Import/export HS code 441912: Wooden chopsticks

Eating utensils made of wood, commonly used in Asian cuisine

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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 £
China 2,584,295
Japan 204,745
Netherlands 149,147
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 125,778
Denmark 98,122

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 £
China 1,349,496 1,234,799 -114,697
Japan 109,850 94,895 -14,955
Netherlands 31,740 117,407 +85,667
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 64,302 61,476 -2,826
Denmark 53,105 45,017 -8,088
Germany 10,685 11,993 +1,308
Switzerland 0 16,869 +16,869
Taiwan 7,707 8,866 +1,159
Uzbekistan 0 13,003 +13,003
Belgium 12,693 0 -12,693

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 £
China 2,975,583
Japan 217,505
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 22,335
Uzbekistan 13,003
Thailand 9,856

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 £
China 1,491,190 1,484,393 -6,797
Japan 126,420 91,085 -35,335
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 14,141 8,194 -5,947
Uzbekistan 0 13,003 +13,003
Thailand 9,856 0 -9,856
South Korea 7,391 1,808 -5,583
Taiwan 1,804 3,738 +1,934
El Salvador 0 1,319 +1,319
Denmark 0 1,247 +1,247
United States 0 1,202 +1,202

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Outer London - West and North West 12
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - South 9
Outer London - East and North East 8

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 13 16 +3
Outer London - West and North West 6 10 +4
Inner London - East 6 9 +3
Outer London - South 7 7 +0
Outer London - East and North East 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
West Midlands 1 4 +3
West Yorkshire 1 5 +4
Essex 1 3 +2

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) 2,767,975
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 244,554
Air transport 212,212
Other 52,173
Road transport 2,660

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) 1,462,490 1,305,485 -157,005
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 81,961 162,593 +80,632
Air transport 78,420 133,792 +55,372
Other 40,222 11,951 -28,271
Road transport 0 2,660 +2,660

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,451,517
Southampton 948,131
London Gateway Port 287,891
London Heathrow Airport 140,338
Immingham Docks 116,585

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 761,296 690,221 -71,075
Southampton 592,464 355,667 -236,797
London Gateway Port 56,210 231,681 +175,471
London Heathrow Airport 60,600 79,738 +19,138
Immingham Docks 61,549 55,036 -6,513
000 40,222 11,951 -28,271
Purfleet 4,260 30,696 +26,436
Eurotunnel 9,742 25,126 +15,384
499 0 31,019 +31,019
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 30,455 +30,455

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 53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Food and beverage service activities 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 16
2026-03 16
2026-02 20
2026-01 16
2025-12 19

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 49
Other 21
54m+ 20
0-1m 18
15m-54m 14

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 £
China 43,780
Ireland 41,949
Switzerland 34,750
Finland 26,271
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,090

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 £
China 888 42,892 +42,004
Ireland 12,092 29,857 +17,765
Switzerland 22,128 12,622 -9,506
Finland 13,199 13,072 -127
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,840 5,250 -4,590
Austria 9,936 4,212 -5,724
Norway 4,830 7,604 +2,774
Germany 1,760 9,331 +7,571
Italy 4,256 3,810 -446
Malaysia 0 7,464 +7,464

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 £
China 894
Japan 4

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 £
China 0 894 +894
Japan 0 4 +4

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) 155,790
Air transport 48,793
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,430
Road transport 5,418
Other 989

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) 77,158 78,632 +1,474
Air transport 21,221 27,572 +6,351
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,538 42,892 +37,354
Road transport 5,418 0 -5,418
Other 91 898 +807

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,453
Felixstowe 42,892
East Midlands Airport 29,825
Holyhead 27,445
Immingham Docks 21,567

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 46,291 23,162 -23,129
Felixstowe 0 42,892 +42,892
East Midlands Airport 17,366 12,459 -4,907
Holyhead 6,152 21,293 +15,141
Immingham Docks 8,770 12,797 +4,027
London Heathrow Airport 1,080 15,113 +14,033
Dover 3,160 10,441 +7,281
Liverpool Docks 1,769 6,518 +4,749
499 5,418 0 -5,418
London 5,418 0 -5,418

Quick facts

HS code: 441912

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

Description: Eating utensils made of wood, commonly used in Asian cuisine