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 16,411,420
China 8,933,078
Poland 7,375,210
Germany 3,257,033
United States 2,847,905

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 10,194,340 6,217,080 -3,977,260
China 5,221,596 3,711,482 -1,510,114
Poland 3,098,912 4,276,298 +1,177,386
Germany 1,374,243 1,882,790 +508,547
United States 1,421,085 1,426,820 +5,735
Netherlands 1,352,346 1,211,612 -140,734
Czechia 218,368 1,239,222 +1,020,854
Belgium 699,371 609,305 -90,066
Turkey 653,322 450,484 -202,838
Italy 467,929 543,802 +75,873

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 15,303,666
China 9,201,902
Poland 7,512,200
United Kingdom 4,236,011
Germany 3,186,139

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 9,714,469 5,589,197 -4,125,272
China 5,472,839 3,729,063 -1,743,776
Poland 3,244,385 4,267,815 +1,023,430
United Kingdom 1,896,905 2,339,106 +442,201
Germany 1,376,538 1,809,601 +433,063
United States 972,108 784,333 -187,775
Czechia 253,725 1,213,827 +960,102
Netherlands 411,060 817,527 +406,467
Italy 407,972 515,794 +107,822
Turkmenistan 457,104 350,033 -107,071

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 73
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 55
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 39
West Midlands 36

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 44 46 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 36 31 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 32 22 -10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 29 +7
West Midlands 24 23 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 23 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24 22 -2
Outer London - West and North West 18 18 +0
Greater Manchester 17 16 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 15 +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) 36,137,691
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,032,612
Air transport 4,684,053
Other 813,817
Road transport 592,626

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) 18,709,870 17,427,821 -1,282,049
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,767,943 5,264,669 -2,503,274
Air transport 2,188,484 2,495,569 +307,085
Other 478,948 334,869 -144,079
Road transport 561,017 31,609 -529,408

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 16,158,668
Eurotunnel 7,555,302
Felixstowe 6,238,811
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,972,663
Southampton 2,325,825

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 7,329,288 8,829,380 +1,500,092
Eurotunnel 3,414,580 4,140,722 +726,142
Felixstowe 3,590,973 2,647,838 -943,135
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,705,934 266,729 -3,439,205
Southampton 1,359,934 965,891 -394,043
London Gateway Port 1,035,610 1,274,482 +238,872
Immingham Docks 756,724 1,443,210 +686,486
London Heathrow Airport 872,115 1,195,871 +323,756
Portsmouth 973,158 991,767 +18,609
Grangemouth Docks 1,276,356 58,210 -1,218,146

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
134
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
44
Other manufacturing
33
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 92
2026-04 99
2026-03 98
2026-02 94
2026-01 91

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+ 311
1m-15m 246
15m-54m 77
0-1m 68
Other 59

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 8,934,994
Germany 5,994,178
Ireland 4,839,481
Netherlands 3,749,335
United States 2,242,920

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 5,015,551 3,919,443 -1,096,108
Germany 3,072,031 2,922,147 -149,884
Ireland 2,612,043 2,227,438 -384,605
Netherlands 2,195,980 1,553,355 -642,625
United States 1,512,884 730,036 -782,848
Poland 1,045,580 1,121,856 +76,276
Italy 588,001 920,293 +332,292
Portugal 537,412 769,740 +232,328
Spain 494,378 497,192 +2,814
Denmark 568,408 418,829 -149,579

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 1,111,037
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 690,671 420,366 -270,305
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) 29,366,166
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,983,898
Air transport 4,771,905
Other 1,149,975
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) 15,326,005 14,040,161 -1,285,844
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,874,898 3,109,000 +234,102
Air transport 2,546,566 2,225,339 -321,227
Other 729,385 420,590 -308,795
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 14,633,207
Portsmouth 4,173,816
Immingham Docks 3,163,187
London Heathrow Airport 2,372,856
Poole 2,017,599

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 7,892,045 6,741,162 -1,150,883
Portsmouth 2,416,227 1,757,589 -658,638
Immingham Docks 1,699,719 1,463,468 -236,251
London Heathrow Airport 1,180,866 1,191,990 +11,124
Poole 1,119,884 897,715 -222,169
London Gateway Port 897,393 847,520 -49,873
Liverpool Docks 522,738 962,531 +439,793
Milford 648,703 715,202 +66,499
Holyhead 655,471 559,395 -96,076
000 729,385 420,590 -308,795

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