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 2,473,122
Japan 176,786
Netherlands 148,930
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 105,713
Denmark 96,035

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 1,365,659 1,107,463 -258,196
Japan 91,259 85,527 -5,732
Netherlands 42,088 106,842 +64,754
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 50,858 54,855 +3,997
Denmark 48,992 47,043 -1,949
Germany 12,465 10,136 -2,329
Switzerland 0 16,869 +16,869
Taiwan 9,435 7,138 -2,297
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 2,852,628
Japan 189,546
Uzbekistan 13,003
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10,989
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 1,505,000 1,347,628 -157,372
Japan 107,829 81,717 -26,112
Uzbekistan 0 13,003 +13,003
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,795 8,194 +5,399
Thailand 9,856 0 -9,856
South Korea 7,391 1,808 -5,583
Taiwan 3,532 2,010 -1,522
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 19
Outer London - West and North West 12
Inner London - East 10
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 14 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 9 +2
Inner London - East 5 9 +4
Outer London - South 7 7 +0
Outer London - East and North East 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
West Midlands 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 1 5 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Essex 2 2 +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) 2,637,247
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 242,810
Air transport 189,466
Other 43,571
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) 1,454,379 1,182,868 -271,511
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 83,025 159,785 +76,760
Air transport 77,979 111,487 +33,508
Other 40,762 2,809 -37,953
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 1,363,487
Southampton 913,552
London Gateway Port 302,029
London Heathrow Airport 115,904
Immingham Docks 114,498

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 733,193 630,294 -102,899
Southampton 552,280 361,272 -191,008
London Gateway Port 135,133 166,896 +31,763
London Heathrow Airport 50,866 65,038 +14,172
Immingham Docks 60,421 54,077 -6,344
000 40,762 2,809 -37,953
499 5,004 30,529 +25,525
Eurotunnel 13,322 21,546 +8,224
Purfleet 1,731 30,696 +28,965
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
51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
33
Food and beverage service activities
17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4
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
2026-05 14
2026-04 16
2026-03 16
2026-02 20
2026-01 16

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+ 20
Other 20
0-1m 17
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 40,113
Switzerland 34,750
Finland 23,562
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 10,082 30,031 +19,949
Switzerland 24,992 9,758 -15,234
Finland 10,490 13,072 +2,582
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,840 5,250 -4,590
Austria 9,936 4,212 -5,724
Germany 1,760 9,331 +7,571
Norway 4,830 5,703 +873
Italy 4,256 5,810 +1,554
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 920
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 19 901 +882
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) 153,030
Air transport 45,415
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,867
Road transport 2,709
Other 1,181

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) 78,783 74,247 -4,536
Air transport 17,818 27,597 +9,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 975 42,892 +41,917
Road transport 2,709 0 -2,709
Other 109 1,072 +963

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,721
Felixstowe 42,892
Holyhead 26,407
East Midlands Airport 24,447
Immingham Docks 19,666

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 48,043 20,678 -27,365
Felixstowe 0 42,892 +42,892
Holyhead 5,114 21,293 +16,179
East Midlands Airport 12,863 11,584 -1,279
Immingham Docks 8,770 10,896 +2,126
London Heathrow Airport 2,180 16,013 +13,833
Dover 3,160 10,441 +7,281
Liverpool Docks 1,769 6,518 +4,749
London 5,418 0 -5,418
Hull 2,363 2,363 +0

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