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 17,250,971
China 9,211,757
Poland 7,437,974
United States 4,112,567
Germany 3,444,414

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 10,088,522 7,162,449 -2,926,073
China 4,870,026 4,341,731 -528,295
Poland 3,065,695 4,372,279 +1,306,584
United States 2,465,542 1,647,025 -818,517
Germany 1,475,831 1,968,583 +492,752
Netherlands 1,439,025 1,169,802 -269,223
Belgium 746,723 903,638 +156,915
Czechia 162,351 998,109 +835,758
Turkey 674,188 438,393 -235,795
Italy 402,561 577,223 +174,662

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 16,049,282
China 9,490,480
Poland 7,670,363
United Kingdom 4,624,158
Germany 3,350,298

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 9,588,497 6,460,785 -3,127,712
China 5,093,883 4,396,597 -697,286
Poland 3,276,175 4,394,188 +1,118,013
United Kingdom 2,118,508 2,505,650 +387,142
Germany 1,387,779 1,962,519 +574,740
United States 2,115,585 902,514 -1,213,071
Netherlands 628,626 670,269 +41,643
Czechia 199,736 982,913 +783,177
Belgium 521,296 411,374 -109,922
India 667,296 240,606 -426,690

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 75
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 59
Surrey, East and West Sussex 44
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 39
West Midlands 38

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 42 47 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 38 34 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 25 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 29 +6
West Midlands 26 26 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 22 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24 23 -1
Outer London - West and North West 17 20 +3
Greater Manchester 16 18 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 16 +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) 37,556,953
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,808,594
Air transport 5,954,352
Other 814,731
Road transport 675,481

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) 18,630,836 18,926,117 +295,281
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,713,654 6,094,940 -1,618,714
Air transport 3,445,599 2,508,753 -936,846
Other 323,770 490,961 +167,191
Road transport 642,738 32,743 -609,995
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 16,359,462
Eurotunnel 7,910,126
Felixstowe 6,670,377
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,313,664
Southampton 2,461,447

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 6,809,425 9,550,037 +2,740,612
Eurotunnel 3,678,851 4,231,275 +552,424
Felixstowe 3,746,784 2,923,593 -823,191
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,876,744 436,920 -3,439,824
Southampton 1,270,925 1,190,522 -80,403
Immingham Docks 833,843 1,525,444 +691,601
London Gateway Port 778,654 1,551,195 +772,541
London Heathrow Airport 1,110,385 1,173,688 +63,303
Portsmouth 893,734 1,068,143 +174,409
Grangemouth Docks 1,344,850 59,572 -1,285,278

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 173
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 137
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 45
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 33
Other manufacturing 32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 99
2026-03 98
2026-02 94
2026-01 91
2025-12 103

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+ 318
1m-15m 253
15m-54m 78
0-1m 70
Other 60

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 9,419,742
Germany 6,210,869
Ireland 5,093,438
Netherlands 4,019,959
United States 2,303,206

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 4,664,100 4,755,642 +91,542
Germany 2,853,213 3,357,656 +504,443
Ireland 2,501,152 2,592,286 +91,134
Netherlands 2,219,978 1,799,981 -419,997
United States 1,383,276 919,930 -463,346
Poland 977,619 1,293,477 +315,858
Italy 453,012 1,037,135 +584,123
Portugal 333,423 951,732 +618,309
Spain 541,254 602,586 +61,332
Denmark 530,037 443,674 -86,363

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 1,120,718
Ireland 38,611
Poland 31
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 554,352 566,366 +12,014
Ireland 38,611 0 -38,611
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) 30,994,214
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,904,849
Air transport 4,990,503
Other 1,160,057
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) 14,586,287 16,407,927 +1,821,640
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,571,290 3,333,559 -237,731
Air transport 2,601,144 2,389,359 -211,785
Other 593,449 566,608 -26,841
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 15,192,935
Portsmouth 4,276,817
Immingham Docks 3,454,978
London Heathrow Airport 2,503,489
Poole 2,379,669

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 6,963,233 8,229,702 +1,266,469
Portsmouth 2,233,672 2,043,145 -190,527
Immingham Docks 1,845,878 1,609,100 -236,778
London Heathrow Airport 1,252,703 1,250,786 -1,917
Poole 1,275,165 1,104,504 -170,661
London Gateway Port 822,020 962,253 +140,233
Liverpool Docks 705,666 987,525 +281,859
Milford 693,648 816,089 +122,441
Holyhead 715,491 540,264 -175,227
Harwich 430,421 737,019 +306,598

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