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 16,399,696
Netherlands 15,418,703
France 12,740,987
Ireland 5,235,420
Turkey 2,114,308

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 6,774,984 9,624,712 +2,849,728
Netherlands 6,352,025 9,066,678 +2,714,653
France 5,840,806 6,900,181 +1,059,375
Ireland 3,360,028 1,875,392 -1,484,636
Turkey 1,205,668 908,640 -297,028
China 958,106 796,099 -162,007
Denmark 596,594 787,480 +190,886
United Arab Emirates 678,342 84,873 -593,469
United States 387,351 205,653 -181,698
Spain 111,185 215,260 +104,075

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 25,484,771
France 13,018,139
Netherlands 5,905,409
Ireland 3,692,747
Turkey 2,118,013

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 9,735,079 15,749,692 +6,014,613
France 6,060,995 6,957,144 +896,149
Netherlands 3,169,619 2,735,790 -433,829
Ireland 2,571,559 1,121,188 -1,450,371
Turkey 1,205,668 912,345 -293,323
China 968,353 868,257 -100,096
United Arab Emirates 678,342 84,873 -593,469
United States 395,266 198,183 -197,083
Spain 113,571 205,483 +91,912
Czechia 107,553 176,256 +68,703

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
West Midlands 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Inner London - East 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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 12 6 -6
West Midlands 8 11 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
Inner London - East 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 8 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 5 +3
Suffolk 2 6 +4

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) 38,401,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,850,423
Other 2,800,316
Air transport 763,667
Road transport 5,561

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) 18,239,137 20,162,662 +1,923,525
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,991,686 8,858,737 +1,867,051
Other 1,354,522 1,445,794 +91,272
Air transport 426,892 336,775 -90,117
Road transport 2,360 3,201 +841

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 11,465,785
Felixstowe 10,710,123
Dover 9,466,398
Immingham Docks 6,434,981
Eurotunnel 5,867,030

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 6,741,393 4,724,392 -2,017,001
Felixstowe 3,720,488 6,989,635 +3,269,147
Dover 4,528,665 4,937,733 +409,068
Immingham Docks 2,011,760 4,423,221 +2,411,461
Eurotunnel 2,705,385 3,161,645 +456,260
London 351,850 2,695,600 +2,343,750
000 1,354,522 1,445,794 +91,272
Liverpool Docks 2,250,720 439,962 -1,810,758
Heysham 735,160 694,286 -40,874
Southampton 584,519 300,577 -283,942

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
26
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
20
Manufacture of paper and paper products
18
Other manufacturing
16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 27
2026-04 32
2026-03 38
2026-02 33
2026-01 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 54
15m-54m 25
0-1m 19
Other 10

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 42,626,760
Germany 5,294,043
Netherlands 4,283,006
Poland 3,770,793
France 3,242,976

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 23,114,934 19,511,826 -3,603,108
Germany 2,687,548 2,606,495 -81,053
Netherlands 2,756,532 1,526,474 -1,230,058
Poland 2,220,205 1,550,588 -669,617
France 1,813,251 1,429,725 -383,526
Finland 1,438,401 1,437,226 -1,175
Switzerland 1,044,977 1,445,366 +400,389
Belgium 1,030,783 690,065 -340,718
Sweden 793,284 876,395 +83,111
United States 817,217 523,599 -293,618

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 13,926,770
Ireland 4,031
Turkey 2,196
Germany 641
China 215

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 7,440,663 6,486,107 -954,556
Ireland 3,516 515 -3,001
Turkey 1,901 295 -1,606
Germany 232 409 +177
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) 53,667,678
Other 14,139,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,509,528
Air transport 569,288

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) 29,258,285 24,409,393 -4,848,892
Other 7,548,749 6,590,844 -957,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,646,541 2,862,987 -1,783,554
Air transport 425,718 143,570 -282,148

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 14,139,593
Liverpool Docks 12,922,772
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,231,811
Immingham Docks 10,620,068
Holyhead 9,124,698

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 7,548,749 6,590,844 -957,905
Liverpool Docks 7,642,446 5,280,326 -2,362,120
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,036,743 5,195,068 -841,675
Immingham Docks 5,434,801 5,185,267 -249,534
Holyhead 4,080,683 5,044,015 +963,332
Heysham 2,661,509 1,805,757 -855,752
Felixstowe 2,101,803 1,162,593 -939,210
ZLC 1,911,753 316,522 -1,595,231
London 1,004,993 1,044,984 +39,991
Fishguard 891,611 713,390 -178,221

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