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 16,564,429
China 9,744,949
Poland 5,229,723
United States 3,864,394
Germany 3,174,070

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 8,838,911 7,725,518 -1,113,393
China 5,563,322 4,181,627 -1,381,695
Poland 2,481,453 2,748,270 +266,817
United States 2,738,500 1,125,894 -1,612,606
Germany 1,632,997 1,541,073 -91,924
Netherlands 1,251,170 983,148 -268,022
Belgium 1,233,902 864,682 -369,220
India 593,694 262,359 -331,335
Italy 399,528 417,930 +18,402
Spain 400,480 382,026 -18,454

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 15,399,642
China 9,964,147
Poland 5,477,613
United Kingdom 3,397,565
United States 3,202,698

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 8,136,783 7,262,859 -873,924
China 5,677,235 4,286,912 -1,390,323
Poland 2,676,605 2,801,008 +124,403
United Kingdom 1,826,213 1,571,352 -254,861
United States 2,519,315 683,383 -1,835,932
Germany 1,617,837 1,391,312 -226,525
Netherlands 795,818 517,497 -278,321
Belgium 776,874 318,617 -458,257
India 683,608 262,359 -421,249
Italy 348,054 367,694 +19,640

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 62
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 56
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 36
West Midlands 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 41 36 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37 28 -9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 26 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25 24 -1
West Midlands 21 21 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 22 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 23 +4
Greater Manchester 20 17 -3
Inner London - East 18 13 -5
Outer London - West and North West 17 13 -4

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) 32,722,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,454,229
Air transport 5,280,900
Other 831,490
Road transport 66,173

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) 17,161,401 15,561,081 -1,600,320
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,972,957 5,481,272 -2,491,685
Air transport 3,383,818 1,897,082 -1,486,736
Other 141,754 689,736 +547,982
Road transport 43,043 23,130 -19,913
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 14,118,400
Eurotunnel 6,902,052
Felixstowe 6,462,684
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,322,586
Southampton 2,323,012

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 6,568,081 7,550,319 +982,238
Eurotunnel 3,765,624 3,136,428 -629,196
Felixstowe 4,032,360 2,430,324 -1,602,036
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,510,952 1,811,634 -699,318
Southampton 1,093,058 1,229,954 +136,896
London Heathrow Airport 1,447,098 753,941 -693,157
London Gateway Port 768,150 1,143,409 +375,259
Immingham Docks 1,063,142 717,138 -346,004
Portsmouth 757,861 945,114 +187,253
Grangemouth Docks 1,304,924 259,340 -1,045,584

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 162
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 125
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 41
Other manufacturing 35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 86
2025-10 98
2025-09 93
2025-08 86
2025-07 96

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 230
0-1m 65
15m-54m 63
Other 59

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 5,209,947
France 4,334,252
Ireland 3,886,296
Netherlands 2,487,714
United States 2,347,736

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 2,251,208 2,958,739 +707,531
France 1,868,401 2,465,851 +597,450
Ireland 1,726,415 2,159,881 +433,466
Netherlands 1,431,260 1,056,454 -374,806
United States 1,149,365 1,198,371 +49,006
Poland 650,856 762,553 +111,697
Spain 415,319 505,838 +90,519
United Arab Emirates 133,846 739,624 +605,778
Greece 567,621 11,101 -556,520
Norway 237,083 310,756 +73,673

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 1,028,879
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 534,714 494,165 -40,549
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) 18,828,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,210,937
Air transport 4,521,017
Other 1,068,804
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) 8,622,719 10,205,684 +1,582,965
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,211,900 1,999,037 -1,212,863
Air transport 1,968,465 2,552,552 +584,087
Other 535,735 533,069 -2,666
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 11,676,827
London Heathrow Airport 2,261,172
Portsmouth 2,090,908
Immingham Docks 1,793,713
London Gateway Port 1,763,726

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 5,268,247 6,408,580 +1,140,333
London Heathrow Airport 837,055 1,424,117 +587,062
Portsmouth 894,041 1,196,867 +302,826
Immingham Docks 1,321,784 471,929 -849,855
London Gateway Port 882,493 881,233 -1,260
Milford 799,508 788,400 -11,108
000 535,735 533,069 -2,666
East Midlands Airport 551,101 430,629 -120,472
Felixstowe 97,315 672,718 +575,403
Holyhead 233,744 467,423 +233,679

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