Import/export HS code 440132: Wood Briquettes

Compressed blocks of wood used as fuel, similar to charcoal but made from wood waste

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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 £
Germany 647,714
Ghana 510,559
Netherlands 502,918
Lithuania 325,736
Ireland 207,772

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 317,863 329,851 +11,988
Ghana 311,098 199,461 -111,637
Netherlands 341,693 161,225 -180,468
Lithuania 147,158 178,578 +31,420
Ireland 120,116 87,656 -32,460
Ukraine 138,734 61,756 -76,978
Latvia 60,912 120,361 +59,449
Austria 0 120,388 +120,388
Italy 30,561 62,154 +31,593
Poland 48,794 32,672 -16,122

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 666,493
Ghana 524,991
Ukraine 310,485
Lithuania 307,427
Bosnia and Herzegovina 269,356

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 413,564 252,929 -160,635
Ghana 325,530 199,461 -126,069
Ukraine 219,283 91,202 -128,081
Lithuania 130,365 177,062 +46,697
Bosnia and Herzegovina 137,705 131,651 -6,054
Latvia 77,705 128,640 +50,935
Poland 68,984 80,735 +11,751
Italy 40,343 82,552 +42,209
Austria 0 120,388 +120,388
Netherlands 52,371 35,548 -16,823

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 7
Inner London - West 3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3
Outer London - East and North East 3
West Central Scotland 3

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
Lancashire 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 3 +2
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
West Central Scotland 3 1 -2
Devon 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,002,407
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 949,501
Other 193,348
Road transport 94,145
Air transport 4,309

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) 989,816 1,012,591 +22,775
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 541,726 407,775 -133,951
Other 105,692 87,656 -18,036
Road transport 66,551 27,594 -38,957
Air transport 3,077 1,232 -1,845

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 587,796
Grangemouth Docks 573,182
London Gateway Port 538,983
Immingham Docks 281,646
000 193,348

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 287,618 300,178 +12,560
Grangemouth Docks 317,975 255,207 -62,768
London Gateway Port 329,460 209,523 -119,937
Immingham Docks 163,106 118,540 -44,566
000 105,692 87,656 -18,036
Middlesbrough 49,761 112,141 +62,380
ZLC 75,858 75,333 -525
Belfast Port 42,152 50,864 +8,712
Liverpool Docks 60,159 29,205 -30,954
Killingholme 25,196 60,506 +35,310

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 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Food and beverage service activities 3
Forestry and logging 3
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 9
2025-09 9
2025-08 6
2025-07 8

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 23
0-1m 15
Other 5
15m-54m 4
54m+ 3

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 183,760
France 9,926
Saint Helena 3,900

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 62,341 121,419 +59,078
France 0 9,926 +9,926
Saint Helena 3,900 0 -3,900

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 £
Lithuania 94,766
Ireland 22,457
Colombia 9,018
Latvia 6,624
XU 3,592

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 £
Lithuania 58,814 35,952 -22,862
Ireland 2,933 19,524 +16,591
Colombia 0 9,018 +9,018
Latvia 0 6,624 +6,624
XU 0 3,592 +3,592
XI 594 2,456 +1,862
Ghana 0 2,578 +2,578

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 142,085
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,601
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,900

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 62,341 79,744 +17,403
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 51,601 +51,601
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,900 0 -3,900

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 142,085
Holyhead 29,695
Heysham 11,980
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,926
Southampton 3,900

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 62,341 79,744 +17,403
Holyhead 0 29,695 +29,695
Heysham 0 11,980 +11,980
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 9,926 +9,926
Southampton 3,900 0 -3,900

Quick facts

HS code: 440132

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

Description: Compressed blocks of wood used as fuel, similar to charcoal but made from wood waste