Import/export HS code 441112: Thin fibreboard (up to 5mm thick)

Fibreboard that is 5mm or thinner, used for lightweight applications

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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 33,404,214
Spain 10,590,357
Poland 8,672,495
France 4,477,051
China 3,459,125

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 17,457,716 15,946,498 -1,511,218
Spain 5,349,063 5,241,294 -107,769
Poland 3,679,256 4,993,239 +1,313,983
France 2,271,057 2,205,994 -65,063
China 1,769,890 1,689,235 -80,655
Austria 1,656,477 430,953 -1,225,524
Hungary 1,039,306 872,327 -166,979
Germany 469,261 646,609 +177,348
Belgium 408,968 517,824 +108,856
Italy 418,683 361,519 -57,164

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 30,708,245
Spain 10,619,226
Poland 10,110,492
France 3,845,216
China 3,493,298

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 16,044,032 14,664,213 -1,379,819
Spain 5,347,584 5,271,642 -75,942
Poland 4,383,282 5,727,210 +1,343,928
France 1,997,040 1,848,176 -148,864
China 1,847,399 1,645,899 -201,500
Germany 2,154,073 1,185,922 -968,151
Hungary 1,041,906 873,808 -168,098
Italy 303,109 280,896 -22,213
Lithuania 74,332 184,859 +110,527
Brazil 103,872 125,084 +21,212

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
West Yorkshire 15
Greater Manchester 7
Inner London - East 7
Merseyside 7

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 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 14 12 -2
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Merseyside 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,135,925
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,264,518
Other 2,946,290
Air transport 632,318
Road transport 37,910

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,125,025 15,010,900 -8,114,125
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,205,243 17,059,275 +6,854,032
Other 1,554,827 1,391,463 -163,364
Air transport 476,621 155,697 -320,924
Road transport 9,927 27,983 +18,056

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 22,619,944
Liverpool Docks 15,349,261
Dover 5,596,314
Immingham Docks 4,992,644
Goole 4,302,435

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 £
Heysham 10,574,847 12,045,097 +1,470,250
Liverpool Docks 9,060,324 6,288,937 -2,771,387
Dover 3,154,633 2,441,681 -712,952
Immingham Docks 2,802,391 2,190,253 -612,138
Goole 1,448,148 2,854,287 +1,406,139
000 1,554,827 1,391,463 -163,364
Killingholme 1,183,166 1,523,527 +340,361
Felixstowe 1,074,672 596,029 -478,643
Fishguard 926,711 574,593 -352,118
London Gateway Port 498,500 662,876 +164,376

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
55
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
35
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
13
Other manufacturing
7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 27
2026-04 28
2026-03 36
2026-02 32
2026-01 36

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 46
54m+ 42
0-1m 29
15m-54m 17
Other 7

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 580,546
Germany 474,585
United States 388,310
Kuwait 245,762
Spain 222,771

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 367,426 213,120 -154,306
Germany 456,421 18,164 -438,257
United States 184,489 203,821 +19,332
Kuwait 244,623 1,139 -243,484
Spain 69,037 153,734 +84,697
France 40,738 104,085 +63,347
Saudi Arabia 0 88,603 +88,603
Netherlands 43,876 32,260 -11,616
Latvia 31,475 31,475 +0
Hungary 0 48,347 +48,347

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 140,527
Ireland 70,387
Finland 58,663
Hungary 13,386
Spain 8,580

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 71,273 69,254 -2,019
Ireland 29,202 41,185 +11,983
Finland 28,365 30,298 +1,933
Hungary 6,245 7,141 +896
Spain 5,484 3,096 -2,388
China 0 1,179 +1,179
Portugal 0 710 +710
France 340 304 -36

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) 1,276,767
Air transport 588,774
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 366,603
Other 325,118

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) 836,427 440,340 -396,087
Air transport 348,671 240,103 -108,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 177,182 189,421 +12,239
Other 152,920 172,198 +19,278

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 957,314
London Heathrow Airport 426,973
000 325,118
Southampton 254,014
Holyhead 190,681

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 564,544 392,770 -171,774
London Heathrow Airport 301,380 125,593 -175,787
000 152,920 172,198 +19,278
Southampton 71,897 182,117 +110,220
Holyhead 165,528 25,153 -140,375
East Midlands Airport 32,774 74,889 +42,115
Liverpool Docks 65,241 5,803 -59,438
Felixstowe 37,120 3,493 -33,627
Hull 31,475 899 -30,576
London Gateway Port 27,295 4,824 -22,471

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 441112

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

Description: Fibreboard that is 5mm or thinner, used for lightweight applications