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 63,711,422
Portugal 10,497,843
Singapore 6,014,757
France 4,280,189
Germany 3,203,587

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 47,169,871 16,541,551 -30,628,320
Portugal 6,249,938 4,247,905 -2,002,033
Singapore 4,665,143 1,349,614 -3,315,529
France 2,875,359 1,404,830 -1,470,529
Germany 1,069,284 2,134,303 +1,065,019
Brazil 1,625,551 1,066,254 -559,297
Finland 2,680,518 0 -2,680,518
China 1,989,040 94,924 -1,894,116
Sweden 459,850 868,888 +409,038
Austria 589,784 242,106 -347,678

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 70,114,550
Portugal 10,467,650
Germany 5,872,066
France 3,032,643
Brazil 2,655,659

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 52,223,300 17,891,250 -34,332,050
Portugal 6,240,450 4,227,200 -2,013,250
Germany 3,740,081 2,131,985 -1,608,096
France 1,989,055 1,043,588 -945,467
Brazil 1,625,551 1,030,108 -595,443
China 1,998,369 81,011 -1,917,358
Sweden 784,508 1,046,279 +261,771
Spain 1,079,628 439,007 -640,621
Poland 661,465 58,479 -602,986
India 119,440 591,077 +471,637

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
West Midlands 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Essex 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Kent 3 2 -1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 2 3 +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) 89,912,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,164,121
Other 442,851
Air transport 105,183

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) 65,552,847 24,359,748 -41,193,099
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,405,149 4,758,972 -1,646,177
Other 323,051 119,800 -203,251
Air transport 82,802 22,381 -60,421

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 50,223,526
Liverpool Docks 24,171,353
Southampton 6,512,283
London Gateway Port 5,922,541
Dover 4,554,873

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 36,751,884 13,471,642 -23,280,242
Liverpool Docks 15,996,679 8,174,674 -7,822,005
Southampton 4,920,006 1,592,277 -3,327,729
London Gateway Port 5,160,916 761,625 -4,399,291
Dover 3,176,806 1,378,067 -1,798,739
London 2,361,171 989,677 -1,371,494
Immingham Docks 953,906 1,187,063 +233,157
Thamesport 1,086,011 833,407 -252,604
Eurotunnel 269,411 236,730 -32,681
Dover / Eurotunnel 337,258 142,160 -195,098

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 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of paper and paper products 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 24
2025-10 28
2025-09 23
2025-08 25

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 9
0-1m 4
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 £
Ireland 1,658,478
France 121,433
Switzerland 98,494
Nigeria 90,500
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 1,046,709 611,769 -434,940
France 26,249 95,184 +68,935
Switzerland 87,494 11,000 -76,494
Nigeria 56,000 34,500 -21,500
Poland 50,000 13,655 -36,345
Indonesia 0 38,506 +38,506
United States 24,322 13,909 -10,413
India 2,500 35,621 +33,121
Netherlands 20,082 13,049 -7,033
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 13,074
France 927
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 7,185 5,889 -1,296
France 312 615 +303
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) 1,948,755
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 298,287
Air transport 45,267
Other 15,280

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) 1,218,655 730,100 -488,555
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 130,366 167,921 +37,555
Air transport 14,433 30,834 +16,401
Other 7,808 7,472 -336

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,130,097
Holyhead 445,653
Dover / Eurotunnel 252,942
London Gateway Port 168,474
Heysham 86,299

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 688,750 441,347 -247,403
Holyhead 285,346 160,307 -125,039
Dover / Eurotunnel 174,701 78,241 -96,460
London Gateway Port 61,523 106,951 +45,428
Heysham 80,749 5,550 -75,199
Southampton 4,722 38,506 +33,784
Felixstowe 31,459 1,079 -30,380
Portsmouth 0 31,925 +31,925
Hull 17,176 13,655 -3,521
Immingham Docks 1,074 17,890 +16,816

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