy 5,758,260
India 4,300,601
France 2,860,242
Viet Nam 2,437,824

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 16,729,424 16,521,515 -207,909
Italy 3,693,992 2,064,268 -1,629,724
India 2,215,244 2,085,357 -129,887
France 1,452,876 1,407,366 -45,510
Viet Nam 804,393 1,633,431 +829,038
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,212,512 1,070,428 -142,084
Netherlands 521,374 502,448 -18,926
Belgium 374,103 352,251 -21,852
Germany 311,564 357,295 +45,731
United States 383,844 233,220 -150,624

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 38,436,722
Italy 6,489,041
India 4,488,371
Viet Nam 2,386,471
Thailand 1,369,563

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 19,105,307 19,331,415 +226,108
Italy 4,138,651 2,350,390 -1,788,261
India 2,376,318 2,112,053 -264,265
Viet Nam 786,720 1,599,751 +813,031
Thailand 778,067 591,496 -186,571
Indonesia 342,109 330,608 -11,501
Cambodia 318,421 315,987 -2,434
Taiwan 195,778 203,966 +8,188
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 344,127 40,544 -303,583
France 174,803 154,583 -20,220

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 143
Outer London - West and North West 54
Inner London - East 46
Surrey, East and West Sussex 42
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37

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 109 98 -11
Outer London - West and North West 38 34 -4
Inner London - East 27 30 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 32 24 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 22 -5
Greater Manchester 28 18 -10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 13 -2
West Midlands 16 13 -3
Essex 12 12 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 10 -3

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) 31,173,647
Air transport 13,404,654
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,543,951
Other 2,609,018
Road transport 286,706

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) 14,924,300 16,249,347 +1,325,047
Air transport 6,396,926 7,007,728 +610,802
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,263,197 4,280,754 -1,982,443
Other 2,050,495 558,523 -1,491,972
Road transport 209,702 77,004 -132,698

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,617,511
Southampton 7,836,906
London Heathrow Airport 7,006,039
Eurotunnel 4,606,238
London Gateway Port 3,613,659

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 9,045,407 7,572,104 -1,473,303
Southampton 4,409,842 3,427,064 -982,778
London Heathrow Airport 3,527,729 3,478,310 -49,419
Eurotunnel 2,639,454 1,966,784 -672,670
London Gateway Port 959,724 2,653,935 +1,694,211
000 2,050,495 558,523 -1,491,972
Dover 1,455,681 1,082,720 -372,961
499 241,417 1,823,377 +1,581,960
East Midlands Airport 853,608 989,037 +135,429
Dover / Eurotunnel 948,603 626,594 -322,009

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 301
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 261
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 40
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 19
Manufacture of wearing apparel 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 98
2025-10 125
2025-09 128
2025-08 110
2025-07 122

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 266
54m+ 193
0-1m 95
15m-54m 77
Other 63

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, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,458,742
France 1,314,589
Poland 1,258,569
United States 878,284
Netherlands 790,004

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, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 891,465 567,277 -324,188
France 618,832 695,757 +76,925
Poland 592,112 666,457 +74,345
United States 382,643 495,641 +112,998
Netherlands 481,070 308,934 -172,136
Germany 334,332 446,319 +111,987
Italy 272,305 398,939 +126,634
Ireland 314,778 140,379 -174,399
Czechia 297,779 136,794 -160,985
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 160,644 174,970 +14,326

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 £
China 18,960
XU 16,465
Viet Nam 1,036
India 734
Indonesia 461

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 £
China 5,114 13,846 +8,732
XU 8,252 8,213 -39
Viet Nam 394 642 +248
India 92 642 +550
Indonesia 65 396 +331
Bangladesh 4 313 +309
Cambodia 159 120 -39
Switzerland 134 139 +5
Turkey 6 200 +194
Italy 0 195 +195

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) 4,974,558
Air transport 4,792,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 713,005
Other 38,967
Road transport 33,076

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) 2,467,495 2,507,063 +39,568
Air transport 2,559,838 2,232,683 -327,155
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 371,235 341,770 -29,465
Other 14,220 24,747 +10,527
Road transport 29,716 3,360 -26,356

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,842,325
East Midlands Airport 2,670,415
London Heathrow Airport 1,641,404
Dover 1,015,231
Harwich 462,179

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 1,490,027 1,352,298 -137,729
East Midlands Airport 1,514,034 1,156,381 -357,653
London Heathrow Airport 823,323 818,081 -5,242
Dover 394,446 620,785 +226,339
Harwich 268,532 193,647 -74,885
ZLC 166,723 161,487 -5,236
Holyhead 236,373 54,837 -181,536
Southampton 78,742 143,682 +64,940
Immingham Docks 92,502 93,396 +894
Liverpool Docks 54,720 117,916 +63,196

Quick facts

HS code: 42023290

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

Description: Cases for musical instruments made with outer surfaces of textile materials