Import/export HS code 48025590: Medium-weight paper, 80 g/m² or more

Paper weighing 80 grams per square meter or more

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 £
Sweden 55,439,856
Finland 35,596,130
Portugal 28,125,627
Netherlands 21,886,076
France 17,578,647

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 £
Sweden 29,284,490 26,155,366 -3,129,124
Finland 18,939,283 16,656,847 -2,282,436
Portugal 15,964,000 12,161,627 -3,802,373
Netherlands 13,592,777 8,293,299 -5,299,478
France 10,236,243 7,342,404 -2,893,839
Germany 9,896,629 7,026,290 -2,870,339
Spain 3,429,382 1,103,573 -2,325,809
Belgium 2,368,127 1,721,877 -646,250
Italy 1,363,827 1,986,161 +622,334
Austria 1,445,647 1,481,732 +36,085

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 £
Sweden 55,630,394
Finland 34,939,798
Portugal 28,355,318
Germany 18,913,933
Netherlands 18,291,785

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 £
Sweden 29,341,487 26,288,907 -3,052,580
Finland 18,248,247 16,691,551 -1,556,696
Portugal 16,177,113 12,178,205 -3,998,908
Germany 11,865,034 7,048,899 -4,816,135
Netherlands 11,789,615 6,502,170 -5,287,445
Poland 5,175,731 4,322,910 -852,821
France 5,035,550 4,367,143 -668,407
Spain 3,868,192 1,364,254 -2,503,938
Austria 2,696,407 2,202,783 -493,624
Italy 1,856,569 2,524,591 +668,022

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
West Yorkshire 9
West Midlands 8
Kent 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 11 6 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 8 7 -1
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Kent 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
West Central Scotland 1 4 +3

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) 126,552,504
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 69,459,600
Other 1,268,400
Air transport 406,135
Road transport 129,759

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) 71,065,021 55,487,483 -15,577,538
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,739,575 30,720,025 -8,019,550
Other 513,696 754,704 +241,008
Air transport 239,605 166,530 -73,075
Road transport 942 128,817 +127,875

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 84,066,518
Immingham Docks 31,997,834
Dover 21,885,822
Liverpool Docks 19,955,957
Felixstowe 10,803,652

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 £
London 43,483,847 40,582,671 -2,901,176
Immingham Docks 19,730,394 12,267,440 -7,462,954
Dover 12,200,448 9,685,374 -2,515,074
Liverpool Docks 9,716,726 10,239,231 +522,505
Felixstowe 6,386,996 4,416,656 -1,970,340
Harwich 4,106,701 2,455,129 -1,651,572
Thamesport 3,274,267 2,063,099 -1,211,168
London Gateway Port 4,755,552 149,714 -4,605,838
Eurotunnel 1,181,252 1,442,985 +261,733
Purfleet 814,526 1,111,500 +296,974

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 paper and paper products
26
Printing and reproduction of recorded media
11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Other manufacturing
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 29
2026-04 22
2026-03 31
2026-02 28
2026-01 28

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+ 44
1m-15m 38
15m-54m 17
0-1m 10
Other 4

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 £
United States 986,260
Ireland 838,428
Netherlands 641,941
France 534,125
Czechia 285,352

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 £
United States 637,240 349,020 -288,220
Ireland 505,315 333,113 -172,202
Netherlands 289,831 352,110 +62,279
France 284,791 249,334 -35,457
Czechia 198,458 86,894 -111,564
India 201,083 57,340 -143,743
Canada 127,427 90,114 -37,313
Italy 80,717 131,041 +50,324
Australia 118,454 61,863 -56,591
Thailand 132,580 0 -132,580

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 2,405
China 36

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 1,402 1,003 -399
China 36 0 -36

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) 3,222,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,882,846
Air transport 234,620
Other 2,441

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) 1,876,883 1,345,185 -531,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,233,731 649,115 -584,616
Air transport 138,776 95,844 -42,932
Other 1,438 1,003 -435

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,409,754
Liverpool Docks 1,274,711
Holyhead 531,933
Felixstowe 508,909
Immingham Docks 453,573

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 821,674 588,080 -233,594
Liverpool Docks 790,161 484,550 -305,611
Holyhead 306,834 225,099 -81,735
Felixstowe 383,773 125,136 -258,637
Immingham Docks 141,078 312,495 +171,417
Southampton 264,739 74,794 -189,945
Hull 156,426 57,225 -99,201
London Gateway Port 129,373 59,123 -70,250
London Heathrow Airport 48,556 80,621 +32,065
ZLC 62,671 1,950 -60,721

Quick facts

HS code: 48025590

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

Description: Paper weighing 80 grams per square meter or more