Import/export HS code 940139: Various Seats

Seats made from materials other than wood

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • 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 233,472,240
Germany 27,926,432
Canada 12,732,663
Sweden 10,253,433
Ireland 8,167,253

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 121,409,489 112,062,751 -9,346,738
Germany 15,023,958 12,902,474 -2,121,484
Canada 5,737,286 6,995,377 +1,258,091
Sweden 5,713,317 4,540,116 -1,173,201
Ireland 4,382,187 3,785,066 -597,121
France 3,696,658 4,024,212 +327,554
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,363,054 4,627,473 +2,264,419
Italy 3,818,689 2,860,071 -958,618
United States 3,244,224 2,829,665 -414,559
Poland 2,647,669 3,169,914 +522,245

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 247,124,360
Germany 20,986,669
United States 18,712,939
France 11,117,600
Sweden 9,739,304

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 128,465,057 118,659,303 -9,805,754
Germany 11,598,169 9,388,500 -2,209,669
United States 9,182,478 9,530,461 +347,983
France 5,503,426 5,614,174 +110,748
Sweden 5,361,608 4,377,696 -983,912
Poland 3,382,716 3,630,803 +248,087
Italy 3,836,497 3,038,620 -797,877
Ireland 3,700,188 2,986,715 -713,473
Norway 2,340,877 1,719,711 -621,166
Spain 1,779,849 1,731,014 -48,835

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 105
Inner London - East 79
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 40
Greater Manchester 37
West Yorkshire 33

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 58 76 +18
Inner London - East 57 60 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31 23 -8
Greater Manchester 23 28 +5
West Yorkshire 25 18 -7
West Midlands 14 26 +12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22 21 -1
Outer London - West and North West 19 17 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 16 -2
Essex 20 9 -11

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) 264,455,394
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 78,140,635
Air transport 6,904,573
Other 3,539,394
Road transport 354,623

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) 136,830,014 127,625,380 -9,204,634
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,045,866 36,094,769 -5,951,097
Air transport 3,279,111 3,625,462 +346,351
Other 2,175,324 1,364,070 -811,254
Road transport 78,633 275,990 +197,357
Rail transport 0 190,253 +190,253

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 144,255,676
Southampton 67,915,744
Dover 31,452,496
London Gateway Port 27,138,791
Liverpool Docks 17,984,629

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 79,511,473 64,744,203 -14,767,270
Southampton 42,107,460 25,808,284 -16,299,176
Dover 15,796,564 15,655,932 -140,632
London Gateway Port 3,173,536 23,965,255 +20,791,719
Liverpool Docks 8,600,291 9,384,338 +784,047
Immingham Docks 8,089,794 6,133,335 -1,956,459
Eurotunnel 4,729,178 3,953,131 -776,047
Purfleet 4,519,613 3,287,612 -1,232,001
London 4,551,572 2,184,521 -2,367,051
Holyhead 1,842,457 2,394,691 +552,234

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 251
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 212
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 59
Manufacture of furniture 47
Specialised construction activities 33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 150
2025-10 153
2025-09 120
2025-08 126
2025-07 156

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 346
54m+ 163
0-1m 128
15m-54m 82
Other 64

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 68,355,234
Ireland 8,866,125
XS 6,117,174
Turkey 4,329,712
Netherlands 4,013,879

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 33,956,618 34,398,616 +441,998
Ireland 4,975,731 3,890,394 -1,085,337
XS 4,362,948 1,754,226 -2,608,722
Turkey 2,041,981 2,287,731 +245,750
Netherlands 1,789,311 2,224,568 +435,257
Poland 1,843,724 1,987,310 +143,586
Germany 1,876,006 1,471,283 -404,723
Sweden 1,517,633 1,811,607 +293,974
Czechia 1,753,772 1,511,125 -242,647
Switzerland 1,264,130 1,965,505 +701,375

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 £
XU 121,116
XI 113,764
China 84,283
Poland 10,150
Ireland 920

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 £
XU 84,670 36,446 -48,224
XI 66,585 47,179 -19,406
China 28,125 56,158 +28,033
Poland 8,304 1,846 -6,458
Ireland 920 0 -920
Malaysia 91 0 -91

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) 120,723,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,379,581
Air transport 1,708,376
Other 330,324
Road transport 3,356

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) 60,979,253 59,743,779 -1,235,474
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,331,205 8,048,376 -282,829
Air transport 875,334 833,042 -42,292
Other 188,695 141,629 -47,066
Road transport 3,356 0 -3,356

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 102,598,975
London Gateway Port 8,058,644
Immingham Docks 7,918,358
Felixstowe 3,190,562
Holyhead 2,972,480

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 52,140,038 50,458,937 -1,681,101
London Gateway Port 4,013,649 4,044,995 +31,346
Immingham Docks 3,913,546 4,004,812 +91,266
Felixstowe 1,217,561 1,973,001 +755,440
Holyhead 1,539,416 1,433,064 -106,352
Liverpool Docks 1,733,768 1,009,709 -724,059
Fishguard 932,797 971,552 +38,755
Southampton 718,624 992,036 +273,412
Dover 705,165 870,513 +165,348
Middlesbrough 350,137 655,143 +305,006

Quick facts

HS code: 940139

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

Description: Seats made from materials other than wood