Import/export HS code 4413: Densified wood blocks, plates, or strips

Wood that has been compressed into solid blocks, plates, strips, or shaped profiles

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
China 11,285,486
Italy 2,193,780
Sweden 1,809,795
Germany 1,473,771
France 1,137,432

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 £
China 6,198,828 5,086,658 -1,112,170
Italy 904,401 1,289,379 +384,978
Sweden 840,720 969,075 +128,355
Germany 740,412 733,359 -7,053
France 548,657 588,775 +40,118
United States 17,567 802,647 +785,080
Canada 0 794,475 +794,475
Netherlands 382,842 290,472 -92,370
Spain 241,810 204,259 -37,551
Belgium 56,377 161,258 +104,881

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 £
China 11,801,787
Italy 2,268,228
Sweden 1,727,902
Germany 1,125,104
United States 820,214

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 £
China 6,437,768 5,364,019 -1,073,749
Italy 932,497 1,335,731 +403,234
Sweden 840,720 887,182 +46,462
Germany 656,991 468,113 -188,878
United States 17,567 802,647 +785,080
Canada 0 794,475 +794,475
Bulgaria 405,633 381,628 -24,005
Netherlands 233,014 265,397 +32,383
Spain 240,852 204,259 -36,593
France 121,812 173,865 +52,053

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
West Midlands 7
Essex 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5
Greater Manchester 4

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Essex 2 5 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 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) 13,579,883
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,948,412
Air transport 1,062,493
Other 239,267
Road transport 1,888

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) 6,432,606 7,147,277 +714,671
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,139,643 3,808,769 +669,126
Air transport 589,933 472,560 -117,373
Other 162,018 77,249 -84,769
Road transport 0 1,888 +1,888

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 10,971,259
Dover 2,694,824
Felixstowe 2,060,331
Immingham Docks 1,907,109
Eurotunnel 822,192

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 £
Belfast Port 5,282,711 5,688,548 +405,837
Dover 1,194,616 1,500,208 +305,592
Felixstowe 987,148 1,073,183 +86,035
Immingham Docks 970,145 936,964 -33,181
Eurotunnel 360,977 461,215 +100,238
Leeds Bradford Airport 369,666 240,003 -129,663
London 176,141 204,318 +28,177
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,480 232,444 +184,964
London Gateway Port 80,890 193,150 +112,260
Harwich 44,527 201,435 +156,908

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 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Other manufacturing 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 11
2026-03 9
2026-02 13
2026-01 11
2025-12 8

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+ 32
1m-15m 20
15m-54m 16
0-1m 14
Other 4

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 5,006,881
France 771,659
United States 222,864
Germany 187,975
Netherlands 185,101

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 2,448,845 2,558,036 +109,191
France 271,948 499,711 +227,763
United States 117,088 105,776 -11,312
Germany 129,681 58,294 -71,387
Netherlands 90,655 94,446 +3,791
Australia 51,739 119,592 +67,853
Nigeria 0 153,846 +153,846
Sweden 29,939 59,160 +29,221
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,284 74,326 +61,042
Italy 37,486 28,723 -8,763

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 £
Switzerland 2,359,205
China 1,552,355
XI 838,202
Austria 68,668
Germany 43

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 £
Switzerland 1,855,872 503,333 -1,352,539
China 0 1,552,355 +1,552,355
XI 444,128 394,074 -50,054
Austria 52,749 15,919 -36,830
Germany 29 14 -15

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 4,833,448
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,154,621
Air transport 950,829
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 388,736

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 £
Other 2,355,840 2,477,608 +121,768
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 586,703 567,918 -18,785
Air transport 374,299 576,530 +202,231
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,448 275,288 +161,840

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,833,448
Dover / Eurotunnel 725,393
East Midlands Airport 396,038
ZLC 278,825
London Heathrow Airport 154,718

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 2,355,840 2,477,608 +121,768
Dover / Eurotunnel 385,681 339,712 -45,969
East Midlands Airport 146,149 249,889 +103,740
ZLC 100,363 178,462 +78,099
London Heathrow Airport 32,265 122,453 +90,188
Immingham Docks 56,124 84,234 +28,110
Holyhead 59,296 51,936 -7,360
Felixstowe 36,572 69,763 +33,191
London 0 99,500 +99,500
London Stansted Airport 69,991 20,926 -49,065

Quick facts

HS code: 4413

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

Description: Wood that has been compressed into solid blocks, plates, strips, or shaped profiles