Import/export HS code 480439: Various kraft paper

Other types of kraft paper not specified in other codes. Used for various industrial and packaging applications

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 £
Germany 25,324,814
Finland 21,426,490
Sweden 18,493,561
Netherlands 12,304,863
France 7,865,729

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 £
Germany 13,437,435 11,887,379 -1,550,056
Finland 10,199,454 11,227,036 +1,027,582
Sweden 13,164,988 5,328,573 -7,836,415
Netherlands 6,983,733 5,321,130 -1,662,603
France 5,169,517 2,696,212 -2,473,305
Slovakia 4,455,444 3,187,444 -1,268,000
Portugal 1,951,493 2,321,109 +369,616
Austria 1,077,313 1,106,263 +28,950
Luxembourg 1,163,840 889,964 -273,876
Belgium 1,568,241 399,070 -1,169,171

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 32,692,903
Germany 26,335,216
Finland 8,214,004
Slovakia 7,756,263
Netherlands 7,104,897

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 20,739,709 11,953,194 -8,786,515
Germany 14,012,897 12,322,319 -1,690,578
Finland 3,716,212 4,497,792 +781,580
Slovakia 4,567,895 3,188,368 -1,379,527
Netherlands 3,939,152 3,165,745 -773,407
Austria 3,742,498 3,030,291 -712,207
France 3,347,244 2,031,237 -1,316,007
Portugal 1,983,002 2,377,620 +394,618
China 612,873 463,150 -149,723
Spain 359,472 382,999 +23,527

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
West Midlands 11
West Yorkshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Lancashire 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 - West 7 9 +2
West Midlands 10 5 -5
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 2 -4
Lancashire 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 3 -3
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Kent 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Essex 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) 54,937,697
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,098,488
Other 4,762,688
Road transport 524,753
Air transport 417,738

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) 31,932,638 23,005,059 -8,927,579
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,177,749 20,920,739 -5,257,010
Other 3,043,239 1,719,449 -1,323,790
Road transport 256,005 268,748 +12,743
Air transport 161,407 256,331 +94,924

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 46,468,211
London 24,061,338
Dover 10,561,429
Felixstowe 7,316,816
000 4,762,688

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 28,174,074 18,294,137 -9,879,937
London 12,297,587 11,763,751 -533,836
Dover 6,491,373 4,070,056 -2,421,317
Felixstowe 4,281,440 3,035,376 -1,246,064
000 3,043,239 1,719,449 -1,323,790
Purfleet 1,886,547 2,038,193 +151,646
Liverpool Docks 1,626,560 1,452,422 -174,138
Eurotunnel 1,014,242 372,634 -641,608
London Gateway Port 600,049 437,097 -162,952
Harwich 396,808 543,199 +146,391

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 35
Manufacture of paper and paper products 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 38
2025-10 42
2025-09 33
2025-08 40

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
54m+ 49
1m-15m 47
15m-54m 24
Other 10
0-1m 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 £
Portugal 14,063,381
Germany 7,471,243
Netherlands 5,041,286
China 4,742,255
United States 4,149,496

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 £
Portugal 8,777,310 5,286,071 -3,491,239
Germany 3,915,379 3,555,864 -359,515
Netherlands 2,442,342 2,598,944 +156,602
China 2,577,628 2,164,627 -413,001
United States 2,492,980 1,656,516 -836,464
India 2,195,040 683,582 -1,511,458
France 1,301,526 1,473,887 +172,361
Finland 1,441,853 1,046,103 -395,750
Ireland 1,303,860 1,136,496 -167,364
Italy 1,132,057 1,183,366 +51,309

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 726,974
France 79,130
Sweden 77,668
Ireland 7,805
Netherlands 265

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 218,978 507,996 +289,018
France 79,130 0 -79,130
Sweden 36,432 41,236 +4,804
Ireland 7,805 0 -7,805
Netherlands 33 232 +199

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) 38,877,058
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,558,262
Other 891,842
Air transport 223,089
Rail transport 24,465

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) 21,453,762 17,423,296 -4,030,466
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,876,196 6,682,066 -6,194,130
Other 342,378 549,464 +207,086
Air transport 173,536 49,553 -123,983
Rail transport 24,465 0 -24,465

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,739,449
Immingham Docks 10,576,240
Newhaven 6,377,697
Southampton 5,273,799
Liverpool Docks 4,795,068

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 9,966,227 6,773,222 -3,193,005
Immingham Docks 4,864,770 5,711,470 +846,700
Newhaven 4,246,350 2,131,347 -2,115,003
Southampton 3,720,837 1,552,962 -2,167,875
Liverpool Docks 2,742,151 2,052,917 -689,234
London Gateway Port 3,853,710 739,070 -3,114,640
Felixstowe 1,470,972 1,874,140 +403,168
Dover 1,506,663 490,383 -1,016,280
Poole 265,118 812,538 +547,420
Hull 631,729 438,976 -192,753

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 480439

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

Description: Other types of kraft paper not specified in other codes. Used for various industrial and packaging applications