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 58,757,901
Belgium 54,050,090
Portugal 33,519,158
Netherlands 19,589,237
Spain 19,169,987

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 33,405,134 25,352,767 -8,052,367
Belgium 30,072,593 23,977,497 -6,095,096
Portugal 16,806,991 16,712,167 -94,824
Netherlands 8,354,620 11,234,617 +2,879,997
Spain 10,527,617 8,642,370 -1,885,247
France 6,458,694 11,046,952 +4,588,258
Poland 7,462,510 5,803,092 -1,659,418
Italy 5,922,141 5,148,114 -774,027
Austria 4,731,669 4,943,805 +212,136
Ireland 5,097,362 4,526,167 -571,195

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 69,800,676
Belgium 53,393,220
Portugal 38,342,559
Spain 15,860,305
France 15,224,302

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 38,687,459 31,113,217 -7,574,242
Belgium 30,184,776 23,208,444 -6,976,332
Portugal 19,687,438 18,655,121 -1,032,317
Spain 8,835,759 7,024,546 -1,811,213
France 5,569,560 9,654,742 +4,085,182
Poland 6,094,592 5,893,504 -201,088
Italy 5,998,962 5,381,060 -617,902
Austria 5,105,135 5,433,275 +328,140
Switzerland 4,090,642 3,357,919 -732,723
Luxembourg 625,290 5,682,222 +5,056,932

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 21
West Yorkshire 19
Greater Manchester 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
West Midlands 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 13 11 -2
West Yorkshire 15 11 -4
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 6 -3
West Midlands 9 10 +1
Essex 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -2
Outer London - East and North East 5 5 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 6 +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) 159,585,401
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,114,301
Other 9,222,853
Road transport 794,290
Air transport 445,325

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) 85,574,054 74,011,347 -11,562,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,264,474 47,849,827 +1,585,353
Other 4,259,370 4,963,483 +704,113
Road transport 724,536 69,754 -654,782
Air transport 383,613 61,712 -321,901

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 72,651,546
Liverpool Docks 50,211,764
Dover 43,801,322
London 37,816,138
Killingholme 13,936,616

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 40,190,978 32,460,568 -7,730,410
Liverpool Docks 25,911,217 24,300,547 -1,610,670
Dover 20,309,288 23,492,034 +3,182,746
London 20,192,757 17,623,381 -2,569,376
Killingholme 6,306,724 7,629,892 +1,323,168
000 4,259,370 4,963,483 +704,113
Felixstowe 3,690,317 2,733,766 -956,551
Eurotunnel 2,103,540 2,974,113 +870,573
Middlesbrough 3,237,528 886,817 -2,350,711
Harwich 2,556,660 725,951 -1,830,709

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 71
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
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 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 49
2025-10 53
2025-09 51
2025-08 57

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 83
54m+ 74
15m-54m 29
0-1m 24
Other 13

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 38,014,402
Germany 2,071,303
Belgium 1,410,495
United States 1,252,811
France 1,233,203

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 20,245,531 17,768,871 -2,476,660
Germany 1,863,139 208,164 -1,654,975
Belgium 763,110 647,385 -115,725
United States 777,315 475,496 -301,819
France 720,723 512,480 -208,243
Netherlands 998,607 67,933 -930,674
Poland 666,727 68,831 -597,896
United Arab Emirates 518,496 36,083 -482,413
Lebanon 54,604 209,871 +155,267
Iceland 135,244 122,035 -13,209

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 5,484,905
Italy 534,264
Germany 253,277
Ireland 252,316
Spain 145,404

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 3,241,872 2,243,033 -998,839
Italy 269,117 265,147 -3,970
Germany 108,822 144,455 +35,633
Ireland 131,373 120,943 -10,430
Spain 141,669 3,735 -137,934
Belgium 1,975 16,932 +14,957
Portugal 2,819 8,581 +5,762
Poland 7,819 0 -7,819
Sweden 4,668 864 -3,804
Austria 0 2,557 +2,557

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) 35,740,476
Other 7,592,824
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,683,704
Air transport 837,357

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) 19,805,443 15,935,033 -3,870,410
Other 4,374,178 3,218,646 -1,155,532
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,085,708 1,597,996 -1,487,712
Air transport 518,041 319,316 -198,725

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 20,717,296
000 7,592,824
Holyhead 5,305,460
Liverpool Docks 4,717,746
Immingham Docks 3,383,257

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 11,057,318 9,659,978 -1,397,340
000 4,374,178 3,218,646 -1,155,532
Holyhead 2,089,386 3,216,074 +1,126,688
Liverpool Docks 2,872,805 1,844,941 -1,027,864
Immingham Docks 2,601,199 782,058 -1,819,141
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,461,869 894,014 -1,567,855
London Gateway Port 537,742 469,343 -68,399
Manchester Airport 400,502 208,429 -192,073
Southampton 260,240 163,263 -96,977
Felixstowe 255,502 123,177 -132,325

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