Import/export HS code 940131: Wooden Seats

Seats made primarily of wood

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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 £
China 7,232,336
Denmark 1,136,046
Germany 720,023
Netherlands 666,004
Poland 482,889

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 4,393,768 2,838,568 -1,555,200
Denmark 656,448 479,598 -176,850
Germany 357,035 362,988 +5,953
Netherlands 526,623 139,381 -387,242
Poland 306,891 175,998 -130,893
Spain 207,389 172,153 -35,236
Italy 285,299 93,835 -191,464
Turkey 166,781 109,581 -57,200
United States 49,204 41,310 -7,894
France 12,568 69,661 +57,093

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 8,133,882
Denmark 924,837
Germany 520,995
Poland 481,613
Spain 379,542

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 4,981,683 3,152,199 -1,829,484
Denmark 550,853 373,984 -176,869
Germany 339,385 181,610 -157,775
Poland 316,730 164,883 -151,847
Spain 207,389 172,153 -35,236
Italy 246,556 124,381 -122,175
Turkey 166,781 109,581 -57,200
Finland 90,960 85,388 -5,572
United States 43,500 39,661 -3,839
France 5,004 62,203 +57,199

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 23
Inner London - East 15
Outer London - East and North East 8
Outer London - West and North West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6

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 12 -4
Inner London - East 9 8 -1
Outer London - East and North East 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 6 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 4 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Kent 4 1 -3

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) 8,061,506
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,163,555
Air transport 294,901
Other 82,542
Road transport 47,435

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) 4,979,224 3,082,282 -1,896,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,845,286 1,318,269 -527,017
Air transport 155,500 139,401 -16,099
Other 66,386 16,156 -50,230
Road transport 46,343 1,092 -45,251

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,166,440
Southampton 1,922,614
Dover 1,173,431
London Gateway Port 1,094,115
Immingham Docks 866,645

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 2,870,935 1,295,505 -1,575,430
Southampton 1,346,571 576,043 -770,528
Dover 769,565 403,866 -365,699
London Gateway Port 201,079 893,036 +691,957
Immingham Docks 469,404 397,241 -72,163
Killingholme 515,458 3,577 -511,881
Harwich 202,179 237,983 +35,804
Eurotunnel 141,679 147,369 +5,690
London 130,019 113,962 -16,057
Dover / Eurotunnel 70,249 80,649 +10,400

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 47
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9
Manufacture of furniture 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 14
2025-10 10
2025-09 12
2025-08 12

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 50
0-1m 28
54m+ 25
Other 12
15m-54m 10

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 £
France 860,808
Netherlands 808,119
Ireland 325,519
Denmark 99,819
Germany 92,219

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 £
France 443,557 417,251 -26,306
Netherlands 677,937 130,182 -547,755
Ireland 216,259 109,260 -106,999
Denmark 53,053 46,766 -6,287
Germany 49,137 43,082 -6,055
United States 35,876 29,856 -6,020
United Arab Emirates 8,599 53,157 +44,558
Italy 23,115 19,640 -3,475
Switzerland 19,319 9,881 -9,438
Spain 2,031 21,347 +19,316

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 742
Ireland 715
Poland 142

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 552 190 -362
Ireland 715 0 -715
Poland 142 0 -142

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) 1,536,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 715,055
Air transport 358,546
Other 1,599
Road transport 1,034

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) 828,203 707,937 -120,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 649,746 65,309 -584,437
Air transport 154,448 204,098 +49,650
Other 1,409 190 -1,219
Road transport 1,034 0 -1,034

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 578,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 520,734
Portsmouth 461,966
East Midlands Airport 151,975
Heysham 151,907

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 £
Harwich 578,544 0 -578,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 229,518 291,216 +61,698
Portsmouth 276,991 184,975 -92,016
East Midlands Airport 88,696 63,279 -25,417
Heysham 91,783 60,124 -31,659
Felixstowe 29,700 101,088 +71,388
ZLC 18,779 91,483 +72,704
Holyhead 85,461 19,616 -65,845
Liverpool Docks 54,230 26,417 -27,813
Eurotunnel 57,668 9,920 -47,748

Quick facts

HS code: 940131

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

Description: Seats made primarily of wood