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 926,742
China 532,450
Germany 526,347
Italy 58,996
India 57,552

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 450,928 475,814 +24,886
China 131,088 401,362 +270,274
Germany 226,160 300,187 +74,027
Italy 25,011 33,985 +8,974
India 36,033 21,519 -14,514
Ukraine 27,447 23,341 -4,106
Pakistan 44,848 3,286 -41,562
United States 21,114 12,778 -8,336
Switzerland 0 17,692 +17,692
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,035 5,839 -1,196

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 1,034,760
Malaysia 918,734
Italy 65,778
India 58,875
Ukraine 50,788

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 352,387 682,373 +329,986
Malaysia 442,920 475,814 +32,894
Italy 29,798 35,980 +6,182
India 36,033 22,842 -13,191
Ukraine 27,447 23,341 -4,106
Pakistan 44,848 3,286 -41,562
Germany 14,461 24,878 +10,417
United States 16,327 11,758 -4,569
Canada 0 10,255 +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
West Yorkshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
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 4 8 +4
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
West Midlands 0 3 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Essex 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 2 +2
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 1,348,065
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 711,667
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 253,833
Road transport 10,255
Other 5,379

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 671,518 676,547 +5,029
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 258,773 452,894 +194,121
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,636 180,197 +106,561
Road transport 0 10,255 +10,255
Other 4,959 420 -4,539

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 731,532
ZLC 540,923
London Heathrow Airport 302,786
London Stansted Airport 173,232
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 362,563 368,969 +6,406
ZLC 235,987 304,936 +68,949
London Heathrow Airport 193,361 109,425 -83,936
London Stansted Airport 90,226 83,006 -7,220
Thamesport 3,811 147,530 +143,719
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,529 121,444 +119,915
Manchester Airport 4,622 106,982 +102,360
Southampton 37,126 23,818 -13,308
Felixstowe 22,718 3,665 -19,053
Birmingham Airport 12,765 6,375 -6,390

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 18
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
2025-11 5
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 8
2025-07 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
54m+ 16
1m-15m 15
0-1m 6
15m-54m 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 1,036,012
United States 350,754
Ireland 88,116
Poland 80,464
South Korea 75,029

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 753,760 282,252 -471,508
United States 142,583 208,171 +65,588
Ireland 41,511 46,605 +5,094
Poland 18,744 61,720 +42,976
South Korea 4,337 70,692 +66,355
Austria 0 50,764 +50,764
Netherlands 19,174 24,948 +5,774
Japan 30,153 8,320 -21,833
Spain 27,317 5,259 -22,058
Pakistan 14,584 15,074 +490

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 £
XU 402

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 £
XU 385 17 -368

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) 1,208,909
Air transport 571,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 202,073
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) 850,914 357,995 -492,919
Air transport 196,222 375,242 +179,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 97,225 104,848 +7,623
Road transport 0 2,198 +2,198
Other 385 17 -368

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,121,166
East Midlands Airport 233,812
Southampton 137,148
ZLC 106,031
London Heathrow Airport 97,873

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 793,012 328,154 -464,858
East Midlands Airport 95,733 138,079 +42,346
Southampton 67,205 69,943 +2,738
ZLC 17,489 88,542 +71,053
London Heathrow Airport 43,124 54,749 +11,625
London Stansted Airport 19,140 64,617 +45,477
Holyhead 40,104 21,988 -18,116
Manchester Airport 19,410 31,453 +12,043
Liverpool Docks 22,324 12,564 -9,760
Felixstowe 0 19,939 +19,939

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