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 96,549,721
Finland 30,086,990
Sweden 18,179,827
Norway 14,811,207
Poland 5,808,929

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 48,712,377 47,837,344 -875,033
Finland 13,884,133 16,202,857 +2,318,724
Sweden 9,040,295 9,139,532 +99,237
Norway 7,219,020 7,592,187 +373,167
Poland 2,165,174 3,643,755 +1,478,581
France 2,891,680 2,006,063 -885,617
Latvia 3,491,216 423,695 -3,067,521
Netherlands 1,653,421 1,372,165 -281,256
Belgium 898,963 1,289,737 +390,774
Germany 700,382 781,773 +81,391

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 55,244,753
Finland 26,010,883
Norway 15,099,618
Sweden 11,041,705
France 5,176,562

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 27,671,536 27,573,217 -98,319
Finland 12,879,344 13,131,539 +252,195
Norway 7,596,819 7,502,799 -94,020
Sweden 4,738,380 6,303,325 +1,564,945
France 3,213,588 1,962,974 -1,250,614
Poland 2,065,480 2,502,903 +437,423
Latvia 3,022,348 320,048 -2,702,300
Belgium 1,118,120 1,847,381 +729,261
Germany 934,071 849,313 -84,758
Estonia 208,556 1,173,418 +964,862

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 1 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Northern Ireland 0 3 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +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) 74,202,615
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,658,524
Other 51,704,168
Road transport 164,805
Air transport 157,306

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) 35,725,419 38,477,196 +2,751,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,057,149 29,601,375 -1,455,774
Other 26,211,468 25,492,700 -718,768
Road transport 100,903 63,902 -37,001
Air transport 46,971 110,335 +63,364

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 51,704,168
Liverpool Docks 24,990,213
Newport 21,586,534
Immingham Docks 17,457,396
Holyhead 12,379,833

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 26,211,468 25,492,700 -718,768
Liverpool Docks 11,480,876 13,509,337 +2,028,461
Newport 10,059,092 11,527,442 +1,468,350
Immingham Docks 8,863,321 8,594,075 -269,246
Holyhead 5,927,282 6,452,551 +525,269
Boston 4,338,356 4,009,441 -328,915
Inverness 5,742,895 2,298,364 -3,444,531
Milford 3,982,503 4,002,073 +19,570
Dover 3,234,050 4,143,712 +909,662
Montrose 2,102,759 3,010,136 +907,377

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 5
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
2026-01 7
2025-11 2
2025-10 9
2025-09 4
2025-08 12

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+ 15
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 25,745,628
Sweden 12,381,873
Germany 2,641,647
Norway 2,329,175
Viet Nam 909,000

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 16,944,015 8,801,613 -8,142,402
Sweden 6,440,351 5,941,522 -498,829
Germany 1,646,346 995,301 -651,045
Norway 496,511 1,832,664 +1,336,153
Viet Nam 441,913 467,087 +25,174
Belgium 591,840 9,995 -581,845
Luxembourg 0 571,500 +571,500
France 310,779 255,276 -55,503
Iceland 372,156 148,902 -223,254
India 288,024 137,816 -150,208

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 9,149,731
Sweden 5,098,039
Ireland 1,763,160
Nicaragua 1,254,183
Latvia 36,803

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 5,073,301 4,076,430 -996,871
Sweden 3,214,541 1,883,498 -1,331,043
Ireland 919,276 843,884 -75,392
Nicaragua 669,050 585,133 -83,917
Latvia 15,562 21,241 +5,679
Finland 12,405 12,393 -12
France 10,625 1,110 -9,515
Netherlands 500 2,386 +1,886
India 2,150 0 -2,150
Germany 268 114 -154

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) 25,015,462
Other 20,132,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,110,210
Air transport 473,752

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) 14,946,343 10,069,119 -4,877,224
Other 11,685,929 8,446,298 -3,239,631
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,383,006 727,204 -655,802
Air transport 301,339 172,413 -128,926

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 20,132,227
Inverness 6,513,128
499 5,931,763
Greenock 4,096,452
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 11,685,929 8,446,298 -3,239,631
Inverness 3,803,303 2,709,825 -1,093,478
499 2,777,546 3,154,217 +376,671
Greenock 4,096,452 0 -4,096,452
Aberdeen Docks 1,801,593 2,282,174 +480,581
Montrose 0 1,194,729 +1,194,729
Southampton 551,971 416,061 -135,910
Dover / Eurotunnel 382,792 328,682 -54,110
Hull 684,146 0 -684,146
Blyth Harbour 588,600 0 -588,600

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