Import/export HS code 940421: Bedding made of rubber or plastic

Mattresses, cushions, or pillows made from cellular rubber or plastic, which may or may not be covered

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • 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 £
Denmark 74,466,601
China 24,158,405
Poland 20,394,700
Romania 14,199,702
Ireland 13,771,183

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 £
Denmark 29,742,175 44,724,426 +14,982,251
China 12,851,236 11,307,169 -1,544,067
Poland 9,288,157 11,106,543 +1,818,386
Romania 7,218,257 6,981,445 -236,812
Ireland 8,589,396 5,181,787 -3,407,609
France 4,846,441 3,703,063 -1,143,378
Netherlands 1,670,813 1,251,314 -419,499
Taiwan 1,608,416 1,171,939 -436,477
Indonesia 448,472 2,290,860 +1,842,388
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 975,129 1,463,444 +488,315

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 £
Denmark 74,011,732
Poland 28,220,854
China 27,746,776
Romania 14,728,749
Ireland 13,256,131

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 £
Denmark 29,734,259 44,277,473 +14,543,214
Poland 13,418,790 14,802,064 +1,383,274
China 14,807,613 12,939,163 -1,868,450
Romania 7,708,901 7,019,848 -689,053
Ireland 8,337,787 4,918,344 -3,419,443
Indonesia 321,482 2,514,291 +2,192,809
Taiwan 908,886 1,180,108 +271,222
Viet Nam 1,869,607 191,621 -1,677,986
Germany 531,683 1,003,485 +471,802
United States 618,726 823,951 +205,225

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 24
West Yorkshire 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
West Midlands 13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12

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 17 16 -1
West Yorkshire 10 11 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 14 +6
West Midlands 4 10 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 8 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
South East Wales 7 5 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 112,104,710
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,472,313
Air transport 2,611,563
Other 842,342
Road transport 4,550

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,198,951 60,905,759 +9,706,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,091,962 30,380,351 +288,389
Air transport 839,644 1,771,919 +932,275
Other 537,106 305,236 -231,870
Road transport 4,550 0 -4,550

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 84,854,049
Felixstowe 19,282,648
Dover 14,509,773
Southampton 8,717,738
Middlesbrough 6,486,567

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 £
London 35,466,394 49,387,655 +13,921,261
Felixstowe 10,748,672 8,533,976 -2,214,696
Dover 7,704,466 6,805,307 -899,159
Southampton 3,847,449 4,870,289 +1,022,840
Middlesbrough 3,201,392 3,285,175 +83,783
Heysham 3,286,406 2,755,551 -530,855
Liverpool Docks 3,982,426 1,717,095 -2,265,331
Immingham Docks 2,479,974 2,783,869 +303,895
London Gateway Port 1,548,418 2,428,769 +880,351
Thamesport 1,576,881 2,200,296 +623,415

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 100
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 60
Manufacture of furniture 19
Other manufacturing 16
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 44
2026-03 38
2026-02 42
2026-01 40
2025-12 34

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 93
0-1m 74
54m+ 42
Other 28
15m-54m 21

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 5,391,765
Ireland 3,701,633
Belgium 1,195,404
United Arab Emirates 1,178,903
Germany 1,160,750

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 2,504,781 2,886,984 +382,203
Ireland 1,984,738 1,716,895 -267,843
Belgium 610,273 585,131 -25,142
United Arab Emirates 1,029,361 149,542 -879,819
Germany 376,738 784,012 +407,274
Poland 213,337 448,373 +235,036
Australia 268,626 304,753 +36,127
France 254,802 290,544 +35,742
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 227,693 197,774 -29,919
Finland 187,027 181,536 -5,491

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 £
Ireland 753,488
China 10,396
Germany 9,479
Turkey 9,194
Poland 7,131

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 £
Ireland 625,090 128,398 -496,692
China 9,662 734 -8,928
Germany 8,486 993 -7,493
Turkey 9,117 77 -9,040
Poland 7,131 0 -7,131
XI 2,478 590 -1,888
United States 1,003 0 -1,003
Netherlands 0 933 +933

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) 7,292,438
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,055,017
Air transport 2,192,569
Other 977,445

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) 3,341,596 3,950,842 +609,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,772,839 3,282,178 -490,661
Air transport 1,146,263 1,046,306 -99,957
Other 795,168 182,277 -612,891

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 4,410,614
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,906,604
Holyhead 2,324,140
London Gateway Port 1,904,623
London Heathrow Airport 1,336,522

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 £
Southampton 1,755,521 2,655,093 +899,572
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,859,951 2,046,653 +186,702
Holyhead 982,639 1,341,501 +358,862
London Gateway Port 1,659,110 245,513 -1,413,597
London Heathrow Airport 797,117 539,405 -257,712
000 795,168 182,277 -612,891
Dover 234,989 272,374 +37,385
Liverpool Docks 236,000 254,509 +18,509
ZLC 28,084 368,498 +340,414
East Midlands Airport 275,118 63,589 -211,529

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 940421

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

Description: Mattresses, cushions, or pillows made from cellular rubber or plastic, which may or may not be covered