Import/export HS code 940430: Sleeping bags

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

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  • 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 £
China 34,780,196
India 1,768,899
France 1,495,631
Bangladesh 1,161,180
Netherlands 999,535

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 18,186,135 16,594,061 -1,592,074
India 1,243,210 525,689 -717,521
France 839,124 656,507 -182,617
Bangladesh 712,896 448,284 -264,612
Netherlands 510,143 489,392 -20,751
United States 214,771 259,165 +44,394
Viet Nam 181,647 283,632 +101,985
Ireland 180,924 183,500 +2,576
Taiwan 223,893 123,411 -100,482
Turkey 146,160 189,976 +43,816

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 37,749,777
India 1,983,140
Bangladesh 1,937,250
Viet Nam 527,763
Turkey 393,150

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 19,821,486 17,928,291 -1,893,195
India 1,330,856 652,284 -678,572
Bangladesh 1,135,186 802,064 -333,122
Viet Nam 197,942 329,821 +131,879
Turkey 156,291 236,859 +80,568
United States 129,879 108,378 -21,501
Pakistan 177,902 58,660 -119,242
Moldova 31,121 89,894 +58,773
Cambodia 39,918 61,348 +21,430
Poland 44,772 47,487 +2,715

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 24
Inner London - West 18
Inner London - East 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8

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 18 15 -3
Inner London - West 12 12 +0
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
Essex 5 8 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 5 -2
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) 29,607,438
Air transport 5,857,457
Other 4,631,534
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,790,583
Road transport 149,635

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) 15,206,418 14,401,020 -805,398
Air transport 2,996,614 2,860,843 -135,771
Other 2,918,881 1,712,653 -1,206,228
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,244,216 1,546,367 -697,849
Road transport 20,664 128,971 +108,307

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,238,035
Southampton 10,718,205
000 4,631,534
London Gateway Port 3,282,311
London Heathrow Airport 2,671,841

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 7,472,700 5,765,335 -1,707,365
Southampton 6,453,319 4,264,886 -2,188,433
000 2,918,881 1,712,653 -1,206,228
London Gateway Port 764,184 2,518,127 +1,753,943
London Heathrow Airport 1,194,425 1,477,416 +282,991
Dover / Eurotunnel 600,931 834,368 +233,437
499 439,406 936,223 +496,817
Birmingham Airport 537,767 718,288 +180,521
Liverpool Docks 597,656 344,110 -253,546
London 511,341 152,977 -358,364

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
2025-11 42
2025-10 54
2025-09 42
2025-08 52
2025-07 41

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 78
54m+ 47
0-1m 36
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 1,315,152
United States 1,252,512
Netherlands 875,098
Ireland 566,919
Poland 426,310

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 830,802 484,350 -346,452
United States 486,290 766,222 +279,932
Netherlands 439,505 435,593 -3,912
Ireland 267,908 299,011 +31,103
Poland 219,326 206,984 -12,342
Czechia 283,283 88,622 -194,661
France 139,240 172,524 +33,284
United Arab Emirates 252,199 32,733 -219,466
Denmark 140,223 107,894 -32,329
Norway 133,998 98,540 -35,458

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 164,947
India 95,847
Sri Lanka 31,633
XU 28,540
Turkey 4,446

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 67,061 97,886 +30,825
India 55,365 40,482 -14,883
Sri Lanka 7,074 24,559 +17,485
XU 16,919 11,621 -5,298
Turkey 4,393 53 -4,340
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) 4,668,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,594,355
Air transport 714,933
Other 326,031

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) 2,586,966 2,081,417 -505,549
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,358,347 1,236,008 -122,339
Air transport 408,057 306,876 -101,181
Other 150,813 175,218 +24,405

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,914,483
Southampton 951,603
London Gateway Port 705,487
Immingham Docks 478,278
London Heathrow Airport 361,126

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 2,153,606 1,760,877 -392,729
Southampton 320,971 630,632 +309,661
London Gateway Port 494,099 211,388 -282,711
Immingham Docks 229,992 248,286 +18,294
London Heathrow Airport 198,947 162,179 -36,768
000 150,813 175,218 +24,405
Felixstowe 297,049 11,737 -285,312
Holyhead 85,385 132,172 +46,787
Liverpool Docks 26,777 178,875 +152,098
Dover 105,136 60,538 -44,598

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