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HS chapter 42

Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good

$90.9B traded in 2024 in 13,692 flows, sold by 226 nations and bought by 224: 0.4% of all goods trade, ranked 41 of 96.
Traded
$90.9B2024
Share of all trade
0.4%rank 41 of 96
Exporters
226nations
Importers
224nations

World trade by year, 1995 to 2024

In current US dollars, not adjusted for prices.

Largest exporters

In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.

NationValueShareSince 2000
China$31.9B
35%
Italy$13.4B
15%
France$12.4B
14%
Vietnam$5.17B
5.7%
Cambodia$3.33B
3.7%
India$3.20B
3.5%
Spain$2.46B
2.7%
Germany$2.04B
2.2%
Indonesia$1.90B
2.1%
Netherlands$1.13B
1.2%
Philippines$944M
1.0%
United States$885M
1.0%
Thailand$834M
0.9%
Pakistan$816M
0.9%
United Kingdom$617M
0.7%
Poland$608M
0.7%
Belgium$588M
0.6%
Bangladesh$557M
0.6%
Turkey$552M
0.6%
Mexico$550M
0.6%

Largest importers

In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.

NationValueShareSince 2000
United States$14.9B
16%
Japan$6.05B
6.7%
France$5.24B
5.8%
China$5.02B
5.5%
Germany$5.00B
5.5%
Italy$4.03B
4.4%
South Korea$3.70B
4.1%
Hong Kong$3.52B
3.9%
United Kingdom$3.25B
3.6%
Spain$2.59B
2.9%
Netherlands$2.51B
2.8%
Canada$1.91B
2.1%
Singapore$1.88B
2.1%
Poland$1.71B
1.9%
United Arab Emirates$1.64B
1.8%
Australia$1.64B
1.8%
Switzerland$1.42B
1.6%
Thailand$1.41B
1.5%
Mexico$1.38B
1.5%
Taiwan$1.09B
1.2%

Largest flows

From one nation to another in 2024.

FromToValueShareSince 2000
ChinaUnited States$3.84B4.2%
ChinaJapan$2.16B2.4%
FranceChina$2.14B2.4%
CambodiaUnited States$2.05B2.3%
ChinaGermany$1.81B2.0%
ItalyFrance$1.74B1.9%
VietnamUnited States$1.53B1.7%
ItalyUnited States$1.49B1.6%
FranceUnited States$1.44B1.6%
ItalyChina$1.40B1.5%
ChinaFrance$1.38B1.5%
FranceHong Kong$1.35B1.5%
ChinaUnited Kingdom$1.33B1.5%
ChinaSouth Korea$1.27B1.4%
ItalySouth Korea$1.22B1.3%
ItalyJapan$1.20B1.3%
ChinaItaly$1.16B1.3%
FranceJapan$1.13B1.2%
ChinaSpain$1.10B1.2%
FranceItaly$947M1.0%

Largest products

The six-digit codes of the Harmonized System within the chapter, by world trade in 2024.

CodeProductValueShareSince 2000
420292Cases and containers: with outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials, n.e.s. in heading no. 4202$22.6B25%
420221Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather$17.8B20%
420222Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials$15.6B17%
420212Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials$10.2B11%
420232Cases and containers: of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials$3.59B3.9%
420231Cases and containers: of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, with outer surface of leather or composition leather or of patent leather$3.31B3.6%
420310Apparel: articles of apparel, of leather or of composition leather$2.53B2.8%
420330Clothing accessories: belts and bandoliers, of leather or of composition leather$2.50B2.7%
420500Leather articles: n.e.s. in chapter 42, of leather or composition leather$2.23B2.5%
420291Cases and containers: with outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather, n.e.s. in heading no. 4202$2.17B2.4%

Shares are of all trade in this category. The line is each figure’s history from 2000, drawn to its own peak: it shows the shape of the years, and the value shows the size.

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