Import/export HS code 94031098: Various metal office furniture

Any other metal furniture used in offices, not covered by specific categories

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  • 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 41,543,322
Finland 13,470,308
Italy 9,897,601
Turkey 9,349,555
Netherlands 6,407,661

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 21,254,306 20,289,016 -965,290
Finland 4,724,669 8,745,639 +4,020,970
Italy 4,323,415 5,574,186 +1,250,771
Turkey 5,809,770 3,539,785 -2,269,985
Netherlands 3,841,343 2,566,318 -1,275,025
United States 1,762,889 3,575,145 +1,812,256
Germany 3,207,352 1,879,941 -1,327,411
Canada 2,106,190 883,963 -1,222,227
France 1,250,499 1,144,310 -106,189
Taiwan 1,466,739 602,919 -863,820

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 45,050,407
Finland 13,479,731
Turkey 9,725,207
Italy 9,648,038
United States 5,469,910

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 23,136,379 21,914,028 -1,222,351
Finland 4,649,362 8,830,369 +4,181,007
Turkey 6,014,929 3,710,278 -2,304,651
Italy 4,035,441 5,612,597 +1,577,156
United States 1,947,660 3,522,250 +1,574,590
Netherlands 2,936,050 1,598,735 -1,337,315
Germany 1,887,413 909,085 -978,328
Canada 1,812,618 735,941 -1,076,677
Taiwan 1,559,617 653,981 -905,636
Switzerland 1,303,942 892,368 -411,574

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 108
Inner London - East 60
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 48
Surrey, East and West Sussex 42
West Midlands 39

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 67 69 +2
Inner London - East 40 40 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30 26 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 20 -10
West Midlands 27 21 -6
Outer London - West and North West 22 17 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 15 -8
Greater Manchester 22 16 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21 17 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 20 13 -7

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) 57,000,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,838,978
Air transport 9,792,013
Road transport 1,495,919
Other 649,343

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) 32,378,439 24,621,825 -7,756,614
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,905,297 22,933,681 +2,028,384
Air transport 3,287,584 6,504,429 +3,216,845
Road transport 1,047,021 448,898 -598,123
Other 282,228 367,115 +84,887

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 42,671,582
Immingham Docks 13,805,933
Southampton 9,205,504
Dover 9,041,005
London 4,695,437

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 23,727,236 18,944,346 -4,782,890
Immingham Docks 5,498,615 8,307,318 +2,808,703
Southampton 5,500,250 3,705,254 -1,794,996
Dover 4,297,652 4,743,353 +445,701
London 3,038,754 1,656,683 -1,382,071
London Gateway Port 1,162,076 3,267,687 +2,105,611
Eurotunnel 2,920,517 1,390,384 -1,530,133
Purfleet 1,149,765 2,296,880 +1,147,115
London Heathrow Airport 1,539,383 1,827,394 +288,011
Harwich 1,732,259 975,158 -757,101

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 207
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 201
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 52
Manufacture of furniture 44
Specialised construction activities 34

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 107
2025-11 107
2025-10 106
2025-09 108
2025-08 97

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 314
54m+ 197
0-1m 132
15m-54m 86
Other 67

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 14,895,779
Germany 9,405,877
France 8,415,157
Ireland 6,341,158
Netherlands 2,795,878

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 8,566,738 6,329,041 -2,237,697
Germany 5,986,196 3,419,681 -2,566,515
France 5,407,963 3,007,194 -2,400,769
Ireland 4,050,747 2,290,411 -1,760,336
Netherlands 1,461,854 1,334,024 -127,830
Switzerland 1,049,568 889,262 -160,306
United Arab Emirates 693,327 1,146,062 +452,735
Saudi Arabia 1,264,067 218,231 -1,045,836
Israel 1,069,593 310,051 -759,542
Australia 633,100 594,076 -39,024

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 1,614,781
China 56,656
Malaysia 38,000
Ireland 11,160
Slovakia 307

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 916,081 698,700 -217,381
China 54,569 2,087 -52,482
Malaysia 26,724 11,276 -15,448
Ireland 11,160 0 -11,160
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) 33,432,159
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,727,198
Air transport 7,999,816
Other 1,724,050
Road transport 1,801

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) 20,662,924 12,769,235 -7,893,689
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,831,743 8,895,455 -4,936,288
Air transport 4,078,855 3,920,961 -157,894
Other 1,010,753 713,297 -297,456
Road transport 1,801 0 -1,801

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,438,420
Southampton 12,919,397
London Heathrow Airport 6,146,581
London Gateway Port 5,616,145
Liverpool Docks 2,704,700

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 15,199,656 9,238,764 -5,960,892
Southampton 7,166,078 5,753,319 -1,412,759
London Heathrow Airport 3,104,803 3,041,778 -63,025
London Gateway Port 3,619,329 1,996,816 -1,622,513
Liverpool Docks 2,179,621 525,079 -1,654,542
Immingham Docks 1,570,957 823,613 -747,344
Holyhead 1,028,660 840,069 -188,591
Dover 938,250 899,519 -38,731
000 1,010,753 713,297 -297,456
East Midlands Airport 544,188 567,979 +23,791

Quick facts

HS code: 94031098

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

Description: Any other metal furniture used in offices, not covered by specific categories