Import/export HS code 42050011: Leather conveyor or transmission belts

Belts made of leather or leather-like materials used in machines for moving or transferring power

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 £
Germany 729,401
Ireland 627,240
Italy 86,568
United States 43,757
China 35,977

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 £
Germany 630,012 99,389 -530,623
Ireland 132,569 494,671 +362,102
Italy 44,831 41,737 -3,094
United States 29,773 13,984 -15,789
China 32,121 3,856 -28,265
India 28,605 2,826 -25,779
Netherlands 6,293 6,571 +278
Turkey 0 9,471 +9,471
France 3,117 3,542 +425
Slovakia 1,460 4,285 +2,825

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 48,436
China 42,623
Slovenia 41,913
India 33,111
United States 27,863

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 31,295 17,141 -14,154
China 35,768 6,855 -28,913
Slovenia 16,405 25,508 +9,103
India 28,605 4,506 -24,099
United States 20,018 7,845 -12,173
Germany 6,431 20,065 +13,634
Turkey 3,825 9,471 +5,646
Mexico 8,847 0 -8,847
Switzerland 1,460 4,285 +2,825
Taiwan 0 3,527 +3,527

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
West Yorkshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Essex 2
Cheshire 1

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 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Essex 2 0 -2
Cheshire 0 1 +1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 1,343,727
Air transport 119,075
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,129
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,017
Road transport 3,054

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 £
Other 759,328 584,399 -174,929
Air transport 80,302 38,773 -41,529
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,956 49,173 +16,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,906 10,111 -32,795
Road transport 0 3,054 +3,054

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,343,727
Dover 69,196
London Heathrow Airport 46,873
Felixstowe 25,785
Manchester Airport 23,200

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 £
000 759,328 584,399 -174,929
Dover 27,655 41,541 +13,886
London Heathrow Airport 28,853 18,020 -10,833
Felixstowe 23,890 1,895 -21,995
Manchester Airport 20,374 2,826 -17,548
London Stansted Airport 9,060 7,229 -1,831
Birmingham Airport 5,889 9,740 +3,851
London Gateway Port 10,577 4,689 -5,888
East Midlands Airport 10,839 958 -9,881
Thamesport 4,945 3,527 -1,418

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other manufacturing 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 3
2025-10 6
2025-05 3
2025-04 3

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 11
54m+ 11
Other 6
15m-54m 1

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 324,357
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 202,268
Portugal 74,843
Italy 62,964
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 45,984

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 233,528 90,829 -142,699
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 142,952 59,316 -83,636
Portugal 74,843 0 -74,843
Italy 11,764 51,200 +39,436
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 2,098 43,886 +41,788
Switzerland 26,287 10,988 -15,299
Netherlands 34,597 1,170 -33,427
France 28,329 6,551 -21,778
Malaysia 0 34,359 +34,359
Ireland 13,756 10,117 -3,639

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 £
Germany 646
Italy 139
Taiwan 104
United States 65
China 48

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 £
Germany 379 267 -112
Italy 81 58 -23
Taiwan 56 48 -8
United States 21 44 +23
China 48 0 -48

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 1,035,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,893
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,569
Road transport 5,395
Other 1,002

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 640,893 394,399 -246,494
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,185 14,708 -7,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,574 8,995 -16,579
Road transport 5,395 0 -5,395
Other 585 417 -168

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 432,384
London Heathrow Airport 299,514
London Stansted Airport 165,735
ZLC 80,661
Glasgow Airport 34,359

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 255,698 176,686 -79,012
London Heathrow Airport 205,923 93,591 -112,332
London Stansted Airport 113,327 52,408 -60,919
ZLC 51,705 28,956 -22,749
Glasgow Airport 0 34,359 +34,359
Manchester Airport 19,635 6,846 -12,789
Dover 18,720 1,170 -17,550
Belfast Port 19,845 0 -19,845
London Gateway Port 0 14,708 +14,708
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,854 2,425 -4,429

Quick facts

HS code: 42050011

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

Description: Belts made of leather or leather-like materials used in machines for moving or transferring power