Import/export HS code 44151010: Wooden boxes, crates, and similar packing items

Wooden containers used for packing and shipping various goods

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 16,517,140
China 9,513,157
Poland 5,219,592
United States 3,814,794
Germany 3,014,609

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 8,747,928 7,769,212 -978,716
China 5,272,468 4,240,689 -1,031,779
Poland 2,504,432 2,715,160 +210,728
United States 2,716,946 1,097,848 -1,619,098
Germany 1,469,684 1,544,925 +75,241
Netherlands 1,225,423 990,095 -235,328
Belgium 1,187,735 930,366 -257,369
Italy 392,333 433,607 +41,274
India 519,662 270,098 -249,564
Spain 371,875 415,408 +43,533

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 15,376,407
China 9,696,167
Poland 5,408,947
United Kingdom 3,339,612
United States 3,188,393

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 8,101,913 7,274,494 -827,419
China 5,388,136 4,308,031 -1,080,105
Poland 2,665,202 2,743,745 +78,543
United Kingdom 1,742,219 1,597,393 -144,826
United States 2,496,580 691,813 -1,804,767
Germany 1,485,595 1,400,850 -84,745
Netherlands 736,432 576,229 -160,203
Belgium 744,274 385,391 -358,883
India 609,576 270,098 -339,478
Italy 340,121 379,569 +39,448

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 64
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52
Surrey, East and West Sussex 40
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 38
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 32

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 40 37 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32 28 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 27 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 26 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 24 +9
West Midlands 22 20 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 23 +4
Greater Manchester 20 17 -3
Outer London - West and North West 16 15 -1
Inner London - East 15 13 -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) 32,747,576
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,235,776
Air transport 5,132,116
Other 833,553
Road transport 68,685

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) 16,885,844 15,861,732 -1,024,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,597,093 5,638,683 -1,958,410
Air transport 3,210,845 1,921,271 -1,289,574
Other 180,451 653,102 +472,651
Road transport 41,312 27,373 -13,939
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 14,138,372
Eurotunnel 7,053,706
Felixstowe 6,376,420
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,328,701
Southampton 2,411,075

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 6,472,773 7,665,599 +1,192,826
Eurotunnel 3,684,984 3,368,722 -316,262
Felixstowe 3,987,106 2,389,314 -1,597,792
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,589,827 1,738,874 -850,953
Southampton 1,075,608 1,335,467 +259,859
London Heathrow Airport 1,232,917 800,184 -432,733
London Gateway Port 756,647 1,187,717 +431,070
Portsmouth 781,358 941,582 +160,224
Immingham Docks 858,724 749,575 -109,149
Grangemouth Docks 1,152,759 236,125 -916,634

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 165
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 122
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 42
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 30
Other manufacturing 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 86
2025-11 86
2025-10 98
2025-09 93
2025-08 86

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+ 289
1m-15m 225
15m-54m 66
0-1m 65
Other 56

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 5,255,590
France 4,265,321
Ireland 3,883,758
Netherlands 2,450,875
United States 2,301,322

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 2,383,956 2,871,634 +487,678
France 1,929,270 2,336,051 +406,781
Ireland 1,954,846 1,928,912 -25,934
Netherlands 1,385,384 1,065,491 -319,893
United States 1,137,763 1,163,559 +25,796
Poland 705,747 699,518 -6,229
Spain 377,404 517,338 +139,934
United Arab Emirates 130,566 743,713 +613,147
Greece 567,621 11,101 -556,520
Norway 222,387 333,471 +111,084

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 1,028,911
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 544,514 484,397 -60,117
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) 18,770,386
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,942,449
Air transport 4,477,372
Other 1,068,836
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) 9,100,139 9,670,247 +570,108
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,011,017 1,931,432 -1,079,585
Air transport 1,913,158 2,564,214 +651,056
Other 545,539 523,297 -22,242
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 11,753,679
London Heathrow Airport 2,230,129
Portsmouth 2,071,424
Immingham Docks 1,735,078
London Gateway Port 1,727,332

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 5,538,632 6,215,047 +676,415
London Heathrow Airport 829,478 1,400,651 +571,173
Portsmouth 928,298 1,143,126 +214,828
Immingham Docks 1,309,042 426,036 -883,006
London Gateway Port 858,037 869,295 +11,258
Milford 772,825 805,560 +32,735
000 545,539 523,297 -22,242
East Midlands Airport 523,268 437,107 -86,161
Felixstowe 133,045 636,988 +503,943
Holyhead 483,263 215,943 -267,320

Quick facts

HS code: 44151010

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

Description: Wooden containers used for packing and shipping various goods