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 722,431
Ireland 623,790
Italy 82,619
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 631,845 90,586 -541,259
Ireland 98,911 524,879 +425,968
Italy 31,793 50,826 +19,033
United States 29,773 13,984 -15,789
China 27,740 8,237 -19,503
India 26,597 4,834 -21,763
Netherlands 3,825 9,039 +5,214
Turkey 1,300 9,471 +8,171
France 1,961 4,698 +2,737
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 47,469
China 42,623
Slovenia 38,931
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 21,343 26,126 +4,783
China 30,437 12,186 -18,251
Slovenia 13,319 25,612 +12,293
India 26,597 6,514 -20,083
United States 20,018 7,845 -12,173
Germany 3,963 13,656 +9,693
Turkey 5,125 9,471 +4,346
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 0 1 +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 1,342,184
Air transport 119,421
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,257
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 727,503 614,681 -112,822
Air transport 68,562 50,859 -17,703
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,489 44,768 +19,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,412 13,605 -25,807
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 1,342,184
Dover 57,324
London Heathrow Airport 47,765
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 £
000 727,503 614,681 -112,822
Dover 21,075 36,249 +15,174
London Heathrow Airport 18,281 29,484 +11,203
Felixstowe 23,890 1,895 -21,995
Manchester Airport 20,374 2,826 -17,548
London Stansted Airport 9,060 7,229 -1,831
London Gateway Port 10,577 4,689 -5,888
Birmingham Airport 3,421 10,362 +6,941
East Midlands Airport 12,139 958 -11,181
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 7
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
2025-11 3
2025-10 6
2025-05 3
2025-04 3
2025-03 2

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 336,609
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 200,195
Portugal 74,843
Italy 70,018
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 39,432

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 231,369 105,240 -126,129
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 144,279 55,916 -88,363
Portugal 74,843 0 -74,843
Italy 18,818 51,200 +32,382
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 2,098 37,334 +35,236
Switzerland 20,527 18,432 -2,095
Netherlands 34,597 1,170 -33,427
France 28,329 2,491 -25,838
Ireland 16,554 8,117 -8,437
Germany 11,760 11,251 -509

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 126
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 78 48 -30
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 997,425
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,893
Road transport 7,824
Other 1,024

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 635,096 362,329 -272,767
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,875 8,995 -22,880
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,185 14,708 -7,477
Road transport 7,824 0 -7,824
Other 607 417 -190

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 440,074
London Heathrow Airport 289,428
London Stansted Airport 167,723
ZLC 79,990
Manchester Airport 26,481

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 252,677 187,397 -65,280
London Heathrow Airport 200,199 89,229 -110,970
London Stansted Airport 115,315 52,408 -62,907
ZLC 55,094 24,896 -30,198
Manchester Airport 19,635 6,846 -12,789
Dover 20,404 1,170 -19,234
Belfast Port 19,845 0 -19,845
London Gateway Port 0 14,708 +14,708
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,695 2,425 -6,270
Heysham 2,776 3,323 +547

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