Import/export HS code 940152: Bamboo Seats

Seats made primarily of bamboo

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 373,721
Indonesia 228,809
Denmark 50,260
Germany 27,822
Viet Nam 21,935

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 155,780 217,941 +62,161
Indonesia 101,457 127,352 +25,895
Denmark 29,751 20,509 -9,242
Germany 18,580 9,242 -9,338
Viet Nam 20,722 1,213 -19,509
Sweden 1,586 14,964 +13,378
France 7,933 5,809 -2,124
Belgium 11,487 1,858 -9,629
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,759 7,547 +3,788
Philippines 0 6,920 +6,920

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 447,244
Indonesia 184,607
Viet Nam 77,705
Denmark 12,665
Latvia 11,986

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 171,236 276,008 +104,772
Indonesia 99,035 85,572 -13,463
Viet Nam 46,341 31,364 -14,977
Denmark 0 12,665 +12,665
Latvia 11,986 0 -11,986
Philippines 1,586 9,201 +7,615
Italy 6,331 3,237 -3,094
India 7,286 1,386 -5,900
Japan 7,933 0 -7,933
Belgium 7,029 0 -7,029

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - East 4
West Midlands 4
Outer London - East and North East 3

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 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 4 0 -4
West Midlands 3 1 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Lancashire 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1

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) 638,102
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 94,842
Air transport 52,846
Other 5,446

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) 280,225 357,877 +77,652
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 62,662 32,180 -30,482
Air transport 22,876 29,970 +7,094
Other 68 5,378 +5,310

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 349,730
London Gateway Port 114,393
Southampton 113,565
Eurotunnel 57,531
London Heathrow Airport 26,319

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 179,941 169,789 -10,152
London Gateway Port 6,352 108,041 +101,689
Southampton 63,028 50,537 -12,491
Eurotunnel 40,554 16,977 -23,577
London Heathrow Airport 5,293 21,026 +15,733
Immingham Docks 1,723 21,773 +20,050
Dover 13,254 6,577 -6,677
London 12,634 5,462 -7,172
Birmingham Airport 15,753 982 -14,771
Thamesport 12,582 3,456 -9,126

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 15
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Specialised construction activities 2
Air transport 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-09 3
2025-06 3
2025-05 6
2025-04 1

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 12
0-1m 8
54m+ 6
15m-54m 5
Other 2

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 £
Ireland 64,673
France 23,351
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 19,605
Turkey 14,014
United States 12,203

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 £
Ireland 38,768 25,905 -12,863
France 17,695 5,656 -12,039
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 19,605 +19,605
Turkey 14,014 0 -14,014
United States 6,320 5,883 -437
Sweden 6,996 2,575 -4,421
Italy 3,515 4,260 +745
Spain 0 6,999 +6,999
Switzerland 2,418 1,500 -918
United Arab Emirates 0 2,400 +2,400

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 48,280

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 22,375 25,905 +3,530

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) 66,212
Other 48,280
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,911
Air transport 21,834
Road transport 3,273

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) 51,762 14,450 -37,312
Other 22,375 25,905 +3,530
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,046 23,865 +20,819
Air transport 11,270 10,564 -706
Road transport 3,273 0 -3,273

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 48,280
Dover 32,011
London Gateway Port 19,605
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,433
ZLC 10,269

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 £
000 22,375 25,905 +3,530
Dover 29,436 2,575 -26,861
London Gateway Port 0 19,605 +19,605
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,933 8,500 +2,567
ZLC 10,269 0 -10,269
Liverpool Docks 9,912 0 -9,912
London Stansted Airport 4,274 3,104 -1,170
Holyhead 6,481 0 -6,481
London Heathrow Airport 0 5,179 +5,179
London 0 4,260 +4,260

Quick facts

HS code: 940152

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

Description: Seats made primarily of bamboo