Import/export HS code 441011: Particle board

A type of wood board made from compressed wood particles, often used in furniture and construction

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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 62,181,007
Belgium 56,789,304
Portugal 35,783,901
Netherlands 20,032,119
Spain 19,802,018

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 33,847,605 28,333,402 -5,514,203
Belgium 30,674,413 26,114,891 -4,559,522
Portugal 18,084,992 17,698,909 -386,083
Netherlands 7,736,749 12,295,370 +4,558,621
Spain 10,378,154 9,423,864 -954,290
France 6,576,007 11,506,475 +4,930,468
Poland 7,292,383 6,523,410 -768,973
Italy 5,758,381 5,693,332 -65,049
Austria 4,783,850 5,318,050 +534,200
Ireland 5,113,489 4,879,674 -233,815

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 73,460,335
Belgium 56,181,070
Portugal 40,681,663
Spain 16,417,975
France 15,747,490

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 38,805,205 34,655,130 -4,150,075
Belgium 30,877,686 25,303,384 -5,574,302
Portugal 20,848,953 19,832,710 -1,016,243
Spain 8,802,782 7,615,193 -1,187,589
France 5,630,611 10,116,879 +4,486,268
Poland 5,886,594 6,535,535 +648,941
Italy 5,833,527 5,942,747 +109,220
Austria 5,167,233 5,826,241 +659,008
Switzerland 4,061,581 3,791,538 -270,043
Luxembourg 268,282 6,039,230 +5,770,948

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
West Yorkshire 20
Greater Manchester 13
West Midlands 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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 14 11 -3
West Yorkshire 16 12 -4
Greater Manchester 7 9 +2
West Midlands 10 10 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 6 -3
Essex 9 5 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Outer London - East and North East 5 5 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 6 +0

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) 167,156,809
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 99,053,154
Other 9,564,757
Road transport 913,557
Air transport 446,542

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) 85,371,879 81,784,930 -3,586,949
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,217,149 50,836,005 +2,618,856
Other 4,265,693 5,299,064 +1,033,371
Road transport 843,803 69,754 -774,049
Air transport 314,216 132,326 -181,890

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 77,078,408
Liverpool Docks 52,941,763
Dover 45,222,146
London 39,888,448
Killingholme 14,133,295

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 £
Immingham Docks 41,339,423 35,738,985 -5,600,438
Liverpool Docks 26,971,658 25,970,105 -1,001,553
Dover 19,776,392 25,445,754 +5,669,362
London 20,858,262 19,030,186 -1,828,076
Killingholme 5,642,848 8,490,447 +2,847,599
000 4,265,693 5,299,064 +1,033,371
Felixstowe 3,582,020 3,079,491 -502,529
Eurotunnel 2,074,642 3,235,745 +1,161,103
Middlesbrough 3,415,608 1,075,394 -2,340,214
Harwich 2,521,331 897,449 -1,623,882

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 74
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Manufacture of furniture 26
Specialised construction activities 21
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 49
2025-10 53
2025-09 51
2025-08 57

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 87
54m+ 74
15m-54m 30
0-1m 24
Other 14

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 39,524,319
Germany 2,080,206
Belgium 1,437,961
United States 1,289,570
France 1,269,320

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 20,076,612 19,447,707 -628,905
Germany 1,808,087 272,119 -1,535,968
Belgium 741,304 696,657 -44,647
United States 757,167 532,403 -224,764
France 704,296 565,024 -139,272
Netherlands 982,181 103,403 -878,778
Poland 696,951 70,356 -626,595
United Arab Emirates 514,233 45,671 -468,562
Iceland 177,812 163,205 -14,607
Lebanon 54,604 209,871 +155,267

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 5,860,353
Italy 568,416
Ireland 259,574
Germany 253,277
Spain 145,601

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 3,374,719 2,485,634 -889,085
Italy 287,710 280,706 -7,004
Ireland 126,468 133,106 +6,638
Germany 93,999 159,278 +65,279
Spain 140,756 4,845 -135,911
Belgium 1,975 16,932 +14,957
Portugal 2,674 8,726 +6,052
Poland 7,819 0 -7,819
Sweden 4,668 864 -3,804
Austria 0 2,557 +2,557

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,950,817
Other 8,050,188
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,928,436
Air transport 851,583

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,489,627 17,461,190 -2,028,437
Other 4,498,947 3,551,241 -947,706
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,171,735 1,756,701 -1,415,034
Air transport 458,770 392,813 -65,957

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 21,516,448
000 8,050,188
Holyhead 5,437,670
Liverpool Docks 4,869,856
Immingham Docks 3,517,394

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 £
Heysham 10,992,503 10,523,945 -468,558
000 4,498,947 3,551,241 -947,706
Holyhead 1,957,755 3,479,915 +1,522,160
Liverpool Docks 2,799,513 2,070,343 -729,170
Immingham Docks 2,611,722 905,672 -1,706,050
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,454,619 1,041,379 -1,413,240
London Gateway Port 533,910 477,604 -56,306
Manchester Airport 360,844 254,745 -106,099
Felixstowe 294,603 150,837 -143,766
Southampton 249,220 176,214 -73,006

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 441011

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

Description: A type of wood board made from compressed wood particles, often used in furniture and construction