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 34,198,627
India 1,557,503
France 1,473,934
Bangladesh 1,184,518
Netherlands 958,210

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 19,520,533 14,678,094 -4,842,439
India 1,075,075 482,428 -592,647
France 830,603 643,331 -187,272
Bangladesh 810,039 374,479 -435,560
Netherlands 489,698 468,512 -21,186
United States 220,825 247,949 +27,124
Viet Nam 212,053 246,125 +34,072
Ireland 185,839 165,101 -20,738
Turkey 122,831 189,012 +66,181
Denmark 168,923 118,838 -50,085

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 36,966,803
Bangladesh 1,953,149
India 1,773,572
Viet Nam 538,338
Turkey 368,857

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 21,064,785 15,902,018 -5,162,767
Bangladesh 1,230,449 722,700 -507,749
India 1,180,861 592,711 -588,150
Viet Nam 240,722 297,616 +56,894
Turkey 133,941 234,916 +100,975
United States 136,822 97,162 -39,660
Pakistan 147,076 66,929 -80,147
Moldova 24,210 89,894 +65,684
Cambodia 39,029 62,759 +23,730
Poland 51,768 45,521 -6,247

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 23
Inner London - West 18
Inner London - East 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 20 14 -6
Inner London - West 16 9 -7
Inner London - East 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Essex 5 8 +3
Kent 5 5 +0
West Central Scotland 5 6 +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) 29,286,656
Air transport 5,569,456
Other 4,311,133
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,698,093
Road transport 139,842

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) 16,070,462 13,216,194 -2,854,268
Air transport 3,397,911 2,171,545 -1,226,366
Other 2,922,321 1,388,812 -1,533,509
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,197,060 1,501,033 -696,027
Road transport 10,871 128,971 +118,100

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,729,270
Southampton 10,700,102
000 4,311,133
London Gateway Port 3,448,201
London Heathrow Airport 2,570,413

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 7,639,391 5,089,879 -2,549,512
Southampton 7,109,287 3,590,815 -3,518,472
000 2,922,321 1,388,812 -1,533,509
London Gateway Port 765,329 2,682,872 +1,917,543
London Heathrow Airport 1,717,722 852,691 -865,031
Dover / Eurotunnel 616,264 830,987 +214,723
499 296,640 1,040,327 +743,687
Birmingham Airport 538,722 704,093 +165,371
Liverpool Docks 599,886 350,602 -249,284
London 465,980 147,736 -318,244

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 106
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 67
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 35
2025-11 43
2025-10 55
2025-09 42
2025-08 52

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 76
54m+ 45
0-1m 39
15m-54m 24
Other 23

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 £
Germany 1,252,355
United States 1,077,319
Netherlands 783,338
Ireland 578,710
Poland 405,461

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 £
Germany 749,034 503,321 -245,713
United States 301,060 776,259 +475,199
Netherlands 481,899 301,439 -180,460
Ireland 307,107 271,603 -35,504
Poland 213,576 191,885 -21,691
Czechia 245,297 75,777 -169,520
United Arab Emirates 260,083 30,558 -229,525
France 170,138 108,618 -61,520
Denmark 121,520 94,043 -27,477
Norway 130,654 81,697 -48,957

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 179,702
India 95,390
Sri Lanka 34,208
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 76,747 102,955 +26,208
India 59,900 35,490 -24,410
Sri Lanka 8,317 25,891 +17,574
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) 4,392,184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,142,370
Air transport 711,632
Other 336,691

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) 2,525,713 1,866,471 -659,242
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 968,555 1,173,815 +205,260
Air transport 431,261 280,371 -150,890
Other 160,405 176,286 +15,881

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,637,307
Southampton 921,522
London Gateway Port 557,352
Immingham Docks 425,141
London Heathrow Airport 358,196

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 2,007,221 1,630,086 -377,135
Southampton 281,536 639,986 +358,450
London Gateway Port 350,946 206,406 -144,540
Immingham Docks 237,863 187,278 -50,585
London Heathrow Airport 202,074 156,122 -45,952
000 160,405 176,286 +15,881
Holyhead 140,576 71,350 -69,226
Liverpool Docks 31,419 173,351 +141,932
Felixstowe 168,487 11,737 -156,750
Dover 115,275 45,123 -70,152

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