Import/export HS code 441821: Wooden shingles and shakes made of tropical wood

Roofing materials like shingles and shakes crafted from tropical wood

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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 £
Indonesia 79,547,875
China 41,220,903
Malaysia 24,948,822
Ireland 21,753,374
Poland 5,446,536

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 £
Indonesia 39,555,981 39,991,894 +435,913
China 20,810,384 20,410,519 -399,865
Malaysia 13,337,366 11,611,456 -1,725,910
Ireland 12,394,481 9,358,893 -3,035,588
Poland 2,382,012 3,064,524 +682,512
Spain 1,850,694 1,707,652 -143,042
Netherlands 1,229,861 1,335,937 +106,076
Viet Nam 2,061,964 438,187 -1,623,777
Lithuania 1,200,413 1,112,510 -87,903
France 969,615 1,108,564 +138,949

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 £
Indonesia 79,584,546
China 41,183,129
Malaysia 25,392,818
Ireland 19,749,304
Poland 7,757,930

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 £
Indonesia 39,465,312 40,119,234 +653,922
China 20,699,979 20,483,150 -216,829
Malaysia 13,446,218 11,946,600 -1,499,618
Ireland 11,237,858 8,511,446 -2,726,412
Poland 3,429,764 4,328,166 +898,402
Spain 1,964,981 1,717,161 -247,820
Viet Nam 2,061,964 477,866 -1,584,098
Lithuania 1,027,887 1,088,247 +60,360
Latvia 699,663 1,107,719 +408,056
India 775,893 714,962 -60,931

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 28
Outer London - South 22
Inner London - West 20
Inner London - East 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15

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
Outer London - West and North West 17 19 +2
Outer London - South 15 18 +3
Inner London - West 13 14 +1
Inner London - East 9 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 9 -4
Outer London - East and North East 10 12 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Essex 9 9 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 9 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 5 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 151,244,233
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,314,865
Other 2,016,250
Air transport 607,326
Road transport 12,329

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,088,454 74,155,779 -2,932,675
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,147,921 17,166,944 -1,980,977
Other 1,177,259 838,991 -338,268
Air transport 347,272 260,054 -87,218
Road transport 0 12,329 +12,329

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 102,791,150
London Gateway Port 21,582,530
Holyhead 19,374,448
Southampton 16,525,498
Dover 9,322,946

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 £
Felixstowe 53,843,168 48,947,982 -4,895,186
London Gateway Port 11,320,408 10,262,122 -1,058,286
Holyhead 10,978,270 8,396,178 -2,582,092
Southampton 6,985,256 9,540,242 +2,554,986
Dover 4,744,174 4,578,772 -165,402
Liverpool Docks 3,097,454 3,136,115 +38,661
Harwich 1,815,613 2,068,327 +252,714
Belfast Port 1,271,118 1,294,663 +23,545
Eurotunnel 1,009,420 1,369,142 +359,722
000 1,177,259 838,991 -338,268

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities
86
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
40
Construction of buildings
39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
33
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 42
2026-04 52
2026-03 55
2026-02 51
2026-01 38

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
0-1m 118
1m-15m 66
54m+ 20
Other 12
15m-54m 10

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 £
Ireland 12,473,738
United Republic of Tanzania 1,356,384
Australia 808,043
China 651,264
France 425,828

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 £
Ireland 5,661,801 6,811,937 +1,150,136
United Republic of Tanzania 1,356,384 0 -1,356,384
Australia 0 808,043 +808,043
China 121,873 529,391 +407,518
France 293,887 131,941 -161,946
Gibraltar 69,461 89,709 +20,248
Antigua and Barbuda 110,611 0 -110,611
Spain 64,932 45,000 -19,932
United States 27,896 70,167 +42,271
New Zealand 0 63,268 +63,268

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 7,599,475
Indonesia 1,069,463
Ireland 520,826
Nicaragua 264,712
Spain 12,729

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 3,074,045 4,525,430 +1,451,385
Indonesia 670,344 399,119 -271,225
Ireland 509,477 11,349 -498,128
Nicaragua 264,712 0 -264,712
Spain 5,550 7,179 +1,629
Poland 8,553 0 -8,553
Singapore 4,184 368 -3,816
XL 0 4,363 +4,363
China 1,232 0 -1,232

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 11,270,118
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,760,404
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,001,513
Air transport 496,310

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 £
Other 5,352,851 5,917,267 +564,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,497,849 1,262,555 -235,294
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 796,031 1,205,482 +409,451
Air transport 160,600 335,710 +175,110

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 11,270,118
Felixstowe 1,231,144
Holyhead 1,110,822
London Gateway Port 685,239
Southampton 495,054

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 £
000 5,352,851 5,917,267 +564,416
Felixstowe 1,100,860 130,284 -970,576
Holyhead 324,801 786,021 +461,220
London Gateway Port 57,180 628,059 +570,879
Southampton 693 494,361 +493,668
Dover / Eurotunnel 211,048 255,660 +44,612
Liverpool Docks 381,212 47,820 -333,392
London Heathrow Airport 126,818 271,360 +144,542
Heysham 60,646 47,287 -13,359
Dover 31,895 51,395 +19,500

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 441821

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

Description: Roofing materials like shingles and shakes crafted from tropical wood