Import/export HS code 42029110: Leather or fake leather travel and sports bags

Travel bags, toilet bags, backpacks, and sports bags made with outer surfaces of leather or imitation leather

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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 £
Italy 16,873,997
France 12,819,641
China 6,770,714
India 5,674,655
Switzerland 3,139,233

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 £
Italy 8,714,247 8,159,750 -554,497
France 6,942,620 5,877,021 -1,065,599
China 3,555,114 3,215,600 -339,514
India 2,466,495 3,208,160 +741,665
Switzerland 2,625,263 513,970 -2,111,293
Belgium 295,009 2,502,682 +2,207,673
Spain 1,041,882 1,473,277 +431,395
Germany 1,221,466 738,708 -482,758
United States 531,303 570,810 +39,507
Netherlands 393,622 264,544 -129,078

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 £
Italy 19,108,874
France 8,595,593
China 8,165,489
India 6,337,787
Spain 4,555,101

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 £
Italy 9,491,893 9,616,981 +125,088
France 4,299,187 4,296,406 -2,781
China 4,261,937 3,903,552 -358,385
India 3,015,730 3,322,057 +306,327
Spain 1,471,499 3,083,602 +1,612,103
Viet Nam 2,875,136 1,602,630 -1,272,506
Thailand 1,461,801 124,949 -1,336,852
Switzerland 1,096,064 25,380 -1,070,684
Philippines 215,775 274,383 +58,608
Cambodia 155,760 295,063 +139,303

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 117
Outer London - West and North West 30
Inner London - East 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17

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 93 84 -9
Outer London - West and North West 22 16 -6
Inner London - East 14 16 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 11 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 12 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 12 -1
Greater Manchester 10 11 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 10 +3
West Midlands 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 7 3 -4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,202,189
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,006,456
Air transport 9,532,159
Road transport 2,657,865
Other 1,442,192

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,382,511 15,819,678 +437,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,415,695 6,590,761 +175,066
Air transport 4,890,876 4,641,283 -249,593
Road transport 2,416,017 241,848 -2,174,169
Other 642,634 799,558 +156,924

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,715,031
Eurotunnel 10,074,191
London Heathrow Airport 6,120,299
Dover 5,070,300
Felixstowe 4,558,839

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,323,116 7,391,915 +1,068,799
Eurotunnel 5,296,313 4,777,878 -518,435
London Heathrow Airport 3,165,583 2,954,716 -210,867
Dover 2,453,774 2,616,526 +162,752
Felixstowe 2,961,600 1,597,239 -1,364,361
London Gateway Port 1,371,273 2,024,658 +653,385
Southampton 1,457,026 1,641,429 +184,403
ZLC 2,489,763 385,354 -2,104,409
East Midlands Airport 931,663 1,066,492 +134,829
London 784,796 1,212,383 +427,587

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 224
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 110
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 21
Manufacture of leather and related products 15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 77
2025-11 92
2025-10 84
2025-09 79
2025-08 79

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 151
54m+ 115
0-1m 49
15m-54m 39
Other 32

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 3,941,254
France 2,451,704
United States 2,395,882
Belgium 2,320,999
Japan 1,942,867

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 2,553,520 1,387,734 -1,165,786
France 1,090,078 1,361,626 +271,548
United States 1,599,064 796,818 -802,246
Belgium 83,861 2,237,138 +2,153,277
Japan 230,880 1,711,987 +1,481,107
Italy 1,003,876 914,441 -89,435
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 478,564 1,015,889 +537,325
Ireland 610,313 563,943 -46,370
Netherlands 540,669 446,626 -94,043
Germany 486,670 456,344 -30,326

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 £
Austria 67,066
India 33,914
China 15,061
XI 1,290
Portugal 329

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 £
Austria 31,648 35,418 +3,770
India 18,736 15,178 -3,558
China 4,909 10,152 +5,243
XI 0 1,290 +1,290
Portugal 329 0 -329
Czechia 0 234 +234
Morocco 0 88 +88
Turkey 60 0 -60
Italy 47 0 -47
Philippines 0 37 +37

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 15,773,854
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,129,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 642,217
Other 141,510
Road transport 19,279

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 8,547,313 7,226,541 -1,320,772
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,982,002 5,147,543 +2,165,541
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 160,188 482,029 +321,841
Other 67,802 73,708 +5,906
Road transport 19,279 0 -19,279

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,301,101
East Midlands Airport 6,829,335
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,884,906
ZLC 820,465
Holyhead 807,656

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 3,389,767 3,911,334 +521,567
East Midlands Airport 4,212,710 2,616,625 -1,596,085
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,208,561 3,676,345 +1,467,784
ZLC 468,659 351,806 -116,853
Holyhead 415,669 391,987 -23,682
London 0 709,432 +709,432
Dover 287,207 378,495 +91,288
London Stansted Airport 445,055 213,656 -231,399
London Gateway Port 115,108 180,936 +65,828
Southampton 31,560 143,900 +112,340

Quick facts

HS code: 42029110

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

Description: Travel bags, toilet bags, backpacks, and sports bags made with outer surfaces of leather or imitation leather