Import/export HS code 940421: Bedding made of rubber or plastic

Mattresses, cushions, or pillows made from cellular rubber or plastic, which may or may not be covered

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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 £
Denmark 72,801,164
China 26,058,347
Poland 19,338,928
Ireland 15,018,946
Romania 13,647,341

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 £
Denmark 36,987,563 35,813,601 -1,173,962
China 13,570,020 12,488,327 -1,081,693
Poland 9,552,795 9,786,133 +233,338
Ireland 9,067,059 5,951,887 -3,115,172
Romania 6,779,750 6,867,591 +87,841
France 5,119,979 4,018,468 -1,101,511
Viet Nam 2,962,591 616,650 -2,345,941
Netherlands 1,737,338 1,302,469 -434,869
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,025,635 1,508,069 +482,434
Taiwan 863,830 1,196,559 +332,729

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 £
Denmark 72,433,368
China 29,960,640
Poland 27,300,449
Ireland 14,458,085
Romania 14,315,463

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 £
Denmark 36,919,948 35,513,420 -1,406,528
China 15,188,824 14,771,816 -417,008
Poland 13,690,179 13,610,270 -79,909
Ireland 8,794,661 5,663,424 -3,131,237
Romania 7,346,331 6,969,132 -377,199
Viet Nam 2,985,428 619,201 -2,366,227
Indonesia 0 1,497,052 +1,497,052
Taiwan 629,770 756,628 +126,858
Germany 413,575 900,211 +486,636
United States 598,981 661,323 +62,342

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 25
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16
West Yorkshire 15
Inner London - East 14
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13

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 18 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 14 +4
West Yorkshire 12 8 -4
Inner London - East 9 6 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 11 +4
Greater Manchester 10 4 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
West Midlands 6 5 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 111,868,125
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,543,317
Air transport 2,246,983
Other 944,122
Road transport 9,166

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,806,387 53,061,738 -5,744,649
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,569,217 29,974,100 -595,117
Air transport 873,422 1,373,561 +500,139
Other 577,048 367,074 -209,974
Road transport 9,166 0 -9,166

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 81,533,107
Felixstowe 21,275,871
Dover 15,587,655
Southampton 8,982,554
Liverpool Docks 6,938,378

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 £
London 42,622,573 38,910,534 -3,712,039
Felixstowe 12,030,492 9,245,379 -2,785,113
Dover 7,903,412 7,684,243 -219,169
Southampton 4,225,037 4,757,517 +532,480
Liverpool Docks 4,184,634 2,753,744 -1,430,890
Immingham Docks 2,844,969 3,779,692 +934,723
Middlesbrough 3,302,359 2,835,330 -467,029
Heysham 2,750,623 2,969,387 +218,764
Holyhead 2,625,609 799,811 -1,825,798
Thamesport 1,283,419 1,968,650 +685,231

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 105
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 60
Manufacture of furniture 21
Other manufacturing 16
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 42
2025-10 43
2025-09 38
2025-08 35
2025-07 45

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 93
0-1m 81
54m+ 39
Other 23
15m-54m 21

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 5,052,645
Ireland 3,597,850
Belgium 1,196,459
United Arab Emirates 1,136,865
France 891,139

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 2,081,329 2,971,316 +889,987
Ireland 1,825,202 1,772,648 -52,554
Belgium 688,949 507,510 -181,439
United Arab Emirates 974,038 162,827 -811,211
France 603,646 287,493 -316,153
Japan 888,287 2,488 -885,799
Germany 316,501 555,530 +239,029
Poland 269,082 451,672 +182,590
Australia 90,440 392,166 +301,726
Finland 191,523 162,585 -28,938

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 £
Ireland 680,377
XU 173,729
China 10,381
XI 9,914
Germany 9,479

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 £
Ireland 361,219 319,158 -42,061
XU 101,120 72,609 -28,511
China 8,840 1,541 -7,299
XI 9,342 572 -8,770
Germany 8,152 1,327 -6,825
Turkey 9,117 77 -9,040
Poland 7,131 0 -7,131
United States 1,336 0 -1,336
Netherlands 0 933 +933

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) 7,042,123
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,505,312
Air transport 3,277,251
Other 902,474
Road transport 21,379

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) 3,539,136 3,502,987 -36,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,138,266 3,367,046 +228,780
Air transport 1,868,356 1,408,895 -459,461
Other 506,257 396,217 -110,040
Road transport 21,379 0 -21,379

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,755,147
Southampton 3,703,884
Holyhead 2,243,846
London Gateway Port 2,067,875
London Heathrow Airport 1,930,818

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 1,917,612 1,837,535 -80,077
Southampton 1,092,086 2,611,798 +1,519,712
Holyhead 1,123,154 1,120,692 -2,462
London Gateway Port 1,652,760 415,115 -1,237,645
London Heathrow Airport 1,155,598 775,220 -380,378
000 506,257 396,217 -110,040
East Midlands Airport 456,442 193,722 -262,720
ZLC 167,450 386,243 +218,793
Dover 248,631 236,040 -12,591
Liverpool Docks 270,515 190,591 -79,924

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 940421

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

Description: Mattresses, cushions, or pillows made from cellular rubber or plastic, which may or may not be covered