Import/export HS code 44151010: Wooden boxes, crates, and similar packing items

Wooden containers used for packing and shipping various goods

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 £
France 15,995,726
China 9,059,542
Poland 5,066,255
United States 3,576,645
Germany 2,901,335

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 9,139,642 6,856,084 -2,283,558
China 5,018,317 4,041,225 -977,092
Poland 2,587,882 2,478,373 -109,509
United States 2,591,970 984,675 -1,607,295
Germany 1,433,882 1,467,453 +33,571
Netherlands 1,283,771 873,999 -409,772
Belgium 1,000,802 909,933 -90,869
India 569,500 220,260 -349,240
Italy 362,479 394,545 +32,066
Spain 331,627 402,134 +70,507

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 14,881,067
China 9,233,605
Poland 5,252,537
United Kingdom 3,217,362
United States 2,993,452

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 8,491,422 6,389,645 -2,101,777
China 5,170,677 4,062,928 -1,107,749
Poland 2,745,579 2,506,958 -238,621
United Kingdom 1,699,327 1,518,035 -181,292
United States 2,370,228 623,224 -1,747,004
Germany 1,486,058 1,300,434 -185,624
Netherlands 745,682 528,179 -217,503
Belgium 651,971 367,870 -284,101
India 659,414 220,260 -439,154
Italy 322,069 340,507 +18,438

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 62
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 36
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 31

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 39 35 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 34 28 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 25 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 24 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 24 +9
West Midlands 23 17 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 22 +4
Greater Manchester 17 16 -1
Outer London - West and North West 15 15 +0
Inner London - East 15 13 -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) 31,546,651
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,686,073
Air transport 4,887,275
Other 753,519
Road transport 45,570

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) 17,124,853 14,421,798 -2,703,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,258,510 5,427,563 -1,830,947
Air transport 3,245,240 1,642,035 -1,603,205
Other 155,302 598,217 +442,915
Road transport 25,504 20,066 -5,438
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 13,485,484
Eurotunnel 6,865,832
Felixstowe 5,943,567
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,292,302
Southampton 2,389,870

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 6,449,765 7,035,719 +585,954
Eurotunnel 3,703,209 3,162,623 -540,586
Felixstowe 3,661,985 2,281,582 -1,380,403
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,970,174 1,322,128 -1,648,046
Southampton 1,100,695 1,289,175 +188,480
London Gateway Port 720,718 1,165,212 +444,494
London Heathrow Airport 1,139,632 718,614 -421,018
Portsmouth 831,071 835,491 +4,420
Immingham Docks 789,600 708,621 -80,979
Grangemouth Docks 1,152,759 236,125 -916,634

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 161
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 120
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 38
Other manufacturing 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 86
2025-11 86
2025-10 98
2025-09 93
2025-08 86

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+ 283
1m-15m 218
0-1m 64
15m-54m 64
Other 50

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 £
Germany 5,051,547
France 4,176,597
Ireland 3,665,774
Netherlands 2,394,752
United States 2,225,321

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 £
Germany 2,279,673 2,771,874 +492,201
France 2,076,449 2,100,148 +23,699
Ireland 1,857,429 1,808,345 -49,084
Netherlands 1,420,806 973,946 -446,860
United States 1,153,192 1,072,129 -81,063
Poland 763,215 640,970 -122,245
United Arab Emirates 134,313 732,484 +598,171
Spain 387,817 464,240 +76,423
Greece 562,725 11,101 -551,624
Norway 225,689 312,033 +86,344

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 1,025,387
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 561,124 464,263 -96,861
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) 18,155,344
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,707,783
Air transport 4,328,044
Other 1,064,649
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) 9,180,510 8,974,834 -205,676
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,934,496 1,773,287 -1,161,209
Air transport 1,972,325 2,355,719 +383,394
Other 561,486 503,163 -58,323
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 11,442,973
London Heathrow Airport 2,160,572
Portsmouth 2,025,140
London Gateway Port 1,706,856
Immingham Docks 1,603,513

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 5,594,971 5,848,002 +253,031
London Heathrow Airport 873,755 1,286,817 +413,062
Portsmouth 1,002,372 1,022,768 +20,396
London Gateway Port 935,233 771,623 -163,610
Immingham Docks 1,223,278 380,235 -843,043
Milford 710,517 741,233 +30,716
000 561,486 503,163 -58,323
East Midlands Airport 548,939 401,695 -147,244
Felixstowe 147,351 618,310 +470,959
Holyhead 420,888 210,584 -210,304

Quick facts

HS code: 44151010

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

Description: Wooden containers used for packing and shipping various goods