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 31,664,232
Spain 9,751,323
Poland 7,479,850
France 4,409,872
China 3,686,088

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 17,024,251 14,639,981 -2,384,270
Spain 4,957,154 4,794,169 -162,985
Poland 2,987,257 4,492,593 +1,505,336
France 2,280,849 2,129,023 -151,826
China 1,660,723 2,025,365 +364,642
Austria 2,028,826 708,027 -1,320,799
Hungary 1,487,354 802,245 -685,109
Germany 444,612 516,523 +71,911
Italy 307,509 453,095 +145,586
Belgium 103,408 590,033 +486,625

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 29,094,461
Spain 9,744,181
Poland 8,997,911
Germany 3,769,512
France 3,715,945

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 15,680,881 13,413,580 -2,267,301
Spain 4,952,406 4,791,775 -160,631
Poland 3,790,805 5,207,106 +1,416,301
Germany 2,498,032 1,271,480 -1,226,552
France 1,821,019 1,894,926 +73,907
China 1,665,443 2,011,774 +346,331
Hungary 1,498,661 806,326 -692,335
Italy 310,106 299,461 -10,645
Brazil 158,845 173,062 +14,217
Lithuania 82,609 109,496 +26,887

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 18
West Yorkshire 15
Greater Manchester 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Inner London - East 6

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 12 8 -4
West Yorkshire 14 12 -2
Greater Manchester 2 6 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 5 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Merseyside 4 4 +0

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) 40,351,236
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,277,884
Other 2,764,849
Air transport 634,857
Road transport 41,132

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) 22,200,837 18,150,399 -4,050,438
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,367,042 11,910,842 +1,543,800
Other 1,358,422 1,406,427 +48,005
Air transport 298,877 335,980 +37,103
Road transport 14,770 26,362 +11,592

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 18,990,441
Liverpool Docks 16,600,226
Dover 5,822,924
Immingham Docks 5,306,051
Goole 3,655,687

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 7,971,810 11,018,631 +3,046,821
Liverpool Docks 10,910,777 5,689,449 -5,221,328
Dover 3,582,753 2,240,171 -1,342,582
Immingham Docks 2,979,930 2,326,121 -653,809
Goole 1,346,869 2,308,818 +961,949
000 1,358,422 1,406,427 +48,005
Killingholme 741,552 1,563,424 +821,872
Felixstowe 1,215,234 969,556 -245,678
Fishguard 820,796 710,051 -110,745
London Gateway Port 298,048 793,721 +495,673

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 53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 32
2025-10 37
2025-09 31
2025-08 32

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+ 44
0-1m 26
15m-54m 17
Other 6

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 £
United States 781,254
Germany 483,723
Ireland 461,512
Kuwait 245,762
Spain 137,104

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 £
United States 617,517 163,737 -453,780
Germany 464,587 19,136 -445,451
Ireland 293,996 167,516 -126,480
Kuwait 200,623 45,139 -155,484
Spain 49,827 87,277 +37,450
Netherlands 65,722 23,251 -42,471
Saudi Arabia 0 88,603 +88,603
France 40,352 27,096 -13,256
Latvia 0 62,950 +62,950
Austria 0 20,659 +20,659

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 £
Ireland 54,888
Finland 54,285
XI 23,428
Hungary 11,500
Spain 8,130

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 £
Ireland 38,137 16,751 -21,386
Finland 23,293 30,992 +7,699
XI 18,194 5,234 -12,960
Hungary 6,501 4,999 -1,502
Spain 5,241 2,889 -2,352
Portugal 0 710 +710
France 314 330 +16

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) 1,129,237
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 767,269
Air transport 575,975
Other 173,966

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) 815,661 313,576 -502,085
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 623,738 143,531 -480,207
Air transport 292,840 283,135 -9,705
Other 104,904 69,062 -35,842

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 765,791
London Gateway Port 541,972
London Heathrow Airport 424,975
Holyhead 213,987
000 173,966

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 588,792 176,999 -411,793
London Gateway Port 536,235 5,737 -530,498
London Heathrow Airport 235,657 189,318 -46,339
Holyhead 149,653 64,334 -85,319
000 104,904 69,062 -35,842
Southampton 9,685 128,884 +119,199
East Midlands Airport 27,074 80,420 +53,346
Liverpool Docks 61,060 18,796 -42,264
Felixstowe 37,120 3,493 -33,627
Hull 0 32,374 +32,374

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