Import/export HS code 4403: Rough wood

Unprocessed wood, which may still have bark or sapwood. Can be roughly shaped or left natural

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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 99,758,138
Finland 35,676,750
Sweden 20,090,752
Norway 14,919,315
Poland 6,634,989

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 50,962,240 48,795,898 -2,166,342
Finland 14,433,896 21,242,854 +6,808,958
Sweden 8,794,906 11,295,846 +2,500,940
Norway 6,644,258 8,275,057 +1,630,799
Poland 2,486,416 4,148,573 +1,662,157
France 2,421,945 2,083,539 -338,406
Latvia 3,359,926 378,027 -2,981,899
Netherlands 1,605,699 1,346,077 -259,622
Belgium 1,355,527 1,308,342 -47,185
United States 99,021 1,616,183 +1,517,162

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 £
Ireland 56,557,999
Finland 30,721,613
Norway 14,888,228
Sweden 12,752,557
Poland 4,988,313

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 £
Ireland 29,227,329 27,330,670 -1,896,659
Finland 13,068,674 17,652,939 +4,584,265
Norway 6,790,197 8,098,031 +1,307,834
Sweden 4,811,970 7,940,587 +3,128,617
Poland 2,280,445 2,707,868 +427,423
France 2,702,905 2,044,440 -658,465
Belgium 1,622,966 2,014,263 +391,297
Latvia 2,873,518 428,799 -2,444,719
Ukraine 189,187 1,615,312 +1,426,125
United States 101,280 1,619,932 +1,518,652

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Norfolk 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Essex 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3

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
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Norfolk 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Essex 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Northern Ireland 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +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) 77,009,755
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,937,888
Other 54,929,674
Road transport 210,455
Air transport 167,168

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) 36,841,052 40,168,703 +3,327,651
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,965,083 35,972,805 +5,007,722
Other 27,323,267 27,606,407 +283,140
Road transport 121,707 88,748 -32,959
Air transport 61,738 105,430 +43,692

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 54,929,674
Newport 26,137,885
Liverpool Docks 25,993,110
Immingham Docks 17,655,913
Holyhead 12,743,293

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 £
000 27,323,267 27,606,407 +283,140
Newport 10,421,359 15,716,526 +5,295,167
Liverpool Docks 12,403,961 13,589,149 +1,185,188
Immingham Docks 8,467,991 9,187,922 +719,931
Holyhead 6,222,227 6,521,066 +298,839
Boston 4,343,544 4,973,408 +629,864
Milford 3,826,117 4,273,142 +447,025
Dover 3,208,079 4,716,652 +1,508,573
Inverness 6,303,568 1,291,616 -5,011,952
Montrose 1,917,057 4,169,858 +2,252,801

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 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 8
Other manufacturing 4
Manufacture of food products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 8
2026-03 10
2026-02 6
2026-01 7
2025-12 7

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 34
54m+ 13
0-1m 8
15m-54m 8

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 23,536,411
Sweden 12,027,252
Germany 5,295,729
Norway 2,410,099
Viet Nam 953,880

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 14,629,992 8,906,419 -5,723,573
Sweden 5,762,063 6,265,189 +503,126
Germany 1,740,465 3,555,264 +1,814,799
Norway 943,069 1,467,030 +523,961
Viet Nam 513,993 439,887 -74,106
Belgium 591,840 249,597 -342,243
Luxembourg 0 748,250 +748,250
Poland 21,682 509,394 +487,712
France 235,166 249,965 +14,799
India 292,560 142,468 -150,092

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 8,709,677
Sweden 4,867,787
Ireland 1,689,726
Nicaragua 1,362,863
Latvia 37,530

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 4,805,614 3,904,063 -901,551
Sweden 2,963,238 1,904,549 -1,058,689
Ireland 789,879 899,847 +109,968
Nicaragua 568,065 794,798 +226,733
Latvia 23,849 13,681 -10,168
Finland 12,407 12,222 -185
XL 0 11,968 +11,968
France 6,813 0 -6,813
Netherlands 745 2,830 +2,085
Germany 156 204 +48

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) 26,255,110
Other 19,344,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,299,553
Air transport 484,377

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) 13,188,635 13,066,475 -122,160
Other 10,747,297 8,597,404 -2,149,893
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,357,193 942,360 -414,833
Air transport 317,270 167,107 -150,163

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 19,344,701
499 6,714,539
Inverness 6,687,833
Aberdeen Docks 5,788,154
Greenock 2,052,250

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 10,747,297 8,597,404 -2,149,893
499 2,648,309 4,066,230 +1,417,921
Inverness 3,905,713 2,782,120 -1,123,593
Aberdeen Docks 1,696,813 4,091,341 +2,394,528
Greenock 2,052,250 0 -2,052,250
Montrose 699,931 740,670 +40,739
Southampton 657,933 336,931 -321,002
Dover / Eurotunnel 299,240 343,638 +44,398
Blyth Harbour 588,600 0 -588,600
Hull 564,146 12,846 -551,300

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 4403

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

Description: Unprocessed wood, which may still have bark or sapwood. Can be roughly shaped or left natural