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 £
Viet Nam 946,636
Indonesia 837,821
Italy 534,189
Thailand 424,586
China 339,281

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 £
Viet Nam 440,947 505,689 +64,742
Indonesia 470,907 366,914 -103,993
Italy 373,839 160,350 -213,489
Thailand 0 424,586 +424,586
China 165,572 173,709 +8,137
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 122,813 6,456 -116,357
France 109,542 7,392 -102,150
Spain 57,344 45,017 -12,327
Portugal 14,141 86,543 +72,402
Denmark 32,929 31,027 -1,902

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 £
Viet Nam 945,446
Indonesia 816,568
China 592,330
Italy 519,359
Thailand 321,072

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 £
Viet Nam 440,947 504,499 +63,552
Indonesia 486,688 329,880 -156,808
China 290,139 302,191 +12,052
Italy 373,839 145,520 -228,319
Thailand 0 321,072 +321,072
France 96,427 7,392 -89,035
Portugal 13,112 86,543 +73,431
Spain 55,356 35,106 -20,250
India 7,179 51,287 +44,108
Denmark 16,480 16,930 +450

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 21
Inner London - East 8
Outer London - West and North West 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 13 10 -3
Inner London - East 6 4 -2
Outer London - West and North West 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 4 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Kent 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Outer London - South 0 2 +2
West Midlands 1 1 +0

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) 2,705,043
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 804,770
Air transport 173,600
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) 1,214,847 1,490,196 +275,349
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 479,645 325,125 -154,520
Air transport 140,214 33,386 -106,828
Other 28,268 1,345 -26,923

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,221,607
Felixstowe 952,368
Eurotunnel 349,092
London Gateway Port 346,679
Dover 286,731

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 711,843 509,764 -202,079
Felixstowe 431,489 520,879 +89,390
Eurotunnel 182,220 166,872 -15,348
London Gateway Port 51,903 294,776 +242,873
Dover 199,649 87,082 -112,567
London Heathrow Airport 123,296 22,626 -100,670
Grangemouth Docks 0 131,172 +131,172
Liverpool Docks 39,097 29,424 -9,673
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,554 33,961 +9,407
Thamesport 35,092 6,503 -28,589

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 30
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Food and beverage service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 7
2026-03 8
2026-02 6
2026-01 9
2025-12 6

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 25
0-1m 17
15m-54m 12
54m+ 11
Other 6

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 217,924
Italy 80,692
Ireland 46,689
France 38,028
Poland 36,139

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 183,601 34,323 -149,278
Italy 50,538 30,154 -20,384
Ireland 28,949 17,740 -11,209
France 35,977 2,051 -33,926
Poland 1,259 34,880 +33,621
South Africa 0 29,400 +29,400
Morocco 21,020 0 -21,020
Germany 19,106 0 -19,106
Spain 17,416 1,050 -16,366
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) 249,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 237,234
Air transport 118,120

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) 160,176 89,299 -70,877
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 174,382 62,852 -111,530
Air transport 72,329 45,791 -26,538

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 172,448
Southampton 126,924
Liverpool Docks 116,427
London Heathrow Airport 62,211
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 101,908 70,540 -31,368
Southampton 115,005 11,919 -103,086
Liverpool Docks 81,009 35,418 -45,591
London Heathrow Airport 33,289 28,922 -4,367
ZLC 22,874 1,076 -21,798
London Stansted Airport 12,890 9,713 -3,177
Eurotunnel 18,082 0 -18,082
Portsmouth 8,669 6,216 -2,453
London Gateway Port 0 13,812 +13,812
East Midlands Airport 3,276 6,080 +2,804

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