Import/export HS code 48025890: Various heavyweight paper

Other types of paper weighing more than 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 £
Italy 16,517,471
France 16,256,858
Germany 10,415,795
Belgium 8,360,931
Portugal 7,538,635

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 £
Italy 8,153,185 8,364,286 +211,101
France 8,031,430 8,225,428 +193,998
Germany 3,386,194 7,029,601 +3,643,407
Belgium 4,752,123 3,608,808 -1,143,315
Portugal 4,041,638 3,496,997 -544,641
Austria 3,270,857 3,111,703 -159,154
Sweden 2,777,144 2,574,190 -202,954
Finland 4,164,597 0 -4,164,597
Indonesia 1,605,132 1,375,497 -229,635
China 1,472,965 741,420 -731,545

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 £
Germany 19,766,972
Italy 18,547,822
France 15,187,075
Portugal 7,567,542
Austria 6,651,203

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 £
Germany 10,886,336 8,880,636 -2,005,700
Italy 9,172,940 9,374,882 +201,942
France 7,692,219 7,494,856 -197,363
Portugal 4,026,060 3,541,482 -484,578
Austria 3,340,980 3,310,223 -30,757
Sweden 2,929,162 2,625,986 -303,176
Indonesia 1,605,132 1,375,497 -229,635
China 1,622,224 804,077 -818,147
Spain 1,001,726 905,939 -95,787
Netherlands 127,265 1,513,857 +1,386,592

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Inner London - West 10
Essex 6
Kent 6

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 - East 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 10 5 -5
Essex 5 3 -2
Kent 5 4 -1
Lancashire 3 5 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 6 2 -4
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +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) 59,869,605
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,981,394
Air transport 1,655,681
Other 971,957
Road transport 11,478

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) 26,986,690 32,882,915 +5,896,225
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,130,235 7,851,159 -7,279,076
Air transport 1,080,207 575,474 -504,733
Other 521,592 450,365 -71,227
Road transport 9,519 1,959 -7,560

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 24,512,817
London 13,807,704
Immingham Docks 12,505,723
Felixstowe 9,663,066
Liverpool Docks 6,430,541

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 11,864,070 12,648,747 +784,677
London 7,355,998 6,451,706 -904,292
Immingham Docks 6,312,256 6,193,467 -118,789
Felixstowe 4,881,440 4,781,626 -99,814
Liverpool Docks 3,147,594 3,282,947 +135,353
Eurotunnel 2,773,828 2,842,394 +68,566
Purfleet 1,654,677 1,162,455 -492,222
Killingholme 750,507 766,720 +16,213
London Gateway Port 1,242,182 87,533 -1,154,649
Southampton 455,388 623,579 +168,191

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 49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of paper and paper products 17
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 29
2026-03 32
2026-02 30
2026-01 28
2025-12 28

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 63
54m+ 29
0-1m 14
15m-54m 11
Other 6

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 £
Germany 2,896,947
United States 2,834,368
Italy 2,362,918
France 1,700,929
India 1,594,495

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 £
Germany 1,667,038 1,229,909 -437,129
United States 1,411,845 1,422,523 +10,678
Italy 938,009 1,424,909 +486,900
France 802,076 898,853 +96,777
India 4,006 1,590,489 +1,586,483
South Korea 917,739 619,859 -297,880
Netherlands 263,845 1,145,985 +882,140
Spain 537,317 645,423 +108,106
Ireland 528,334 456,715 -71,619
China 402,391 543,158 +140,767

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 £
United States 4,592
Germany 3,129
Ireland 426
XI 171
China 165

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 £
United States 2,255 2,337 +82
Germany 881 2,248 +1,367
Ireland 176 250 +74
XI 26 145 +119
China 95 70 -25

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) 14,110,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,578,041
Air transport 683,669
Other 14,302

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) 6,424,958 7,685,506 +1,260,548
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,129,239 6,448,802 +2,319,563
Air transport 416,449 267,220 -149,229
Other 5,178 9,124 +3,946

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,839,244
London Gateway Port 3,537,066
Southampton 2,809,861
Liverpool Docks 2,577,647
Felixstowe 1,994,133

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,837,428 5,001,816 +164,388
London Gateway Port 615,398 2,921,668 +2,306,270
Southampton 926,022 1,883,839 +957,817
Liverpool Docks 1,143,198 1,434,449 +291,251
Felixstowe 1,639,044 355,089 -1,283,955
Immingham Docks 428,205 1,203,177 +774,972
Hull 532,511 779,912 +247,401
Holyhead 172,516 197,448 +24,932
London Heathrow Airport 165,358 119,664 -45,694
Newhaven 70,413 198,965 +128,552

Quick facts

HS code: 48025890

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

Description: Other types of paper weighing more than 150 grams per square meter