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 2,752,327
Germany 2,228,162
Spain 2,192,784
France 2,133,164
Italy 1,018,696

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 2,101,963 650,364 -1,451,599
Germany 1,316,543 911,619 -404,924
Spain 1,742,989 449,795 -1,293,194
France 1,042,042 1,091,122 +49,080
Italy 418,645 600,051 +181,406
Netherlands 791,619 175,844 -615,775
Sweden 369,007 395,505 +26,498
Poland 295,218 292,349 -2,869
Austria 444,645 53,851 -390,794
Portugal 66,308 261,399 +195,091

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 2,766,436
Germany 2,334,968
Spain 2,226,650
France 1,912,550
Italy 1,123,939

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 2,114,493 651,943 -1,462,550
Germany 1,433,122 901,846 -531,276
Spain 1,776,855 449,795 -1,327,060
France 874,592 1,037,958 +163,366
Italy 502,387 621,552 +119,165
Netherlands 723,484 162,645 -560,839
Poland 446,314 408,453 -37,861
Sweden 362,857 395,505 +32,648
Austria 448,334 53,851 -394,483
Portugal 66,308 254,377 +188,069

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 6
West Yorkshire 5
West Midlands 4
Inner London - West 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 5 2 -3
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
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
Kent 2 2 +0

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) 7,662,894
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,761,176
Air transport 358,634
Other 313,321

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) 4,541,813 3,121,081 -1,420,732
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,945,994 1,815,182 -2,130,812
Air transport 280,854 77,780 -203,074
Other 267,852 45,469 -222,383

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,040,231
Liverpool Docks 2,834,056
Immingham Docks 2,364,991
London 1,519,030
Eurotunnel 1,043,697

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 1,780,228 1,260,003 -520,225
Liverpool Docks 2,317,658 516,398 -1,801,260
Immingham Docks 1,561,195 803,796 -757,399
London 656,956 862,074 +205,118
Eurotunnel 522,941 520,756 -2,185
Felixstowe 660,079 345,880 -314,199
Killingholme 298,051 149,311 -148,740
London Gateway Port 147,430 168,784 +21,354
000 267,852 45,469 -222,383
Poole 119,772 81,224 -38,548

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
14
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
2026-05 15
2026-04 9
2026-03 14
2026-02 16
2026-01 14

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+ 21
1m-15m 18
15m-54m 6
0-1m 2
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 12,025,941
China 1,636,511
Ghana 1,200,000
Germany 564,599
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 6,316,074 5,709,867 -606,207
China 740,028 896,483 +156,455
Ghana 0 1,200,000 +1,200,000
Germany 298,411 266,188 -32,223
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 514,709 +514,709
Japan 281,116 39,507 -241,609
Malta 150,921 79,607 -71,314
Netherlands 80,666 100,822 +20,156
Spain 125,685 47,093 -78,592
Portugal 160,492 2,102 -158,390

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) 14,418,319
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,674,654
Air transport 1,635,246
Other 90

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) 7,331,763 7,086,556 -245,207
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,091,614 583,040 -508,574
Air transport 266,341 1,368,905 +1,102,564
Other 90 0 -90

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 10,294,987
London Gateway Port 2,720,030
Manchester Airport 1,248,983
Felixstowe 1,056,405
Dover / Eurotunnel 758,554

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 4,142,621 6,152,366 +2,009,745
London Gateway Port 2,161,589 558,441 -1,603,148
Manchester Airport 33,605 1,215,378 +1,181,773
Felixstowe 736,498 319,907 -416,591
Dover / Eurotunnel 577,064 181,490 -395,574
Dover 168,610 228,581 +59,971
Liverpool Docks 233,945 64,549 -169,396
London Heathrow Airport 172,085 107,194 -64,891
Immingham Docks 86,829 91,763 +4,934
Hull 96,984 48,277 -48,707

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