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 63,716,105
Germany 10,043,229
France 2,255,785
Ireland 545,418
China 254,690

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 34,772,311 28,943,794 -5,828,517
Germany 5,520,261 4,522,968 -997,293
France 1,390,762 865,023 -525,739
Ireland 403,243 142,175 -261,068
China 143,021 111,669 -31,352
Austria 183,891 0 -183,891
United States 88,332 43,114 -45,218
Norway 0 96,678 +96,678
Belgium 86,401 3,455 -82,946
Spain 27,062 55,927 +28,865

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 62,932,669
Germany 11,303,814
France 2,104,878
Ireland 380,068
China 290,460

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 34,285,626 28,647,043 -5,638,583
Germany 6,450,499 4,853,315 -1,597,184
France 1,286,461 818,417 -468,044
Ireland 311,609 68,459 -243,150
China 143,021 147,439 +4,418
United States 91,648 43,114 -48,534
Norway 0 96,678 +96,678
Spain 28,351 55,927 +27,576
Poland 67,560 15,369 -52,191
Turkey 26,110 14,080 -12,030

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
West Yorkshire 5
Inner London - West 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
West Central Scotland 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 3 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1

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) 70,410,924
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,019,398
Other 174,745
Air transport 101,773

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) 38,221,609 32,189,315 -6,032,294
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,473,487 2,545,911 -1,927,576
Other 90,258 84,487 -5,771
Air transport 53,298 48,475 -4,823

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 25,197,859
Immingham Docks 22,792,909
Felixstowe 19,831,791
Dover 3,082,870
Purfleet 1,593,351

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 12,643,418 12,554,441 -88,977
Immingham Docks 12,997,972 9,794,937 -3,203,035
Felixstowe 11,189,350 8,642,441 -2,546,909
Dover 1,955,900 1,126,970 -828,930
Purfleet 745,550 847,801 +102,251
Killingholme 653,064 455,793 -197,271
Grangemouth Docks 693,219 385,000 -308,219
London 300,298 373,392 +73,094
Hull 547,874 95,383 -452,491
Eurotunnel 392,224 231,413 -160,811

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 26
Manufacture of paper and paper products 19
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 9
Other manufacturing 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 31
2025-10 29
2025-09 25
2025-08 20

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+ 26
15m-54m 13
0-1m 7
Other 6

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 486,181
Poland 221,622
Netherlands 33,788
Italy 14,410
Belgium 13,880

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 262,918 223,263 -39,655
Poland 28,596 193,026 +164,430
Netherlands 20,732 13,056 -7,676
Italy 0 14,410 +14,410
Belgium 5,386 8,494 +3,108
Denmark 3,050 7,075 +4,025
Nigeria 7,130 0 -7,130
Switzerland 6,551 0 -6,551
Czechia 5,742 0 -5,742
Germany 0 4,195 +4,195

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 295,248
Germany 47,072
Netherlands 9,781
Ireland 911

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 163,195 132,053 -31,142
Germany 30,824 16,248 -14,576
Netherlands 5,873 3,908 -1,965
Ireland 574 337 -237

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) 441,885
Other 354,346
Air transport 14,022
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,928

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) 130,648 311,237 +180,589
Other 201,368 152,978 -48,390
Air transport 10,210 3,812 -6,398
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,537 2,391 -3,146

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 354,346
Dover / Eurotunnel 267,510
Holyhead 82,815
Heysham 21,460
Hull 21,180

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 £
000 201,368 152,978 -48,390
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,957 211,553 +155,596
Holyhead 44,764 38,051 -6,713
Heysham 0 21,460 +21,460
Hull 0 21,180 +21,180
Liverpool Docks 11,456 5,043 -6,413
Felixstowe 7,799 5,638 -2,161
Immingham Docks 4,250 7,075 +2,825
London Heathrow Airport 7,130 0 -7,130
Fishguard 5,330 1,237 -4,093

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