Import/export HS code 4415: Wooden packing and shipping materials

Wooden items like boxes, crates, drums, and pallets used for packing and shipping goods

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
France 19,264,777
Ireland 12,990,117
Netherlands 11,668,276
Germany 11,588,121
China 11,489,164

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 £
France 10,379,952 8,884,825 -1,495,127
Ireland 6,515,608 6,474,509 -41,099
Netherlands 5,660,651 6,007,625 +346,974
Germany 6,364,961 5,223,160 -1,141,801
China 6,606,574 4,882,590 -1,723,984
Belgium 4,945,715 4,805,669 -140,046
Poland 4,166,450 4,633,918 +467,468
Sweden 3,999,978 3,477,369 -522,609
United States 3,228,575 1,852,708 -1,375,867
Denmark 2,584,371 1,549,247 -1,035,124

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 £
France 16,630,400
China 12,604,216
Germany 10,834,348
Sweden 10,361,054
Poland 9,478,633

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 £
France 8,926,170 7,704,230 -1,221,940
China 7,077,245 5,526,971 -1,550,274
Germany 5,978,316 4,856,032 -1,122,284
Sweden 5,605,303 4,755,751 -849,552
Poland 4,560,312 4,918,321 +358,009
Netherlands 4,120,826 4,292,596 +171,770
United Kingdom 4,416,476 3,676,141 -740,335
Latvia 3,877,685 3,865,067 -12,618
United States 3,081,356 1,526,732 -1,554,624
Ireland 1,818,296 2,546,940 +728,644

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 121
Inner London - West 121
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 87
Surrey, East and West Sussex 75
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 70

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 82 71 -11
Inner London - West 80 79 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 60 53 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 50 48 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 47 52 +5
West Midlands 47 45 -2
Greater Manchester 43 41 -2
Outer London - West and North West 39 30 -9
Inner London - East 34 28 -6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 41 36 -5

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) 84,032,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,580,060
Other 9,612,705
Air transport 7,359,538
Road transport 1,169,560

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) 42,762,106 41,270,758 -1,491,348
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,057,480 12,522,580 -3,534,900
Other 4,952,570 4,660,135 -292,435
Air transport 4,382,161 2,977,377 -1,404,784
Road transport 561,863 607,697 +45,834
Rail transport 30,900 0 -30,900

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 31,528,362
Immingham Docks 21,964,380
Felixstowe 10,470,016
Eurotunnel 9,962,437
000 9,612,705

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 £
Dover 16,000,405 15,527,957 -472,448
Immingham Docks 10,910,258 11,054,122 +143,864
Felixstowe 5,979,278 4,490,738 -1,488,540
Eurotunnel 5,610,912 4,351,525 -1,259,387
000 4,952,570 4,660,135 -292,435
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,952,877 2,259,984 -692,893
Southampton 2,150,410 1,922,591 -227,819
London 2,000,810 1,636,962 -363,848
London Gateway Port 1,489,580 1,979,847 +490,267
London Heathrow Airport 1,920,228 1,230,228 -690,000

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 433
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 207
Other manufacturing 89
Manufacture of food products 81
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 78

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 268
2025-10 280
2025-09 261
2025-08 246
2025-07 297

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
54m+ 645
1m-15m 536
15m-54m 212
0-1m 139
Other 126

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 £
Germany 41,110,258
Netherlands 37,880,739
Spain 37,470,125
France 34,682,808
Belgium 28,778,832

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 £
Germany 17,782,219 23,328,039 +5,545,820
Netherlands 13,913,745 23,966,994 +10,053,249
Spain 22,406,588 15,063,537 -7,343,051
France 15,652,690 19,030,118 +3,377,428
Belgium 12,117,645 16,661,187 +4,543,542
Ireland 13,143,498 14,230,709 +1,087,211
Poland 10,128,186 15,331,331 +5,203,145
Italy 10,759,098 12,856,627 +2,097,529
Czechia 3,157,727 4,561,568 +1,403,841
Denmark 3,084,209 2,439,138 -645,071

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 18,850,866
Ireland 1,182,877
Nicaragua 342,006
XU 81,363
Netherlands 3,759

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 9,154,972 9,695,894 +540,922
Ireland 702,319 480,558 -221,761
Nicaragua 1,022 340,984 +339,962
XU 52,071 29,292 -22,779
Netherlands 3,759 0 -3,759
Germany 0 868 +868
China 2 4 +2

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) 251,246,857
Other 20,476,348
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,112,935
Air transport 5,647,157
Rail transport 1,501,155

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) 110,759,307 140,487,550 +29,728,243
Other 9,928,748 10,547,600 +618,852
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,612,423 5,500,512 -7,111,911
Air transport 2,470,132 3,177,025 +706,893
Rail transport 1,501,155 0 -1,501,155
Road transport 2,811 9,846 +7,035

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 214,899,432
000 20,476,348
Immingham Docks 9,797,091
Felixstowe 5,922,488
Dagenham 5,102,810

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 95,253,642 119,645,790 +24,392,148
000 9,928,748 10,547,600 +618,852
Immingham Docks 5,052,682 4,744,409 -308,273
Felixstowe 1,968,233 3,954,255 +1,986,022
Dagenham 5,102,810 0 -5,102,810
Portsmouth 2,073,170 2,475,969 +402,799
Harwich 1,414,410 2,415,276 +1,000,866
London Heathrow Airport 1,081,649 1,809,113 +727,464
London Gateway Port 1,391,081 1,305,781 -85,300
Liverpool Docks 1,590,250 1,028,641 -561,609

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 4415

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

Description: Wooden items like boxes, crates, drums, and pallets used for packing and shipping goods