Import/export HS code 94: Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings

Includes all types of furniture, bedding, mattresses, cushions, lighting fixtures, illuminated signs, and prefabricated buildings

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 £
China 8,513,426,140
Italy 1,808,480,032
Poland 1,592,012,230
Germany 1,498,019,126
France 799,346,243

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 £
China 4,300,425,657 4,213,000,483 -87,425,174
Italy 894,879,327 913,600,705 +18,721,378
Poland 795,236,192 796,776,038 +1,539,846
Germany 764,849,956 733,169,170 -31,680,786
France 407,337,961 392,008,282 -15,329,679
United States 283,690,590 311,233,227 +27,542,637
Netherlands 257,363,040 307,656,081 +50,293,041
Viet Nam 253,830,657 270,061,852 +16,231,195
Lithuania 233,404,870 239,589,400 +6,184,530
Denmark 169,718,754 182,284,670 +12,565,916

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 9,249,968,527
Italy 1,793,164,634
Poland 1,784,925,935
Germany 1,203,855,585
United States 592,834,675

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 4,643,612,167 4,606,356,360 -37,255,807
Italy 887,375,098 905,789,536 +18,414,438
Poland 906,837,861 878,088,074 -28,749,787
Germany 603,140,159 600,715,426 -2,424,733
United States 293,350,670 299,484,005 +6,133,335
Viet Nam 276,462,359 314,471,478 +38,009,119
Lithuania 244,170,422 253,310,395 +9,139,973
France 181,243,799 164,692,273 -16,551,526
Spain 145,832,213 158,347,682 +12,515,469
Turkey 155,017,937 145,540,391 -9,477,546

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 2513
Inner London - East 1328
Outer London - West and North West 1267
Greater Manchester 1202
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1150

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 1753 1809 +56
Inner London - East 922 918 -4
Outer London - West and North West 859 893 +34
Greater Manchester 867 894 +27
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 886 815 -71
Surrey, East and West Sussex 706 744 +38
West Midlands 661 713 +52
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 600 609 +9
West Yorkshire 610 602 -8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 551 545 -6

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,485,409,693
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,167,255,746
Air transport 1,492,875,937
Other 673,443,607
Road transport 261,134,632

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,690,070,122 5,795,339,571 +105,269,449
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,561,669,101 3,605,586,645 +43,917,544
Air transport 689,710,131 803,165,806 +113,455,675
Other 440,612,850 232,830,757 -207,782,093
Road transport 133,714,377 127,420,255 -6,294,122
Rail transport 9,203,444 4,961,628 -4,241,816

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,830,145,068
Dover 3,033,055,691
Southampton 2,487,748,096
London Gateway Port 1,713,549,237
Eurotunnel 1,312,156,720

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 £
Felixstowe 2,647,087,052 2,183,058,016 -464,029,036
Dover 1,517,485,596 1,515,570,095 -1,915,501
Southampton 1,407,229,449 1,080,518,647 -326,710,802
London Gateway Port 497,783,867 1,215,765,370 +717,981,503
Eurotunnel 635,509,310 676,647,410 +41,138,100
London 542,818,936 525,749,507 -17,069,429
Immingham Docks 461,631,114 539,078,505 +77,447,391
000 439,502,003 230,974,052 -208,527,951
Dover / Eurotunnel 230,901,841 262,293,573 +31,391,732
London Heathrow Airport 229,275,217 246,303,682 +17,028,465

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 5937
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5561
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1233
Specialised construction activities 1196
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 1009

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5061
2026-04 5062
2026-03 5343
2026-02 5130
2026-01 4575

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 9144
0-1m 7204
54m+ 2927
Other 1622
15m-54m 1620

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 1,563,366,554
Ireland 881,462,636
France 776,077,729
Germany 533,742,705
Netherlands 325,199,694

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 706,453,261 856,913,293 +150,460,032
Ireland 438,265,778 443,196,858 +4,931,080
France 386,428,613 389,649,116 +3,220,503
Germany 247,865,512 285,877,193 +38,011,681
Netherlands 161,899,416 163,300,278 +1,400,862
United Arab Emirates 128,516,445 102,956,600 -25,559,845
Singapore 61,312,312 76,400,952 +15,088,640
China 66,607,099 68,700,587 +2,093,488
Belgium 54,395,784 66,037,991 +11,642,207
Italy 57,722,127 57,021,637 -700,490

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 £
XI 624,872,054
Ireland 41,792,451
China 34,605,358
Italy 25,643,868
Nicaragua 5,658,647

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 £
XI 269,148,079 355,723,975 +86,575,896
Ireland 20,316,739 21,475,712 +1,158,973
China 17,235,598 17,369,760 +134,162
Italy 12,621,459 13,022,409 +400,950
Nicaragua 1,865,552 3,793,095 +1,927,543
France 1,535,242 1,650,263 +115,021
Germany 1,197,009 1,009,106 -187,903
Brazil 1,065,026 824,365 -240,661
Viet Nam 935,401 825,577 -109,824
Spain 534,397 475,469 -58,928

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) 2,468,778,280
Air transport 1,933,668,672
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,547,461,917
Other 793,649,794
Road transport 1,600,424

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) 1,248,164,803 1,220,613,477 -27,551,326
Air transport 933,282,332 1,000,386,340 +67,104,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 728,331,740 819,130,177 +90,798,437
Other 353,096,329 440,553,465 +87,457,136
Road transport 1,410,334 190,090 -1,220,244
Rail transport 34,412 25,728 -8,684

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,385,541,585
London Heathrow Airport 948,196,437
000 780,654,315
Southampton 570,100,895
London Gateway Port 421,102,654

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 720,270,875 665,270,710 -55,000,165
London Heathrow Airport 450,207,254 497,989,183 +47,781,929
000 347,659,624 432,994,691 +85,335,067
Southampton 211,978,533 358,122,362 +146,143,829
London Gateway Port 251,132,810 169,969,844 -81,162,966
East Midlands Airport 160,485,084 139,735,976 -20,749,108
Holyhead 135,155,706 144,156,254 +9,000,548
Belfast Airport 110,002,200 155,861,882 +45,859,682
Liverpool Docks 128,795,198 129,609,281 +814,083
Immingham Docks 86,689,641 120,435,926 +33,746,285

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 94

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

Description: Includes all types of furniture, bedding, mattresses, cushions, lighting fixtures, illuminated signs, and prefabricated buildings