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

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

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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 £
Ireland 13,323,120
Netherlands 9,263,876
Belgium 7,898,961
Germany 7,731,257
Sweden 6,363,811

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 6,949,543 6,373,577 -575,966
Netherlands 4,608,532 4,655,344 +46,812
Belgium 3,881,167 4,017,794 +136,627
Germany 3,804,937 3,926,320 +121,383
Sweden 3,564,514 2,799,297 -765,217
Latvia 1,760,058 2,739,292 +979,234
Denmark 1,391,132 1,306,231 -84,901
Italy 1,252,367 1,434,568 +182,201
Lithuania 1,311,080 1,280,188 -30,892
Poland 1,150,547 1,166,946 +16,399

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 9,700,286
Latvia 7,959,802
Netherlands 7,325,459
Germany 7,160,991
Ireland 4,592,529

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 4,970,194 4,730,092 -240,102
Latvia 3,377,482 4,582,320 +1,204,838
Netherlands 3,620,583 3,704,876 +84,293
Germany 3,348,739 3,812,252 +463,513
Ireland 1,944,303 2,648,226 +703,923
United Kingdom 2,012,257 2,022,384 +10,127
Lithuania 1,426,294 1,603,540 +177,246
China 1,514,024 1,209,713 -304,311
Italy 1,366,045 1,328,889 -37,156
Belgium 1,544,273 1,061,216 -483,057

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 65
Inner London - West 60
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 52
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 42
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 39

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 43 45 +2
Inner London - West 38 43 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 34 31 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34 28 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 30 26 -4
Greater Manchester 26 27 +1
West Yorkshire 30 27 -3
West Midlands 25 25 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 24 26 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 23 22 -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) 47,376,988
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,167,328
Other 8,931,544
Air transport 1,503,346
Road transport 473,000

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) 23,616,364 23,760,624 +144,260
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,053,731 7,113,597 +59,866
Other 5,082,690 3,848,854 -1,233,836
Air transport 582,832 920,514 +337,682
Road transport 44,431 428,569 +384,138
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 19,150,619
Dover 14,944,885
000 8,931,544
Felixstowe 3,275,487
Liverpool Docks 2,667,071

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 9,394,233 9,756,386 +362,153
Dover 7,480,756 7,464,129 -16,627
000 5,082,690 3,848,854 -1,233,836
Felixstowe 1,400,744 1,874,743 +473,999
Liverpool Docks 1,211,396 1,455,675 +244,279
London 1,308,142 1,289,342 -18,800
Eurotunnel 1,258,818 1,306,454 +47,636
Middlesbrough 1,270,839 1,216,246 -54,593
Killingholme 1,118,725 827,822 -290,903
Harwich 1,074,316 770,338 -303,978

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
293
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
80
Manufacture of food products
61
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
52
Other manufacturing
52

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 169
2026-04 176
2026-03 173
2026-02 153
2026-01 161

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+ 392
1m-15m 321
15m-54m 152
Other 79
0-1m 68

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 41,326,936
Spain 37,310,239
Belgium 35,621,545
Germany 29,827,209
France 27,784,625

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 16,436,939 24,889,997 +8,453,058
Spain 13,496,627 23,813,612 +10,316,985
Belgium 13,103,847 22,517,698 +9,413,851
Germany 16,517,990 13,309,219 -3,208,771
France 13,638,260 14,146,365 +508,105
Poland 10,054,627 15,914,943 +5,860,316
Italy 9,960,583 15,054,196 +5,093,613
Ireland 11,906,685 10,191,705 -1,714,980
Czechia 2,938,272 6,030,751 +3,092,479
Denmark 1,533,798 2,188,691 +654,893

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 16,247,159
Nicaragua 1,435,197
Ireland 1,384,179
Netherlands 2,027
Germany 1,049

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 9,601,003 6,646,156 -2,954,847
Nicaragua 0 1,435,197 +1,435,197
Ireland 747,206 636,973 -110,233
Netherlands 2,027 0 -2,027
Germany 0 1,049 +1,049
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) 243,309,365
Other 19,150,532
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,156,325
Air transport 999,065
Rail transport 530,299

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) 101,902,581 141,406,784 +39,504,203
Other 10,398,705 8,751,827 -1,646,878
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,348,870 2,807,455 +458,585
Air transport 305,551 693,514 +387,963
Rail transport 530,299 0 -530,299
Road transport 8,738 0 -8,738

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 217,954,759
000 19,150,532
Immingham Docks 6,805,093
Felixstowe 6,294,489
Harwich 3,495,167

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 89,493,570 128,461,189 +38,967,619
000 10,398,705 8,751,827 -1,646,878
Immingham Docks 3,679,765 3,125,328 -554,437
Felixstowe 2,226,309 4,068,180 +1,841,871
Harwich 1,649,078 1,846,089 +197,011
London 1,043,204 1,413,222 +370,018
Tyne 992,595 1,230,772 +238,177
Newhaven 887,460 675,251 -212,209
Dover 928,368 616,526 -311,842
Liverpool Docks 597,006 658,664 +61,658

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