Import/export HS code 441881: Glue-laminated timber (glulam)

Engineered wood made by gluing layers of wood together for strength

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  • 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 £
Germany 11,273,491
Austria 10,520,947
Netherlands 10,218,638
France 6,430,904
Estonia 4,755,134

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 £
Germany 6,263,504 5,009,987 -1,253,517
Austria 5,055,160 5,465,787 +410,627
Netherlands 4,988,511 5,230,127 +241,616
France 3,200,453 3,230,451 +29,998
Estonia 2,021,183 2,733,951 +712,768
Sweden 1,695,162 1,156,411 -538,751
Finland 1,207,928 943,176 -264,752
Denmark 1,280,652 837,633 -443,019
Poland 853,441 609,690 -243,751
China 631,307 610,859 -20,448

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 £
Germany 16,958,239
Austria 15,938,214
Estonia 7,772,316
Finland 2,404,111
Poland 1,902,289

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 £
Germany 9,618,142 7,340,097 -2,278,045
Austria 7,263,478 8,674,736 +1,411,258
Estonia 3,829,098 3,943,218 +114,120
Finland 1,436,093 968,018 -468,075
Poland 1,024,629 877,660 -146,969
Sweden 778,748 914,616 +135,868
Denmark 846,741 793,519 -53,222
Netherlands 691,470 814,301 +122,831
Croatia 645,992 763,849 +117,857
China 631,307 610,859 -20,448

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 8
Inner London - East 7
West Midlands 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5

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
Essex 8 3 -5
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Lincolnshire 2 3 +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) 32,920,107
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,020,992
Road transport 505,260
Other 377,122
Air transport 24,403

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) 17,985,495 14,934,612 -3,050,883
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,716,156 14,304,836 +1,588,680
Road transport 231,632 273,628 +41,996
Other 161,296 215,826 +54,530
Air transport 8,234 16,169 +7,935

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 24,538,692
Immingham Docks 10,613,320
London 5,766,463
Felixstowe 4,540,985
Harwich 2,453,182

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 12,098,657 12,440,035 +341,378
Immingham Docks 5,423,627 5,189,693 -233,934
London 2,455,747 3,310,716 +854,969
Felixstowe 3,067,109 1,473,876 -1,593,233
Harwich 1,556,923 896,259 -660,664
Killingholme 1,458,106 709,655 -748,451
Middlesbrough 330,785 1,733,688 +1,402,903
Purfleet 1,043,458 697,845 -345,613
Eurotunnel 766,883 671,373 -95,510
Hull 973,342 93,380 -879,962

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 38
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Specialised construction activities 12
Construction of buildings 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 20
2025-10 26
2025-09 22
2025-08 21

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
1m-15m 47
54m+ 33
0-1m 17
15m-54m 10
Other 7

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 2,217,224
Japan 821,309
France 175,242
Poland 52,637
Australia 51,123

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 1,070,724 1,146,500 +75,776
Japan 821,309 0 -821,309
France 89,692 85,550 -4,142
Poland 50,800 1,837 -48,963
Australia 51,123 0 -51,123
South Korea 49,873 0 -49,873
Antigua and Barbuda 0 32,015 +32,015
Germany 0 28,424 +28,424
Brunei Darussalam 28,020 0 -28,020
Spain 1,700 23,075 +21,375

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 1,865,337
Netherlands 9,197
Nicaragua 1,913
Finland 1,732
China 875

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 853,186 1,012,151 +158,965
Netherlands 3,435 5,762 +2,327
Nicaragua 1,913 0 -1,913
Finland 440 1,292 +852
China 875 0 -875
India 611 0 -611

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 1,879,665
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 962,486
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 639,554
Air transport 78,424

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 860,460 1,019,205 +158,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 937,438 25,048 -912,390
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 363,956 275,598 -88,358
Air transport 33,204 45,220 +12,016

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,879,665
London Gateway Port 807,032
Dover / Eurotunnel 242,858
Holyhead 136,475
Liverpool Docks 124,278

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 £
000 860,460 1,019,205 +158,745
London Gateway Port 807,032 0 -807,032
Dover / Eurotunnel 149,833 93,025 -56,808
Holyhead 55,373 81,102 +25,729
Liverpool Docks 84,894 39,384 -45,510
London Heathrow Airport 33,204 45,220 +12,016
Southampton 71,098 1,086 -70,012
Felixstowe 51,123 8,487 -42,636
Fishguard 50,361 0 -50,361
London 0 25,224 +25,224

Quick facts

HS code: 441881

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

Description: Engineered wood made by gluing layers of wood together for strength