Import/export HS code 48030039: Heavier sanitary paper, over 25 g/m²

Sanitary paper weighing more than 25 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 £
Sweden 6,630,284
Spain 4,650,282
Germany 4,309,964
China 2,360,097
Turkey 2,031,854

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 £
Sweden 2,732,149 3,898,135 +1,165,986
Spain 4,007,560 642,722 -3,364,838
Germany 3,240,508 1,069,456 -2,171,052
China 432,788 1,927,309 +1,494,521
Turkey 655,924 1,375,930 +720,006
Belgium 774,693 607,844 -166,849
France 505,974 339,091 -166,883
Netherlands 621,191 156,837 -464,354
Portugal 455,656 0 -455,656
Italy 166,322 175,984 +9,662

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 £
Sweden 6,644,031
Spain 5,143,851
China 2,398,090
Germany 2,290,084
Turkey 2,163,686

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 £
Sweden 2,732,149 3,911,882 +1,179,733
Spain 4,724,391 419,460 -4,304,931
China 460,249 1,937,841 +1,477,592
Germany 1,870,503 419,581 -1,450,922
Turkey 655,924 1,507,762 +851,838
Belgium 802,579 702,674 -99,905
Netherlands 576,881 152,673 -424,208
France 301,956 183,859 -118,097
United Kingdom 200,892 236,825 +35,933
United States 109,834 93,137 -16,697

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Inner London - West 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
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 0 -3
West of England 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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) 12,329,296
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,148,830
Other 1,869,022
Air transport 41,416
Road transport 1,831

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) 8,446,146 3,883,150 -4,562,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,296,179 5,852,651 +1,556,472
Other 1,133,764 735,258 -398,506
Air transport 13,374 28,042 +14,668
Road transport 0 1,831 +1,831

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,796,038
Hull 3,702,365
Dover 3,302,134
Felixstowe 2,681,394
Avonmouth Docks 2,241,907

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 £
Immingham Docks 990,960 2,805,078 +1,814,118
Hull 2,439,390 1,262,975 -1,176,415
Dover 2,435,353 866,781 -1,568,572
Felixstowe 447,872 2,233,522 +1,785,650
Avonmouth Docks 1,919,356 322,551 -1,596,805
000 1,133,764 735,258 -398,506
Liverpool Docks 885,389 421,256 -464,133
London Gateway Port 237,623 914,886 +677,263
Eurotunnel 443,876 386,750 -57,126
Portsmouth 738,699 12,898 -725,801

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 24
Manufacture of paper and paper products 16
Other manufacturing 6
Manufacture of textiles 4
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
2026-01 14
2025-11 12
2025-10 17
2025-09 13
2025-08 13

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 21
54m+ 19
15m-54m 9
0-1m 7
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 596,492
Germany 124,243
France 115,390
Romania 107,089
Estonia 42,452

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 539,588 56,904 -482,684
Germany 40,984 83,259 +42,275
France 63,550 51,840 -11,710
Romania 55,726 51,363 -4,363
Estonia 19,966 22,486 +2,520
Czechia 29,844 6,899 -22,945
Spain 17,259 15,832 -1,427
Portugal 16,213 15,195 -1,018
Netherlands 24,561 6,398 -18,163
Italy 20,398 10,553 -9,845

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 £
Germany 325,522
Italy 115,261
Austria 16,571
Netherlands 3,258
XI 103

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 £
Germany 325,522 0 -325,522
Italy 115,261 0 -115,261
Austria 16,571 0 -16,571
Netherlands 0 3,258 +3,258
XI 103 0 -103

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) 658,574
Other 466,049
Air transport 68,527
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,584

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) 345,583 312,991 -32,592
Other 462,791 3,258 -459,533
Air transport 45,329 23,198 -22,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,154 32,430 +30,276

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 466,049
Dover / Eurotunnel 410,110
Immingham Docks 94,594
Holyhead 87,463
East Midlands Airport 33,098

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 £
000 462,791 3,258 -459,533
Dover / Eurotunnel 220,596 189,514 -31,082
Immingham Docks 28,496 66,098 +37,602
Holyhead 49,262 38,201 -11,061
East Midlands Airport 16,599 16,499 -100
ZLC 25,508 6,699 -18,809
London Gateway Port 763 29,268 +28,505
Felixstowe 14,629 13,687 -942
Dover 20,426 6,421 -14,005
Liverpool Docks 13,565 0 -13,565

Quick facts

HS code: 48030039

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

Description: Sanitary paper weighing more than 25 grams per square meter