Import/export HS code 441881: Glue-laminated timber (glulam)

Engineered wood made by gluing layers of wood together for strength

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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 £
Germany 12,448,226
Netherlands 11,004,113
Austria 10,894,344
France 6,703,510
Estonia 4,907,929

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 £
Germany 6,742,508 5,705,718 -1,036,790
Netherlands 5,122,260 5,881,853 +759,593
Austria 4,947,347 5,946,997 +999,650
France 3,455,925 3,247,585 -208,340
Estonia 1,880,119 3,027,810 +1,147,691
Sweden 1,630,867 1,425,671 -205,196
Denmark 1,175,694 1,047,790 -127,904
Finland 1,368,942 845,904 -523,038
Poland 995,825 565,661 -430,164
China 484,757 612,972 +128,215

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 £
Germany 18,556,588
Austria 16,760,269
Estonia 8,076,056
Finland 2,469,913
Poland 1,981,779

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 £
Germany 10,238,836 8,317,752 -1,921,084
Austria 7,451,825 9,308,444 +1,856,619
Estonia 3,512,634 4,563,422 +1,050,788
Finland 1,570,002 899,911 -670,091
Poland 1,152,241 829,538 -322,703
Sweden 899,631 970,535 +70,904
Denmark 846,925 891,360 +44,435
Netherlands 624,548 958,239 +333,691
Croatia 642,263 851,206 +208,943
China 484,757 612,972 +128,215

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 8
Inner London - East 8
West Midlands 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5

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
Essex 8 3 -5
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
East Central Scotland 4 1 -3
Inner London - West 2 4 +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) 35,025,527
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,174,972
Road transport 535,654
Other 351,881
Air transport 30,480

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) 18,662,698 16,362,829 -2,299,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,803,198 15,371,774 +2,568,576
Road transport 262,026 273,628 +11,602
Other 115,135 236,746 +121,611
Air transport 14,311 16,169 +1,858

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 25,912,350
Immingham Docks 11,478,156
London 5,942,636
Felixstowe 4,846,042
Harwich 2,522,116

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 12,771,093 13,141,257 +370,164
Immingham Docks 5,446,481 6,031,675 +585,194
London 2,388,367 3,554,269 +1,165,902
Felixstowe 3,114,387 1,731,655 -1,382,732
Harwich 1,499,610 1,022,506 -477,104
Killingholme 1,604,903 849,625 -755,278
Middlesbrough 108,961 1,763,464 +1,654,503
Purfleet 819,993 923,505 +103,512
Hull 1,254,070 147,418 -1,106,652
Eurotunnel 779,853 613,285 -166,568

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 38
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 27
Construction of buildings 12
Other manufacturing 12
Specialised construction activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 20
2025-10 26
2025-09 22
2025-08 21
2025-07 27

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
1m-15m 48
54m+ 32
0-1m 18
15m-54m 10
Other 7

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 £
Ireland 2,358,273
Japan 821,309
France 147,097
Romania 100,413
Poland 77,482

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 £
Ireland 1,056,930 1,301,343 +244,413
Japan 821,309 0 -821,309
France 55,814 91,283 +35,469
Romania 98,678 1,735 -96,943
Poland 75,645 1,837 -73,808
Australia 51,123 0 -51,123
South Korea 49,873 0 -49,873
Germany 0 28,424 +28,424
Brunei Darussalam 28,020 0 -28,020
Belgium 25,869 2,110 -23,759

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 1,987,555
Netherlands 9,136
China 2,220
Nicaragua 1,913
Finland 1,732

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 833,893 1,153,662 +319,769
Netherlands 2,822 6,314 +3,492
China 2,220 0 -2,220
Nicaragua 1,913 0 -1,913
Finland 375 1,357 +982
India 0 611 +611

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 2,003,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 977,501
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 765,648
Air transport 46,409

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 £
Other 841,223 1,161,944 +320,721
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 952,453 25,048 -927,405
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 476,113 289,535 -186,578
Air transport 28,020 18,389 -9,631

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,003,167
London Gateway Port 818,887
Dover / Eurotunnel 313,391
Liverpool Docks 145,448
Holyhead 136,475

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 £
000 841,223 1,161,944 +320,721
London Gateway Port 818,887 0 -818,887
Dover / Eurotunnel 210,933 102,458 -108,475
Liverpool Docks 90,337 55,111 -35,226
Holyhead 55,373 81,102 +25,729
Southampton 74,258 1,086 -73,172
Felixstowe 51,123 887 -50,236
Dover 49,473 1,837 -47,636
Fishguard 50,361 0 -50,361
London Heathrow Airport 28,020 18,389 -9,631

Quick facts

HS code: 441881

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

Description: Engineered wood made by gluing layers of wood together for strength