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 63,056,147
Belgium 58,143,414
Portugal 34,430,671
Netherlands 23,745,929
Spain 20,226,793

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 31,720,112 31,336,035 -384,077
Belgium 29,298,415 28,844,999 -453,416
Portugal 17,583,287 16,847,384 -735,903
Netherlands 9,214,031 14,531,898 +5,317,867
Spain 10,818,952 9,407,841 -1,411,111
France 6,627,771 13,020,840 +6,393,069
Poland 7,444,557 6,773,881 -670,676
Italy 5,733,272 6,178,457 +445,185
Ireland 5,249,010 5,860,734 +611,724
Austria 4,595,497 5,979,651 +1,384,154

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 75,904,577
Belgium 56,247,394
Portugal 39,476,654
France 17,110,433
Spain 16,778,886

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 37,687,237 38,217,340 +530,103
Belgium 29,268,007 26,979,387 -2,288,620
Portugal 20,422,413 19,054,241 -1,368,172
France 5,463,120 11,647,313 +6,184,193
Spain 9,186,218 7,592,668 -1,593,550
Poland 6,474,195 6,888,244 +414,049
Italy 5,909,836 6,456,806 +546,970
Austria 5,039,505 6,676,148 +1,636,643
Luxembourg 974,170 8,604,525 +7,630,355
Switzerland 3,856,670 4,452,460 +595,790

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 23
West Yorkshire 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Greater Manchester 14
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 16 11 -5
West Yorkshire 14 13 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Essex 8 7 -1
West Midlands 8 11 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0

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) 171,720,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,998,266
Other 11,356,503
Road transport 588,727
Air transport 353,412

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) 84,751,234 86,969,015 +2,217,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,341,057 59,657,209 +13,316,152
Other 4,471,358 6,885,145 +2,413,787
Road transport 518,973 69,754 -449,219
Air transport 274,447 78,965 -195,482

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 77,881,953
Liverpool Docks 53,752,707
Dover 47,852,115
London 40,802,113
Killingholme 16,280,895

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 37,903,315 39,978,638 +2,075,323
Liverpool Docks 27,192,208 26,560,499 -631,709
Dover 21,356,996 26,495,119 +5,138,123
London 19,405,046 21,397,067 +1,992,021
Killingholme 7,000,075 9,280,820 +2,280,745
000 4,471,358 6,885,145 +2,413,787
Felixstowe 3,664,445 3,013,763 -650,682
Eurotunnel 2,357,432 4,174,501 +1,817,069
Purfleet 522,627 3,700,537 +3,177,910
Middlesbrough 2,662,732 1,062,423 -1,600,309

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 81
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 46
Manufacture of furniture 25
Specialised construction activities 23
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 54
2026-03 48
2026-02 53
2026-01 45
2025-12 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 33
0-1m 28
Other 12

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 40,987,082
Germany 1,726,447
Belgium 1,603,257
United States 1,463,706
France 1,358,976

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 20,538,153 20,448,929 -89,224
Germany 1,429,612 296,835 -1,132,777
Belgium 781,430 821,827 +40,397
United States 754,459 709,247 -45,212
France 622,724 736,252 +113,528
Poland 646,046 62,521 -583,525
Netherlands 604,513 73,760 -530,753
United Arab Emirates 264,642 33,885 -230,757
Iceland 135,244 162,288 +27,044
Egypt 109,847 153,436 +43,589

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 5,580,616
Italy 536,224
Germany 423,530
Ireland 310,390
Spain 146,112

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 3,077,417 2,503,199 -574,218
Italy 254,764 281,460 +26,696
Germany 165,146 258,384 +93,238
Ireland 133,852 176,538 +42,686
Spain 141,947 4,165 -137,782
Belgium 1,975 25,636 +23,661
Portugal 3,269 14,637 +11,368
Austria 0 15,935 +15,935
Poland 7,819 0 -7,819
Sweden 4,668 864 -3,804

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) 38,076,069
Other 8,091,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,420,836
Air transport 926,538

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) 19,773,244 18,302,825 -1,470,419
Other 4,219,630 3,871,648 -347,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,431,249 1,989,587 -441,662
Air transport 493,889 432,649 -61,240

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 22,337,389
000 8,091,278
Holyhead 5,571,125
Liverpool Docks 5,344,426
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,330,236

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 11,195,696 11,141,693 -54,003
000 4,219,630 3,871,648 -347,982
Holyhead 2,478,407 3,092,718 +614,311
Liverpool Docks 2,794,904 2,549,522 -245,382
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,095,586 1,234,650 -860,936
Immingham Docks 2,109,332 967,003 -1,142,329
London Gateway Port 398,504 425,705 +27,201
Manchester Airport 370,675 285,956 -84,719
Southampton 235,897 268,525 +32,628
Felixstowe 224,566 180,947 -43,619

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