Import/export HS code 441231: Plywood with tropical wood outer layer

Wood sheets with at least one outer layer made from tropical wood like mahogany or meranti

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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 £
Indonesia 46,258,748
Malaysia 33,977,230
China 15,049,281
Netherlands 3,671,785
Spain 3,162,978

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 £
Indonesia 25,474,259 20,784,489 -4,689,770
Malaysia 17,917,516 16,059,714 -1,857,802
China 10,900,784 4,148,497 -6,752,287
Netherlands 2,415,924 1,255,861 -1,160,063
Spain 1,946,468 1,216,510 -729,958
Ireland 1,720,342 1,382,383 -337,959
France 1,088,200 1,829,099 +740,899
Italy 1,635,248 1,223,524 -411,724
Gabon 1,277,020 821,941 -455,079
India 697,658 859,623 +161,965

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 £
Indonesia 46,644,897
Malaysia 34,929,662
China 14,918,264
Netherlands 3,568,416
Spain 3,526,880

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 £
Indonesia 25,883,791 20,761,106 -5,122,685
Malaysia 18,104,377 16,825,285 -1,279,092
China 11,295,467 3,622,797 -7,672,670
Netherlands 2,095,432 1,472,984 -622,448
Spain 1,992,937 1,533,943 -458,994
Italy 1,765,057 1,253,197 -511,860
Gabon 1,032,411 888,861 -143,550
India 697,658 908,221 +210,563
France 756,653 804,787 +48,134
Paraguay 84,173 716,202 +632,029

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Essex 4
Suffolk 4
West Yorkshire 4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Essex 3 3 +0
Suffolk 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 3 +1
Kent 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
South East Wales 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -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) 98,890,064
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,500,232
Other 9,136,899
Road transport 96,736
Air transport 81,230

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) 53,555,375 45,334,689 -8,220,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,866,050 4,634,182 -1,231,868
Other 7,368,464 1,768,435 -5,600,029
Road transport 79,742 16,994 -62,748
Air transport 41,307 39,923 -1,384

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 25,044,081
Liverpool Docks 23,234,722
London Gateway Port 13,728,619
000 9,136,899
London 8,773,852

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 £
Felixstowe 13,887,744 11,156,337 -2,731,407
Liverpool Docks 10,462,689 12,772,033 +2,309,344
London Gateway Port 7,259,428 6,469,191 -790,237
000 7,368,464 1,768,435 -5,600,029
London 4,734,491 4,039,361 -695,130
Belfast Port 3,170,434 4,266,262 +1,095,828
Grangemouth Docks 2,939,022 1,849,272 -1,089,750
Londonderry 3,503,911 0 -3,503,911
Southampton 1,362,723 2,010,134 +647,411
Avonmouth Docks 3,124,452 133,108 -2,991,344

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
29
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
10
Specialised construction activities
4
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
3
Other personal service activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 18
2026-04 20
2026-03 20
2026-02 18
2026-01 16

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+ 22
1m-15m 21
15m-54m 12
0-1m 10
Other 2

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 £
France 11,852,557
Ireland 10,638,848
Netherlands 1,653,005
Denmark 414,103
United Arab Emirates 404,692

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 £
France 5,339,446 6,513,111 +1,173,665
Ireland 5,514,063 5,124,785 -389,278
Netherlands 783,245 869,760 +86,515
Denmark 414,103 0 -414,103
United Arab Emirates 84,742 319,950 +235,208
Austria 308,550 23,825 -284,725
Gibraltar 174,258 40,132 -134,126
United States 19,700 144,165 +124,465
Belgium 95,802 41,305 -54,497
Germany 37,378 89,523 +52,145

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 £
Malaysia 6,954,145
China 2,488,832
Ireland 175,678
Gabon 132,372
Brazil 110,017

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 £
Malaysia 2,589,664 4,364,481 +1,774,817
China 2,481,732 7,100 -2,474,632
Ireland 0 175,678 +175,678
Gabon 5,973 126,399 +120,426
Brazil 68,175 41,842 -26,333
Indonesia 13,837 88,865 +75,028
XI 49,525 49,763 +238
India 27,982 54,887 +26,905
Latvia 10,415 4,542 -5,873
France 1,839 4,407 +2,568

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) 14,053,164
Other 10,178,308
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,360,065
Air transport 643,858

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) 6,929,306 7,123,858 +194,552
Other 5,251,371 4,926,937 -324,434
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 576,066 783,999 +207,933
Air transport 154,223 489,635 +335,412

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 10,178,308
Portsmouth 9,916,501
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,021,492
Immingham Docks 1,315,392
London Heathrow Airport 544,985

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 £
000 5,251,371 4,926,937 -324,434
Portsmouth 4,317,030 5,599,471 +1,282,441
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,913,437 1,108,055 -805,382
Immingham Docks 663,625 651,767 -11,858
London Heathrow Airport 100,978 444,007 +343,029
Felixstowe 96,137 138,238 +42,101
Liverpool Docks 73,334 116,751 +43,417
Holyhead 78,347 87,590 +9,243
Heysham 130,060 23,654 -106,406
Poole 48,103 59,422 +11,319

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 441231

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

Description: Wood sheets with at least one outer layer made from tropical wood like mahogany or meranti