Import/export HS code 940159: Various Seats

Seats made from materials other than bamboo or rattan

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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 £
Indonesia 927,413
Italy 659,479
China 579,247
Viet Nam 511,182
Thailand 300,344

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 £
Indonesia 549,627 377,786 -171,841
Italy 415,027 244,452 -170,575
China 422,439 156,808 -265,631
Viet Nam 144,765 366,417 +221,652
Thailand 3,599 296,745 +293,146
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,156 122,183 +111,027
France 125,789 5,953 -119,836
Spain 72,100 42,114 -29,986
Portugal 13,112 77,718 +64,606
Denmark 28,331 42,936 +14,605

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 £
Indonesia 922,422
China 761,418
Italy 647,178
Viet Nam 509,992
Thailand 272,559

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 £
Indonesia 565,408 357,014 -208,394
China 440,458 320,960 -119,498
Italy 415,027 232,151 -182,876
Viet Nam 144,765 365,227 +220,462
Thailand 3,599 268,960 +265,361
Spain 70,311 34,116 -36,195
France 96,427 5,953 -90,474
Portugal 25,472 76,689 +51,217
India 7,179 34,922 +27,743
Denmark 9,409 22,289 +12,880

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 24
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - West and North West 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 17 10 -7
Inner London - East 4 6 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 4 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Kent 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Outer London - South 0 2 +2

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) 2,352,288
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,011,196
Air transport 231,427
Other 29,613

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) 1,015,667 1,336,621 +320,954
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 676,128 335,068 -341,060
Air transport 150,756 80,671 -70,085
Other 17,579 12,034 -5,545

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,319,409
Felixstowe 904,770
Eurotunnel 387,729
Dover 289,415
London Heathrow Airport 194,751

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 £
Southampton 423,693 895,716 +472,023
Felixstowe 661,681 243,089 -418,592
Eurotunnel 214,520 173,209 -41,311
Dover 199,775 89,640 -110,135
London Heathrow Airport 125,282 69,469 -55,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 71,831 47,067 -24,764
London Gateway Port 19,631 96,060 +76,429
Liverpool Docks 35,980 39,277 +3,297
Grangemouth Docks 0 55,723 +55,723
Thamesport 33,918 8,073 -25,845

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 33
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Food and beverage service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 10
2025-10 7
2025-09 7
2025-08 7

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 28
0-1m 18
15m-54m 15
54m+ 10
Other 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 £
United States 244,626
Morocco 90,400
Italy 79,392
Ireland 40,289
France 39,058

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 £
United States 106,316 138,310 +31,994
Morocco 90,400 0 -90,400
Italy 50,538 28,854 -21,684
Ireland 16,630 23,659 +7,029
France 33,066 5,992 -27,074
South Africa 0 29,400 +29,400
Poland 1,259 26,415 +25,156
Germany 8,093 19,106 +11,013
Spain 0 18,466 +18,466
Japan 0 16,628 +16,628

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) 308,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 234,664
Air transport 149,323

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) 177,205 131,660 -45,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,782 164,882 +95,100
Air transport 88,416 60,907 -27,509

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 238,238
Southampton 129,513
Liverpool Docks 113,472
London Heathrow Airport 79,383
London Stansted Airport 29,514

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 131,256 106,982 -24,274
Southampton 9,348 120,165 +110,817
Liverpool Docks 68,709 44,763 -23,946
London Heathrow Airport 61,479 17,904 -43,575
London Stansted Airport 9,321 20,193 +10,872
ZLC 13,537 15,655 +2,118
Eurotunnel 18,082 0 -18,082
London Gateway Port 0 13,812 +13,812
East Midlands Airport 4,079 7,155 +3,076
Portsmouth 8,669 0 -8,669

Quick facts

HS code: 940159

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

Description: Seats made from materials other than bamboo or rattan