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 6,946,211
Denmark 1,004,096
Netherlands 739,398
Germany 664,136
Poland 459,027

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 3,823,618 3,122,593 -701,025
Denmark 520,841 483,255 -37,586
Netherlands 507,298 232,100 -275,198
Germany 351,852 312,284 -39,568
Poland 326,652 132,375 -194,277
Spain 160,836 251,953 +91,117
Italy 243,374 111,509 -131,865
Turkey 132,917 125,372 -7,545
Romania 0 222,840 +222,840
United States 66,822 60,802 -6,020

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 7,883,065
Denmark 827,579
Germany 493,842
Poland 455,782
Spain 423,647

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 4,423,035 3,460,030 -963,005
Denmark 458,237 369,342 -88,895
Germany 297,874 195,968 -101,906
Poland 328,386 127,396 -200,990
Spain 160,836 262,811 +101,975
Italy 225,867 142,955 -82,912
Turkey 132,917 125,372 -7,545
Romania 0 222,840 +222,840
Finland 55,935 86,402 +30,467
United States 61,118 61,840 +722

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 27
Inner London - East 15
Outer London - West and North West 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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 17 +1
Inner London - East 10 8 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Outer London - East and North East 5 1 -4
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
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) 7,579,181
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,469,387
Air transport 325,169
Road transport 57,269
Other 48,674

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) 4,362,692 3,216,489 -1,146,203
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,679,258 1,790,129 +110,871
Air transport 188,185 136,984 -51,201
Road transport 43,401 13,868 -29,533
Other 34,055 14,619 -19,436

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,635,225
Southampton 1,720,448
London Gateway Port 1,554,179
Dover 1,296,997
Immingham Docks 833,783

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 2,117,999 1,517,226 -600,773
Southampton 1,458,304 262,144 -1,196,160
London Gateway Port 243,530 1,310,649 +1,067,119
Dover 601,327 695,670 +94,343
Immingham Docks 337,405 496,378 +158,973
Killingholme 473,308 0 -473,308
Harwich 281,226 158,801 -122,425
Eurotunnel 97,854 206,596 +108,742
London 177,881 79,236 -98,645
Dover / Eurotunnel 71,522 86,624 +15,102

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 51
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9
Manufacture of furniture 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 8
2026-03 12
2026-02 15
2026-01 10
2025-12 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 54
0-1m 29
54m+ 23
Other 12
15m-54m 11

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 956,440
Netherlands 353,512
Ireland 264,023
Denmark 115,176
Germany 100,245

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 547,764 408,676 -139,088
Netherlands 195,315 158,197 -37,118
Ireland 137,487 126,536 -10,951
Denmark 84,795 30,381 -54,414
Germany 48,191 52,054 +3,863
United Arab Emirates 19,126 65,975 +46,849
Nigeria 19,889 48,448 +28,559
United States 16,099 47,995 +31,896
Italy 27,057 36,970 +9,913
Switzerland 24,113 10,540 -13,573

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 590
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 476 114 -362
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) 1,623,774
Air transport 383,651
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 314,025
Other 1,447

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) 828,384 795,390 -32,994
Air transport 197,154 186,497 -10,657
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 208,549 105,476 -103,073
Other 1,333 114 -1,219

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 663,040
Portsmouth 456,082
Felixstowe 168,401
East Midlands Airport 134,892
Harwich 130,211

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 335,093 327,947 -7,146
Portsmouth 290,318 165,764 -124,554
Felixstowe 28,290 140,111 +111,821
East Midlands Airport 100,772 34,120 -66,652
Harwich 130,211 0 -130,211
Heysham 67,618 60,258 -7,360
ZLC 70,511 45,891 -24,620
Immingham Docks 43,688 28,746 -14,942
Holyhead 43,411 28,874 -14,537
Liverpool Docks 41,749 29,929 -11,820

Quick facts

HS code: 940131

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

Description: Seats made primarily of wood