Import/export HS code 441012: Oriented strand board (OSB)

A strong wood board made from compressed wood strands, often used in 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 £
Ireland 89,705,611
Latvia 44,770,620
Netherlands 36,375,374
Germany 23,135,096
Luxembourg 8,567,501

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 41,262,617 48,442,994 +7,180,377
Latvia 19,294,736 25,475,884 +6,181,148
Netherlands 19,386,816 16,988,558 -2,398,258
Germany 14,011,729 9,123,367 -4,888,362
Luxembourg 1,946,444 6,621,057 +4,674,613
Poland 4,602,747 3,506,488 -1,096,259
Belgium 1,443,796 327,520 -1,116,276
France 1,131,568 275,744 -855,824
China 33,246 1,213,085 +1,179,839
Malaysia 0 869,229 +869,229

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 85,646,599
Luxembourg 45,062,344
Latvia 36,573,458
Germany 22,996,559
Poland 8,109,235

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 39,169,617 46,476,982 +7,307,365
Luxembourg 21,376,430 23,685,914 +2,309,484
Latvia 16,816,280 19,757,178 +2,940,898
Germany 13,890,707 9,105,852 -4,784,855
Poland 4,602,747 3,506,488 -1,096,259
France 1,167,544 275,744 -891,800
Belgium 1,267,034 10,737 -1,256,297
China 33,246 1,091,095 +1,057,849
Malaysia 0 917,720 +917,720
Norway 371,330 0 -371,330

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 7
Inner London - West 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Essex 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 4 0 -4
Outer London - West and North West 4 0 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Lancashire 1 3 +2
South East Wales 3 2 -1
Suffolk 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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) 113,402,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,719,116
Other 12,774,065
Air transport 895

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) 52,740,259 60,662,315 +7,922,056
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,771,209 44,947,907 -1,823,302
Other 4,852,787 7,921,278 +3,068,491
Air transport 0 895 +895

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 27,219,569
Goole 24,119,007
Immingham Docks 23,882,294
Killingholme 22,396,802
Sunderland 17,350,628

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 £
Liverpool Docks 13,452,752 13,766,817 +314,065
Goole 12,061,831 12,057,176 -4,655
Immingham Docks 16,580,962 7,301,332 -9,279,630
Killingholme 8,106,986 14,289,816 +6,182,830
Sunderland 9,885,045 7,465,583 -2,419,462
Fishguard 7,716,386 8,701,707 +985,321
Heysham 5,514,346 8,654,238 +3,139,892
Milford 5,457,791 7,508,432 +2,050,641
000 4,852,787 7,921,278 +3,068,491
Holyhead 3,135,539 5,441,269 +2,305,730

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 30
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Specialised construction activities 5
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 20
2026-03 21
2026-02 18
2026-01 14
2025-12 15

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
54m+ 28
1m-15m 22
15m-54m 10
0-1m 7
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 £
Netherlands 52,836,347
France 14,757,165
Ireland 11,026,323
Sweden 10,053,145
Norway 9,307,439

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 £
Netherlands 30,281,554 22,554,793 -7,726,761
France 5,101,133 9,656,032 +4,554,899
Ireland 3,825,044 7,201,279 +3,376,235
Sweden 4,333,311 5,719,834 +1,386,523
Norway 4,937,572 4,369,867 -567,705
Denmark 2,494,533 615,017 -1,879,516
Belgium 94,221 3,000 -91,221
Germany 20,796 19,959 -837
Sri Lanka 0 34,389 +34,389
Gibraltar 3,835 29,473 +25,638

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 £
Latvia 8,617,847
Ireland 402,592
Sweden 189,835
Finland 104,374
Poland 16,027

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 £
Latvia 3,251,045 5,366,802 +2,115,757
Ireland 151,320 251,272 +99,952
Sweden 54,304 135,531 +81,227
Finland 18,995 85,379 +66,384
Poland 16,027 0 -16,027
XI 8,210 6,408 -1,802
Malaysia 0 12,198 +12,198

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) 89,930,525
Other 9,614,526
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,840,908
Air transport 1,173

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) 46,656,000 43,274,525 -3,381,475
Other 3,564,918 6,049,608 +2,484,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 921,736 919,172 -2,564
Air transport 1,173 0 -1,173

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Inverness 89,098,014
000 9,614,526
Immingham Docks 1,310,358
Dover / Eurotunnel 569,264
Liverpool Docks 467,261

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 £
Inverness 46,238,265 42,859,749 -3,378,516
000 3,564,918 6,049,608 +2,484,690
Immingham Docks 859,719 450,639 -409,080
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,545 489,719 +410,174
Liverpool Docks 198,801 268,460 +69,659
Tyne 108,146 39,376 -68,770
Holyhead 36,343 14,282 -22,061
Felixstowe 259 37,541 +37,282
Heysham 29,095 6,054 -23,041
Southampton 7,640 22,794 +15,154

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 441012

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

Description: A strong wood board made from compressed wood strands, often used in construction