Import/export HS code 48025680: Various medium-weight paper in sheets

Paper in other sizes, weighing between 40 and 150 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 £
Indonesia 67,502,376
Portugal 11,434,885
Singapore 6,171,264
France 4,451,861
Germany 3,899,112

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 £
Indonesia 44,247,347 23,255,029 -20,992,318
Portugal 5,925,689 5,509,196 -416,493
Singapore 4,656,403 1,514,861 -3,141,542
France 2,789,848 1,662,013 -1,127,835
Germany 1,253,889 2,645,223 +1,391,334
Brazil 1,707,281 973,138 -734,143
Finland 2,269,110 0 -2,269,110
China 1,961,779 112,826 -1,848,953
Sweden 457,620 1,131,891 +674,271
India 112,120 1,078,157 +966,037

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 £
Indonesia 74,051,251
Portugal 11,404,692
Germany 6,158,756
France 3,317,982
Brazil 2,631,686

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 £
Indonesia 49,281,276 24,769,975 -24,511,301
Portugal 5,916,201 5,488,491 -427,710
Germany 3,515,851 2,642,905 -872,946
France 1,899,639 1,418,343 -481,296
Brazil 1,671,135 960,551 -710,584
Sweden 788,382 1,362,701 +574,319
China 1,972,193 101,703 -1,870,490
Spain 1,056,392 352,624 -703,768
India 120,470 1,078,157 +957,687
Poland 550,738 78,174 -472,564

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
West Midlands 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Essex 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4

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 8 4 -4
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Essex 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Kent 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0

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) 95,099,969
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,034,718
Other 446,300
Air transport 83,835
Road transport 4,228

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) 61,928,597 33,171,372 -28,757,225
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,227,566 5,807,152 -420,414
Other 316,656 129,644 -187,012
Air transport 52,446 31,389 -21,057
Road transport 0 4,228 +4,228

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 53,475,863
Liverpool Docks 26,053,047
Southampton 6,573,883
London Gateway Port 5,905,684
Dover 4,476,846

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 33,999,302 19,476,561 -14,522,741
Liverpool Docks 15,919,605 10,133,442 -5,786,163
Southampton 4,449,091 2,124,792 -2,324,299
London Gateway Port 5,198,222 707,462 -4,490,760
Dover 2,901,169 1,575,677 -1,325,492
London 2,162,067 1,336,495 -825,572
Immingham Docks 987,733 1,578,351 +590,618
Thamesport 1,126,270 1,150,206 +23,936
Eurotunnel 283,720 318,257 +34,537
Dover / Eurotunnel 322,680 144,299 -178,381

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 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of paper and paper products 11
Other manufacturing 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 25
2026-03 28
2026-02 24
2026-01 26
2025-12 20

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 29
54m+ 26
15m-54m 12
0-1m 7
Other 3

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 2,099,843
France 131,183
Nigeria 90,500
Switzerland 79,904
Poland 63,655

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 1,145,394 954,449 -190,945
France 25,310 105,873 +80,563
Nigeria 56,000 34,500 -21,500
Switzerland 49,344 30,560 -18,784
Poland 50,000 13,655 -36,345
Indonesia 0 38,506 +38,506
Netherlands 19,186 19,150 -36
India 0 35,621 +35,621
United States 18,479 13,909 -4,570
Australia 3,429 21,597 +18,168

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 14,509
France 991
Indonesia 693

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 6,891 7,618 +727
France 508 483 -25
Indonesia 0 693 +693

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) 2,385,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 295,362
Air transport 54,025
Other 16,554

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) 1,277,644 1,108,014 -169,630
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,380 163,982 +32,602
Air transport 18,570 35,455 +16,885
Other 7,486 9,068 +1,582

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,506,709
Holyhead 481,677
Dover / Eurotunnel 232,414
London Gateway Port 164,916
Heysham 109,386

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 £
Liverpool Docks 735,192 771,517 +36,325
Holyhead 332,640 149,037 -183,603
Dover / Eurotunnel 134,462 97,952 -36,510
London Gateway Port 70,233 94,683 +24,450
Heysham 80,749 28,637 -52,112
Southampton 4,722 38,506 +33,784
Felixstowe 28,959 9,408 -19,551
Portsmouth 0 31,925 +31,925
Hull 17,176 13,655 -3,521
East Midlands Airport 3,431 16,952 +13,521

Quick facts

HS code: 48025680

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

Description: Paper in other sizes, weighing between 40 and 150 grams per square meter