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 5,346,657
Indonesia 4,246,714
Thailand 2,697,700
Ireland 1,243,417
Viet Nam 1,242,488

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 2,757,461 2,589,196 -168,265
Indonesia 2,059,196 2,187,518 +128,322
Thailand 1,280,871 1,416,829 +135,958
Ireland 765,288 478,129 -287,159
Viet Nam 583,088 659,400 +76,312
India 568,935 623,139 +54,204
China 883,826 287,852 -595,974
United States 330,433 514,468 +184,035
Italy 378,554 466,307 +87,753
Mexico 396,181 446,491 +50,310

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 5,769,663
Pakistan 5,505,846
Thailand 2,745,008
Viet Nam 1,827,963
China 1,476,533

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 2,827,338 2,942,325 +114,987
Pakistan 2,837,741 2,668,105 -169,636
Thailand 1,334,652 1,410,356 +75,704
Viet Nam 830,539 997,424 +166,885
China 861,685 614,848 -246,837
India 613,961 765,830 +151,869
Mexico 396,181 452,222 +56,041
Italy 228,353 252,669 +24,316
Myanmar 44,522 207,159 +162,637
United States 77,435 128,399 +50,964

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 32
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Inner London - East 11

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 20 18 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 6 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 8 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 6 -3
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 7 +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) 9,662,587
Air transport 6,682,111
Other 4,592,700
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,271,433
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) 4,715,407 4,947,180 +231,773
Air transport 3,194,468 3,487,643 +293,175
Other 2,539,981 2,052,719 -487,262
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 609,595 661,838 +52,243
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 £
000 4,592,700
London Heathrow Airport 4,573,432
Felixstowe 4,371,219
Southampton 3,150,920
London Gateway Port 877,873

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 £
000 2,539,981 2,052,719 -487,262
London Heathrow Airport 2,189,747 2,383,685 +193,938
Felixstowe 2,237,207 2,134,012 -103,195
Southampton 1,692,728 1,458,192 -234,536
London Gateway Port 383,014 494,859 +111,845
Dover 347,282 386,259 +38,977
East Midlands Airport 262,202 429,047 +166,845
Manchester Airport 245,846 247,303 +1,457
Birmingham Airport 216,243 227,916 +11,673
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 101
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 57
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
2025-11 34
2025-10 39
2025-09 34
2025-08 27
2025-07 30

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 96
54m+ 45
0-1m 37
15m-54m 14
Other 12

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 1,690,263
France 918,888
United States 520,661
South Korea 319,017
Germany 301,421

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 904,860 785,403 -119,457
France 334,399 584,489 +250,090
United States 393,488 127,173 -266,315
South Korea 18,642 300,375 +281,733
Germany 121,290 180,131 +58,841
Ireland 153,621 97,644 -55,977
Spain 71,257 104,435 +33,178
United Arab Emirates 110,841 52,572 -58,269
China 56,544 86,540 +29,996
Iceland 63,175 79,379 +16,204

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 7,481
Indonesia 4,931
Belgium 1,491
Austria 1,180
Thailand 1,072

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 175 7,306 +7,131
Indonesia 4,488 443 -4,045
Belgium 27 1,464 +1,437
Austria 1,180 0 -1,180
Thailand 371 701 +330
Hungary 1,015 0 -1,015
Viet Nam 507 289 -218
Spain 0 634 +634
India 441 140 -301
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 2,788,683
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,781,162
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 376,621
Other 19,527
Road transport 4,265

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 1,629,500 1,159,183 -470,317
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,179,253 1,601,909 +422,656
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 203,361 173,260 -30,101
Other 8,305 11,222 +2,917
Road transport 4,265 0 -4,265

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,342,402
East Midlands Airport 1,339,914
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,290,855
London Heathrow Airport 621,101
ZLC 458,127

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 540,251 802,151 +261,900
East Midlands Airport 840,639 499,275 -341,364
Dover / Eurotunnel 587,478 703,377 +115,899
London Heathrow Airport 472,562 148,539 -324,023
ZLC 91,543 366,584 +275,041
London Stansted Airport 223,065 129,496 -93,569
London Gateway Port 61,237 75,432 +14,195
Middlesbrough 42,668 57,621 +14,953
Immingham Docks 58,806 33,646 -25,160
Felixstowe 25,002 32,631 +7,629

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