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 2,631,558
Netherlands 1,811,834
France 955,960
Belgium 939,562
Portugal 716,096

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 1,722,374 909,184 -813,190
Netherlands 273,330 1,538,504 +1,265,174
France 545,462 410,498 -134,964
Belgium 462,192 477,370 +15,178
Portugal 436,146 279,950 -156,196
Germany 372,591 165,729 -206,862
United States 76,079 28,221 -47,858
Denmark 52,743 8,531 -44,212
South Africa 5,926 49,187 +43,261
Spain 21,338 16,619 -4,719

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 1,469,202
Netherlands 1,144,807
Spain 1,086,157
France 667,360
Portugal 604,029

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 840,253 628,949 -211,304
Netherlands 106,210 1,038,597 +932,387
Spain 592,168 493,989 -98,179
France 269,510 397,850 +128,340
Portugal 324,079 279,950 -44,129
United States 146,079 111,381 -34,698
Ireland 35,350 200,944 +165,594
South Africa 5,926 49,187 +43,261
Lithuania 8,333 16,321 +7,988
Poland 7,549 7,514 -35

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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Cheshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
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
Inner London - East 1 0 -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) 2,819,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,750,149
Other 2,338,896
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) 1,170,902 1,648,376 +477,474
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,167,672 1,582,477 +414,805
Other 1,658,858 680,038 -978,820
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 £
Dover 2,359,014
000 2,338,896
Ellesmere Port 936,137
Immingham Docks 658,988
Liverpool Docks 546,226

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 870,172 1,488,842 +618,670
000 1,658,858 680,038 -978,820
Ellesmere Port 458,767 477,370 +18,603
Immingham Docks 322,296 336,692 +14,396
Liverpool Docks 262,024 284,202 +22,178
Felixstowe 80,371 335,252 +254,881
Holyhead 29,749 151,910 +122,161
Middlesbrough 131,558 0 -131,558
Southampton 80,322 35,573 -44,749
Eurotunnel 25,415 37,562 +12,147

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 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
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
2026-01 4
2025-11 6
2025-10 2
2025-09 8
2025-08 3

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 15
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 6,125,791
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,732,613
Norway 3,754,530
Latvia 3,096,586
Sweden 2,924,679

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 2,767,364 3,358,427 +591,063
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,328,128 2,404,485 -923,643
Norway 2,134,889 1,619,641 -515,248
Latvia 3,096,586 0 -3,096,586
Sweden 1,166,629 1,758,050 +591,421
Germany 2,016,236 312,516 -1,703,720
France 1,481,574 618,773 -862,801
Denmark 1,890,191 21,285 -1,868,906
United Arab Emirates 1,035,389 788,450 -246,939
Japan 814,367 750,329 -64,038

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 6,219,914
Ireland 40,683
United States 14,330
Portugal 1,149
Germany 605

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 2,879,683 3,340,231 +460,548
Ireland 37,451 3,232 -34,219
United States 8,572 5,758 -2,814
Portugal 547 602 +55
Germany 350 255 -95
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) 26,181,059
Other 6,282,797
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,011,919
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) 17,321,876 8,859,183 -8,462,693
Other 2,926,849 3,355,948 +429,099
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 558,399 453,520 -104,879
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 7,548,494
000 6,282,797
Southampton 5,846,005
London Gateway Port 4,777,604
Aberdeen Docks 4,547,483

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 4,274,461 3,274,033 -1,000,428
000 2,926,849 3,355,948 +429,099
Southampton 3,210,851 2,635,154 -575,697
London Gateway Port 2,670,381 2,107,223 -563,158
Aberdeen Docks 3,730,455 817,028 -2,913,427
Medway 3,346,586 0 -3,346,586
Dover / Eurotunnel 263,211 287,318 +24,107
Portsmouth 117,551 55,783 -61,768
Immingham Docks 106,864 27,149 -79,715
Belfast Port 55,632 59,400 +3,768

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