Import/export HS code 4415: Wooden packing and shipping materials

Wooden items like boxes, crates, drums, and pallets used for packing and shipping goods

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
France 18,499,212
Ireland 13,760,154
Netherlands 11,827,834
Germany 10,988,290
China 10,436,926

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 £
France 11,433,881 7,065,331 -4,368,550
Ireland 7,232,957 6,527,197 -705,760
Netherlands 5,960,878 5,866,956 -93,922
Germany 5,179,180 5,809,110 +629,930
China 6,158,179 4,278,747 -1,879,432
Poland 4,249,459 5,443,244 +1,193,785
Belgium 4,580,538 4,627,099 +46,561
Sweden 3,763,463 3,021,596 -741,867
Latvia 1,763,166 2,740,231 +977,065
United States 1,871,639 1,974,027 +102,388

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 £
France 16,092,267
China 11,925,639
Germany 10,347,130
Sweden 10,079,122
Poland 10,042,834

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 £
France 10,110,917 5,981,350 -4,129,567
China 6,986,863 4,938,776 -2,048,087
Germany 4,725,277 5,621,853 +896,576
Sweden 5,160,224 4,918,898 -241,326
Poland 4,710,840 5,331,994 +621,154
Netherlands 4,031,643 4,522,403 +490,760
United Kingdom 3,909,162 4,361,490 +452,328
Latvia 3,380,590 4,583,259 +1,202,669
Ireland 2,128,833 2,758,674 +629,841
Italy 1,774,017 1,844,683 +70,666

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 126
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 118
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 85
Surrey, East and West Sussex 71
West Midlands 67

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 79 87 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 77 76 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 54 56 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 50 43 -7
West Midlands 47 44 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 54 46 -8
Greater Manchester 41 40 -1
Outer London - West and North West 31 35 +4
West Yorkshire 40 37 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 39 38 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 83,514,679
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,199,940
Other 9,745,361
Air transport 6,187,399
Road transport 1,065,626

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,326,234 41,188,445 -1,137,789
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,821,674 12,378,266 -2,443,408
Other 5,561,638 4,183,723 -1,377,915
Air transport 2,771,316 3,416,083 +644,767
Road transport 605,448 460,178 -145,270
Rail transport 28,243 0 -28,243

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 31,103,553
Immingham Docks 21,350,553
Eurotunnel 10,120,574
000 9,745,361
Felixstowe 9,514,298

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 £
Dover 14,810,044 16,293,509 +1,483,465
Immingham Docks 10,150,957 11,199,596 +1,048,639
Eurotunnel 4,673,398 5,447,176 +773,778
000 5,561,638 4,183,723 -1,377,915
Felixstowe 4,991,717 4,522,581 -469,136
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,110,742 577,772 -3,532,970
Southampton 2,596,501 1,373,007 -1,223,494
London Gateway Port 1,849,855 2,079,365 +229,510
London 1,809,994 1,677,658 -132,336
Liverpool Docks 1,497,221 1,667,025 +169,804

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
440
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
203
Other manufacturing
81
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
80
Manufacture of food products
78

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 254
2026-04 269
2026-03 268
2026-02 243
2026-01 248

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+ 640
1m-15m 541
15m-54m 218
0-1m 129
Other 123

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 £
Netherlands 45,076,271
Spain 38,301,809
France 36,719,619
Belgium 36,036,798
Germany 35,821,387

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 £
Netherlands 18,632,919 26,443,352 +7,810,433
Spain 13,991,005 24,310,804 +10,319,799
France 18,653,811 18,065,808 -588,003
Belgium 13,404,930 22,631,868 +9,226,938
Germany 19,590,021 16,231,366 -3,358,655
Poland 11,100,207 17,036,799 +5,936,592
Ireland 14,518,728 12,419,143 -2,099,585
Italy 10,548,584 15,974,489 +5,425,905
Czechia 3,061,624 6,301,682 +3,240,058
Denmark 2,102,206 2,607,520 +505,314

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 17,358,196
Nicaragua 1,435,197
Ireland 1,422,790
Netherlands 2,027
Germany 1,049

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 10,291,674 7,066,522 -3,225,152
Nicaragua 0 1,435,197 +1,435,197
Ireland 785,817 636,973 -148,844
Netherlands 2,027 0 -2,027
Germany 0 1,049 +1,049
Austria 0 301 +301
Poland 0 31 +31
China 6 0 -6

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) 272,675,531
Other 20,300,507
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,140,223
Air transport 5,770,970
Rail transport 530,299

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) 117,228,586 155,446,945 +38,218,359
Other 11,128,090 9,172,417 -1,955,673
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,223,768 5,916,455 +692,687
Air transport 2,852,117 2,918,853 +66,736
Rail transport 530,299 0 -530,299
Road transport 8,738 2,500 -6,238

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 232,587,966
000 20,300,507
Immingham Docks 9,968,280
Felixstowe 7,189,878
Harwich 4,591,852

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 97,385,615 135,202,351 +37,816,736
000 11,128,090 9,172,417 -1,955,673
Immingham Docks 5,379,484 4,588,796 -790,688
Felixstowe 2,480,720 4,709,158 +2,228,438
Harwich 2,001,359 2,590,493 +589,134
Portsmouth 2,557,200 1,790,129 -767,071
London Heathrow Airport 1,327,061 1,600,118 +273,057
London 1,103,412 1,643,843 +540,431
Liverpool Docks 1,119,744 1,621,195 +501,451
Tyne 1,107,442 1,274,721 +167,279

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 4415

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

Description: Wooden items like boxes, crates, drums, and pallets used for packing and shipping goods