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 47,879,827
Malaysia 35,887,310
China 17,564,478
Netherlands 4,332,208
Spain 3,690,165

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 25,628,818 22,251,009 -3,377,809
Malaysia 16,362,338 19,524,972 +3,162,634
China 12,716,526 4,847,952 -7,868,574
Netherlands 2,905,188 1,427,020 -1,478,168
Spain 2,233,988 1,456,177 -777,811
Ireland 1,547,395 1,724,883 +177,488
France 1,080,101 1,947,410 +867,309
Italy 1,384,802 1,508,439 +123,637
Gabon 1,375,536 492,264 -883,272
India 646,170 779,946 +133,776

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 48,270,934
Malaysia 34,711,514
China 19,516,298
Netherlands 4,155,978
Spain 3,938,640

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 26,067,868 22,203,066 -3,864,802
Malaysia 14,693,700 20,017,814 +5,324,114
China 14,973,772 4,542,526 -10,431,246
Netherlands 2,591,406 1,564,572 -1,026,834
Spain 2,272,021 1,666,619 -605,402
Italy 1,598,707 1,543,324 -55,383
Gabon 1,130,927 559,184 -571,743
France 656,100 1,002,410 +346,310
India 646,170 828,544 +182,374
Paraguay 84,173 636,441 +552,268

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 5
Inner London - West 5
West Yorkshire 4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3
Inner London - East 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 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 3 0 -3
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
Suffolk 2 2 +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) 104,145,165
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,563,262
Other 10,148,880
Road transport 96,736
Air transport 93,123

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) 54,220,110 49,925,055 -4,295,055
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,491,595 5,071,667 -1,419,928
Other 7,099,514 3,049,366 -4,050,148
Road transport 79,742 16,994 -62,748
Air transport 41,810 51,313 +9,503

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 25,361,327
Liverpool Docks 23,738,484
London Gateway Port 14,449,858
London 11,656,684
000 10,148,880

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 12,597,723 12,763,604 +165,881
Liverpool Docks 10,880,663 12,857,821 +1,977,158
London Gateway Port 8,127,261 6,322,597 -1,804,664
London 7,532,168 4,124,516 -3,407,652
000 7,099,514 3,049,366 -4,050,148
Belfast Port 3,281,523 4,233,952 +952,429
Grangemouth Docks 2,596,544 2,409,230 -187,314
Londonderry 2,052,617 1,451,294 -601,323
Avonmouth Docks 2,405,099 814,307 -1,590,792
Southampton 1,298,480 1,896,078 +597,598

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 9
Specialised construction activities 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 20
2026-03 20
2026-02 18
2026-01 16
2025-12 12

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 22
54m+ 22
15m-54m 14
0-1m 9
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 12,209,387
Ireland 10,726,432
Netherlands 1,770,200
Denmark 538,643
United Arab Emirates 406,606

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 5,550,873 6,658,514 +1,107,641
Ireland 6,689,135 4,037,297 -2,651,838
Netherlands 704,578 1,065,622 +361,044
Denmark 538,643 0 -538,643
United Arab Emirates 67,373 339,233 +271,860
Austria 308,550 23,825 -284,725
Gibraltar 188,900 52,632 -136,268
United States 51,270 146,965 +95,695
Belgium 112,516 47,626 -64,890
Germany 26,065 102,436 +76,371

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 6,200,809
China 3,644,684
XI 113,662
Brazil 111,152
India 78,879

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 2,666,920 3,533,889 +866,969
China 3,634,380 10,304 -3,624,076
XI 56,025 57,637 +1,612
Brazil 38,124 73,028 +34,904
India 24,132 54,747 +30,615
Indonesia 13,837 53,445 +39,608
Latvia 23,977 6,840 -17,137
Gabon 5,973 14,392 +8,419
Ireland 0 4,556 +4,556
France 1,839 1,216 -623

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) 14,438,206
Other 10,285,295
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,619,673
Air transport 685,535

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) 6,975,097 7,463,109 +488,012
Other 6,469,489 3,815,806 -2,653,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 736,166 883,507 +147,341
Air transport 172,934 512,601 +339,667

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 10,285,295
Portsmouth 10,134,500
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,331,040
Immingham Docks 1,400,184
London Heathrow Airport 583,016

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 6,469,489 3,815,806 -2,653,683
Portsmouth 4,414,126 5,720,374 +1,306,248
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,143,310 1,187,730 -955,580
Immingham Docks 637,408 762,776 +125,368
London Heathrow Airport 133,287 449,729 +316,442
Liverpool Docks 76,338 116,751 +40,413
Felixstowe 54,667 125,866 +71,199
Holyhead 52,967 111,233 +58,266
Heysham 130,060 23,654 -106,406
Poole 90,356 59,422 -30,934

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