Import/export HS code 4403: Rough wood

Unprocessed wood, which may still have bark or sapwood. Can be roughly shaped or left natural

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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 96,647,038
Finland 29,562,449
Sweden 19,166,977
Norway 14,655,394
Poland 5,622,913

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 48,741,293 47,905,745 -835,548
Finland 12,998,306 16,564,143 +3,565,837
Sweden 9,938,861 9,228,116 -710,745
Norway 7,232,059 7,423,335 +191,276
Poland 2,150,682 3,472,231 +1,321,549
France 3,027,323 1,876,296 -1,151,027
Latvia 3,290,666 609,069 -2,681,597
Netherlands 1,649,831 1,390,595 -259,236
Belgium 831,885 1,376,679 +544,794
Germany 673,453 780,611 +107,158

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 £
Ireland 55,726,702
Finland 26,145,783
Norway 14,989,257
Sweden 11,474,418
France 5,183,761

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 £
Ireland 28,085,162 27,641,540 -443,622
Finland 11,977,485 14,168,298 +2,190,813
Norway 7,638,470 7,350,787 -287,683
Sweden 5,608,334 5,866,084 +257,750
France 3,267,893 1,915,868 -1,352,025
Poland 2,092,475 2,481,397 +388,922
Latvia 2,821,798 510,756 -2,311,042
Belgium 1,084,280 1,929,220 +844,940
Germany 894,359 839,387 -54,972
Estonia 237,427 1,023,770 +786,343

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Essex 4
Norfolk 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Essex 3 2 -1
Norfolk 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2

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) 73,883,761
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,563,266
Other 51,323,701
Road transport 183,756
Air transport 159,553

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) 36,052,214 37,831,547 +1,779,333
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,868,726 30,694,540 -174,186
Other 25,852,798 25,470,903 -381,895
Road transport 119,854 63,902 -55,952
Air transport 52,565 106,988 +54,423

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 51,323,701
Liverpool Docks 24,650,928
Newport 21,705,908
Immingham Docks 17,209,010
Holyhead 12,475,993

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 25,852,798 25,470,903 -381,895
Liverpool Docks 11,525,743 13,125,185 +1,599,442
Newport 10,042,644 11,663,264 +1,620,620
Immingham Docks 8,575,056 8,633,954 +58,898
Holyhead 6,005,054 6,470,939 +465,885
Boston 4,048,749 4,365,057 +316,308
Milford 4,150,421 4,059,887 -90,534
Inverness 5,495,165 2,568,104 -2,927,061
Dover 3,246,952 3,942,447 +695,495
Montrose 2,366,745 3,097,012 +730,267

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 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 8
Other manufacturing 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 9
2025-09 4
2025-08 12
2025-07 14

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 34
54m+ 14
0-1m 10
15m-54m 8

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 25,988,105
Sweden 12,592,928
Germany 2,641,647
Norway 2,329,175
Viet Nam 853,110

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 16,951,861 9,036,244 -7,915,617
Sweden 6,815,331 5,777,597 -1,037,734
Germany 1,420,946 1,220,701 -200,245
Norway 496,511 1,832,664 +1,336,153
Viet Nam 441,913 411,197 -30,716
France 416,392 245,842 -170,550
Belgium 647,040 7,995 -639,045
Iceland 418,265 156,002 -262,263
Luxembourg 0 571,500 +571,500
India 200,489 223,751 +23,262

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 9,266,750
Sweden 5,211,426
XU 2,693,587
Ireland 1,791,163
Nicaragua 1,221,205

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 5,037,491 4,229,259 -808,232
Sweden 3,084,618 2,126,808 -957,810
XU 1,813,994 879,593 -934,401
Ireland 949,807 841,356 -108,451
Nicaragua 663,719 557,486 -106,233
XL 67,169 0 -67,169
Latvia 17,846 20,236 +2,390
Finland 7,663 16,797 +9,134
France 19,737 1,225 -18,512
India 2,150 0 -2,150

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) 25,514,518
Other 20,339,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,028,332
Air transport 472,152

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) 15,429,148 10,085,370 -5,343,778
Other 11,664,796 8,674,520 -2,990,276
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,336,728 691,604 -645,124
Air transport 213,804 258,348 +44,544

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 20,339,316
Inverness 6,478,001
499 6,177,945
Greenock 4,172,052
Aberdeen Docks 4,083,767

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 11,664,796 8,674,520 -2,990,276
Inverness 3,671,894 2,806,107 -865,787
499 3,283,935 2,894,010 -389,925
Greenock 4,172,052 0 -4,172,052
Aberdeen Docks 1,576,193 2,507,574 +931,381
Montrose 0 1,194,729 +1,194,729
Southampton 551,971 355,407 -196,564
Hull 684,146 0 -684,146
Dover / Eurotunnel 383,135 296,107 -87,028
Blyth Harbour 643,800 0 -643,800

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 4403

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

Description: Unprocessed wood, which may still have bark or sapwood. Can be roughly shaped or left natural