Import/export HS code 441510: Wooden boxes, crates, and drums for packing

Wooden containers such as boxes, crates, and drums designed for packing and transporting items

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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 16,614,356
China 9,822,826
Poland 6,422,191
United States 4,070,185
Germany 3,315,308

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 8,857,056 7,757,300 -1,099,756
China 5,603,982 4,218,844 -1,385,138
Poland 2,809,534 3,612,657 +803,123
United States 2,792,629 1,277,556 -1,515,073
Germany 1,714,674 1,600,634 -114,040
Netherlands 1,328,363 1,192,425 -135,938
Belgium 1,258,494 864,682 -393,812
Turkey 493,325 596,298 +102,973
Italy 475,763 517,266 +41,503
India 672,717 276,047 -396,670

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 15,447,735
China 10,085,054
Poland 6,736,399
United Kingdom 3,961,632
United States 3,410,350

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 8,149,986 7,297,749 -852,237
China 5,738,287 4,346,767 -1,391,520
Poland 3,042,133 3,694,266 +652,133
United Kingdom 2,132,384 1,829,248 -303,136
United States 2,586,816 823,534 -1,763,282
Germany 1,662,512 1,467,987 -194,525
Netherlands 835,508 517,497 -318,011
Belgium 788,258 360,010 -428,248
India 762,631 276,047 -486,584
Italy 402,074 447,999 +45,925

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 68
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 62
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 41
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41
West Midlands 37

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 48 37 -11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 41 30 -11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30 24 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 28 +0
West Midlands 25 23 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 22 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21 24 +3
Greater Manchester 20 18 -2
Inner London - East 19 14 -5
Outer London - West and North West 18 13 -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) 35,952,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,028,474
Air transport 5,837,773
Other 865,125
Road transport 766,851

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) 18,240,733 17,711,835 -528,898
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,355,914 5,672,560 -2,683,354
Air transport 3,797,234 2,040,539 -1,756,695
Other 175,067 690,058 +514,991
Road transport 486,416 280,435 -205,981
Rail transport 2,657 0 -2,657

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,144,760
Felixstowe 7,457,390
Eurotunnel 7,094,996
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,338,699
London Heathrow Airport 2,480,698

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 6,900,188 8,244,572 +1,344,384
Felixstowe 4,566,756 2,890,634 -1,676,122
Eurotunnel 3,839,164 3,255,832 -583,332
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,518,376 1,820,323 -698,053
London Heathrow Airport 1,671,891 808,807 -863,084
Southampton 1,155,648 1,258,576 +102,928
Immingham Docks 1,141,589 1,192,958 +51,369
London Gateway Port 808,409 1,168,845 +360,436
Portsmouth 760,850 949,603 +188,753
Grangemouth Docks 1,306,526 264,000 -1,042,526

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 173
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 134
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 46
Other manufacturing 42
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 94
2025-10 111
2025-09 102
2025-08 93
2025-07 109

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+ 315
1m-15m 252
15m-54m 74
0-1m 68
Other 62

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 £
France 9,154,325
Germany 6,117,312
Ireland 4,950,185
Netherlands 3,964,969
United States 2,637,262

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 £
France 4,359,307 4,795,018 +435,711
Germany 2,733,471 3,383,841 +650,370
Ireland 2,233,449 2,716,736 +483,287
Netherlands 2,157,017 1,807,952 -349,065
United States 1,231,533 1,405,729 +174,196
Poland 670,856 1,392,159 +721,303
Italy 448,393 756,556 +308,163
Spain 544,132 660,443 +116,311
Denmark 582,570 456,948 -125,622
Portugal 255,974 745,110 +489,136

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 1,028,926
Ireland 38,611
Nicaragua 1,019
XU 289
China 6

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 534,714 494,212 -40,502
Ireland 0 38,611 +38,611
Nicaragua 1,019 0 -1,019
XU 0 289 +289
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) 29,230,273
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,938,949
Air transport 4,771,553
Other 1,083,163
Road transport 3,919

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) 12,798,748 16,431,525 +3,632,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,755,189 3,183,760 -1,571,429
Air transport 2,096,385 2,675,168 +578,783
Other 550,047 533,116 -16,931
Road transport 1,419 2,500 +1,081

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,664,446
Portsmouth 4,363,681
Immingham Docks 3,646,836
London Heathrow Airport 2,386,619
Poole 2,159,283

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 6,397,200 8,267,246 +1,870,046
Portsmouth 1,933,016 2,430,665 +497,649
Immingham Docks 2,059,524 1,587,312 -472,212
London Heathrow Airport 924,127 1,462,492 +538,365
Poole 1,292,494 866,789 -425,705
London Gateway Port 982,095 1,071,609 +89,514
Milford 799,508 788,400 -11,108
Holyhead 452,998 767,426 +314,428
Liverpool Docks 668,551 451,060 -217,491
000 550,047 533,116 -16,931

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 441510

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

Description: Wooden containers such as boxes, crates, and drums designed for packing and transporting items