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 33,180,687
Italy 5,632,251
India 4,338,313
France 2,805,859
Viet Nam 2,467,759

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 16,663,050 16,517,637 -145,413
Italy 3,671,736 1,960,515 -1,711,221
India 2,165,798 2,172,515 +6,717
France 1,456,658 1,349,201 -107,457
Viet Nam 856,627 1,611,132 +754,505
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,344,685 929,548 -415,137
Netherlands 571,131 452,413 -118,718
Belgium 376,253 350,559 -25,694
Germany 302,823 376,023 +73,200
United States 386,068 219,228 -166,840

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 38,365,815
Italy 6,341,929
India 4,514,789
Viet Nam 2,412,732
Thailand 1,290,416

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 19,222,737 19,143,078 -79,659
Italy 4,100,138 2,241,791 -1,858,347
India 2,316,568 2,198,221 -118,347
Viet Nam 829,790 1,582,942 +753,152
Thailand 717,851 572,565 -145,286
Cambodia 325,871 392,029 +66,158
Indonesia 337,246 345,502 +8,256
Taiwan 195,778 206,051 +10,273
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 328,841 38,868 -289,973
France 166,695 152,326 -14,369

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 144
Outer London - West and North West 53
Inner London - East 47
Surrey, East and West Sussex 45
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 97 -12
Outer London - West and North West 36 35 -1
Inner London - East 28 29 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35 26 -9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 21 -6
Greater Manchester 28 21 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 14 -2
West Midlands 16 13 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 10 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 10 -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) 31,177,767
Air transport 13,536,531
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,428,340
Other 2,458,228
Road transport 276,244

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) 14,691,786 16,485,981 +1,794,195
Air transport 6,664,964 6,871,567 +206,603
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,300,476 4,127,864 -2,172,612
Other 2,012,774 445,454 -1,567,320
Road transport 197,556 78,688 -118,868

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,670,045
Southampton 7,554,988
London Heathrow Airport 7,071,679
Eurotunnel 4,592,106
London Gateway Port 3,663,761

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 9,209,607 7,460,438 -1,749,169
Southampton 3,963,398 3,591,590 -371,808
London Heathrow Airport 3,833,887 3,237,792 -596,095
Eurotunnel 2,714,500 1,877,606 -836,894
London Gateway Port 939,917 2,723,844 +1,783,927
Dover 1,462,918 1,030,327 -432,591
000 2,012,774 445,454 -1,567,320
499 269,245 1,888,705 +1,619,460
East Midlands Airport 853,874 971,471 +117,597
Dover / Eurotunnel 937,146 627,393 -309,753

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 296
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 20
Manufacture of wearing apparel 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 114
2025-11 99
2025-10 126
2025-09 128
2025-08 110

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 269
54m+ 192
0-1m 96
15m-54m 78
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 1,394,574
France 1,326,073
Poland 1,276,534
United States 879,631
Germany 781,968

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 855,956 538,618 -317,338
France 637,912 688,161 +50,249
Poland 548,672 727,862 +179,190
United States 366,093 513,538 +147,445
Germany 352,287 429,681 +77,394
Netherlands 438,430 326,755 -111,675
Italy 288,663 377,547 +88,884
Czechia 296,855 137,830 -159,025
Ireland 267,159 140,287 -126,872
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 149,806 183,575 +33,769

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 19,973
Viet Nam 1,049
India 820
Indonesia 455
Cambodia 321

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 5,024 14,949 +9,925
Viet Nam 485 564 +79
India 92 728 +636
Indonesia 327 128 -199
Cambodia 164 157 -7
Bangladesh 70 247 +177
Switzerland 167 128 -39
Turkey 61 145 +84
Italy 81 114 +33
Philippines 0 148 +148

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) 5,015,254
Air transport 4,772,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 663,177
Other 40,228
Road transport 19,911

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) 2,470,806 2,544,448 +73,642
Air transport 2,524,754 2,247,944 -276,810
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 310,823 352,354 +41,531
Other 14,574 25,654 +11,080
Road transport 16,551 3,360 -13,191

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,902,491
East Midlands Airport 2,621,371
London Heathrow Airport 1,692,768
Dover 1,033,789
Harwich 418,739

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 1,512,865 1,389,626 -123,239
East Midlands Airport 1,511,686 1,109,685 -402,001
London Heathrow Airport 817,635 875,133 +57,498
Dover 399,847 633,942 +234,095
Harwich 228,188 190,551 -37,637
ZLC 127,496 172,834 +45,338
Holyhead 187,260 53,592 -133,668
Southampton 78,742 143,682 +64,940
Immingham Docks 103,226 76,140 -27,086
Liverpool Docks 55,040 122,413 +67,373

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