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 17,196,446
China 9,098,729
Poland 5,894,048
United States 3,905,429
Germany 3,284,953

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 10,075,443 7,121,003 -2,954,440
China 4,810,650 4,288,079 -522,571
Poland 2,726,483 3,167,565 +441,082
United States 2,357,942 1,547,487 -810,455
Germany 1,385,378 1,899,575 +514,197
Netherlands 1,273,053 946,320 -326,733
Belgium 746,723 903,638 +156,915
Czechia 160,701 674,142 +513,441
Spain 417,101 408,234 -8,867
Italy 352,636 472,436 +119,800

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 16,006,958
China 9,325,513
Poland 6,056,332
United Kingdom 3,971,396
Germany 3,146,250

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 9,578,819 6,428,139 -3,150,680
China 5,007,778 4,317,735 -690,043
Poland 2,869,697 3,186,635 +316,938
United Kingdom 1,748,348 2,223,048 +474,700
Germany 1,335,874 1,810,376 +474,502
United States 2,001,865 816,634 -1,185,231
Netherlands 613,528 667,754 +54,226
Belgium 502,673 376,060 -126,613
India 649,608 228,212 -421,396
Czechia 183,827 675,622 +491,795

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 54
Surrey, East and West Sussex 42
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 37
West Midlands 33

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 35 43 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35 32 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 23 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 28 +6
West Midlands 22 24 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 22 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21 22 +1
Outer London - West and North West 16 20 +4
Greater Manchester 16 17 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 15 +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) 33,661,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,252,876
Air transport 5,430,828
Other 781,096
Road transport 50,837

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) 17,379,292 16,281,836 -1,097,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,367,609 5,885,267 -1,482,342
Air transport 3,063,612 2,367,216 -696,396
Other 290,457 490,639 +200,182
Road transport 27,357 23,480 -3,877
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 15,014,836
Eurotunnel 7,665,598
Felixstowe 5,664,704
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,298,869
Southampton 2,407,019

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 6,470,277 8,544,559 +2,074,282
Eurotunnel 3,601,037 4,064,561 +463,524
Felixstowe 3,123,899 2,540,805 -583,094
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,863,677 435,192 -3,428,485
Southampton 1,259,665 1,147,354 -112,311
London Gateway Port 747,116 1,537,095 +789,979
London Heathrow Airport 863,874 1,113,865 +249,991
Portsmouth 890,745 1,063,654 +172,909
Immingham Docks 776,614 895,906 +119,292
Grangemouth Docks 1,343,248 47,693 -1,295,555

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 162
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 127
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 39
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 32
Other manufacturing 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 89
2026-03 91
2026-02 81
2026-01 86
2025-12 99

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+ 293
1m-15m 229
15m-54m 70
0-1m 67
Other 57

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 5,271,250
France 4,276,722
Ireland 3,911,388
Netherlands 2,614,083
United States 2,004,296

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 2,338,503 2,932,747 +594,244
France 2,014,212 2,262,510 +248,298
Ireland 1,902,548 2,008,840 +106,292
Netherlands 1,569,277 1,044,806 -524,471
United States 1,219,682 784,614 -435,068
Poland 874,013 573,435 -300,578
Spain 436,136 450,303 +14,167
United Arab Emirates 136,760 735,213 +598,453
Canada 308,052 463,746 +155,694
Italy 239,622 360,799 +121,177

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 1,120,671
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 554,352 566,319 +11,967
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) 18,938,536
Air transport 4,721,629
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,649,816
Other 1,159,609
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) 9,430,665 9,507,871 +77,206
Air transport 2,456,656 2,264,973 -191,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,343,983 2,305,833 -38,150
Other 593,048 566,561 -26,487
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 11,875,713
London Heathrow Airport 2,369,856
Portsmouth 1,976,621
Milford 1,509,737
London Gateway Port 1,429,612

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 5,619,310 6,256,403 +637,093
London Heathrow Airport 1,175,931 1,193,925 +17,994
Portsmouth 1,080,805 895,816 -184,989
Milford 693,648 816,089 +122,441
London Gateway Port 612,433 817,179 +204,746
Immingham Docks 1,060,256 340,535 -719,721
000 593,048 566,561 -26,487
East Midlands Airport 710,080 201,042 -509,038
Liverpool Docks 310,218 541,619 +231,401
Felixstowe 131,890 623,011 +491,121

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