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 £
Turkey 6,110,292
Sweden 6,102,481
China 4,218,860
Germany 4,177,775
Spain 3,119,357

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 £
Turkey 562,786 5,547,506 +4,984,720
Sweden 2,580,453 3,522,028 +941,575
China 282,030 3,936,830 +3,654,800
Germany 2,992,169 1,185,606 -1,806,563
Spain 2,831,516 287,841 -2,543,675
Belgium 787,445 659,921 -127,524
Netherlands 624,858 198,238 -426,620
France 374,396 366,183 -8,213
Italy 155,898 167,112 +11,214
Poland 146,910 71,028 -75,882

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 £
Turkey 6,255,271
Sweden 6,142,906
China 4,258,923
Spain 3,213,082
Germany 2,104,196

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 £
Turkey 562,786 5,692,485 +5,129,699
Sweden 2,619,889 3,523,017 +903,128
China 306,138 3,952,785 +3,646,647
Spain 3,007,358 205,724 -2,801,634
Germany 1,681,594 422,602 -1,258,992
Belgium 813,919 745,890 -68,029
Netherlands 596,594 102,285 -494,309
United Kingdom 310,791 126,926 -183,865
France 216,982 192,875 -24,107
Poland 144,110 65,634 -78,476

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Inner London - West 5
West Midlands 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 6 3 -3
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
West Midlands 2 5 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
West of England 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,798,537
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,930,417
Other 1,987,071
Air transport 39,756
Road transport 13,344

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) 3,571,099 12,227,438 +8,656,339
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,909,284 3,021,133 -3,888,151
Other 1,075,878 911,193 -164,685
Air transport 13,392 26,364 +12,972
Road transport 0 13,344 +13,344

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,871,309
Immingham Docks 4,470,283
Dover 3,037,594
Hull 2,611,551
000 1,987,071

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 349,624 6,521,685 +6,172,061
Immingham Docks 1,582,771 2,887,512 +1,304,741
Dover 2,224,612 812,982 -1,411,630
Hull 1,801,071 810,480 -990,591
000 1,075,878 911,193 -164,685
London Gateway Port 237,623 1,581,710 +1,344,087
Avonmouth Docks 1,596,465 97,860 -1,498,605
Southampton 240,299 1,362,219 +1,121,920
Liverpool Docks 872,310 310,792 -561,518
Eurotunnel 398,125 447,895 +49,770

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
29
Manufacture of paper and paper products
16
Other manufacturing
6
Manufacture of textiles
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 13
2026-04 11
2026-03 13
2026-02 14
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
1m-15m 25
54m+ 21
15m-54m 9
0-1m 7
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 230,249
Germany 186,949
France 119,499
Romania 116,227
Spain 60,841

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 157,068 73,181 -83,887
Germany 64,417 122,532 +58,115
France 65,927 53,572 -12,355
Romania 58,400 57,827 -573
Spain 23,312 37,529 +14,217
Estonia 20,578 32,248 +11,670
Italy 22,774 20,291 -2,483
Barbados 29,268 4,191 -25,077
Czechia 22,289 7,691 -14,598
Netherlands 21,788 6,398 -15,390

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 £
Italy 54,131
Germany 22,776
Netherlands 4,881
Austria 1,224

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 £
Italy 54,131 0 -54,131
Germany 22,776 0 -22,776
Netherlands 3,258 1,623 -1,635
Austria 1,224 0 -1,224

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) 799,427
Other 84,669
Air transport 84,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,384

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) 369,104 430,323 +61,219
Other 83,046 1,623 -81,423
Air transport 45,218 39,095 -6,123
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,031 7,353 -22,678

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 527,490
Immingham Docks 98,997
Holyhead 97,489
000 84,669
East Midlands Airport 38,127

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 218,474 309,016 +90,542
Immingham Docks 53,923 45,074 -8,849
Holyhead 47,820 49,669 +1,849
000 83,046 1,623 -81,423
East Midlands Airport 15,266 22,861 +7,595
ZLC 26,730 4,894 -21,836
London Gateway Port 30,031 0 -30,031
Dover 20,426 8,719 -11,707
Felixstowe 14,896 14,081 -815
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