Import/export HS code 440121: Coniferous Wood Chips

Small pieces of wood from coniferous trees, used for fuel or industrial purposes

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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 £
Ireland 2,838,548
Netherlands 1,704,190
France 963,844
Belgium 939,562
Portugal 721,833

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 £
Ireland 1,792,709 1,045,839 -746,870
Netherlands 175,794 1,528,396 +1,352,602
France 559,745 404,099 -155,646
Belgium 462,192 477,370 +15,178
Portugal 433,281 288,552 -144,729
Germany 381,727 170,525 -211,202
United States 76,079 28,221 -47,858
Denmark 44,116 17,158 -26,958
South Africa 5,926 41,075 +35,149
Lithuania 15,838 16,321 +483

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 1,479,663
Spain 1,077,531
Netherlands 1,055,463
France 660,612
Portugal 609,766

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 849,763 629,900 -219,863
Spain 593,413 484,118 -109,295
Netherlands 7,500 1,047,963 +1,040,463
France 275,524 385,088 +109,564
Portugal 321,214 288,552 -32,662
United States 146,079 111,381 -34,698
Ireland 28,862 190,375 +161,513
South Africa 5,926 41,075 +35,149
Lithuania 15,838 16,321 +483
Poland 8,468 7,351 -1,117

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Cheshire 1

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Devon 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +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) 2,746,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,715,712
Other 2,563,615
Air transport 7,175

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) 1,099,465 1,647,305 +547,840
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,156,239 1,559,473 +403,234
Other 1,736,123 827,492 -908,631
Air transport 6,255 920 -5,335

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,563,615
Dover 2,284,735
Ellesmere Port 936,137
Immingham Docks 645,881
Liverpool Docks 543,191

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 £
000 1,736,123 827,492 -908,631
Dover 793,151 1,491,584 +698,433
Ellesmere Port 458,767 477,370 +18,603
Immingham Docks 333,102 312,779 -20,323
Liverpool Docks 251,596 291,595 +39,999
Felixstowe 74,991 360,806 +285,815
Holyhead 25,087 143,807 +118,720
Middlesbrough 137,276 0 -137,276
Southampton 80,322 35,573 -44,749
Eurotunnel 16,530 40,459 +23,929

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 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other personal service activities 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 2
2025-09 8
2025-08 3
2025-07 5

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 17
15m-54m 2
0-1m 1
54m+ 1
Other 1

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 6,021,269
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,718,902
Norway 3,529,415
Latvia 3,096,586
Sweden 2,933,004

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 2,679,222 3,342,047 +662,825
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,054,528 2,664,374 -390,154
Norway 2,134,889 1,394,526 -740,363
Latvia 3,096,586 0 -3,096,586
Sweden 1,264,654 1,668,350 +403,696
Germany 2,191,780 319,090 -1,872,690
Denmark 2,476,096 21,143 -2,454,953
France 1,510,042 774,637 -735,405
United Arab Emirates 1,003,791 754,760 -249,031
Japan 797,114 744,003 -53,111

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 6,115,432
Ireland 40,158
United States 14,845
XU 4,440
Portugal 1,076

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 2,790,028 3,325,404 +535,376
Ireland 37,485 2,673 -34,812
United States 8,769 6,076 -2,693
XU 0 4,440 +4,440
Portugal 514 562 +48
Germany 379 247 -132
Nicaragua 240 164 -76
China 6 2 -4

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,807,767
Other 6,176,989
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 986,559
Air transport 5,126

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,937,608 8,870,159 -9,067,449
Other 2,837,421 3,339,568 +502,147
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 557,626 428,933 -128,693
Air transport 5,126 0 -5,126

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Inverness 7,514,848
000 6,176,989
Southampton 5,860,680
Aberdeen Docks 5,314,550
London Gateway Port 4,590,848

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 £
Inverness 4,393,273 3,121,575 -1,271,698
000 2,837,421 3,339,568 +502,147
Southampton 3,022,656 2,838,024 -184,632
Aberdeen Docks 4,497,522 817,028 -3,680,494
London Gateway Port 2,522,490 2,068,358 -454,132
Medway 3,346,586 0 -3,346,586
Dover / Eurotunnel 253,600 292,889 +39,289
Portsmouth 122,590 55,505 -67,085
Immingham Docks 106,867 27,007 -79,860
Felixstowe 107,729 4,793 -102,936

Quick facts

HS code: 440121

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

Description: Small pieces of wood from coniferous trees, used for fuel or industrial purposes