Import/export HS code 48025810: Heavyweight paper in rolls

Paper weighing more than 150 grams per square meter, sold in rolls

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 £
United States 2,978,983
Spain 2,639,368
Germany 2,396,229
France 2,241,841
Netherlands 1,231,438

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 £
United States 2,022,686 956,297 -1,066,389
Spain 2,053,004 586,364 -1,466,640
Germany 1,116,089 1,280,140 +164,051
France 1,042,949 1,198,892 +155,943
Netherlands 995,004 236,434 -758,570
Italy 447,682 603,111 +155,429
Sweden 572,032 364,814 -207,218
Poland 297,431 317,064 +19,633
Austria 493,313 53,851 -439,462
Portugal 141,117 264,819 +123,702

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 £
United States 2,945,184
Spain 2,731,460
Germany 2,509,212
France 1,978,409
Italy 1,234,456

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 £
United States 1,987,308 957,876 -1,029,432
Spain 2,145,096 586,364 -1,558,732
Germany 1,247,309 1,261,903 +14,594
France 882,655 1,095,754 +213,099
Italy 588,123 646,333 +58,210
Netherlands 923,526 223,235 -700,291
Sweden 565,882 364,814 -201,068
Poland 415,513 485,538 +70,025
Austria 490,934 59,919 -431,015
Portugal 141,117 257,797 +116,680

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
West Yorkshire 5
Inner London - West 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
West Midlands 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 0 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,724,506
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,375,236
Air transport 373,919
Other 358,531

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,116,930 3,607,576 -1,509,354
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,120,929 2,254,307 -1,866,622
Air transport 220,151 153,768 -66,383
Other 266,014 92,517 -173,497

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,421,847
Liverpool Docks 3,030,832
Immingham Docks 2,805,745
London 1,622,618
Eurotunnel 1,097,512

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 £
Dover 1,866,283 1,555,564 -310,719
Liverpool Docks 2,293,040 737,792 -1,555,248
Immingham Docks 1,754,769 1,050,976 -703,793
London 672,731 949,887 +277,156
Eurotunnel 496,802 600,710 +103,908
Felixstowe 664,155 379,462 -284,693
Killingholme 277,770 169,592 -108,178
000 266,014 92,517 -173,497
London Gateway Port 174,802 181,394 +6,592
Poole 266,730 69,911 -196,819

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of paper and paper products 15
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Other manufacturing 5
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 14
2026-02 16
2026-01 14
2025-12 12

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+ 23
1m-15m 18
15m-54m 6
0-1m 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 £
United States 12,531,783
China 1,749,246
Ghana 1,200,000
Germany 579,810
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 514,709

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 6,444,169 6,087,614 -356,555
China 811,042 938,204 +127,162
Ghana 0 1,200,000 +1,200,000
Germany 293,240 286,570 -6,670
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 514,709 +514,709
Spain 411,821 55,139 -356,682
Japan 270,633 187,639 -82,994
Portugal 250,647 2,102 -248,545
Malta 156,098 79,607 -76,491
Netherlands 61,244 119,244 +58,000

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,206,398
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,079,118
Air transport 1,644,285
Other 100

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,512,501 7,693,897 +181,396
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,360,560 718,558 -642,002
Air transport 283,827 1,360,458 +1,076,631
Other 90 10 -80

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 10,540,672
London Gateway Port 3,084,573
Manchester Airport 1,253,629
Felixstowe 1,214,552
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,141,123

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 £
Southampton 4,035,755 6,504,917 +2,469,162
London Gateway Port 2,526,132 558,441 -1,967,691
Manchester Airport 35,532 1,218,097 +1,182,565
Felixstowe 723,934 490,618 -233,316
Dover / Eurotunnel 875,407 265,716 -609,691
Dover 166,691 230,500 +63,809
Liverpool Docks 169,685 127,116 -42,569
London Heathrow Airport 172,085 95,045 -77,040
Immingham Docks 85,329 96,151 +10,822
Hull 91,330 65,923 -25,407

Quick facts

HS code: 48025810

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

Description: Paper weighing more than 150 grams per square meter, sold in rolls