Import/export HS code 441112: Thin fibreboard (up to 5mm thick)

Fibreboard that is 5mm or thinner, used for lightweight applications

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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 32,837,040
Spain 10,050,062
Poland 7,628,393
France 4,598,200
China 3,804,285

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 16,703,880 16,133,160 -570,720
Spain 4,698,198 5,351,864 +653,666
Poland 2,881,558 4,746,835 +1,865,277
France 2,326,420 2,271,780 -54,640
China 1,648,846 2,155,439 +506,593
Austria 2,113,467 737,996 -1,375,471
Hungary 1,552,174 911,128 -641,046
Germany 437,431 569,092 +131,661
Italy 296,968 491,524 +194,556
Belgium 96,349 600,536 +504,187

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 30,162,999
Spain 10,042,920
Poland 9,224,785
Germany 3,921,706
France 3,840,216

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 15,413,868 14,749,131 -664,737
Spain 4,697,228 5,345,692 +648,464
Poland 3,723,416 5,501,369 +1,777,953
Germany 2,543,558 1,378,148 -1,165,410
France 1,832,051 2,008,165 +176,114
China 1,653,566 2,141,848 +488,282
Hungary 1,563,481 915,209 -648,272
Italy 302,391 337,890 +35,499
Brazil 255,537 173,062 -82,475
Lithuania 78,058 114,047 +35,989

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
West Yorkshire 15
Greater Manchester 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Inner London - East 6

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 13 9 -4
West Yorkshire 12 13 +1
Greater Manchester 2 6 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Merseyside 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 5 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +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) 41,788,297
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,168,353
Other 2,869,351
Air transport 648,252
Road transport 41,132

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) 21,757,802 20,030,495 -1,727,307
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,354,176 12,814,177 +2,460,001
Other 1,304,303 1,565,048 +260,745
Air transport 285,115 363,137 +78,022
Road transport 14,770 26,362 +11,592

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 19,245,860
Liverpool Docks 17,574,944
Dover 6,093,661
Immingham Docks 5,536,812
Goole 3,655,687

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 £
Heysham 7,202,962 12,042,898 +4,839,936
Liverpool Docks 11,172,684 6,402,260 -4,770,424
Dover 3,590,019 2,503,642 -1,086,377
Immingham Docks 3,046,656 2,490,156 -556,500
Goole 1,346,869 2,308,818 +961,949
000 1,304,303 1,565,048 +260,745
Killingholme 684,679 1,665,578 +980,899
Felixstowe 1,216,640 1,071,423 -145,217
Fishguard 737,333 793,514 +56,181
London Gateway Port 378,041 810,420 +432,379

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 54
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 32
2025-10 37
2025-09 31
2025-08 32

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 47
54m+ 47
0-1m 26
15m-54m 17
Other 6

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 £
United States 781,254
Ireland 494,809
Germany 485,290
Kuwait 245,762
Spain 137,104

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 £
United States 603,777 177,477 -426,300
Ireland 315,422 179,387 -136,035
Germany 466,154 19,136 -447,018
Kuwait 200,623 45,139 -155,484
Spain 37,120 99,984 +62,864
Netherlands 66,277 24,496 -41,781
Saudi Arabia 0 88,603 +88,603
France 38,577 28,871 -9,706
Latvia 0 62,950 +62,950
Austria 0 20,659 +20,659

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 £
Finland 69,636
Ireland 57,239
XI 26,811
Hungary 12,166
Spain 8,130

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 £
Finland 38,409 31,227 -7,182
Ireland 38,577 18,662 -19,915
XI 21,458 5,353 -16,105
Hungary 6,807 5,359 -1,448
Spain 5,019 3,111 -1,908
Portugal 0 710 +710
France 332 348 +16

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) 1,142,560
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 767,269
Air transport 575,975
Other 197,307

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) 805,065 337,495 -467,570
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 611,302 155,967 -455,335
Air transport 290,536 285,439 -5,097
Other 124,566 72,741 -51,825

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 769,158
London Gateway Port 541,972
London Heathrow Airport 424,975
Holyhead 217,324
000 197,307

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 576,432 192,726 -383,706
London Gateway Port 523,799 18,173 -505,626
London Heathrow Airport 234,353 190,622 -43,731
Holyhead 146,740 70,584 -76,156
000 124,566 72,741 -51,825
Southampton 9,685 128,884 +119,199
East Midlands Airport 26,074 81,420 +55,346
Liverpool Docks 65,737 20,738 -44,999
Felixstowe 37,120 3,493 -33,627
Hull 0 32,374 +32,374

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 441112

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

Description: Fibreboard that is 5mm or thinner, used for lightweight applications