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 80,366,209
China 40,505,157
Malaysia 25,482,839
Ireland 22,821,814
Poland 5,255,301

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 42,092,524 38,273,685 -3,818,839
China 20,401,343 20,103,814 -297,529
Malaysia 13,854,316 11,628,523 -2,225,793
Ireland 13,496,575 9,325,239 -4,171,336
Poland 2,275,596 2,979,705 +704,109
Spain 2,082,682 1,649,590 -433,092
Netherlands 1,180,708 1,367,511 +186,803
Viet Nam 1,545,237 962,742 -582,495
Lithuania 1,175,165 1,202,383 +27,218
France 928,638 1,122,778 +194,140

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 80,402,880
China 40,547,432
Malaysia 25,848,228
Ireland 20,727,828
Poland 7,549,116

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 41,769,071 38,633,809 -3,135,262
China 20,323,735 20,223,697 -100,038
Malaysia 13,963,168 11,885,060 -2,078,108
Ireland 12,236,607 8,491,221 -3,745,386
Poland 3,310,778 4,238,338 +927,560
Spain 2,167,732 1,688,336 -479,396
Viet Nam 1,545,237 1,002,421 -542,816
Lithuania 1,002,639 1,178,120 +175,481
Latvia 680,113 1,088,185 +408,072
India 828,800 575,998 -252,802

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 19
Inner London - East 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16

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 18 18 +0
Outer London - South 14 18 +4
Inner London - West 12 16 +4
Inner London - East 9 11 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 9 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 7 -3
Outer London - East and North East 9 10 +1
Essex 9 10 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 6 +1

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) 151,932,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,273,212
Other 2,106,166
Air transport 615,337
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) 79,209,405 72,722,724 -6,486,681
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,138,108 17,135,104 -3,003,004
Other 1,280,604 825,562 -455,042
Air transport 348,000 267,337 -80,663
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 102,180,368
London Gateway Port 22,066,824
Holyhead 20,356,873
Southampton 17,082,001
Dover 9,395,720

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 54,097,311 48,083,057 -6,014,254
London Gateway Port 12,330,131 9,736,693 -2,593,438
Holyhead 12,004,503 8,352,370 -3,652,133
Southampton 7,641,434 9,440,567 +1,799,133
Dover 4,893,423 4,502,297 -391,126
Liverpool Docks 3,212,988 3,162,191 -50,797
Harwich 1,740,724 2,026,179 +285,455
Belfast Port 1,135,060 1,362,820 +227,760
Eurotunnel 940,651 1,429,173 +488,522
000 1,280,604 825,562 -455,042

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities 88
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Construction of buildings 38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
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
2026-04 52
2026-03 55
2026-02 51
2026-01 38
2025-12 50

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 120
1m-15m 64
54m+ 19
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 12,290,331
United Republic of Tanzania 1,358,644
Australia 808,043
China 692,547
France 427,068

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 5,449,757 6,840,574 +1,390,817
United Republic of Tanzania 1,358,644 0 -1,358,644
Australia 0 808,043 +808,043
China 154,393 538,154 +383,761
France 295,063 132,005 -163,058
Gibraltar 53,307 105,255 +51,948
United States 62,981 69,620 +6,639
Antigua and Barbuda 0 110,611 +110,611
Spain 64,932 45,000 -19,932
Botswana 0 59,678 +59,678

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 7,431,555
Indonesia 1,068,974
Ireland 522,040
Nicaragua 271,729
Spain 12,146

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 2,819,165 4,612,390 +1,793,225
Indonesia 670,210 398,764 -271,446
Ireland 508,311 13,729 -494,582
Nicaragua 265,233 6,496 -258,737
Spain 4,944 7,202 +2,258
Poland 8,553 0 -8,553
Singapore 3,011 1,541 -1,470
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 11,113,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,810,828
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,971,869
Air transport 513,274

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 5,117,467 5,996,454 +878,987
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,534,311 1,276,517 -257,794
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 807,043 1,164,826 +357,783
Air transport 68,193 445,081 +376,888

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 11,113,921
Felixstowe 1,273,477
Holyhead 1,082,508
London Gateway Port 674,546
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 5,117,467 5,996,454 +878,987
Felixstowe 1,143,193 130,284 -1,012,909
Holyhead 346,751 735,757 +389,006
London Gateway Port 33,218 641,328 +608,110
Southampton 0 495,054 +495,054
Dover / Eurotunnel 201,755 262,519 +60,764
Liverpool Docks 397,238 44,593 -352,645
London Heathrow Airport 16,207 381,971 +365,764
Heysham 57,705 50,228 -7,477
Dover 28,860 54,430 +25,570

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