Import/export HS code 940430: Sleeping bags

Portable bags designed for sleeping, often used for camping or outdoor activities

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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 36,278,894
France 1,411,306
India 1,332,708
Bangladesh 1,185,714
Netherlands 1,087,178

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 20,445,685 15,833,209 -4,612,476
France 841,860 569,446 -272,414
India 883,365 449,343 -434,022
Bangladesh 816,578 369,136 -447,442
Netherlands 495,413 591,765 +96,352
Viet Nam 195,993 383,340 +187,347
United States 316,387 169,434 -146,953
Turkey 94,598 333,700 +239,102
Ireland 208,341 167,652 -40,689
Denmark 126,997 170,567 +43,570

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 39,175,896
Bangladesh 1,874,626
India 1,541,534
Viet Nam 728,374
Turkey 485,312

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 21,952,651 17,223,245 -4,729,406
Bangladesh 1,213,636 660,990 -552,646
India 979,939 561,595 -418,344
Viet Nam 232,396 495,978 +263,582
Turkey 150,457 334,855 +184,398
United States 130,870 114,912 -15,958
Armenia 65,561 137,392 +71,831
Pakistan 135,824 39,376 -96,448
Taiwan 31,989 133,617 +101,628
Cambodia 43,046 94,167 +51,121

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 24
Inner London - West 19
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9

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
Greater Manchester 18 18 +0
Inner London - West 15 10 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 12 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Essex 6 7 +1
West Central Scotland 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 6 7 +1

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) 32,006,668
Air transport 5,863,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,858,303
Other 3,558,919
Road transport 225,237

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) 16,638,137 15,368,531 -1,269,606
Air transport 3,540,906 2,322,571 -1,218,335
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,059,850 1,798,453 -261,397
Other 3,036,802 522,117 -2,514,685
Road transport 7,340 217,897 +210,557

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,980,848
Southampton 11,147,795
London Gateway Port 4,662,076
000 3,558,919
499 2,908,405

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 7,685,197 4,295,651 -3,389,546
Southampton 7,006,200 4,141,595 -2,864,605
London Gateway Port 1,196,035 3,466,041 +2,270,006
000 3,036,802 522,117 -2,514,685
499 282,699 2,625,706 +2,343,007
London Heathrow Airport 1,798,476 760,816 -1,037,660
Dover / Eurotunnel 678,297 779,875 +101,578
Birmingham Airport 653,905 697,223 +43,318
Liverpool Docks 637,989 330,325 -307,664
Belfast Port 200,709 415,039 +214,330

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
111
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
73
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
12
Other manufacturing
9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 44
2026-04 44
2026-03 58
2026-02 43
2026-01 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 83
54m+ 47
0-1m 37
15m-54m 26
Other 24

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 1,515,180
Germany 1,362,758
Poland 1,328,477
Netherlands 1,139,498
Ireland 684,608

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 761,219 753,961 -7,258
Germany 745,609 617,149 -128,460
Poland 183,727 1,144,750 +961,023
Netherlands 488,890 650,608 +161,718
Ireland 300,404 384,204 +83,800
France 159,114 104,849 -54,265
Denmark 105,262 135,483 +30,221
Czechia 151,276 70,459 -80,817
Canada 32,259 187,416 +155,157
Lithuania 126,428 72,051 -54,377

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 £
China 214,525
India 104,279
Sri Lanka 44,417
Turkey 4,390
Ireland 618

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 £
China 75,437 139,088 +63,651
India 59,019 45,260 -13,759
Sri Lanka 16,605 27,812 +11,207
Turkey 4,377 13 -4,364
Ireland 1 617 +616

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) 5,818,856
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,265,625
Air transport 890,016
Other 388,381

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) 2,542,577 3,276,279 +733,702
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,233,453 1,032,172 -201,281
Air transport 435,661 454,355 +18,694
Other 165,712 222,669 +56,957

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,960,114
Southampton 1,069,670
London Gateway Port 537,580
London Heathrow Airport 473,077
Immingham Docks 433,214

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 2,043,958 2,916,156 +872,198
Southampton 416,053 653,617 +237,564
London Gateway Port 461,678 75,902 -385,776
London Heathrow Airport 209,606 263,471 +53,865
Immingham Docks 267,416 165,798 -101,618
000 165,712 222,669 +56,957
Holyhead 139,338 125,997 -13,341
Liverpool Docks 36,442 174,568 +138,126
Dover 92,662 97,790 +5,128
Felixstowe 155,165 29,434 -125,731

Quick facts

HS code: 940430

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

Description: Portable bags designed for sleeping, often used for camping or outdoor activities