Import/export HS code 441520: Wooden pallets and load boards

Wooden platforms like pallets and load boards used for stacking and moving 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 £
Ireland 12,097,511
Netherlands 8,825,901
Belgium 7,584,776
Germany 7,546,823
Sweden 6,626,514

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 £
Ireland 6,618,115 5,479,396 -1,138,719
Netherlands 4,388,272 4,437,629 +49,357
Belgium 3,885,232 3,699,544 -185,688
Germany 4,140,674 3,406,149 -734,525
Sweden 3,740,315 2,886,199 -854,116
Latvia 1,969,429 1,936,739 -32,690
Denmark 1,787,673 1,156,165 -631,508
Lithuania 1,135,427 1,497,820 +362,393
Italy 1,343,881 1,119,768 -224,113
France 1,527,690 915,982 -611,708

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 £
Sweden 9,441,204
Latvia 7,474,343
Germany 7,084,619
Netherlands 6,791,116
United Kingdom 3,967,409

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 £
Sweden 5,300,758 4,140,446 -1,160,312
Latvia 3,746,321 3,728,022 -18,299
Germany 3,900,888 3,183,731 -717,157
Netherlands 3,365,235 3,425,881 +60,646
United Kingdom 2,189,937 1,777,472 -412,465
Ireland 1,827,321 2,059,748 +232,427
Lithuania 1,519,769 1,819,764 +299,995
Belgium 1,391,048 1,197,278 -193,770
China 1,504,503 1,054,136 -450,367
Italy 1,411,750 1,127,815 -283,935

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 60
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 59
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 50
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 46
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 36 43 +7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 39 42 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 31 31 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34 33 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 28 28 +0
Greater Manchester 26 26 +0
West Yorkshire 30 26 -4
West Midlands 23 23 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 20 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 28 24 -4

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) 45,785,290
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,800,486
Other 8,435,181
Air transport 1,405,635
Road transport 400,502

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) 24,085,665 21,699,625 -2,386,040
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,758,336 6,042,150 -1,716,186
Other 4,882,251 3,552,930 -1,329,321
Air transport 505,705 899,930 +394,225
Road transport 75,585 324,917 +249,332
Rail transport 28,243 0 -28,243

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 18,874,937
Dover 15,028,366
000 8,435,181
Felixstowe 2,965,056
Eurotunnel 2,772,087

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 £
Immingham Docks 9,694,481 9,180,456 -514,025
Dover 8,379,633 6,648,733 -1,730,900
000 4,882,251 3,552,930 -1,329,321
Felixstowe 1,424,140 1,540,916 +116,776
Eurotunnel 1,759,434 1,012,653 -746,781
London 1,142,997 1,155,381 +12,384
Middlesbrough 1,248,395 1,036,725 -211,670
Liverpool Docks 1,188,164 990,495 -197,669
Killingholme 1,202,250 759,519 -442,731
Harwich 904,154 882,039 -22,115

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 277
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 79
Manufacture of food products 62
Other manufacturing 54
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 52

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 161
2025-11 178
2025-10 173
2025-09 163
2025-08 160

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+ 400
1m-15m 306
15m-54m 149
Other 68
0-1m 63

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 £
Netherlands 34,328,797
Spain 34,044,656
Germany 32,712,818
Belgium 27,981,277
France 24,167,785

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 £
Netherlands 12,661,271 21,667,526 +9,006,255
Spain 19,753,412 14,291,244 -5,462,168
Germany 14,799,310 17,913,508 +3,114,198
Belgium 12,173,767 15,807,510 +3,633,743
France 10,764,409 13,403,376 +2,638,967
Poland 8,805,813 13,532,349 +4,726,536
Ireland 11,127,257 10,602,574 -524,683
Italy 10,265,623 11,060,476 +794,853
Czechia 2,854,337 4,359,690 +1,505,353
Denmark 2,471,627 1,762,247 -709,380

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 17,004,194
Ireland 1,281,601
Nicaragua 508,631
Netherlands 2,774
Germany 868

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 8,885,293 8,118,901 -766,392
Ireland 709,701 571,900 -137,801
Nicaragua 1 508,630 +508,629
Netherlands 2,774 0 -2,774
Germany 0 868 +868
Austria 0 301 +301

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) 213,145,137
Other 18,879,076
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,898,567
Rail transport 1,501,155
Air transport 849,106

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) 95,542,482 117,602,655 +22,060,173
Other 9,651,887 9,227,189 -424,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,543,192 2,355,375 -4,187,817
Rail transport 1,501,155 0 -1,501,155
Air transport 343,743 505,363 +161,620
Road transport 8,737 1 -8,736

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 190,931,719
000 18,879,076
Immingham Docks 6,048,786
Felixstowe 5,327,621
Dagenham 5,074,444

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 85,041,012 105,890,707 +20,849,695
000 9,651,887 9,227,189 -424,698
Immingham Docks 3,250,451 2,798,335 -452,116
Felixstowe 1,828,048 3,499,573 +1,671,525
Dagenham 5,074,444 0 -5,074,444
Harwich 1,166,679 1,714,169 +547,490
London 939,962 1,249,923 +309,961
Tyne 697,261 1,058,455 +361,194
Newhaven 925,998 606,459 -319,539
Dover 953,979 507,927 -446,052

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 441520

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

Description: Wooden platforms like pallets and load boards used for stacking and moving goods