Import/export HS code 44071220: Fir and spruce wood, planed

Fir and spruce wood that has been smoothed by planing

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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 £
Sweden 688,759,380
Latvia 130,446,458
Germany 112,597,915
Finland 96,074,957
Ireland 87,760,916

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 £
Sweden 348,392,819 340,366,561 -8,026,258
Latvia 72,625,654 57,820,804 -14,804,850
Germany 52,249,879 60,348,036 +8,098,157
Finland 44,681,876 51,393,081 +6,711,205
Ireland 41,847,965 45,912,951 +4,064,986
Norway 12,448,121 8,712,467 -3,735,654
Netherlands 9,775,068 6,245,967 -3,529,101
Estonia 5,933,242 4,123,017 -1,810,225
Switzerland 4,831,234 417,228 -4,414,006
Denmark 2,437,127 2,138,791 -298,336

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 £
Sweden 652,169,842
Latvia 124,053,599
Germany 116,566,187
Finland 87,018,944
Ireland 71,851,511

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 £
Sweden 332,531,443 319,638,399 -12,893,044
Latvia 69,975,149 54,078,450 -15,896,699
Germany 56,760,345 59,805,842 +3,045,497
Finland 39,155,304 47,863,640 +8,708,336
Ireland 34,838,601 37,012,910 +2,174,309
Norway 12,523,199 9,269,525 -3,253,674
Estonia 5,905,290 4,782,757 -1,122,533
Denmark 2,355,816 2,670,876 +315,060
Czechia 1,831,368 1,110,216 -721,152
Netherlands 2,011,641 869,213 -1,142,428

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 14
West Midlands 14
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
West Yorkshire 9

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
Essex 9 11 +2
West Midlands 10 11 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 10 6 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 11 +4
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Kent 7 7 +0
Merseyside 5 7 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 4 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +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) 877,603,306
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 220,843,454
Other 79,506,749
Road transport 2,543,360
Air transport 955

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) 460,605,206 416,998,100 -43,607,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 100,389,969 120,453,485 +20,063,516
Other 38,312,581 41,194,168 +2,881,587
Road transport 306,895 2,236,465 +1,929,570
Air transport 955 0 -955

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Medway 295,261,309
Immingham Docks 233,024,957
London 109,114,139
Hull 105,260,886
000 79,506,749

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 £
Medway 146,347,715 148,913,594 +2,565,879
Immingham Docks 115,379,940 117,645,017 +2,265,077
London 50,934,166 58,179,973 +7,245,807
Hull 51,592,574 53,668,312 +2,075,738
000 38,312,581 41,194,168 +2,881,587
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 39,935,342 26,471,712 -13,463,630
Grangemouth Docks 21,503,113 21,464,763 -38,350
Liverpool Docks 15,720,689 16,302,975 +582,286
Ipswich Dock 16,066,278 14,874,049 -1,192,229
Dundee 11,494,302 13,978,100 +2,483,798

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 96
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 59
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Other manufacturing 10
Specialised construction activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 62
2025-11 69
2025-10 77
2025-09 74
2025-08 55

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 89
54m+ 50
15m-54m 27
0-1m 16
Other 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 83,497,944
Taiwan 152,556
Grenada 62,886
Falkland Islands 40,076
Nigeria 40,075

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 38,151,145 45,346,799 +7,195,654
Taiwan 101,836 50,720 -51,116
Grenada 62,886 0 -62,886
Falkland Islands 10,695 29,381 +18,686
Nigeria 0 40,075 +40,075
Iceland 14,118 17,995 +3,877
Trinidad and Tobago 29,498 0 -29,498
Germany 0 20,710 +20,710
Libya 0 17,130 +17,130
Estonia 0 14,397 +14,397

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 £
Sweden 35,143,771
XI 34,634,635
Finland 10,229,025
Ireland 1,820,630
Estonia 221,951

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 £
Sweden 16,367,843 18,775,928 +2,408,085
XI 15,480,939 19,153,696 +3,672,757
Finland 5,299,273 4,929,752 -369,521
Ireland 285,154 1,535,476 +1,250,322
Estonia 79,416 142,535 +63,119
Germany 105,906 63,362 -42,544
Latvia 6,195 0 -6,195
Poland 146 0 -146
France 81 0 -81

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 82,250,338
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,349,743
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 345,464

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 37,629,662 44,620,676 +6,991,014
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 560,430 789,313 +228,883
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 204,915 140,549 -64,366

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 82,250,338
Holyhead 464,525
Liverpool Docks 403,152
Heysham 372,218
Felixstowe 169,686

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 37,629,662 44,620,676 +6,991,014
Holyhead 91,531 372,994 +281,463
Liverpool Docks 139,101 264,051 +124,950
Heysham 293,771 78,447 -215,324
Felixstowe 101,836 67,850 -33,986
London Gateway Port 40,193 50,535 +10,342
Portsmouth 62,886 0 -62,886
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,423 40,081 +18,658
Southampton 0 20,148 +20,148
London 0 14,397 +14,397

Quick facts

HS code: 44071220

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

Description: Fir and spruce wood that has been smoothed by planing