Import/export HS code 441912: Wooden chopsticks

Eating utensils made of wood, commonly used in Asian cuisine

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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 £
China 2,480,471
Japan 209,184
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 110,189
Denmark 90,384
Netherlands 70,858

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 £
China 1,336,734 1,143,737 -192,997
Japan 123,061 86,123 -36,938
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 71,735 38,454 -33,281
Denmark 54,921 35,463 -19,458
Netherlands 26,691 44,167 +17,476
Germany 7,304 15,457 +8,153
Switzerland 0 16,869 +16,869
Belgium 0 12,693 +12,693
Uzbekistan 0 10,717 +10,717
Taiwan 6,805 3,665 -3,140

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 £
China 2,766,871
Japan 221,944
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 20,383
Uzbekistan 10,717
Thailand 9,856

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 £
China 1,469,888 1,296,983 -172,905
Japan 138,734 83,210 -55,524
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,256 7,127 -6,129
Uzbekistan 0 10,717 +10,717
Thailand 9,856 0 -9,856
South Korea 6,406 1,915 -4,491
Taiwan 902 3,665 +2,763
El Salvador 0 1,319 +1,319
Turkey 1,184 11 -1,173
Viet Nam 0 1,015 +1,015

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 18
Outer London - West and North West 10
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - South 8
Outer London - East and North East 6

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 12 14 +2
Outer London - West and North West 6 8 +2
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
Outer London - South 7 7 +0
Outer London - East and North East 6 2 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Essex 1 3 +2
Merseyside 3 2 -1
West Midlands 0 4 +4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,639,113
Air transport 203,886
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 158,347
Other 65,699
Road transport 2,660

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,446,316 1,192,797 -253,519
Air transport 87,369 116,517 +29,148
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 73,572 84,775 +11,203
Other 45,847 19,852 -25,995
Road transport 0 2,660 +2,660

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,396,733
Southampton 924,291
London Gateway Port 214,493
London Heathrow Airport 146,036
Immingham Docks 103,565

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 £
Felixstowe 795,647 601,086 -194,561
Southampton 547,358 376,933 -170,425
London Gateway Port 34,942 179,551 +144,609
London Heathrow Airport 68,127 77,909 +9,782
Immingham Docks 56,872 46,693 -10,179
000 45,847 19,852 -25,995
Liverpool Docks 28,001 7,911 -20,090
Thamesport 27,485 8,237 -19,248
Eurotunnel 6,301 23,980 +17,679
499 0 21,257 +21,257

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 51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Food and beverage service activities 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Manufacture of food products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 20
2025-10 16
2025-09 20
2025-08 18

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 49
54m+ 18
Other 16
0-1m 13
15m-54m 11

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 £
China 43,780
Switzerland 39,636
Finland 28,634
Ireland 22,776
Austria 14,148

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 £
China 888 42,892 +42,004
Switzerland 17,033 22,603 +5,570
Finland 13,199 15,435 +2,236
Ireland 11,013 11,763 +750
Austria 0 14,148 +14,148
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,240 9,600 +6,360
Germany 0 11,091 +11,091
Norway 6,731 1,901 -4,830
Italy 4,256 3,810 -446
France 1,071 5,170 +4,099

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 £
China 494

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 £
China 0 494 +494

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) 136,104
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,331
Air transport 39,079
Road transport 5,418
Other 588

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) 55,166 80,938 +25,772
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,439 42,892 +35,453
Air transport 13,429 25,650 +12,221
Road transport 5,418 0 -5,418
Other 36 552 +516

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 75,578
Felixstowe 42,892
East Midlands Airport 22,361
Immingham Docks 17,644
London Heathrow Airport 13,943

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 29,567 46,011 +16,444
Felixstowe 0 42,892 +42,892
East Midlands Airport 9,574 12,787 +3,213
Immingham Docks 10,550 7,094 -3,456
London Heathrow Airport 1,080 12,863 +11,783
Dover 1,400 10,986 +9,586
Holyhead 5,128 6,929 +1,801
499 5,418 0 -5,418
London 5,418 0 -5,418
Liverpool Docks 1,769 3,134 +1,365

Quick facts

HS code: 441912

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

Description: Eating utensils made of wood, commonly used in Asian cuisine