Import/export HS code 48025515: Medium-weight paper, 40-60 g/m²

Paper weighing between 40 and 60 grams per square meter

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 £
Germany 13,296,351
Czechia 2,894,616
Finland 1,706,206
France 759,260
Poland 483,598

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 7,703,630 5,592,721 -2,110,909
Czechia 1,611,828 1,282,788 -329,040
Finland 1,102,910 603,296 -499,614
France 555,890 203,370 -352,520
Poland 268,042 215,556 -52,486
Netherlands 232,048 111,513 -120,535
Spain 207,249 27,791 -179,458
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 165,221 +165,221
Italy 100,171 18,319 -81,852
Belgium 48,929 50,379 +1,450

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 13,437,780
Czechia 2,891,271
Finland 1,706,206
Poland 1,088,809
Netherlands 279,843

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 7,794,680 5,643,100 -2,151,580
Czechia 1,608,789 1,282,482 -326,307
Finland 1,102,910 603,296 -499,614
Poland 732,152 356,657 -375,495
Netherlands 180,291 99,552 -80,739
Spain 207,245 27,783 -179,462
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 165,221 +165,221
Italy 102,185 30,805 -71,380
China 71,184 22,895 -48,289
Slovenia 28,840 48,481 +19,641

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Inner London - West 2
Kent 2

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
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Kent 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1

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) 11,600,620
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,626,339
Air transport 17,312
Road transport 13,794
Other 9,061

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) 6,852,768 4,747,852 -2,104,916
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,082,469 3,543,870 -1,538,599
Air transport 11,870 5,442 -6,428
Road transport 3,226 10,568 +7,342
Other 3,076 5,985 +2,909

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 11,585,485
Dover 4,436,855
London 1,338,953
Purfleet 748,710
Harwich 544,761

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 £
Immingham Docks 6,510,814 5,074,671 -1,436,143
Dover 2,522,829 1,914,026 -608,803
London 706,578 632,375 -74,203
Purfleet 736,749 11,961 -724,788
Harwich 329,119 215,642 -113,477
Felixstowe 168,007 231,112 +63,105
Hull 332,973 1,822 -331,151
Killingholme 277,374 47,499 -229,875
Liverpool Docks 287,198 27,783 -259,415
London Gateway Port 0 72,172 +72,172

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 12
Manufacture of paper and paper products 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 4
2025-10 7
2025-09 6
2025-08 3

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+ 15
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4
1m-15m 3
Other 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 £
Netherlands 136,403
Ireland 106,989
India 21,401
Germany 17,693
Czechia 13,356

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 £
Netherlands 86,523 49,880 -36,643
Ireland 36,415 70,574 +34,159
India 6,506 14,895 +8,389
Germany 2,008 15,685 +13,677
Czechia 0 13,356 +13,356
France 1,710 10,426 +8,716
Japan 1,916 7,209 +5,293
United States 9,116 0 -9,116
South Korea 0 4,921 +4,921
China 998 2,300 +1,302

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) 276,127
Air transport 41,176
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,630

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) 126,632 149,495 +22,863
Air transport 15,619 25,557 +9,938
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,435 17,195 +8,760

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 160,251
Liverpool Docks 52,025
Holyhead 34,346
Heysham 20,618
Felixstowe 16,980

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 £
Immingham Docks 81,330 78,921 -2,409
Liverpool Docks 35,195 16,830 -18,365
Holyhead 1,220 33,126 +31,906
Heysham 0 20,618 +20,618
Felixstowe 2,085 14,895 +12,810
East Midlands Airport 2,923 12,426 +9,503
London Stansted Airport 3,800 7,209 +3,409
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,021 0 -7,021
ZLC 5,672 1,001 -4,671
London Gateway Port 6,506 0 -6,506

Quick facts

HS code: 48025515

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

Description: Paper weighing between 40 and 60 grams per square meter