Import/export HS code 440121: Coniferous Wood Chips

Small pieces of wood from coniferous trees, used for fuel or industrial purposes

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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 £
Netherlands 2,396,083
Ireland 2,234,366
France 817,568
Belgium 707,171
Portugal 477,613

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 £
Netherlands 1,097,141 1,298,942 +201,801
Ireland 1,473,396 760,970 -712,426
France 453,418 364,150 -89,268
Belgium 459,916 247,255 -212,661
Portugal 477,613 0 -477,613
Germany 357,921 117,339 -240,582
Spain 4,298 346,516 +342,218
South Africa 29,696 92,920 +63,224
United States 104,300 0 -104,300
Denmark 44,344 0 -44,344

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 £
Netherlands 1,581,252
Germany 1,388,513
Spain 1,054,560
France 684,719
Portugal 477,613

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 £
Netherlands 665,379 915,873 +250,494
Germany 815,724 572,789 -242,935
Spain 460,789 593,771 +132,982
France 346,484 338,235 -8,249
Portugal 477,613 0 -477,613
Ireland 110,107 245,203 +135,096
United States 257,460 5,826 -251,634
South Africa 29,696 92,920 +63,224
Lithuania 15,490 831 -14,659
Poland 5,996 6,798 +802

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Greater Manchester 2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 2 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Devon 1 1 +0
Essex 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 0 -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) 3,022,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,949,824
Other 1,809,606
Air transport 5,297

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) 1,621,815 1,400,335 -221,480
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,574,262 1,375,562 -198,700
Other 1,349,039 460,567 -888,472
Air transport 920 4,377 +3,457

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,590,721
000 1,809,606
Ellesmere Port 1,004,242
Immingham Docks 652,409
Felixstowe 560,388

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 £
Dover 1,308,573 1,282,148 -26,425
000 1,349,039 460,567 -888,472
Ellesmere Port 456,491 547,751 +91,260
Immingham Docks 374,581 277,828 -96,753
Felixstowe 310,908 249,480 -61,428
Liverpool Docks 455,458 55,943 -399,515
Holyhead 86,836 178,349 +91,513
Southampton 115,895 0 -115,895
London Gateway Port 16,418 90,856 +74,438
Eurotunnel 16,439 55,789 +39,350

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
7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
2
Other personal service activities
2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 7
2026-04 6
2026-03 6
2026-02 5
2026-01 4

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 17
15m-54m 2
0-1m 1
54m+ 1
Other 1

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 5,752,863
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,728,725
Norway 3,668,410
Sweden 2,965,928
Latvia 2,884,086

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 3,162,031 2,590,832 -571,199
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,996,438 2,732,287 -264,151
Norway 2,377,393 1,291,017 -1,086,376
Sweden 1,530,188 1,435,740 -94,448
Latvia 2,884,086 0 -2,884,086
France 1,604,445 369,303 -1,235,142
United Arab Emirates 929,583 757,494 -172,089
Japan 750,215 861,013 +110,798
Germany 1,506,168 36,553 -1,469,615
Denmark 728,845 25,512 -703,333

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 £
XI 5,678,549
Ireland 37,210
United States 11,809
Portugal 1,281
Germany 515

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 £
XI 3,109,059 2,569,490 -539,569
Ireland 34,194 3,016 -31,178
United States 7,799 4,010 -3,789
Portugal 460 821 +361
Germany 331 184 -147
Nicaragua 164 148 -16
China 1 3 +2

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) 24,026,145
Other 5,739,879
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 973,973
Air transport 3,916

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) 15,743,791 8,282,354 -7,461,437
Other 3,152,008 2,587,871 -564,137
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 535,598 438,375 -97,223
Air transport 3,916 0 -3,916

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Inverness 7,297,099
Southampton 6,076,337
000 5,739,879
London Gateway Port 4,716,562
Medway 3,134,086

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 £
Inverness 4,368,183 2,928,916 -1,439,267
Southampton 2,993,030 3,083,307 +90,277
000 3,152,008 2,587,871 -564,137
London Gateway Port 2,453,952 2,262,610 -191,342
Medway 3,134,086 0 -3,134,086
Aberdeen Docks 2,771,008 0 -2,771,008
Dover / Eurotunnel 285,755 250,592 -35,163
Portsmouth 73,363 65,909 -7,454
Immingham Docks 96,052 26,686 -69,366
Belfast Port 32,984 68,368 +35,384

Quick facts

HS code: 440121

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

Description: Small pieces of wood from coniferous trees, used for fuel or industrial purposes