Import/export HS code 940159: Various Seats

Seats made from materials other than bamboo or rattan

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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 £
Indonesia 825,550
Italy 608,636
Viet Nam 505,938
China 391,767
Thailand 300,344

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 £
Indonesia 513,092 312,458 -200,634
Italy 401,852 206,784 -195,068
Viet Nam 218,604 287,334 +68,730
China 322,901 68,866 -254,035
Thailand 3,599 296,745 +293,146
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 121,790 9,800 -111,990
France 121,902 5,953 -115,949
Spain 64,304 36,071 -28,233
Portugal 14,141 76,689 +62,548
Denmark 40,269 28,417 -11,852

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 £
Indonesia 820,559
Italy 596,335
China 572,189
Viet Nam 504,748
Thailand 272,559

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 £
Indonesia 528,873 291,686 -237,187
Italy 401,852 194,483 -207,369
China 451,554 120,635 -330,919
Viet Nam 218,604 286,144 +67,540
Thailand 3,599 268,960 +265,361
France 96,427 5,953 -90,474
Portugal 25,472 76,689 +51,217
Spain 59,657 27,044 -32,613
India 7,179 34,922 +27,743
Denmark 21,462 9,129 -12,333

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Inner London - East 8
Outer London - West and North West 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2

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 8 -8
Inner London - East 6 4 -2
Outer London - West and North West 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 4 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Kent 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Outer London - South 0 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) 2,113,493
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 901,889
Air transport 212,043
Other 29,613

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) 1,123,877 989,616 -134,261
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 599,557 302,332 -297,225
Air transport 160,077 51,966 -108,111
Other 17,579 12,034 -5,545

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,263,223
Felixstowe 691,339
Eurotunnel 372,967
Dover 275,755
London Heathrow Airport 181,641

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 £
Southampton 556,053 707,170 +151,117
Felixstowe 560,874 130,465 -430,409
Eurotunnel 221,743 151,224 -70,519
Dover 187,750 88,005 -99,745
London Heathrow Airport 133,857 47,784 -86,073
London Gateway Port 50,404 65,287 +14,883
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,522 40,339 -7,183
Liverpool Docks 38,155 24,215 -13,940
Grangemouth Docks 0 55,723 +55,723
Thamesport 33,918 8,073 -25,845

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 32
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Food and beverage service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 10
2025-10 7
2025-09 7
2025-08 7

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 28
0-1m 18
15m-54m 12
54m+ 10
Other 7

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 216,254
Morocco 86,085
Italy 79,392
Ireland 39,251
France 39,058

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 77,944 138,310 +60,366
Morocco 86,085 0 -86,085
Italy 50,538 28,854 -21,684
Ireland 16,976 22,275 +5,299
France 33,066 5,992 -27,074
South Africa 0 29,400 +29,400
Poland 1,259 26,415 +25,156
Germany 18,154 9,045 -9,109
Spain 0 18,466 +18,466
Japan 0 16,628 +16,628

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) 306,460
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 233,607
Air transport 110,678

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) 191,901 114,559 -77,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,725 164,882 +96,157
Air transport 50,846 59,832 +8,986

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 236,871
Southampton 129,513
Liverpool Docks 112,415
London Heathrow Airport 52,891
ZLC 23,950

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 145,606 91,265 -54,341
Southampton 9,348 120,165 +110,817
Liverpool Docks 69,036 43,379 -25,657
London Heathrow Airport 34,987 17,904 -17,083
ZLC 8,295 15,655 +7,360
London Stansted Airport 2,410 20,193 +17,783
Eurotunnel 18,082 0 -18,082
London Gateway Port 0 13,812 +13,812
East Midlands Airport 5,154 6,080 +926
Portsmouth 8,669 0 -8,669

Quick facts

HS code: 940159

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

Description: Seats made from materials other than bamboo or rattan