Import/export HS code 940131: Wooden Seats

Seats made primarily of wood

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* 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 6,809,562
Denmark 1,106,064
Netherlands 662,368
Germany 633,661
Poland 481,691

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 4,374,111 2,435,451 -1,938,660
Denmark 642,223 463,841 -178,382
Netherlands 526,734 135,634 -391,100
Germany 320,532 313,129 -7,403
Poland 359,559 122,132 -237,427
Spain 169,720 164,177 -5,543
Italy 246,471 86,506 -159,965
Turkey 182,290 82,155 -100,135
United States 55,155 35,359 -19,796
France 39,199 43,030 +3,831

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 7,659,674
Denmark 902,275
Germany 483,779
Poland 480,415
Spain 333,897

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 4,954,941 2,704,733 -2,250,208
Denmark 537,674 364,601 -173,073
Germany 309,748 174,031 -135,717
Poland 369,398 111,017 -258,381
Spain 169,720 164,177 -5,543
Italy 209,299 117,052 -92,247
Turkey 182,290 82,155 -100,135
Finland 91,621 79,014 -12,607
United States 49,451 33,710 -15,741
France 31,635 35,572 +3,937

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 23
Inner London - East 15
Outer London - West and North West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Outer London - East and North East 6

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 16 12 -4
Inner London - East 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
West of England 4 2 -2

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) 7,619,522
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,959,080
Air transport 292,007
Other 67,611
Road transport 46,527

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) 4,987,942 2,631,580 -2,356,362
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,764,661 1,194,419 -570,242
Air transport 191,972 100,035 -91,937
Other 53,133 14,478 -38,655
Road transport 46,527 0 -46,527

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,816,877
Southampton 1,850,315
London Gateway Port 1,094,115
Dover 1,043,716
Immingham Docks 814,030

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 2,660,724 1,156,153 -1,504,571
Southampton 1,493,051 357,264 -1,135,787
London Gateway Port 217,739 876,376 +658,637
Dover 670,912 372,804 -298,108
Immingham Docks 421,795 392,235 -29,560
Killingholme 515,458 3,577 -511,881
Harwich 244,384 179,740 -64,644
Eurotunnel 132,694 142,635 +9,941
London 157,570 86,411 -71,159
Dover / Eurotunnel 66,035 77,172 +11,137

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 45
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9
Manufacture of furniture 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 14
2025-10 10
2025-09 12
2025-08 12

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 49
0-1m 27
54m+ 23
Other 12
15m-54m 9

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 838,640
Netherlands 808,119
Ireland 286,752
Denmark 99,819
Germany 84,108

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 484,161 354,479 -129,682
Netherlands 677,937 130,182 -547,755
Ireland 177,530 109,222 -68,308
Denmark 85,281 14,538 -70,743
Germany 44,703 39,405 -5,298
United Arab Emirates 8,599 53,157 +44,558
United States 15,093 29,856 +14,763
Italy 23,192 18,444 -4,748
Switzerland 18,179 9,881 -8,298
Spain 3,549 19,829 +16,280

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 £
Ireland 715
China 704
Poland 142

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 £
Ireland 715 0 -715
China 552 152 -400
Poland 142 0 -142

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) 1,473,894
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 712,771
Air transport 324,699
Other 1,561

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) 821,498 652,396 -169,102
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 647,462 65,309 -582,153
Air transport 189,711 134,988 -54,723
Other 1,409 152 -1,257

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 578,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 498,120
Portsmouth 461,966
East Midlands Airport 142,774
Felixstowe 130,788

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 £
Harwich 578,544 0 -578,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 212,359 285,761 +73,402
Portsmouth 323,150 138,816 -184,334
East Midlands Airport 96,169 46,605 -49,564
Felixstowe 29,700 101,088 +71,388
Heysham 69,472 60,124 -9,348
ZLC 70,181 39,047 -31,134
Holyhead 76,765 19,616 -57,149
Liverpool Docks 46,508 26,417 -20,091
Eurotunnel 58,543 9,045 -49,498

Quick facts

HS code: 940131

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

Description: Seats made primarily of wood