Import/export HS code 440149: Various Wood Waste

Other types of wood waste or scrap, not specified elsewhere, often recycled or used as fuel

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Latvia 3,919,867
Netherlands 1,627,725
Ireland 1,608,559
Germany 345,254
France 113,801

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 £
Latvia 2,489,907 1,429,960 -1,059,947
Netherlands 1,432,563 195,162 -1,237,401
Ireland 722,103 886,456 +164,353
Germany 152,758 192,496 +39,738
France 73,037 40,764 -32,273
United States 63,626 20,136 -43,490
China 22,902 0 -22,902
Thailand 0 21,760 +21,760
Portugal 0 15,507 +15,507
Sweden 14,635 0 -14,635

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 £
Latvia 3,919,733
Netherlands 1,643,123
France 242,176
Germany 156,985
United States 80,316

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 £
Latvia 2,489,773 1,429,960 -1,059,813
Netherlands 1,444,339 198,784 -1,245,555
France 118,274 123,902 +5,628
Germany 63,928 93,057 +29,129
United States 63,879 16,437 -47,442
Ireland 0 66,185 +66,185
China 24,919 4,720 -20,199
Thailand 0 21,760 +21,760
Portugal 0 15,507 +15,507
Sweden 14,635 0 -14,635

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 5
Greater Manchester 2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Inner London - East 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2

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 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - South 2 1 -1
West Central Scotland 2 1 -1
West Midlands 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0

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) 4,127,380
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,059,811
Other 1,585,289
Air transport 38,691

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) 2,594,819 1,532,561 -1,062,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,622,058 437,753 -1,184,305
Other 749,728 835,561 +85,833
Air transport 37,794 897 -36,897

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,139,465
000 1,585,289
Hull 1,525,075
Dover 1,517,396
London 339,513

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,137,879 1,586 -2,136,293
000 749,728 835,561 +85,833
Hull 96,557 1,428,518 +1,331,961
Dover 1,310,979 206,417 -1,104,562
London 228,393 111,120 -117,273
Middlesbrough 188,504 0 -188,504
Felixstowe 53,354 43,426 -9,928
Eurotunnel 60,611 22,533 -38,078
Southampton 51,718 14,916 -36,802
Portsmouth 32,922 32,801 -121

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 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of food products 4
Other manufacturing 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 10
2025-10 7
2025-09 8
2025-08 6

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 20
0-1m 6
15m-54m 5
54m+ 4
Other 3

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 £
Sweden 3,350,954
Ireland 3,277,958
Netherlands 359,803
Belgium 226,418
Finland 54,227

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 £
Sweden 3,020,908 330,046 -2,690,862
Ireland 1,821,616 1,456,342 -365,274
Netherlands 154,975 204,828 +49,853
Belgium 5,106 221,312 +216,206
Finland 54,227 0 -54,227
Poland 13,747 20,246 +6,499
United States 15,351 1,734 -13,617
Luxembourg 10,906 0 -10,906
France 10,645 0 -10,645
Germany 600 3,468 +2,868

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 3,132,769
Nicaragua 124,649
Ireland 5,046
Lithuania 221
United States 77

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 1,687,749 1,445,020 -242,729
Nicaragua 124,649 0 -124,649
Ireland 5,046 0 -5,046
Lithuania 221 0 -221
United States 0 77 +77

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) 3,367,152
Other 3,280,240
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 704,096
Air transport 3,545

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) 3,036,259 330,893 -2,705,366
Other 1,821,616 1,458,624 -362,992
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 252,742 451,354 +198,612
Air transport 3,545 0 -3,545

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,280,240
Medway 2,256,702
Dover / Eurotunnel 613,340
Newport 563,203
Cardiff Docks 528,766

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 £
000 1,821,616 1,458,624 -362,992
Medway 2,256,702 0 -2,256,702
Dover / Eurotunnel 182,232 431,108 +248,876
Newport 563,203 0 -563,203
Cardiff Docks 201,002 327,764 +126,762
London 54,228 0 -54,228
Harwich 13,747 20,246 +6,499
Southampton 6,681 1,734 -4,947
Felixstowe 5,202 0 -5,202
Liverpool Docks 3,468 1,395 -2,073

Quick facts

HS code: 440149

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

Description: Other types of wood waste or scrap, not specified elsewhere, often recycled or used as fuel