Import/export HS code 420321: Sports leather clothing

Leather clothing specially designed for sports activities, such as racing suits or riding jackets

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  • 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 £
Pakistan 5,263,810
Indonesia 4,684,779
Thailand 2,748,728
Viet Nam 1,307,848
India 1,243,326

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 £
Pakistan 2,754,396 2,509,414 -244,982
Indonesia 2,030,680 2,654,099 +623,419
Thailand 1,368,101 1,380,627 +12,526
Viet Nam 623,453 684,395 +60,942
India 650,263 593,063 -57,200
Ireland 764,682 467,278 -297,404
China 745,857 262,230 -483,627
United States 456,380 401,662 -54,718
Italy 359,969 485,700 +125,731
Mexico 459,242 383,430 -75,812

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 £
Indonesia 6,129,936
Pakistan 5,420,047
Thailand 2,797,738
Viet Nam 1,903,866
India 1,435,276

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 £
Indonesia 2,878,564 3,251,372 +372,808
Pakistan 2,832,532 2,587,515 -245,017
Thailand 1,424,323 1,373,415 -50,908
Viet Nam 875,582 1,028,284 +152,702
India 691,594 743,682 +52,088
China 820,746 583,478 -237,268
Mexico 460,508 393,280 -67,228
Italy 199,311 281,484 +82,173
Myanmar 37,474 207,246 +169,772
United States 108,656 100,254 -8,402

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 33
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Inner London - East 12

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 22 17 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 6 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 7 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 8 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1

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) 9,934,677
Air transport 6,837,469
Other 4,534,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,281,288
Road transport 5,431

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) 4,718,380 5,216,297 +497,917
Air transport 3,348,865 3,488,604 +139,739
Other 2,671,879 1,862,822 -809,057
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 605,974 675,314 +69,340
Road transport 0 5,431 +5,431

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,588,484
000 4,534,701
Felixstowe 4,362,168
Southampton 3,296,974
London Gateway Port 918,927

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 2,335,955 2,252,529 -83,426
000 2,671,879 1,862,822 -809,057
Felixstowe 2,287,189 2,074,979 -212,210
Southampton 1,626,609 1,670,365 +43,756
London Gateway Port 392,238 526,689 +134,451
Dover 338,152 384,981 +46,829
East Midlands Airport 247,927 474,097 +226,170
Manchester Airport 250,330 263,304 +12,974
Birmingham Airport 214,268 252,156 +37,888
Grangemouth Docks 197,099 235,253 +38,154

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 103
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 59
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 11
Other manufacturing 11
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 30
2025-11 35
2025-10 40
2025-09 34
2025-08 27

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 95
54m+ 47
0-1m 38
15m-54m 14
Other 13

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 £
Netherlands 1,776,071
France 964,144
United States 498,335
South Korea 319,017
Germany 297,700

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 £
Netherlands 909,664 866,407 -43,257
France 351,692 612,452 +260,760
United States 377,633 120,702 -256,931
South Korea 20,698 298,319 +277,621
Germany 124,680 173,020 +48,340
Ireland 154,235 97,550 -56,685
Spain 73,613 117,524 +43,911
United Arab Emirates 102,307 55,704 -46,603
China 55,562 90,337 +34,775
Iceland 53,908 79,379 +25,471

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 7,528
Indonesia 4,955
Belgium 1,491
Austria 1,180
Thailand 1,048

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 178 7,350 +7,172
Indonesia 4,491 464 -4,027
Belgium 27 1,464 +1,437
Austria 1,180 0 -1,180
Thailand 372 676 +304
Hungary 1,015 0 -1,015
Viet Nam 604 160 -444
Spain 102 546 +444
India 448 94 -354
XI 0 165 +165

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 2,818,674
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,816,814
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 384,171
Other 19,512

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 1,558,901 1,259,773 -299,128
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,204,726 1,612,088 +407,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 188,695 195,476 +6,781
Other 8,513 10,999 +2,486

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,396,344
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,294,698
East Midlands Airport 1,274,438
London Heathrow Airport 727,208
ZLC 451,400

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 574,438 821,906 +247,468
Dover / Eurotunnel 570,297 724,401 +154,104
East Midlands Airport 786,907 487,531 -299,376
London Heathrow Airport 466,458 260,750 -205,708
ZLC 83,167 368,233 +285,066
London Stansted Airport 216,413 127,970 -88,443
London Gateway Port 60,362 75,432 +15,070
Middlesbrough 42,668 57,621 +14,953
Immingham Docks 49,278 33,646 -15,632
Felixstowe 25,002 33,649 +8,647

Quick facts

HS code: 420321

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

Description: Leather clothing specially designed for sports activities, such as racing suits or riding jackets