Import/export HS code 47079010: Unsorted paper or cardboard waste

Mixed paper and cardboard waste that hasn’t been sorted or separated

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 £
Czechia 7,688
Belgium 2,433
Ireland 1,786
United States 6
Netherlands 1

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 £
Czechia 0 7,688 +7,688
Belgium 0 2,433 +2,433
Ireland 1,786 0 -1,786
United States 6 0 -6
Netherlands 1 0 -1

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 £
Netherlands 7,688
United Kingdom 1,778
Belgium 1,458
China 975
United States 6

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 £
Netherlands 0 7,688 +7,688
United Kingdom 1,778 0 -1,778
Belgium 0 1,458 +1,458
China 0 975 +975
United States 6 0 -6

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) 10,923
Air transport 981
Other 9
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1

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) 1,777 9,146 +7,369
Air transport 6 975 +969
Other 9 0 -9
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1 0 -1

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,688
Holyhead 1,777
Eurotunnel 1,458
East Midlands Airport 975
000 9

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 0 7,688 +7,688
Holyhead 1,777 0 -1,777
Eurotunnel 0 1,458 +1,458
East Midlands Airport 0 975 +975
000 9 0 -9
Mildenhall RAF Base 6 0 -6
Aberdeen Docks 1 0 -1

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 £
India 83,819,425
Indonesia 10,060,520
Netherlands 5,705,903
Malaysia 4,823,143
Viet Nam 4,392,474

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 £
India 40,496,355 43,323,070 +2,826,715
Indonesia 7,220,919 2,839,601 -4,381,318
Netherlands 3,269,134 2,436,769 -832,365
Malaysia 3,824,490 998,653 -2,825,837
Viet Nam 3,224,524 1,167,950 -2,056,574
France 2,895,781 1,218,748 -1,677,033
Thailand 1,349,948 2,301,536 +951,588
Germany 1,651,410 1,058,256 -593,154
Pakistan 1,150,576 1,203,552 +52,976
Turkey 142,452 589,792 +447,340

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 117,194

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 60,139 57,055 -3,084

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,926,828
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,317,284
Other 117,194

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 57,725,994 52,200,834 -5,525,160
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,964,331 5,352,953 -2,611,378
Other 60,139 57,055 -3,084

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 33,392,675
Felixstowe 30,169,406
Belfast Port 17,490,119
Southampton 11,095,929
Avonmouth Docks 9,385,179

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 £
London Gateway Port 16,133,193 17,259,482 +1,126,289
Felixstowe 17,238,694 12,930,712 -4,307,982
Belfast Port 8,758,440 8,731,679 -26,761
Southampton 5,774,850 5,321,079 -453,771
Avonmouth Docks 5,320,950 4,064,229 -1,256,721
Liverpool Docks 2,712,184 3,294,031 +581,847
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,693,484 1,916,699 +223,215
London 1,746,385 1,017,588 -728,797
Dover 2,004,406 157,289 -1,847,117
Middlesbrough 1,108,633 708,047 -400,586

Quick facts

HS code: 47079010

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

Description: Mixed paper and cardboard waste that hasn’t been sorted or separated