Import/export HS code 48070030: Recycled composite paper

Made from recycled paper, with or without a paper cover. Comes in rolls or sheets

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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 £
Netherlands 69,506,235
Germany 10,890,957
France 2,028,726
Ireland 498,781
China 186,958

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 £
Netherlands 34,895,081 34,611,154 -283,927
Germany 5,696,808 5,194,149 -502,659
France 1,038,627 990,099 -48,528
Ireland 360,210 138,571 -221,639
China 104,704 82,254 -22,450
Norway 39,429 98,082 +58,653
United States 68,097 49,461 -18,636
Italy 40,438 54,464 +14,026
Spain 35,874 51,753 +15,879
Poland 35,493 18,138 -17,355

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 £
Netherlands 68,573,015
Germany 12,050,343
France 1,889,998
Ireland 318,798
China 215,978

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 £
Netherlands 34,305,004 34,268,011 -36,993
Germany 6,445,850 5,604,493 -841,357
France 975,335 914,663 -60,672
Ireland 265,599 53,199 -212,400
China 140,474 75,504 -64,970
United States 71,413 47,024 -24,389
Norway 39,429 70,200 +30,771
Spain 37,163 51,753 +14,590
Italy 25,389 39,284 +13,895
Poland 35,493 18,138 -17,355

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Inner London - West 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
West Yorkshire 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
Essex 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 1 -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) 75,882,142
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,597,460
Other 203,653
Air transport 90,677

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) 38,326,420 37,555,722 -770,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,010,795 3,586,665 -424,130
Other 93,657 109,996 +16,339
Air transport 33,063 57,614 +24,551

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 28,755,652
Immingham Docks 24,331,523
Felixstowe 21,265,502
Dover 2,894,966
Purfleet 1,926,080

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 £
Harwich 13,373,609 15,382,043 +2,008,434
Immingham Docks 12,678,190 11,653,333 -1,024,857
Felixstowe 11,228,331 10,037,171 -1,191,160
Dover 1,667,371 1,227,595 -439,776
Purfleet 713,576 1,212,504 +498,928
Killingholme 679,101 408,652 -270,449
Grangemouth Docks 571,034 216,999 -354,035
London 268,453 515,368 +246,915
Eurotunnel 302,921 204,210 -98,711
Hull 366,551 80,524 -286,027

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
23
Manufacture of paper and paper products
20
Other manufacturing
9
Printing and reproduction of recorded media
8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 26
2026-03 26
2026-02 26
2026-01 23

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 28
54m+ 27
15m-54m 13
0-1m 7
Other 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 £
Ireland 549,834
Poland 254,490
Netherlands 69,024
Belgium 19,382
Italy 14,410

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 270,708 279,126 +8,418
Poland 62,736 191,754 +129,018
Netherlands 17,099 51,925 +34,826
Belgium 6,286 13,096 +6,810
Italy 200 14,210 +14,010
Denmark 4,819 6,212 +1,393
Germany 2,450 6,424 +3,974
Switzerland 3,603 3,711 +108
France 0 5,298 +5,298
Slovakia 946 4,061 +3,115

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 333,832
Germany 48,426
Netherlands 11,193
Ireland 931

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 170,953 162,879 -8,074
Germany 24,110 24,316 +206
Netherlands 5,236 5,957 +721
Ireland 454 477 +23

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) 544,446
Other 395,767
Air transport 12,725
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,477

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) 165,895 378,551 +212,656
Other 201,637 194,130 -7,507
Air transport 4,965 7,760 +2,795
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,690 3,787 +1,097

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 395,767
Dover / Eurotunnel 313,576
Holyhead 84,443
Heysham 40,240
Felixstowe 26,683

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 £
000 201,637 194,130 -7,507
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,881 224,695 +135,814
Holyhead 50,002 34,441 -15,561
Heysham 0 40,240 +40,240
Felixstowe 3,124 23,559 +20,435
Harwich 1,490 23,799 +22,309
Hull 0 21,180 +21,180
Liverpool Docks 12,502 5,821 -6,681
Immingham Docks 6,019 6,212 +193
Fishguard 6,567 0 -6,567

Quick facts

HS code: 48070030

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

Description: Made from recycled paper, with or without a paper cover. Comes in rolls or sheets