Import/export HS code 441011: Particle board

A type of wood board made from compressed wood particles, often used in furniture and construction

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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 £
Germany 62,772,815
Belgium 58,081,808
Portugal 33,053,833
Netherlands 24,352,078
France 20,053,116

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 £
Germany 31,865,285 30,907,530 -957,755
Belgium 28,697,592 29,384,216 +686,624
Portugal 16,358,115 16,695,718 +337,603
Netherlands 9,824,126 14,527,952 +4,703,826
France 6,844,382 13,208,734 +6,364,352
Spain 10,746,044 8,985,999 -1,760,045
Poland 7,195,457 6,825,430 -370,027
Italy 5,971,624 5,960,706 -10,918
Ireland 5,608,216 5,437,522 -170,694
Austria 4,801,841 5,883,746 +1,081,905

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 75,441,029
Belgium 56,014,678
Portugal 38,250,911
France 17,469,575
Spain 16,133,041

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 38,054,280 37,386,749 -667,531
Belgium 28,657,344 27,357,334 -1,300,010
Portugal 19,237,891 19,013,020 -224,871
France 5,407,414 12,062,161 +6,654,747
Spain 9,072,660 7,060,381 -2,012,279
Poland 6,400,738 6,956,259 +555,521
Italy 6,132,479 6,249,239 +116,760
Austria 5,293,544 6,563,462 +1,269,918
Luxembourg 1,302,408 9,598,754 +8,296,346
Switzerland 3,904,311 4,426,422 +522,111

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 24
West Yorkshire 20
Greater Manchester 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Essex 12

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 20 10 -10
West Yorkshire 13 13 +0
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 4 -5
Essex 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
West Midlands 8 11 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 6 +0
Merseyside 6 5 -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) 171,981,533
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,020,610
Other 11,594,902
Road transport 491,261
Air transport 336,744

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) 85,137,774 86,843,759 +1,705,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,300,243 59,720,367 +14,420,124
Other 4,917,441 6,677,461 +1,760,020
Road transport 421,507 69,754 -351,753
Air transport 266,427 70,317 -196,110

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 78,023,513
Liverpool Docks 51,921,583
Dover 48,255,914
London 40,735,474
Killingholme 16,500,416

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 38,172,885 39,850,628 +1,677,743
Liverpool Docks 26,081,290 25,840,293 -240,997
Dover 22,187,185 26,068,729 +3,881,544
London 18,950,519 21,784,955 +2,834,436
Killingholme 7,044,973 9,455,443 +2,410,470
000 4,917,441 6,677,461 +1,760,020
Eurotunnel 2,384,676 4,511,788 +2,127,112
Felixstowe 3,535,612 2,957,397 -578,215
Purfleet 574,405 3,906,814 +3,332,409
Middlesbrough 2,444,659 1,072,533 -1,372,126

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
80
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
47
Manufacture of furniture
25
Specialised construction activities
21
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 46
2026-04 54
2026-03 48
2026-02 53
2026-01 45

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 92
54m+ 76
15m-54m 32
0-1m 30
Other 10

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 40,789,729
Belgium 1,642,602
United States 1,485,895
France 1,360,287
Germany 702,956

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 20,429,033 20,360,696 -68,337
Belgium 809,871 832,731 +22,860
United States 798,017 687,878 -110,139
France 608,418 751,869 +143,451
Germany 397,667 305,289 -92,378
Poland 517,480 41,893 -475,587
Iceland 148,136 225,667 +77,531
United Arab Emirates 266,880 40,259 -226,621
Egypt 123,148 140,135 +16,987
Sweden 129,425 128,577 -848

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 5,389,417
Italy 536,925
Germany 447,878
Ireland 293,412
Spain 119,949

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 3,032,316 2,357,101 -675,215
Italy 254,926 281,999 +27,073
Germany 164,949 282,929 +117,980
Ireland 116,417 176,995 +60,578
Spain 116,380 3,569 -112,811
Belgium 1,344 26,201 +24,857
Portugal 3,313 16,999 +13,686
Austria 0 19,079 +19,079
Poland 7,819 0 -7,819
Sweden 3,988 0 -3,988

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) 36,983,364
Other 7,888,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,083,209
Air transport 953,761

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) 18,663,297 18,320,067 -343,230
Other 4,100,885 3,787,578 -313,307
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,940,717 2,142,492 +201,775
Air transport 544,638 409,123 -135,515

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 22,435,503
000 7,888,463
Holyhead 5,515,100
Liverpool Docks 5,361,812
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,579,599

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 £
Heysham 11,122,345 11,313,158 +190,813
000 4,100,885 3,787,578 -313,307
Holyhead 2,547,470 2,967,630 +420,160
Liverpool Docks 2,848,295 2,513,517 -334,778
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,337,927 1,241,672 -96,255
Immingham Docks 1,447,976 1,035,491 -412,485
London Gateway Port 420,150 412,595 -7,555
Manchester Airport 425,244 256,766 -168,478
Southampton 264,618 246,459 -18,159
Felixstowe 206,566 301,358 +94,792

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 441011

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

Description: A type of wood board made from compressed wood particles, often used in furniture and construction