Import/export HS code 940152: Bamboo Seats

Seats made primarily of bamboo

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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 384,374
Indonesia 230,422
Denmark 50,338
Germany 30,711
Viet Nam 21,935

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 158,645 225,729 +67,084
Indonesia 93,910 136,512 +42,602
Denmark 29,829 20,509 -9,320
Germany 21,469 9,242 -12,227
Viet Nam 20,722 1,213 -19,509
Sweden 1,586 14,964 +13,378
France 7,933 5,809 -2,124
Belgium 11,487 1,858 -9,629
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,590 10,205 +7,615
Philippines 0 6,920 +6,920

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 462,275
Indonesia 186,220
Viet Nam 77,705
Denmark 12,665
Latvia 11,986

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 166,661 295,614 +128,953
Indonesia 100,648 85,572 -15,076
Viet Nam 46,341 31,364 -14,977
Denmark 0 12,665 +12,665
Latvia 11,986 0 -11,986
Philippines 1,586 9,201 +7,615
Italy 6,331 3,237 -3,094
India 7,286 1,386 -5,900
Japan 7,933 0 -7,933
Belgium 7,029 0 -7,029

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - East 4
West Midlands 4
Outer London - East and North East 3

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 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 4 0 -4
West Midlands 3 1 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 0 -3
Lancashire 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0

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) 652,338
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 95,761
Air transport 54,335
Other 5,524

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) 276,513 375,825 +99,312
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 63,581 32,180 -31,401
Air transport 22,707 31,628 +8,921
Other 146 5,378 +5,232

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 360,383
Southampton 115,178
London Gateway Port 114,393
Eurotunnel 57,531
London Heathrow Airport 26,319

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 173,544 186,839 +13,295
Southampton 64,641 50,537 -14,104
London Gateway Port 5,454 108,939 +103,485
Eurotunnel 40,554 16,977 -23,577
London Heathrow Airport 5,293 21,026 +15,733
Immingham Docks 2,642 21,773 +19,131
London 14,604 5,462 -9,142
Dover 13,254 6,577 -6,677
Birmingham Airport 14,095 2,640 -11,455
Thamesport 12,582 3,456 -9,126

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 16
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Specialised construction activities 2
Air transport 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-09 3
2025-06 3
2025-05 6
2025-04 1

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 11
0-1m 9
15m-54m 6
54m+ 6
Other 2

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 £
Ireland 64,673
France 23,351
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 19,605
Turkey 14,014
United States 12,203

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 £
Ireland 32,286 32,387 +101
France 17,695 5,656 -12,039
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 19,605 +19,605
Turkey 14,014 0 -14,014
United States 5,074 7,129 +2,055
Sweden 6,996 2,575 -4,421
Italy 3,515 4,260 +745
Spain 0 6,999 +6,999
Switzerland 1,418 2,500 +1,082
United Arab Emirates 0 2,400 +2,400

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 £
XI 48,280

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 £
XI 22,374 25,906 +3,532

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) 66,212
Other 48,280
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,899
Air transport 21,834
Road transport 3,273

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) 44,281 21,931 -22,350
Other 22,374 25,906 +3,532
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,034 23,865 +19,831
Air transport 10,024 11,810 +1,786
Road transport 3,273 0 -3,273

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 48,280
Dover 32,011
London Gateway Port 20,593
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,433
ZLC 10,269

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 £
000 22,374 25,906 +3,532
Dover 29,436 2,575 -26,861
London Gateway Port 988 19,605 +18,617
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,933 9,500 +4,567
ZLC 10,269 0 -10,269
Liverpool Docks 9,912 0 -9,912
London Stansted Airport 3,028 4,350 +1,322
Holyhead 0 6,481 +6,481
London Heathrow Airport 0 5,179 +5,179
London 0 4,260 +4,260

Quick facts

HS code: 940152

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

Description: Seats made primarily of bamboo