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 117,392,266
United States 32,612,101
Germany 23,726,085
Italy 20,663,444
Turkey 18,025,928

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 64,329,675 53,062,591 -11,267,084
United States 8,596,769 24,015,332 +15,418,563
Germany 12,616,207 11,109,878 -1,506,329
Italy 9,523,662 11,139,782 +1,616,120
Turkey 10,679,923 7,346,005 -3,333,918
Finland 6,666,530 8,469,000 +1,802,470
Netherlands 6,766,209 6,861,504 +95,295
France 4,882,020 4,234,430 -647,590
Austria 3,683,248 5,012,432 +1,329,184
Ireland 4,323,291 2,923,396 -1,399,895

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 124,979,591
United States 33,972,631
Italy 20,435,654
Turkey 19,108,978
Germany 18,067,837

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 68,761,366 56,218,225 -12,543,141
United States 9,883,161 24,089,470 +14,206,309
Italy 9,087,669 11,347,985 +2,260,316
Turkey 11,229,375 7,879,603 -3,349,772
Germany 9,612,618 8,455,219 -1,157,399
Finland 6,667,703 8,409,844 +1,742,141
Netherlands 5,021,595 4,929,028 -92,567
Austria 3,729,892 5,013,981 +1,284,089
Spain 3,580,059 2,021,504 -1,558,555
Switzerland 1,871,399 2,330,506 +459,107

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 232
Inner London - East 132
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 90
West Midlands 75
Outer London - West and North West 73

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 157 141 -16
Inner London - East 93 83 -10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 61 60 -1
West Midlands 45 50 +5
Outer London - West and North West 51 42 -9
Greater Manchester 42 36 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 45 40 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 43 29 -14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 34 30 -4
West Yorkshire 35 32 -3

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) 147,968,834
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 104,631,470
Air transport 44,228,737
Other 3,872,517
Road transport 2,316,654

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) 82,637,337 65,331,497 -17,305,840
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,392,700 52,238,770 -153,930
Air transport 16,026,639 28,202,098 +12,175,459
Other 2,085,400 1,787,117 -298,283
Road transport 1,080,662 1,235,992 +155,330

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 91,525,991
Southampton 30,174,623
Dover 29,892,111
London Gateway Port 20,724,130
Immingham Docks 17,390,033

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 52,555,882 38,970,109 -13,585,773
Southampton 17,996,458 12,178,165 -5,818,293
Dover 13,121,705 16,770,406 +3,648,701
London Gateway Port 7,450,803 13,273,327 +5,822,524
Immingham Docks 8,134,290 9,255,743 +1,121,453
Prestwick Airport 0 17,243,882 +17,243,882
Eurotunnel 8,279,096 7,170,393 -1,108,703
London Stansted Airport 7,419,629 4,902,269 -2,517,360
Purfleet 5,194,471 6,548,724 +1,354,253
London 6,489,119 2,929,601 -3,559,518

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
431
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
424
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
109
Manufacture of furniture
74
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
71

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 205
2026-04 226
2026-03 233
2026-02 253
2026-01 206

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 635
54m+ 361
0-1m 301
15m-54m 160
Other 118

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 37,721,502
France 26,144,649
Ireland 23,654,014
Germany 19,037,241
Netherlands 13,933,398

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 22,639,395 15,082,107 -7,557,288
France 14,158,101 11,986,548 -2,171,553
Ireland 13,331,265 10,322,749 -3,008,516
Germany 10,269,447 8,767,794 -1,501,653
Netherlands 7,175,534 6,757,864 -417,670
United Arab Emirates 4,816,732 2,931,385 -1,885,347
Saudi Arabia 4,786,399 2,126,899 -2,659,500
Norway 1,509,881 4,789,878 +3,279,997
Spain 2,648,117 2,843,471 +195,354
Singapore 2,193,548 3,282,836 +1,089,288

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 3,001,307
China 106,426
Ireland 46,607
Malaysia 38,000
Spain 25,332

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 1,669,338 1,331,969 -337,369
China 81,737 24,689 -57,048
Ireland 30,581 16,026 -14,555
Malaysia 38,000 0 -38,000
Spain 18,922 6,410 -12,512
Italy 0 11,282 +11,282
Lithuania 0 8,985 +8,985
Ukraine 3,134 0 -3,134
Germany 0 1,216 +1,216
Finland 992 0 -992

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) 110,383,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,201,518
Air transport 44,279,247
Other 3,265,804
Road transport 18,303

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) 57,727,366 52,655,746 -5,071,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,359,046 24,842,472 -9,516,574
Air transport 27,087,667 17,191,580 -9,896,087
Other 1,853,226 1,412,578 -440,648
Road transport 14,603 3,700 -10,903

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 58,380,452
London Heathrow Airport 31,653,082
London Gateway Port 21,022,336
Southampton 19,770,200
Dover 15,102,961

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 31,355,598 27,024,854 -4,330,744
London Heathrow Airport 18,321,550 13,331,532 -4,990,018
London Gateway Port 13,146,543 7,875,793 -5,270,750
Southampton 10,952,411 8,817,789 -2,134,622
Dover 8,440,158 6,662,803 -1,777,355
Liverpool Docks 6,899,522 6,735,365 -164,157
Immingham Docks 3,525,699 6,294,837 +2,769,138
Holyhead 4,716,028 4,041,407 -674,621
Felixstowe 3,417,776 2,278,520 -1,139,256
London Stansted Airport 4,139,004 369,669 -3,769,335

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