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 34,399,855
Spain 10,740,983
Poland 8,394,095
France 4,615,003
China 4,026,042

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 16,964,431 17,435,424 +470,993
Spain 5,150,710 5,590,273 +439,563
Poland 3,358,186 5,035,909 +1,677,723
France 2,174,452 2,440,551 +266,099
China 2,052,271 1,973,771 -78,500
Austria 1,827,096 567,319 -1,259,777
Hungary 1,252,005 882,281 -369,724
Germany 498,274 680,785 +182,511
Belgium 251,420 642,345 +390,925
Italy 361,029 443,708 +82,679

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 31,628,103
Spain 10,745,670
Poland 9,965,211
China 4,062,447
France 3,974,315

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 15,596,078 16,032,025 +435,947
Spain 5,153,263 5,592,407 +439,144
Poland 4,047,253 5,917,958 +1,870,705
China 2,076,134 1,986,313 -89,821
France 1,851,814 2,122,501 +270,687
Germany 2,368,407 1,341,692 -1,026,715
Hungary 1,253,293 885,074 -368,219
Italy 288,882 319,386 +30,504
Brazil 86,077 227,905 +141,828
Lithuania 75,386 181,744 +106,358

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 17
West Yorkshire 15
Greater Manchester 8
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 10 8 -2
West Yorkshire 14 12 -2
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 2 5 +3
Merseyside 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 3 -3
West Central Scotland 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +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) 40,745,741
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,896,591
Other 3,022,803
Air transport 643,272
Road transport 42,753

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) 22,829,905 17,915,836 -4,914,069
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,025,734 16,870,857 +6,845,123
Other 1,463,524 1,559,279 +95,755
Air transport 435,022 208,250 -226,772
Road transport 14,770 27,983 +13,213

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 22,363,635
Liverpool Docks 16,555,361
Dover 5,896,676
Immingham Docks 5,372,492
Goole 4,038,746

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 9,120,484 13,243,151 +4,122,667
Liverpool Docks 9,878,652 6,676,709 -3,201,943
Dover 3,307,488 2,589,188 -718,300
Immingham Docks 2,857,340 2,515,152 -342,188
Goole 1,448,148 2,590,598 +1,142,450
000 1,463,524 1,559,279 +95,755
Killingholme 974,417 1,743,794 +769,377
Felixstowe 1,391,640 817,719 -573,921
Fishguard 856,690 711,561 -145,129
London Gateway Port 448,458 777,042 +328,584

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 59
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
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
2026-04 28
2026-03 36
2026-02 32
2026-01 36
2025-12 25

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 50
54m+ 45
0-1m 28
15m-54m 18
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 523,499
Germany 477,213
United States 389,860
Kuwait 245,762
Spain 209,913

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 322,382 201,117 -121,265
Germany 453,426 23,787 -429,639
United States 120,889 268,971 +148,082
Kuwait 200,623 45,139 -155,484
Spain 60,748 149,165 +88,417
France 51,407 102,235 +50,828
Saudi Arabia 0 88,603 +88,603
Netherlands 60,165 27,906 -32,259
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 £
XI 70,575
Ireland 66,979
Finland 59,799
Hungary 11,731
Spain 9,356

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 15,697 54,878 +39,181
Ireland 27,597 39,382 +11,785
Finland 28,793 31,006 +2,213
Hungary 6,635 5,096 -1,539
Spain 4,648 4,708 +60
Portugal 0 710 +710
France 311 388 +77

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) 1,245,225
Air transport 598,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 368,563
Other 249,025

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) 834,066 411,159 -422,907
Air transport 320,911 277,752 -43,159
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,963 254,600 +140,637
Other 94,394 154,631 +60,237

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 895,801
London Heathrow Airport 426,073
Southampton 255,974
000 249,025
Holyhead 207,463

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 569,251 326,550 -242,701
London Heathrow Airport 257,380 168,693 -88,687
Southampton 11,672 244,302 +232,630
000 94,394 154,631 +60,237
Holyhead 176,746 30,717 -146,029
East Midlands Airport 32,074 76,589 +44,515
Liverpool Docks 65,340 7,968 -57,372
Felixstowe 37,120 3,493 -33,627
ZLC 18,978 15,498 -3,480
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