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

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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 £
Denmark 61,654,965
China 23,165,240
Poland 17,672,973
Ireland 13,073,581
Romania 12,810,549

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 30,663,356 30,991,609 +328,253
China 13,416,625 9,748,615 -3,668,010
Poland 9,166,047 8,506,926 -659,121
Ireland 8,967,086 4,106,495 -4,860,591
Romania 7,159,513 5,651,036 -1,508,477
France 4,749,038 3,185,563 -1,563,475
Netherlands 1,779,396 995,283 -784,113
Viet Nam 2,538,467 218,200 -2,320,267
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 971,782 1,457,014 +485,232
Taiwan 1,611,788 739,978 -871,810

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 61,366,516
China 26,877,173
Poland 24,687,774
Romania 13,377,789
Ireland 12,521,298

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 30,716,909 30,649,607 -67,302
China 15,519,611 11,357,562 -4,162,049
Poland 13,080,703 11,607,071 -1,473,632
Romania 7,688,350 5,689,439 -1,998,911
Ireland 8,665,309 3,855,989 -4,809,320
Viet Nam 2,490,617 220,751 -2,269,866
Indonesia 29,212 1,671,787 +1,642,575
Taiwan 938,009 742,934 -195,075
Germany 495,442 831,299 +335,857
United States 662,071 587,628 -74,443

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
West Yorkshire 13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Greater Manchester 10

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 16 14 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 13 +4
West Yorkshire 10 8 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
South East Wales 7 4 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0

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) 96,611,485
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,339,111
Air transport 2,103,029
Other 906,436
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) 52,485,131 44,126,354 -8,358,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,850,316 24,488,795 -6,361,521
Air transport 836,138 1,266,891 +430,753
Other 615,767 290,669 -325,098
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 70,520,894
Felixstowe 18,822,475
Dover 13,615,762
Southampton 8,504,684
Middlesbrough 5,569,811

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 37,390,085 33,130,809 -4,259,276
Felixstowe 11,777,696 7,044,779 -4,732,917
Dover 7,435,349 6,180,413 -1,254,936
Southampton 4,202,154 4,302,530 +100,376
Middlesbrough 3,148,424 2,421,387 -727,037
Liverpool Docks 4,134,757 1,396,611 -2,738,146
Heysham 3,208,077 2,115,608 -1,092,469
Immingham Docks 1,615,626 3,643,911 +2,028,285
Thamesport 1,485,654 1,838,964 +353,310
London Gateway Port 1,127,181 1,992,241 +865,060

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 90
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
Manufacture of furniture 19
Other manufacturing 15
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 40
2025-11 42
2025-10 43
2025-09 38
2025-08 35

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 85
0-1m 68
54m+ 36
Other 23
15m-54m 19

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 4,676,820
Ireland 3,297,325
United Arab Emirates 1,102,234
Belgium 1,044,692
Germany 895,592

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 2,241,381 2,435,439 +194,058
Ireland 2,012,066 1,285,259 -726,807
United Arab Emirates 1,024,853 77,381 -947,472
Belgium 641,539 403,153 -238,386
Germany 374,951 520,641 +145,690
Poland 240,065 431,271 +191,206
Australia 266,725 220,828 -45,897
France 232,350 235,829 +3,479
Finland 194,383 129,179 -65,204
Saudi Arabia 277,166 29,550 -247,616

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 682,045
China 10,275
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 625,776 56,269 -569,507
China 9,585 690 -8,895
Germany 8,486 993 -7,493
Turkey 9,117 77 -9,040
Poland 7,131 0 -7,131
XI 2,962 560 -2,402
United States 1,336 0 -1,336
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) 6,358,954
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,149,988
Air transport 1,963,332
Other 897,428
Road transport 3,049

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) 3,358,304 3,000,650 -357,654
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,517,636 2,632,352 -885,284
Air transport 1,107,828 855,504 -252,324
Other 797,568 99,860 -697,708
Road transport 3,049 0 -3,049

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,620,837
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,396,099
Holyhead 2,019,756
London Gateway Port 1,894,699
London Heathrow Airport 1,155,427

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 1,430,769 2,190,068 +759,299
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,833,311 1,562,788 -270,523
Holyhead 1,042,767 976,989 -65,778
London Gateway Port 1,715,236 179,463 -1,535,773
London Heathrow Airport 774,967 380,460 -394,507
000 797,568 99,860 -697,708
Dover 250,073 201,678 -48,395
Liverpool Docks 245,431 160,373 -85,058
ZLC 14,009 382,397 +368,388
East Midlands Airport 276,036 46,780 -229,256

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