Import/export HS code 480810: Corrugated paper and paperboard

Paper with a wavy layer, may or may not have holes. Comes in rolls or sheets

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 16,041,234
Netherlands 15,858,297
France 12,907,693
Ireland 5,856,154
Turkey 2,153,977

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 6,343,725 9,697,509 +3,353,784
Netherlands 6,915,289 8,943,008 +2,027,719
France 5,532,561 7,375,132 +1,842,571
Ireland 3,788,063 2,068,091 -1,719,972
Turkey 1,105,064 1,048,913 -56,151
China 1,002,803 835,348 -167,455
Denmark 509,044 818,266 +309,222
United Arab Emirates 816,054 84,873 -731,181
United States 333,957 309,088 -24,869
Spain 104,279 207,794 +103,515

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 £
Germany 25,134,430
France 13,217,619
Netherlands 6,285,028
Ireland 4,218,272
Turkey 2,157,682

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 £
Germany 9,655,549 15,478,881 +5,823,332
France 5,804,184 7,413,435 +1,609,251
Netherlands 3,327,804 2,957,224 -370,580
Ireland 2,965,793 1,252,479 -1,713,314
Turkey 1,105,064 1,052,618 -52,446
China 1,018,107 897,467 -120,640
United Arab Emirates 810,997 84,873 -726,124
United States 345,134 301,618 -43,516
Spain 106,665 203,473 +96,808
Czechia 85,249 193,576 +108,327

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
West Midlands 11
Inner London - East 10
Greater Manchester 9

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 11 8 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
West Midlands 6 9 +3
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 8 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Cheshire 3 5 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 5 +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) 38,869,428
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,443,138
Other 2,841,032
Air transport 805,706
Road transport 4,412

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) 17,701,331 21,168,097 +3,466,766
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,513,383 8,929,755 +1,416,372
Other 1,302,536 1,538,496 +235,960
Air transport 469,895 335,811 -134,084
Road transport 2,360 2,052 -308

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 11,699,972
Felixstowe 10,977,424
Dover 9,782,132
Immingham Docks 6,113,690
Eurotunnel 5,769,770

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 6,193,359 5,506,613 -686,746
Felixstowe 4,145,363 6,832,061 +2,686,698
Dover 4,294,600 5,487,532 +1,192,932
Immingham Docks 2,053,642 4,060,048 +2,006,406
Eurotunnel 2,581,534 3,188,236 +606,702
Liverpool Docks 2,364,939 506,115 -1,858,824
000 1,302,536 1,538,496 +235,960
London 184,914 2,628,231 +2,443,317
Heysham 1,156,225 733,938 -422,287
Southampton 397,597 518,905 +121,308

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 54
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 21
Manufacture of paper and paper products 20
Other manufacturing 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 32
2026-03 38
2026-02 33
2026-01 34
2025-12 34

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+ 68
1m-15m 56
15m-54m 26
0-1m 19
Other 9

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 44,505,188
Germany 5,452,573
Netherlands 5,060,876
Poland 4,255,617
France 3,420,723

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 22,668,216 21,836,972 -831,244
Germany 2,595,003 2,857,570 +262,567
Netherlands 3,326,990 1,733,886 -1,593,104
Poland 2,342,769 1,912,848 -429,921
France 1,774,531 1,646,192 -128,339
Finland 1,462,352 1,489,370 +27,018
Switzerland 1,051,125 1,418,713 +367,588
Belgium 1,088,650 791,983 -296,667
Sweden 875,686 901,752 +26,066
United States 850,716 601,983 -248,733

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 14,767,233
Ireland 7,253
Turkey 2,823
Germany 1,309
Nicaragua 361

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 7,378,361 7,388,872 +10,511
Ireland 6,133 1,120 -5,013
Turkey 2,528 295 -2,233
Germany 858 451 -407
Nicaragua 361 0 -361
China 215 0 -215
Italy 0 19 +19

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) 55,928,037
Other 14,987,591
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,122,231
Air transport 609,249

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) 28,674,671 27,253,366 -1,421,305
Other 7,493,274 7,494,317 +1,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,044,850 3,077,381 -2,967,469
Air transport 463,828 145,421 -318,407

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 14,987,591
Liverpool Docks 13,695,647
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,838,614
Immingham Docks 11,100,009
Holyhead 9,299,197

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 7,493,274 7,494,317 +1,043
Liverpool Docks 7,613,746 6,081,901 -1,531,845
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,062,047 5,776,567 -285,480
Immingham Docks 5,418,764 5,681,245 +262,481
Holyhead 3,899,140 5,400,057 +1,500,917
Heysham 2,497,826 1,964,487 -533,339
Felixstowe 2,473,862 1,407,816 -1,066,046
ZLC 1,924,713 409,539 -1,515,174
London 864,002 1,014,298 +150,296
Fishguard 903,178 813,732 -89,446

Quick facts

HS code: 480810

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

Description: Paper with a wavy layer, may or may not have holes. Comes in rolls or sheets