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

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 26,322,726
Finland 23,935,860
Sweden 16,824,357
Netherlands 12,681,885
France 7,989,373

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 13,948,755 12,373,971 -1,574,784
Finland 11,289,036 12,646,824 +1,357,788
Sweden 10,467,713 6,356,644 -4,111,069
Netherlands 7,111,793 5,570,092 -1,541,701
France 5,187,398 2,801,975 -2,385,423
Slovakia 4,520,794 2,902,713 -1,618,081
Portugal 2,500,859 2,885,787 +384,928
Belgium 1,580,345 718,820 -861,525
Austria 1,331,383 784,188 -547,195
Luxembourg 1,139,497 825,053 -314,444

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 32,934,014
Germany 26,803,270
Finland 9,554,121
Slovakia 7,536,882
Netherlands 7,181,172

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 18,743,244 14,190,770 -4,552,474
Germany 14,552,797 12,250,473 -2,302,324
Finland 4,006,879 5,547,242 +1,540,363
Slovakia 4,633,245 2,903,637 -1,729,608
Netherlands 3,999,307 3,181,865 -817,442
Austria 4,001,777 2,940,435 -1,061,342
France 3,274,837 2,231,952 -1,042,885
Portugal 2,544,577 2,948,740 +404,163
China 557,250 575,560 +18,310
Spain 448,567 549,862 +101,295

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Lancashire 8
West Midlands 8
West Yorkshire 8
Greater Manchester 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 6 9 +3
Lancashire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Kent 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 3 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Essex 4 3 -1
Merseyside 2 4 +2

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) 55,377,613
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,565,436
Other 4,902,251
Air transport 552,010
Road transport 550,712

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) 32,444,557 22,933,056 -9,511,501
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,397,761 25,167,675 -230,086
Other 3,260,264 1,641,987 -1,618,277
Air transport 246,252 305,758 +59,506
Road transport 260,650 290,062 +29,412

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 45,815,783
London 27,066,926
Dover 10,144,463
Felixstowe 7,241,839
000 4,902,251

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 25,929,544 19,886,239 -6,043,305
London 13,488,786 13,578,140 +89,354
Dover 6,675,202 3,469,261 -3,205,941
Felixstowe 4,217,259 3,024,580 -1,192,679
000 3,260,264 1,641,987 -1,618,277
Liverpool Docks 1,408,818 2,883,609 +1,474,791
Purfleet 2,347,316 1,910,101 -437,215
Eurotunnel 658,433 502,650 -155,783
London Gateway Port 849,266 298,422 -550,844
Harwich 545,425 578,188 +32,763

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
37
Manufacture of paper and paper products
34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
21
Other manufacturing
12
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 33
2026-04 36
2026-03 40
2026-02 39
2026-01 32

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+ 52
1m-15m 47
15m-54m 26
Other 7
0-1m 5

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 12,979,100
Germany 8,201,687
Netherlands 5,288,079
United States 4,606,303
China 4,526,494

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 9,957,258 3,021,842 -6,935,416
Germany 4,024,873 4,176,814 +151,941
Netherlands 2,969,614 2,318,465 -651,149
United States 2,748,530 1,857,773 -890,757
China 2,628,818 1,897,676 -731,142
France 1,600,711 1,662,806 +62,095
Finland 962,241 2,002,983 +1,040,742
Italy 1,434,830 889,241 -545,589
India 1,672,272 560,753 -1,111,519
Ireland 1,271,796 953,607 -318,189

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 758,164
Sweden 77,668
Netherlands 277

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 311,424 446,740 +135,316
Sweden 77,668 0 -77,668
Netherlands 262 15 -247

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) 39,742,213
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,763,648
Other 836,109
Air transport 208,206
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) 24,621,902 15,120,311 -9,501,591
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,434,685 7,328,963 -3,105,722
Other 389,354 446,755 +57,401
Air transport 165,026 43,180 -121,846
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 17,111,369
Immingham Docks 11,231,387
Southampton 5,130,856
Newhaven 5,110,638
Liverpool Docks 4,673,814

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 9,635,706 7,475,663 -2,160,043
Immingham Docks 6,147,928 5,083,459 -1,064,469
Southampton 2,630,791 2,500,065 -130,726
Newhaven 4,947,632 163,006 -4,784,626
Liverpool Docks 3,121,852 1,551,962 -1,569,890
Felixstowe 2,021,777 1,466,037 -555,740
London Gateway Port 2,392,748 522,116 -1,870,632
Dover 1,729,309 804,452 -924,857
Hull 544,914 1,098,585 +553,671
Poole 586,507 638,222 +51,715

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