Eurostat ComextJan-Mar 2026Trend: Jan 2022 - Mar 2026

42ARTICLES OF LEATHER; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORM GUT)

Name: Chapter 42: ARTICLES OF LEATHER; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORM GUT) - Extra-EU Trade
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Imports

€2.6B

Exports

€4.9B

Balance (surplus)

+€2.2B

Total trade

€7.5B

Analysis

Chapter 42 (ARTICLES OF LEATHER; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORM GUT)) generated €7.5B in extra-EU trade in Jan-Mar 2026. The EU imported €2.6B and exported €4.9B, resulting in a surplus of €2.2B.

The main partners for chapter ARTICLES OF LEATHER; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORM GUT) are 🇨🇳 China, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇯🇵 Japan. 🇨🇳 China dominates with 30.6% of total trade.

Top partners

#	Imports	Exports	Total trade
1	€1.5B	€795.8M	€2.3B
2	€42.3M	€850.7M	€893.0M
3	€32.2M	€591.8M	€623.9M
4	€17.0M	€526.5M	€543.6M
5	€14.2M	€356.1M	€370.3M
6	€57.8M	€304.6M	€362.5M
7	€42.9M	€227.9M

Top NC8 products

#	Product	Imports	Exports	Total trade
1	Handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle	€226.8M	€2.1B	€2.3B
2	Of sheeting of plastics	€216.0M	€583.7M	€799.8M
3	Of textile materials	€202.8M	€461.5M	€664.4M
4	Of textile materials

Monthly trend

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EU member states

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