Import/export HS code 441510: Wooden boxes, crates, and drums for packing

Wooden containers such as boxes, crates, and drums designed for packing and transporting items

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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 16,045,889
China 9,137,144
Poland 6,251,248
United States 3,781,694
Germany 3,038,545

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 9,164,443 6,881,446 -2,282,997
China 5,072,983 4,064,161 -1,008,822
Poland 2,907,423 3,343,825 +436,402
United States 2,666,895 1,114,799 -1,552,096
Germany 1,519,897 1,518,648 -1,249
Netherlands 1,378,584 1,058,025 -320,559
Belgium 1,025,394 909,933 -115,461
Turkey 568,686 574,497 +5,811
Italy 416,815 485,833 +69,018
India 649,700 232,771 -416,929

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 14,929,396
China 9,354,237
Poland 6,511,236
United Kingdom 3,774,622
United States 3,192,974

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 8,511,281 6,418,115 -2,093,166
China 5,253,070 4,101,167 -1,151,903
Poland 3,114,013 3,397,223 +283,210
United Kingdom 2,026,177 1,748,445 -277,732
United States 2,441,330 751,644 -1,689,686
Germany 1,529,553 1,375,695 -153,858
Netherlands 785,372 528,179 -257,193
Belgium 669,542 405,405 -264,137
India 739,614 232,771 -506,843
Italy 373,692 408,102 +34,410

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 68
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 57
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 38
West Midlands 34

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 45 36 -9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37 31 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 27 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 24 +1
West Midlands 26 19 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 24 +8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21 23 +2
Greater Manchester 17 17 +0
Outer London - West and North West 16 15 -1
Inner London - East 16 14 -2

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) 34,774,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,264,169
Air transport 5,420,304
Other 787,154
Road transport 670,505

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) 18,278,803 16,495,284 -1,783,519
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,645,729 5,618,440 -2,027,289
Air transport 3,665,865 1,754,439 -1,911,426
Other 188,615 598,539 +409,924
Road transport 641,226 29,279 -611,947
Rail transport 2,657 0 -2,657

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,519,545
Eurotunnel 7,054,891
Felixstowe 6,961,475
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,308,415
Southampton 2,482,363

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 6,770,940 7,748,605 +977,665
Eurotunnel 3,769,461 3,285,430 -484,031
Felixstowe 4,243,607 2,717,868 -1,525,739
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,977,598 1,330,817 -1,646,781
Southampton 1,165,947 1,316,416 +150,469
London Heathrow Airport 1,381,657 756,149 -625,508
Immingham Docks 826,698 1,228,485 +401,787
London Gateway Port 760,977 1,192,782 +431,805
Portsmouth 834,060 839,980 +5,920
Grangemouth Docks 1,154,361 240,785 -913,576

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 172
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 129
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 43
Other manufacturing 35
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 91
2025-11 94
2025-10 111
2025-09 102
2025-08 93

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+ 309
1m-15m 241
15m-54m 72
0-1m 67
Other 52

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 8,793,240
Germany 5,924,914
Ireland 4,732,889
Netherlands 3,755,894
United States 2,502,531

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 4,606,426 4,186,814 -419,612
Germany 2,784,367 3,140,547 +356,180
Ireland 2,413,304 2,319,585 -93,719
Netherlands 2,118,025 1,637,869 -480,156
United States 1,318,217 1,184,314 -133,903
Poland 805,821 1,258,183 +452,362
Italy 432,180 781,201 +349,021
Spain 484,085 594,980 +110,895
Portugal 281,501 747,520 +466,019
Denmark 553,006 449,672 -103,334

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 1,025,434
Ireland 38,611
Nicaragua 356
China 6

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 561,124 464,310 -96,814
Ireland 0 38,611 +38,611
Nicaragua 356 0 -356
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) 28,527,677
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,101,718
Air transport 4,564,076
Other 1,079,008
Road transport 2,500

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) 13,721,153 14,806,524 +1,085,371
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,216,778 2,884,940 -1,331,838
Air transport 2,113,869 2,450,207 +336,338
Other 575,798 503,210 -72,588
Road transport 0 2,500 +2,500

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,336,002
Portsmouth 4,176,838
Immingham Docks 3,452,933
London Heathrow Airport 2,278,128
Poole 2,167,417

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 6,818,692 7,517,310 +698,618
Portsmouth 1,997,730 2,179,108 +181,378
Immingham Docks 1,973,214 1,479,719 -493,495
London Heathrow Airport 964,687 1,313,441 +348,754
Poole 1,292,494 874,923 -417,571
London Gateway Port 1,146,369 855,770 -290,599
Milford 710,517 741,233 +30,716
Holyhead 643,749 522,066 -121,683
Liverpool Docks 694,177 416,309 -277,868
000 575,798 503,210 -72,588

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 441510

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

Description: Wooden containers such as boxes, crates, and drums designed for packing and transporting items