Import/export HS code 42050019: Various leather products

Other items made from leather or leather-like materials not listed elsewhere

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 £
Malaysia 912,961
China 605,581
Germany 524,205
Italy 57,258
India 53,810

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 £
Malaysia 724,449 188,512 -535,937
China 108,280 497,301 +389,021
Germany 398,768 125,437 -273,331
Italy 29,777 27,481 -2,296
India 37,359 16,451 -20,908
Pakistan 43,379 3,286 -40,093
Ukraine 22,890 17,937 -4,953
United States 23,445 10,447 -12,998
Switzerland 10,255 7,437 -2,818
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10,168 2,706 -7,462

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 £
China 1,107,891
Malaysia 904,953
Italy 64,040
India 55,133
Pakistan 46,665

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 £
China 506,431 601,460 +95,029
Malaysia 716,441 188,512 -527,929
Italy 34,564 29,476 -5,088
India 37,359 17,774 -19,585
Pakistan 43,379 3,286 -40,093
Ukraine 22,890 17,937 -4,953
Germany 15,309 23,847 +8,538
United States 18,658 9,427 -9,231
Canada 10,255 0 -10,255
United Kingdom 8,008 1,182 -6,826

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Inner London - East 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
West Yorkshire 4
West Midlands 3

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 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 4 1 -3
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Essex 2 0 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -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 1,384,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 703,917
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 265,020
Road transport 10,255
Other 423

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 927,994 456,707 -471,287
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 432,187 271,730 -160,457
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,577 191,443 +117,866
Road transport 10,255 0 -10,255
Other 4 419 +415

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 715,111
ZLC 530,962
London Heathrow Airport 359,153
London Stansted Airport 174,232
Thamesport 151,341

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 £
East Midlands Airport 581,093 134,018 -447,075
ZLC 412,617 118,345 -294,272
London Heathrow Airport 196,294 162,859 -33,435
London Stansted Airport 128,488 45,744 -82,744
Thamesport 3,811 147,530 +143,719
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,529 121,444 +119,915
Manchester Airport 4,214 105,921 +101,707
Southampton 38,700 27,612 -11,088
Felixstowe 26,383 10,358 -16,025
Dover 10,785 9,390 -1,395

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 17
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of leather and related products 3
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 5
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 8

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
54m+ 16
1m-15m 15
15m-54m 7
0-1m 6
Other 4

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 £
France 902,034
United States 331,930
Ireland 80,471
Poland 80,464
South Korea 70,692

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 £
France 747,812 154,222 -593,590
United States 205,353 126,577 -78,776
Ireland 40,428 40,043 -385
Poland 18,744 61,720 +42,976
South Korea 30,880 39,812 +8,932
Austria 0 50,764 +50,764
Netherlands 16,392 25,903 +9,511
Japan 30,153 8,320 -21,833
Spain 24,802 5,259 -19,543
Pakistan 14,584 15,074 +490

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,064,971
Air transport 557,873
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 182,203
Road transport 2,198
Other 402

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 838,552 226,419 -612,133
Air transport 220,883 336,990 +116,107
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 146,091 36,112 -109,979
Road transport 0 2,198 +2,198
Other 402 0 -402

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 987,536
East Midlands Airport 223,988
Southampton 137,148
ZLC 103,736
London Heathrow Airport 97,839

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 / Eurotunnel 786,457 201,079 -585,378
East Midlands Airport 108,790 115,198 +6,408
Southampton 135,941 1,207 -134,734
ZLC 16,662 87,074 +70,412
London Heathrow Airport 57,323 40,516 -16,807
London Stansted Airport 17,372 64,947 +47,575
Holyhead 37,324 17,123 -20,201
Manchester Airport 19,410 31,453 +12,043
Felixstowe 0 19,939 +19,939
Liverpool Docks 5,117 12,564 +7,447

Quick facts

HS code: 42050019

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

Description: Other items made from leather or leather-like materials not listed elsewhere