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 6,385,980
Turkey 4,999,341
Germany 4,238,703
China 3,694,100
Spain 3,489,895

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 2,716,520 3,669,460 +952,940
Turkey 543,510 4,455,831 +3,912,321
Germany 3,074,432 1,164,271 -1,910,161
China 313,064 3,381,036 +3,067,972
Spain 3,026,866 463,029 -2,563,837
Belgium 761,198 729,825 -31,373
France 502,891 338,876 -164,015
Netherlands 622,449 166,340 -456,109
Italy 154,399 173,082 +18,683
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 £
Sweden 6,399,727
Turkey 5,144,320
China 3,732,862
Spain 3,581,037
Germany 2,193,400

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 2,755,956 3,643,771 +887,815
Turkey 543,510 4,600,810 +4,057,300
China 337,172 3,395,690 +3,058,518
Spain 3,235,651 345,386 -2,890,265
Germany 1,794,727 398,673 -1,396,054
Belgium 802,456 820,915 +18,459
Netherlands 602,585 100,462 -502,123
France 293,012 167,218 -125,794
United Kingdom 272,461 165,256 -107,205
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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Inner London - West 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 4 +1
West of England 2 4 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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) 14,151,252
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,771,756
Other 1,990,995
Air transport 39,756
Road transport 9,597

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) 3,449,573 10,701,679 +7,252,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,549,106 3,222,650 -4,326,456
Other 1,075,657 915,338 -160,319
Air transport 13,392 26,364 +12,972
Road transport 0 9,597 +9,597

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,636,820
Immingham Docks 4,351,700
Dover 3,164,887
Hull 2,982,723
000 1,990,995

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 330,348 5,306,472 +4,976,124
Immingham Docks 1,343,434 3,008,266 +1,664,832
Dover 2,353,821 811,066 -1,542,755
Hull 2,178,044 804,679 -1,373,365
000 1,075,657 915,338 -160,319
London Gateway Port 237,623 1,581,710 +1,344,087
Avonmouth Docks 1,634,164 175,013 -1,459,151
Southampton 271,333 933,710 +662,377
Liverpool Docks 774,275 408,827 -365,448
Eurotunnel 409,338 513,752 +104,414

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 28
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
2026-04 11
2026-03 13
2026-02 14
2026-01 14
2025-12 15

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 24
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 359,580
Germany 187,439
France 119,807
Romania 107,689
Spain 56,061

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 283,931 75,649 -208,282
Germany 66,080 121,359 +55,279
France 62,357 57,450 -4,907
Romania 53,039 54,650 +1,611
Spain 22,130 33,931 +11,801
Estonia 19,326 32,666 +13,340
Italy 21,460 25,620 +4,160
Czechia 27,668 7,691 -19,977
Barbados 29,268 4,191 -25,077
Portugal 10,721 18,289 +7,568

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 115,791
Italy 79,630
Austria 5,808
Netherlands 4,881

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 115,791 0 -115,791
Italy 79,630 0 -79,630
Austria 5,808 0 -5,808
Netherlands 3,258 1,623 -1,635

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) 803,651
Other 208,322
Air transport 84,235
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) 366,965 436,686 +69,721
Other 206,699 1,623 -205,076
Air transport 42,992 41,243 -1,749
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 527,131
000 208,322
Holyhead 103,245
Immingham Docks 98,997
East Midlands Airport 38,049

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 211,803 315,328 +103,525
000 206,699 1,623 -205,076
Holyhead 52,352 50,893 -1,459
Immingham Docks 53,923 45,074 -8,849
East Midlands Airport 13,944 24,105 +10,161
ZLC 25,826 5,798 -20,028
London Gateway Port 30,031 0 -30,031
Felixstowe 14,896 14,081 -815
Dover 20,426 7,546 -12,880
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