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 16,568,253
China 9,591,034
Poland 6,479,382
United States 4,020,969
Germany 3,153,253

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 8,766,073 7,802,180 -963,893
China 5,327,409 4,263,625 -1,063,784
Poland 2,809,551 3,669,831 +860,280
United States 2,772,868 1,248,101 -1,524,767
Germany 1,550,181 1,603,072 +52,891
Netherlands 1,295,917 1,198,440 -97,477
Belgium 1,212,327 930,366 -281,961
Turkey 540,414 603,523 +63,109
Italy 456,887 528,086 +71,199
Spain 433,975 448,710 +14,735

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 15,425,686
China 9,817,074
Poland 6,735,055
United Kingdom 3,908,129
United States 3,396,429

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 8,115,116 7,310,570 -804,546
China 5,463,469 4,353,605 -1,109,864
Poland 3,009,714 3,725,341 +715,627
United Kingdom 2,044,998 1,863,131 -181,867
United States 2,565,938 830,491 -1,735,447
Germany 1,529,090 1,476,111 -52,979
Netherlands 776,122 576,229 -199,893
Belgium 755,658 429,113 -326,545
India 688,599 283,786 -404,813
Italy 397,300 455,017 +57,717

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 70
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 58
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 43
Surrey, East and West Sussex 42
West Midlands 35

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 46 38 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 36 31 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29 26 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 29 +0
West Midlands 25 22 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 24 +8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22 24 +2
Greater Manchester 20 18 -2
Outer London - West and North West 17 15 -2
Inner London - East 16 14 -2

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) 36,076,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,826,494
Air transport 5,676,878
Other 867,188
Road transport 769,363

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) 17,963,745 18,112,433 +148,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,985,422 5,841,072 -2,144,350
Air transport 3,620,951 2,055,927 -1,565,024
Other 213,764 653,424 +439,660
Road transport 686,572 82,791 -603,781
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 15,219,149
Felixstowe 7,401,800
Eurotunnel 7,256,174
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,344,814
Southampton 2,503,568

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 6,777,902 8,441,247 +1,663,345
Felixstowe 4,557,889 2,843,911 -1,713,978
Eurotunnel 3,757,933 3,498,241 -259,692
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,597,251 1,747,563 -849,688
Southampton 1,140,860 1,362,708 +221,848
London Heathrow Airport 1,457,710 856,736 -600,974
Immingham Docks 900,338 1,271,551 +371,213
London Gateway Port 796,906 1,215,287 +418,381
Portsmouth 784,347 946,071 +161,724
Grangemouth Docks 1,154,361 240,785 -913,576

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 176
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 130
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 47
Other manufacturing 37
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
2026-01 91
2025-11 94
2025-10 111
2025-09 102
2025-08 93

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+ 316
1m-15m 248
15m-54m 77
0-1m 68
Other 58

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 9,076,778
Germany 6,176,010
Ireland 4,987,283
Netherlands 3,921,502
United States 2,589,833

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 4,320,344 4,756,434 +436,090
Germany 2,881,420 3,294,590 +413,170
Ireland 2,482,346 2,504,937 +22,591
Netherlands 2,124,385 1,797,117 -327,268
United States 1,299,313 1,290,520 -8,793
Poland 748,353 1,316,731 +568,378
Italy 469,400 809,490 +340,090
Spain 490,881 655,410 +164,529
Denmark 579,045 462,155 -116,890
Portugal 274,360 765,591 +491,231

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 1,028,958
Ireland 38,611
Nicaragua 1,019
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 544,514 484,444 -60,070
Ireland 0 38,611 +38,611
Nicaragua 1,019 0 -1,019
China 6 0 -6

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) 29,383,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,623,393
Air transport 4,722,494
Other 1,083,195
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) 13,347,992 16,035,630 +2,687,638
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,540,788 3,082,605 -1,458,183
Air transport 2,049,586 2,672,908 +623,322
Other 559,851 523,344 -36,507
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 14,804,995
Portsmouth 4,405,730
Immingham Docks 3,669,607
London Heathrow Airport 2,351,775
Poole 2,167,417

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 6,710,145 8,094,850 +1,384,705
Portsmouth 1,922,036 2,483,694 +561,658
Immingham Docks 2,102,545 1,567,062 -535,483
London Heathrow Airport 921,681 1,430,094 +508,413
Poole 1,292,494 874,923 -417,571
London Gateway Port 1,069,541 955,782 -113,759
Milford 772,825 805,560 +32,735
Holyhead 701,032 546,675 -154,357
Liverpool Docks 701,178 443,080 -258,098
000 559,851 523,344 -36,507

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