Import/export HS code 48041111: Unbleached kraft paper, lightweight

Unbleached kraft paper weighing less than 150 g/m². Ideal for lightweight packaging and wrapping needs

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 44,615,386
Finland 15,581,100
Czechia 7,806,623
Netherlands 3,732,184
United States 3,217,964

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 27,429,012 17,186,374 -10,242,638
Finland 9,123,349 6,457,751 -2,665,598
Czechia 2,980,766 4,825,857 +1,845,091
Netherlands 2,898,408 833,776 -2,064,632
United States 1,356,774 1,861,190 +504,416
France 2,814,349 25,245 -2,789,104
Germany 828,256 409,066 -419,190
Portugal 179,050 894,700 +715,650
Belgium 741 661,992 +661,251
Italy 252,457 132,284 -120,173

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 45,924,429
Finland 14,854,317
Czechia 10,519,727
United States 2,981,471
France 2,242,598

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 28,738,055 17,186,374 -11,551,681
Finland 7,734,574 7,119,743 -614,831
Czechia 5,697,371 4,822,356 -875,015
United States 1,120,281 1,861,190 +740,909
France 2,125,964 116,634 -2,009,330
Germany 1,344,565 426,209 -918,356
Netherlands 413,972 705,023 +291,051
Portugal 179,050 894,700 +715,650
China 203,076 229,365 +26,289
Italy 285,094 132,284 -152,810

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Merseyside 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
West Midlands 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Norfolk 2

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
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Norfolk 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0

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) 69,293,946
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,508,951
Other 333,530
Air transport 24,258

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) 40,991,359 28,302,587 -12,688,772
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,207,710 5,301,241 -1,906,469
Other 208,908 124,622 -84,286
Air transport 5,034 19,224 +14,190

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Medway 46,219,753
London 16,650,880
Eurotunnel 9,410,506
Dover 4,505,756
Avonmouth Docks 2,412,983

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 £
Medway 28,621,224 17,598,529 -11,022,695
London 9,380,547 7,270,333 -2,110,214
Eurotunnel 6,450,463 2,960,043 -3,490,420
Dover 1,854,320 2,651,436 +797,116
Avonmouth Docks 668,333 1,744,650 +1,076,317
Southampton 49,213 1,028,373 +979,160
London Gateway Port 447,331 73,713 -373,618
Liverpool Docks 419,833 12,711 -407,122
Felixstowe 194,979 175,855 -19,124
000 208,908 124,622 -84,286

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 10
Manufacture of paper and paper products 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Dormant Company 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 2
2025-10 7
2025-09 4
2025-08 3

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 9
15m-54m 5
54m+ 4
0-1m 2
Other 2

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 4,651,781
France 352,289
India 197,903
Iraq 98,826
Netherlands 96,394

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 2,776,187 1,875,594 -900,593
France 110,142 242,147 +132,005
India 150,659 47,244 -103,415
Iraq 98,826 0 -98,826
Netherlands 15,141 81,253 +66,112
Australia 49,242 45,420 -3,822
Germany 0 36,476 +36,476
Slovenia 31,402 4,560 -26,842
Spain 919 29,854 +28,935
United States 2,439 17,504 +15,065

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 £
XI 41,451
Italy 4,469
France 770
India 669
Turkey 647

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 £
XI 29,414 12,037 -17,377
Italy 4,469 0 -4,469
France 386 384 -2
India 377 292 -85
Turkey 608 39 -569
Ireland 200 43 -157
China 22 0 -22

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) 5,158,739
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 465,577
Other 50,008
Air transport 9,675

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) 2,903,830 2,254,909 -648,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 319,771 145,806 -173,965
Other 36,383 13,625 -22,758
Air transport 6,047 3,628 -2,419

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,153,221
Holyhead 1,857,284
Fishguard 311,911
Dover 303,468
Felixstowe 197,835

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,243,314 909,907 -333,407
Holyhead 1,166,237 691,047 -475,190
Fishguard 183,565 128,346 -55,219
Dover 67,458 236,010 +168,552
Felixstowe 191,708 6,127 -185,581
London Gateway Port 101,156 93,591 -7,565
Heysham 133,129 58,591 -74,538
Dover / Eurotunnel 81,233 88,150 +6,917
Milford 13,559 77,334 +63,775
Immingham Docks 5,072 72,932 +67,860

Quick facts

HS code: 48041111

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

Description: Unbleached kraft paper weighing less than 150 g/m². Ideal for lightweight packaging and wrapping needs