Import/export HS code 940429: Bedding made of other materials

Mattresses, cushions, or pillows made from materials other than rubber or plastic

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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 £
China 96,802,442
Poland 31,747,719
Ireland 29,870,473
Turkey 28,098,284
Romania 24,049,667

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 46,544,950 50,257,492 +3,712,542
Poland 15,548,092 16,199,627 +651,535
Ireland 15,206,049 14,664,424 -541,625
Turkey 15,116,223 12,982,061 -2,134,162
Romania 13,019,846 11,029,821 -1,990,025
France 4,226,135 2,829,181 -1,396,954
Lithuania 2,021,741 1,875,964 -145,777
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,098,025 2,444,817 +1,346,792
Pakistan 1,375,029 1,632,020 +256,991
Malaysia 1,267,227 1,452,986 +185,759

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 103,718,918
Poland 34,575,098
Turkey 28,119,017
Romania 24,592,701
Ireland 22,710,931

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 49,077,947 54,640,971 +5,563,024
Poland 16,431,731 18,143,367 +1,711,636
Turkey 15,116,341 13,002,676 -2,113,665
Romania 13,539,872 11,052,829 -2,487,043
Ireland 11,479,145 11,231,786 -247,359
Lithuania 2,025,327 1,875,964 -149,363
Pakistan 1,375,029 1,632,026 +256,997
United States 1,348,417 1,017,553 -330,864
Portugal 1,050,291 666,302 -383,989
Czechia 1,054,495 198,779 -855,716

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 72
West Yorkshire 55
Inner London - East 53
Outer London - West and North West 47
Greater Manchester 46

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 52 44 -8
West Yorkshire 38 42 +4
Inner London - East 32 34 +2
Outer London - West and North West 31 26 -5
Greater Manchester 32 27 -5
Outer London - East and North East 21 23 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23 19 -4
West Midlands 20 13 -7
Northern Ireland 16 18 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 12 +3

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) 174,126,479
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,928,361
Other 8,002,209
Air transport 3,480,593
Road transport 233,675

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) 83,169,839 90,956,640 +7,786,801
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,506,041 25,422,320 -7,083,721
Other 4,447,911 3,554,298 -893,613
Air transport 1,522,963 1,957,630 +434,667
Road transport 126,366 107,309 -19,057

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 83,764,854
London 26,642,238
Southampton 24,227,869
Liverpool Docks 18,564,272
Dover 17,344,356

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 44,956,417 38,808,437 -6,147,980
London 12,750,030 13,892,208 +1,142,178
Southampton 10,572,578 13,655,291 +3,082,713
Liverpool Docks 10,760,261 7,804,011 -2,956,250
Dover 10,544,452 6,799,904 -3,744,548
Middlesbrough 6,028,693 8,013,483 +1,984,790
London Gateway Port 3,655,348 9,824,384 +6,169,036
000 4,447,911 3,554,298 -893,613
Belfast Port 3,040,704 2,828,035 -212,669
Thamesport 1,918,266 3,231,623 +1,313,357

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 277
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 176
Manufacture of furniture 47
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 26
Specialised construction activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 119
2025-10 133
2025-09 110
2025-08 103
2025-07 132

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 244
0-1m 210
54m+ 83
Other 57
15m-54m 50

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 17,247,594
United States 10,468,991
China 9,105,616
Germany 4,757,643
Belgium 3,598,590

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 8,216,590 9,031,004 +814,414
United States 5,270,288 5,198,703 -71,585
China 5,239,749 3,865,867 -1,373,882
Germany 1,526,110 3,231,533 +1,705,423
Belgium 1,747,156 1,851,434 +104,278
Spain 1,476,415 1,507,799 +31,384
United Arab Emirates 1,456,634 1,485,075 +28,441
South Korea 1,684,369 1,203,237 -481,132
Sweden 1,130,781 1,585,111 +454,330
France 1,454,630 1,031,991 -422,639

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 4,152,363
XI 2,012,588
China 1,323,180
XU 198,429
Turkey 33,865

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 1,788,039 2,364,324 +576,285
XI 1,050,373 962,215 -88,158
China 668,362 654,818 -13,544
XU 120,818 77,611 -43,207
Turkey 27,947 5,918 -22,029
Taiwan 7,831 0 -7,831
France 4,494 0 -4,494
Viet Nam 2,889 115 -2,774
United States 0 2,129 +2,129
Bangladesh 482 0 -482

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,107,139
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,754,524
Other 7,738,365
Air transport 5,398,679
Road transport 75,931

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,896,045 15,211,094 -3,684,951
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,004,445 17,750,079 +3,745,634
Other 3,671,235 4,067,130 +395,895
Air transport 3,195,562 2,203,117 -992,445
Road transport 75,931 0 -75,931

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 20,307,552
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,487,125
Liverpool Docks 7,838,185
000 7,738,365
Immingham Docks 5,632,486

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 £
Southampton 10,662,317 9,645,235 -1,017,082
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,871,346 8,615,779 +1,744,433
Liverpool Docks 4,139,641 3,698,544 -441,097
000 3,671,235 4,067,130 +395,895
Immingham Docks 2,416,625 3,215,861 +799,236
London Gateway Port 2,734,353 2,674,959 -59,394
London Heathrow Airport 2,825,642 1,629,570 -1,196,072
Felixstowe 1,583,757 1,166,247 -417,510
Dover 664,853 1,251,315 +586,462
Holyhead 832,379 822,181 -10,198

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 940429

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

Description: Mattresses, cushions, or pillows made from materials other than rubber or plastic