Import/export HS code 940310: Metal office furniture

Furniture made of metal, designed for use in offices, such as desks, cabinets, and cupboards

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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 114,179,883
Germany 22,595,335
Italy 19,425,750
Turkey 17,256,385
United States 16,316,691

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 63,399,355 50,780,528 -12,618,827
Germany 12,782,811 9,812,524 -2,970,287
Italy 10,101,466 9,324,284 -777,182
Turkey 10,340,289 6,916,096 -3,424,193
United States 8,428,929 7,887,762 -541,167
Netherlands 7,807,423 6,223,502 -1,583,921
Finland 4,739,663 8,759,405 +4,019,742
France 5,276,868 3,900,507 -1,376,361
Austria 3,636,163 4,128,438 +492,275
Ireland 4,048,260 2,761,164 -1,287,096

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 121,537,175
Italy 18,821,045
United States 18,211,596
Turkey 18,207,406
Germany 17,164,456

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 67,227,175 54,310,000 -12,917,175
Italy 9,392,953 9,428,092 +35,139
United States 10,091,897 8,119,699 -1,972,198
Turkey 10,898,313 7,309,093 -3,589,220
Germany 10,064,191 7,100,265 -2,963,926
Finland 4,661,030 8,838,099 +4,177,069
Netherlands 5,989,437 4,417,936 -1,571,501
Austria 3,648,273 4,173,963 +525,690
Spain 3,462,907 2,532,792 -930,115
Taiwan 2,559,637 1,177,998 -1,381,639

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 233
Inner London - East 124
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 100
West Midlands 79
Outer London - West and North West 77

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 155 146 -9
Inner London - East 90 80 -10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 69 60 -9
West Midlands 51 50 -1
Outer London - West and North West 54 41 -13
Greater Manchester 49 39 -10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 51 31 -20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 47 37 -10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 45 26 -19
West Yorkshire 33 33 +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) 146,705,934
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 98,757,373
Air transport 27,281,749
Other 3,483,165
Road transport 2,437,919

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) 84,237,204 62,468,730 -21,768,474
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,063,626 47,693,747 -3,369,879
Air transport 14,060,766 13,220,983 -839,783
Other 1,785,839 1,697,326 -88,513
Road transport 1,456,597 981,322 -475,275

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 91,400,585
Southampton 32,524,264
Dover 26,852,835
Immingham Docks 16,466,432
Eurotunnel 15,451,182

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 54,142,689 37,257,896 -16,884,793
Southampton 20,354,209 12,170,055 -8,184,154
Dover 13,511,707 13,341,128 -170,579
Immingham Docks 6,463,023 10,003,409 +3,540,386
Eurotunnel 8,878,618 6,572,564 -2,306,054
London Gateway Port 4,288,057 10,833,299 +6,545,242
Purfleet 5,473,539 5,592,578 +119,039
London Stansted Airport 7,140,721 3,861,887 -3,278,834
London 5,616,646 3,758,143 -1,858,503
Harwich 4,476,919 3,411,111 -1,065,808

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 447
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 421
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 102
Manufacture of furniture 75
Specialised construction activities 68

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 206
2025-11 234
2025-10 243
2025-09 235
2025-08 210

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 644
54m+ 366
0-1m 308
15m-54m 157
Other 120

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 38,140,213
France 27,346,759
Ireland 26,154,580
Germany 19,907,948
Netherlands 14,341,394

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 20,576,416 17,563,797 -3,012,619
France 15,871,213 11,475,546 -4,395,667
Ireland 16,933,516 9,221,064 -7,712,452
Germany 11,576,674 8,331,274 -3,245,400
Netherlands 8,054,808 6,286,586 -1,768,222
United Arab Emirates 4,232,350 3,886,015 -346,335
Saudi Arabia 5,909,794 1,917,832 -3,991,962
Norway 1,507,760 4,777,221 +3,269,461
Italy 4,323,432 1,683,059 -2,640,373
Singapore 2,339,454 2,869,361 +529,907

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 3,025,735
China 105,633
Malaysia 38,000
Ireland 33,007
Spain 25,102

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 1,915,249 1,110,486 -804,763
China 97,567 8,066 -89,501
Malaysia 26,724 11,276 -15,448
Ireland 31,062 1,945 -29,117
Spain 8,476 16,626 +8,150
Italy 0 11,282 +11,282
Ukraine 3,134 0 -3,134
Finland 0 992 +992
Hungary 0 669 +669
Slovakia 307 0 -307

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) 114,792,998
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,412,199
Air transport 44,316,280
Other 3,268,119
Road transport 76,361

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) 64,962,404 49,830,594 -15,131,810
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,446,276 25,965,923 -9,480,353
Air transport 25,989,335 18,326,945 -7,662,390
Other 2,104,441 1,163,678 -940,763
Road transport 76,361 0 -76,361

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 58,207,120
London Heathrow Airport 30,903,307
London Gateway Port 22,126,516
Southampton 19,628,379
Dover 18,693,942

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 33,072,808 25,134,312 -7,938,496
London Heathrow Airport 16,960,765 13,942,542 -3,018,223
London Gateway Port 13,082,919 9,043,597 -4,039,322
Southampton 10,811,074 8,817,305 -1,993,769
Dover 11,577,515 7,116,427 -4,461,088
Liverpool Docks 6,853,974 6,715,853 -138,121
Immingham Docks 3,822,643 6,128,141 +2,305,498
Holyhead 5,380,951 3,483,093 -1,897,858
Felixstowe 3,454,472 1,980,253 -1,474,219
London Stansted Airport 4,523,507 612,391 -3,911,116

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 940310

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

Description: Furniture made of metal, designed for use in offices, such as desks, cabinets, and cupboards