Import/export HS code 940430: Sleeping bags

Portable bags designed for sleeping, often used for camping or outdoor activities

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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 34,946,793
India 1,586,317
France 1,500,419
Bangladesh 1,184,518
Netherlands 1,001,724

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 18,626,947 16,319,846 -2,307,101
India 1,086,983 499,334 -587,649
France 837,760 662,659 -175,101
Bangladesh 778,660 405,858 -372,802
Netherlands 504,587 497,137 -7,450
United States 207,609 261,165 +53,556
Viet Nam 177,486 286,545 +109,059
Ireland 187,291 185,957 -1,334
Taiwan 215,494 123,411 -92,083
Turkey 147,481 189,012 +41,531

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 37,878,677
Bangladesh 1,960,365
India 1,802,386
Viet Nam 544,191
Turkey 393,507

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 20,255,922 17,622,755 -2,633,167
Bangladesh 1,200,466 759,899 -440,567
India 1,192,769 609,617 -583,152
Viet Nam 196,675 347,516 +150,841
Turkey 158,591 234,916 +76,325
United States 123,606 110,378 -13,228
Pakistan 150,028 66,929 -83,099
Moldova 28,952 89,894 +60,942
Cambodia 39,029 62,759 +23,730
Poland 45,906 51,383 +5,477

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 23
Inner London - West 18
Inner London - East 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9

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
Greater Manchester 17 15 -2
Inner London - West 13 12 -1
Inner London - East 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
Essex 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Kent 5 5 +0
West Central Scotland 5 6 +1

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) 29,847,221
Air transport 5,656,263
Other 4,546,447
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,815,048
Road transport 139,842

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) 15,707,688 14,139,533 -1,568,155
Air transport 2,837,804 2,818,459 -19,345
Other 2,933,695 1,612,752 -1,320,943
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,252,094 1,562,954 -689,140
Road transport 10,871 128,971 +118,100

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,062,899
Southampton 10,868,827
000 4,546,447
London Gateway Port 3,470,894
London Heathrow Airport 2,593,158

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 7,746,651 5,316,248 -2,430,403
Southampton 6,706,094 4,162,733 -2,543,361
000 2,933,695 1,612,752 -1,320,943
London Gateway Port 751,291 2,719,603 +1,968,312
London Heathrow Airport 1,187,779 1,405,379 +217,600
Dover / Eurotunnel 601,314 849,300 +247,986
499 291,391 1,046,553 +755,162
Birmingham Airport 525,128 735,198 +210,070
Liverpool Docks 600,974 350,602 -250,372
London 498,426 158,153 -340,273

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 109
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 68
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 35
2025-11 43
2025-10 55
2025-09 42
2025-08 52

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 77
54m+ 45
0-1m 38
15m-54m 26
Other 24

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 £
Germany 1,287,814
United States 1,159,829
Netherlands 826,873
Ireland 601,204
Poland 428,436

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 £
Germany 783,605 504,209 -279,396
United States 383,570 776,259 +392,689
Netherlands 415,075 411,798 -3,277
Ireland 286,518 314,686 +28,168
Poland 227,547 200,889 -26,658
Czechia 270,588 98,491 -172,097
United Arab Emirates 264,684 30,558 -234,126
France 112,882 170,355 +57,473
Norway 134,962 97,576 -37,386
Denmark 128,824 103,199 -25,625

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 £
China 181,545
India 98,483
Sri Lanka 34,208
Turkey 4,420
Ireland 618

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 £
China 71,896 109,649 +37,753
India 57,805 40,678 -17,127
Sri Lanka 7,603 26,605 +19,002
Turkey 4,407 13 -4,394
Ireland 1 617 +616

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) 4,627,360
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,340,017
Air transport 735,100
Other 345,991

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) 2,555,726 2,071,634 -484,092
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,090,246 1,249,771 +159,525
Air transport 423,313 311,787 -111,526
Other 156,625 189,366 +32,741

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,855,326
Southampton 923,607
London Gateway Port 650,520
Immingham Docks 467,578
London Heathrow Airport 373,336

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 2,101,095 1,754,231 -346,864
Southampton 279,113 644,494 +365,381
London Gateway Port 428,541 221,979 -206,562
Immingham Docks 224,425 243,153 +18,728
London Heathrow Airport 208,404 164,932 -43,472
000 156,625 189,366 +32,741
Felixstowe 220,794 11,737 -209,057
Holyhead 91,972 132,266 +40,294
Liverpool Docks 29,034 176,618 +147,584
Dover 102,403 61,958 -40,445

Quick facts

HS code: 940430

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

Description: Portable bags designed for sleeping, often used for camping or outdoor activities