Import/export HS code 42029180: Various leather or fake leather bags

Other types of bags and cases with outer surfaces made of leather or imitation leather

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 £
Italy 11,697,128
China 6,177,111
Switzerland 6,064,828
France 4,539,995
India 4,217,242

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 6,159,731 5,537,397 -622,334
China 3,146,559 3,030,552 -116,007
Switzerland 5,000,815 1,064,013 -3,936,802
France 2,583,203 1,956,792 -626,411
India 1,994,419 2,222,823 +228,404
Germany 1,534,439 1,653,518 +119,079
Japan 1,321,543 1,441,186 +119,643
United States 1,028,283 1,262,361 +234,078
Spain 1,295,114 632,169 -662,945
Estonia 1,121,212 517,981 -603,231

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 17,446,541
China 8,361,283
India 5,161,269
France 4,957,170
Switzerland 3,133,096

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 8,958,824 8,487,717 -471,107
China 4,268,169 4,093,114 -175,055
India 2,424,986 2,736,283 +311,297
France 2,619,860 2,337,310 -282,550
Switzerland 2,827,467 305,629 -2,521,838
Spain 1,868,105 1,047,697 -820,408
Thailand 1,639,446 171,388 -1,468,058
Turkey 518,988 448,887 -70,101
Philippines 605,676 201,915 -403,761
Viet Nam 344,514 310,510 -34,004

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 130
Inner London - East 37
Outer London - West and North West 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20

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 99 96 -3
Inner London - East 22 26 +4
Outer London - West and North West 20 16 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 15 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 12 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 13 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 15 +0
Greater Manchester 6 13 +7
West Midlands 9 11 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 10 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 18,732,233
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,804,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,934,047
Road transport 4,736,728
Other 1,517,778

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 £
Air transport 10,315,629 8,416,604 -1,899,025
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,296,568 7,507,859 -788,709
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,188,146 4,745,901 +557,755
Road transport 4,400,981 335,747 -4,065,234
Other 755,513 762,265 +6,752

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,463,494
Eurotunnel 6,115,548
East Midlands Airport 5,050,692
ZLC 4,877,977
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,742,236

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 4,937,435 3,526,059 -1,411,376
Eurotunnel 2,804,821 3,310,727 +505,906
East Midlands Airport 2,676,166 2,374,526 -301,640
ZLC 4,469,526 408,451 -4,061,075
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,115,777 1,626,459 -489,318
Felixstowe 2,144,038 1,271,468 -872,570
Dover 1,892,088 1,380,594 -511,494
London Stansted Airport 1,526,838 1,661,143 +134,305
Southampton 646,159 1,777,289 +1,131,130
London 844,731 843,106 -1,625

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 240
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 117
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 29
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 17
Other manufacturing 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 74
2025-11 88
2025-10 92
2025-09 83
2025-08 84

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+ 144
0-1m 67
Other 41
15m-54m 39

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 £
United States 3,126,423
Italy 1,626,020
Germany 1,439,726
France 1,426,062
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,210,102

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 £
United States 1,443,403 1,683,020 +239,617
Italy 801,112 824,908 +23,796
Germany 637,194 802,532 +165,338
France 424,920 1,001,142 +576,222
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 736,373 473,729 -262,644
Ireland 537,279 477,753 -59,526
Netherlands 476,964 410,607 -66,357
South Korea 456,348 236,108 -220,240
Estonia 301,158 159,822 -141,336
United Arab Emirates 129,051 235,852 +106,801

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 £
India 147,587
China 18,685
Turkey 3,936
XI 2,920
Viet Nam 1,605

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 £
India 62,291 85,296 +23,005
China 8,528 10,157 +1,629
Turkey 1,275 2,661 +1,386
XI 1,157 1,763 +606
Viet Nam 0 1,605 +1,605
Philippines 0 1,458 +1,458
Italy 815 0 -815
Indonesia 70 344 +274
Spain 0 258 +258
Bulgaria 0 245 +245

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 12,004,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,719,313
Other 379,304
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 307,363
Road transport 33,379

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 5,888,803 6,116,070 +227,267
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,848,723 1,870,590 +21,867
Other 194,674 184,630 -10,044
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 146,488 160,875 +14,387
Road transport 33,379 0 -33,379

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,988,691
London Heathrow Airport 2,907,428
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,728,193
ZLC 753,514
Holyhead 414,151

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 £
East Midlands Airport 4,088,658 3,900,033 -188,625
London Heathrow Airport 1,339,601 1,567,827 +228,226
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,339,851 1,388,342 +48,491
ZLC 337,966 415,548 +77,582
Holyhead 178,417 235,734 +57,317
000 194,674 184,630 -10,044
London Stansted Airport 116,532 224,560 +108,028
Dover 186,144 88,597 -97,547
Immingham Docks 143,830 34,603 -109,227
London Gateway Port 39,419 56,988 +17,569

Quick facts

HS code: 42029180

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

Description: Other types of bags and cases with outer surfaces made of leather or imitation leather