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 7,335,474
Denmark 1,117,471
Germany 717,954
Netherlands 666,388
Poland 498,807

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 4,522,784 2,812,690 -1,710,094
Denmark 662,060 455,411 -206,649
Germany 356,522 361,432 +4,910
Netherlands 527,155 139,233 -387,922
Poland 303,447 195,360 -108,087
Italy 282,312 109,009 -173,303
Spain 210,874 148,182 -62,692
Turkey 150,221 109,507 -40,714
France 21,853 69,661 +47,808
United States 47,265 43,249 -4,016

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 8,223,751
Denmark 910,286
Germany 531,469
Poland 475,718
Italy 374,432

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 5,109,194 3,114,557 -1,994,637
Denmark 544,492 365,794 -178,698
Germany 349,946 181,523 -168,423
Poland 292,932 182,786 -110,146
Italy 240,236 134,196 -106,040
Spain 206,671 148,182 -58,489
Turkey 150,221 109,507 -40,714
Finland 90,960 81,364 -9,596
United States 43,500 39,661 -3,839
France 12,844 62,203 +49,359

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 19
Inner London - East 18
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 13 10 -3
Inner London - East 9 13 +4
Outer London - East and North East 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 2 5 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 4 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
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) 8,185,269
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,100,218
Air transport 298,854
Other 96,231
Road transport 51,870

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) 5,079,323 3,105,946 -1,973,377
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,853,402 1,246,816 -606,586
Air transport 155,822 143,032 -12,790
Other 79,503 16,728 -62,775
Road transport 50,778 1,092 -49,686

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,365,462
Southampton 2,010,663
Dover 1,160,476
London Gateway Port 929,367
Immingham Docks 839,315

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 2,993,689 1,371,773 -1,621,916
Southampton 1,365,198 645,465 -719,733
Dover 785,524 374,952 -410,572
London Gateway Port 179,312 750,055 +570,743
Immingham Docks 462,882 376,433 -86,449
Killingholme 491,311 27,724 -463,587
Harwich 231,468 226,712 -4,756
Eurotunnel 148,360 149,973 +1,613
London 118,239 127,007 +8,768
Birmingham Airport 71,920 62,647 -9,273

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 45
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9
Manufacture of furniture 9
Specialised construction activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 10
2025-09 12
2025-08 12
2025-07 14

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 29
54m+ 24
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 883,274
Netherlands 812,412
Ireland 332,724
Denmark 103,524
Germany 93,695

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 423,098 460,176 +37,078
Netherlands 682,230 130,182 -552,048
Ireland 224,993 107,731 -117,262
Denmark 46,307 57,217 +10,910
Germany 51,665 42,030 -9,635
United Arab Emirates 30,914 54,337 +23,423
United States 37,278 25,906 -11,372
Italy 25,030 20,578 -4,452
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) 1,567,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 742,505
Air transport 372,566
Road transport 2,110
Other 1,599

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) 814,305 752,960 -61,345
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 675,537 66,968 -608,569
Air transport 169,976 202,590 +32,614
Road transport 2,110 0 -2,110
Other 1,409 190 -1,219

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 578,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 554,558
Portsmouth 453,191
East Midlands Airport 159,769
Felixstowe 155,460

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 262,089 292,469 +30,380
Portsmouth 234,781 218,410 -16,371
East Midlands Airport 95,228 64,541 -30,687
Felixstowe 54,372 101,088 +46,716
Heysham 88,134 66,770 -21,364
ZLC 19,855 87,533 +67,678
Holyhead 85,461 15,312 -70,149
Liverpool Docks 65,609 22,546 -43,063
Eurotunnel 53,544 12,992 -40,552

Quick facts

HS code: 940131

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

Description: Seats made primarily of wood