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 16,358,579
China 8,808,421
Poland 5,792,260
Germany 3,129,588
United States 2,631,535

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 10,184,670 6,173,909 -4,010,761
China 5,162,220 3,646,201 -1,516,019
Poland 2,669,026 3,123,234 +454,208
Germany 1,318,796 1,810,792 +491,996
United States 1,289,444 1,342,091 +52,647
Netherlands 1,162,786 998,858 -163,928
Belgium 699,371 609,305 -90,066
Czechia 216,717 824,547 +607,830
Italy 416,028 426,969 +10,941
Spain 455,691 377,687 -78,004

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 15,259,617
China 9,023,259
Poland 5,889,345
United Kingdom 3,771,215
Germany 2,984,282

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 9,702,636 5,556,981 -4,145,655
China 5,377,545 3,645,714 -1,731,831
Poland 2,774,594 3,114,751 +340,157
United Kingdom 1,706,960 2,064,255 +357,295
Germany 1,332,192 1,652,090 +319,898
United States 843,656 717,157 -126,499
Netherlands 396,887 815,012 +418,125
Czechia 239,133 819,418 +580,285
Italy 364,064 410,746 +46,682
India 457,195 200,500 -256,695

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 66
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 37
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 38 42 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35 29 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 31 19 -12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 28 +7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 23 +5
West Midlands 20 22 +2
Outer London - West and North West 18 17 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21 21 +0
Greater Manchester 17 15 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 14 +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) 32,196,903
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,498,583
Air transport 4,322,378
Other 780,182
Road transport 45,226

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) 17,469,971 14,726,932 -2,743,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,450,284 5,048,299 -2,401,985
Air transport 1,983,191 2,339,187 +355,996
Other 445,313 334,869 -110,444
Road transport 21,746 23,480 +1,734

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,775,814
Eurotunnel 7,301,330
Felixstowe 5,247,322
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,957,868
Southampton 2,271,397

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 6,940,974 7,834,840 +893,866
Eurotunnel 3,323,171 3,978,159 +654,988
Felixstowe 3,048,744 2,198,578 -850,166
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,692,867 265,001 -3,427,866
Southampton 1,338,216 933,181 -405,035
London Gateway Port 1,004,072 1,257,794 +253,722
Portsmouth 965,680 991,767 +26,087
London Heathrow Airport 808,625 1,127,191 +318,566
Immingham Docks 669,521 828,710 +159,189
Grangemouth Docks 1,273,392 47,693 -1,225,699

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
124
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
39
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
31
Other manufacturing
29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 80
2026-04 89
2026-03 91
2026-02 81
2026-01 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+ 288
1m-15m 223
15m-54m 67
0-1m 66
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 5,068,520
France 4,127,116
Ireland 3,726,136
Netherlands 2,477,478
United States 1,959,924

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 2,565,739 2,502,781 -62,958
France 2,452,972 1,674,144 -778,828
Ireland 2,051,953 1,674,183 -377,770
Netherlands 1,565,356 912,122 -653,234
United States 1,336,220 623,704 -712,516
Poland 825,974 492,814 -333,160
United Arab Emirates 150,491 740,105 +589,614
Spain 378,843 339,613 -39,230
Italy 282,687 353,004 +70,317
Canada 128,291 498,383 +370,092

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 1,110,990
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 690,671 420,319 -270,352
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) 17,774,936
Air transport 4,509,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,797,347
Other 1,149,928
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) 9,976,962 7,797,974 -2,178,988
Air transport 2,381,464 2,128,118 -253,346
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,573,520 2,223,827 +650,307
Other 729,385 420,543 -308,842
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 11,388,764
London Heathrow Airport 2,239,033
Portsmouth 1,785,387
London Gateway Port 1,417,240
Milford 1,363,905

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 6,329,088 5,059,676 -1,269,412
London Heathrow Airport 1,094,353 1,144,680 +50,327
Portsmouth 1,144,214 641,173 -503,041
London Gateway Port 700,554 716,686 +16,132
Milford 648,703 715,202 +66,499
Immingham Docks 874,625 284,192 -590,433
000 729,385 420,543 -308,842
East Midlands Airport 716,960 166,519 -550,441
Felixstowe 162,150 580,366 +418,216
Liverpool Docks 144,862 538,432 +393,570

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