Import/export HS code 940159: Various Seats

Seats made from materials other than bamboo or rattan

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 £
Indonesia 917,318
Italy 637,119
China 573,305
Viet Nam 492,311
Thailand 297,512

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 514,354 402,964 -111,390
Italy 417,024 220,095 -196,929
China 420,636 152,669 -267,967
Viet Nam 89,720 402,591 +312,871
Thailand 3,599 293,913 +290,314
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,156 122,183 +111,027
France 126,698 5,953 -120,745
Spain 44,791 66,882 +22,091
Portugal 13,112 77,718 +64,606
Denmark 27,744 45,167 +17,423

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 912,327
China 751,781
Italy 625,727
Viet Nam 491,121
Thailand 269,727

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 528,332 383,995 -144,337
China 440,458 311,323 -129,135
Italy 417,933 207,794 -210,139
Viet Nam 89,720 401,401 +311,681
Thailand 3,599 266,128 +262,529
Spain 43,002 59,884 +16,882
France 96,427 5,953 -90,474
Portugal 25,472 76,689 +51,217
India 7,179 34,922 +27,743
Denmark 8,822 24,520 +15,698

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 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 16 10 -6
Inner London - East 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Kent 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +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) 2,316,112
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 988,548
Air transport 228,698
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) 896,237 1,419,875 +523,638
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 679,301 309,247 -370,054
Air transport 151,318 77,380 -73,938
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 1,313,467
Felixstowe 885,899
Eurotunnel 392,757
Dover 263,179
London Heathrow Airport 191,919

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 388,420 925,047 +536,627
Felixstowe 606,636 279,263 -327,373
Eurotunnel 215,195 177,562 -37,633
Dover 202,273 60,906 -141,367
London Heathrow Airport 125,282 66,637 -58,645
Dover / Eurotunnel 71,831 45,627 -26,204
London Gateway Port 19,631 84,697 +65,066
Liverpool Docks 34,177 41,080 +6,903
Grangemouth Docks 0 55,723 +55,723
Thamesport 6,609 35,382 +28,773

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 32
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Other professional, scientific and technical 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
2025-11 10
2025-10 7
2025-09 7
2025-08 7
2025-07 6

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 26
0-1m 18
15m-54m 14
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 242,274
Italy 96,804
Morocco 90,400
Ireland 80,793
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 106,316 135,958 +29,642
Italy 48,577 48,227 -350
Morocco 90,400 0 -90,400
Ireland 57,134 23,659 -33,475
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 1,598 16,628 +15,030

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) 366,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 234,664
Air transport 148,569

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) 215,748 151,033 -64,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,405 166,259 +97,854
Air transport 90,014 58,555 -31,459

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 255,650
Southampton 129,513
Liverpool Docks 113,472
London Heathrow Airport 78,629
Heysham 48,800

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 129,295 126,355 -2,940
Southampton 9,348 120,165 +110,817
Liverpool Docks 68,709 44,763 -23,946
London Heathrow Airport 63,077 15,552 -47,525
Heysham 40,504 8,296 -32,208
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

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