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 £
Ireland 2,397,606
Netherlands 1,774,861
France 948,827
Belgium 939,562
Portugal 691,354

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 £
Ireland 1,663,751 733,855 -929,896
Netherlands 406,455 1,368,406 +961,951
France 581,942 366,885 -215,057
Belgium 692,307 247,255 -445,052
Portugal 467,151 224,203 -242,948
Germany 368,900 147,893 -221,007
United States 76,079 28,221 -47,858
Denmark 52,743 8,531 -44,212
South Africa 7,910 47,203 +39,293
Spain 19,653 15,699 -3,954

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 £
Germany 1,410,702
Netherlands 1,144,807
Spain 1,063,903
France 660,227
Portugal 598,936

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 £
Germany 863,533 547,169 -316,364
Netherlands 206,680 938,127 +731,447
Spain 800,949 262,954 -537,995
France 305,990 354,237 +48,247
Portugal 374,733 224,203 -150,530
United States 146,079 111,381 -34,698
Ireland 52,970 183,324 +130,354
South Africa 7,910 47,203 +39,293
Lithuania 15,490 831 -14,659
Poland 5,548 7,028 +1,480

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 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Cheshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Devon 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 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) 2,767,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,701,154
Other 2,104,944
Air transport 4,570

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) 1,291,264 1,475,814 +184,550
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,495,832 1,205,322 -290,510
Other 1,588,299 516,645 -1,071,654
Air transport 4,570 0 -4,570

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,319,534
000 2,104,944
Ellesmere Port 936,137
Immingham Docks 646,268
Liverpool Docks 541,133

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 988,156 1,331,378 +343,222
000 1,588,299 516,645 -1,071,654
Ellesmere Port 688,882 247,255 -441,627
Immingham Docks 359,871 286,397 -73,474
Liverpool Docks 312,678 228,455 -84,223
Felixstowe 103,551 294,115 +190,564
Holyhead 41,685 139,974 +98,289
Southampton 80,322 35,573 -44,749
Middlesbrough 111,909 0 -111,909
Eurotunnel 26,454 36,523 +10,069

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Other personal service activities 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 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
2026-01 4
2025-11 6
2025-10 2
2025-09 8
2025-08 3

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 15
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 5,926,029
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,375,781
Norway 3,628,603
Latvia 3,096,586
Sweden 2,924,674

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 2,761,250 3,164,779 +403,529
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,239,726 2,136,055 -1,103,671
Norway 2,282,386 1,346,217 -936,169
Latvia 3,096,586 0 -3,096,586
Sweden 1,378,477 1,546,197 +167,720
Germany 2,019,772 308,980 -1,710,792
France 1,548,964 436,923 -1,112,041
United Arab Emirates 965,127 740,930 -224,197
Denmark 1,571,071 21,285 -1,549,786
Japan 822,265 700,044 -122,221

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 6,020,789
Ireland 40,647
United States 13,771
Portugal 1,107
Germany 605

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 2,873,471 3,147,318 +273,847
Ireland 37,653 2,994 -34,659
United States 8,449 5,322 -3,127
Portugal 548 559 +11
Germany 368 237 -131
Nicaragua 240 164 -76
China 6 2 -4

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) 24,931,077
Other 6,083,035
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 976,802
Air transport 5,126

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) 17,129,934 7,801,143 -9,328,791
Other 2,920,735 3,162,300 +241,565
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 561,977 414,825 -147,152
Air transport 5,126 0 -5,126

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Inverness 7,226,959
000 6,083,035
Southampton 5,594,458
London Gateway Port 4,443,678
Aberdeen Docks 4,228,363

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 4,327,013 2,899,946 -1,427,067
000 2,920,735 3,162,300 +241,565
Southampton 3,182,301 2,412,157 -770,144
London Gateway Port 2,523,253 1,920,425 -602,828
Aberdeen Docks 3,684,759 543,604 -3,141,155
Medway 3,346,586 0 -3,346,586
Dover / Eurotunnel 276,238 268,708 -7,530
Portsmouth 102,749 41,051 -61,698
Immingham Docks 106,864 27,149 -79,715
Belfast Port 59,736 55,296 -4,440

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