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 66,187,160
Portugal 10,823,043
Singapore 4,750,434
Germany 4,078,930
France 4,024,692

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 41,659,908 24,527,252 -17,132,656
Portugal 5,961,911 4,861,132 -1,100,779
Singapore 3,674,951 1,075,483 -2,599,468
Germany 1,553,733 2,525,197 +971,464
France 2,705,630 1,319,062 -1,386,568
Brazil 1,354,029 918,631 -435,398
China 2,014,686 56,560 -1,958,126
Sweden 495,616 1,133,834 +638,218
Finland 1,510,836 0 -1,510,836
India 94,062 1,321,798 +1,227,736

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 71,248,830
Portugal 10,794,585
Germany 5,584,027
France 3,093,089
Brazil 2,242,544

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 45,646,010 25,602,820 -20,043,190
Portugal 5,954,158 4,840,427 -1,113,731
Germany 3,058,855 2,525,172 -533,683
France 1,838,923 1,254,166 -584,757
Brazil 1,317,883 924,661 -393,222
Sweden 784,043 1,344,299 +560,256
China 2,024,186 45,437 -1,978,749
India 102,412 1,321,798 +1,219,386
Spain 991,762 146,004 -845,758
Austria 302,511 318,040 +15,529

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
West Midlands 6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5
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 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Essex 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
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) 90,726,215
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,375,989
Other 382,730
Air transport 69,131
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) 57,156,802 33,569,413 -23,587,389
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,169,839 5,206,150 -963,689
Other 281,339 101,391 -179,948
Air transport 39,523 29,608 -9,915
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 50,504,441
Liverpool Docks 25,868,409
Southampton 6,241,426
London Gateway Port 5,617,876
Dover 3,834,575

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 29,364,078 21,140,363 -8,223,715
Liverpool Docks 16,326,594 9,541,815 -6,784,779
Southampton 4,874,207 1,367,219 -3,506,988
London Gateway Port 4,727,248 890,628 -3,836,620
Dover 2,660,244 1,174,331 -1,485,913
London 1,994,291 1,283,176 -711,115
Immingham Docks 957,400 1,558,764 +601,364
Thamesport 1,219,265 932,861 -286,404
Eurotunnel 274,371 332,119 +57,748
Dover / Eurotunnel 308,274 113,178 -195,096

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
10
Other manufacturing
4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 25
2026-04 25
2026-03 28
2026-02 24
2026-01 26

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 28
54m+ 24
15m-54m 11
0-1m 8
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 2,159,880
France 130,096
Nigeria 90,500
Poland 63,655
Switzerland 63,456

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 1,184,238 975,642 -208,596
France 24,223 105,873 +81,650
Nigeria 81,000 9,500 -71,500
Poland 50,000 13,655 -36,345
Switzerland 32,896 30,560 -2,336
Indonesia 0 38,506 +38,506
India 0 35,621 +35,621
United States 16,108 13,613 -2,495
Netherlands 8,431 19,150 +10,719
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 14,612
Indonesia 693
France 679

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 7,356 7,256 -100
Indonesia 0 693 +693
France 304 375 +71

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) 2,429,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 267,222
Air transport 54,600
Other 16,345

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) 1,299,845 1,129,223 -170,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,382 140,840 +14,458
Air transport 14,601 39,999 +25,398
Other 7,747 8,598 +851

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,574,653
Holyhead 470,947
Dover / Eurotunnel 216,489
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 782,233 792,420 +10,187
Holyhead 323,067 147,880 -175,187
Dover / Eurotunnel 117,606 98,883 -18,723
London Gateway Port 96,233 68,683 -27,550
Heysham 81,703 27,683 -54,020
Southampton 0 38,506 +38,506
Portsmouth 0 31,925 +31,925
London Heathrow Airport 4,564 18,985 +14,421
Felixstowe 13,611 9,408 -4,203
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