Import/export HS code 481029: Various coated paper

Includes all other coated paper and paperboard not listed elsewhere

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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 £
United States 104,948,108
Finland 78,322,562
Germany 49,775,246
Italy 47,597,902
Belgium 40,449,729

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 £
United States 53,473,698 51,474,410 -1,999,288
Finland 40,971,270 37,351,292 -3,619,978
Germany 25,951,731 23,823,515 -2,128,216
Italy 25,840,791 21,757,111 -4,083,680
Belgium 23,457,725 16,992,004 -6,465,721
Netherlands 4,953,831 4,946,777 -7,054
Sweden 4,260,619 3,979,680 -280,939
China 1,269,556 6,887,027 +5,617,471
Spain 1,867,241 1,995,773 +128,532
Brazil 1,452,624 1,306,967 -145,657

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 £
United States 105,647,128
Finland 77,560,549
Italy 51,947,937
Austria 48,609,182
Netherlands 27,291,288

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 £
United States 53,437,169 52,209,959 -1,227,210
Finland 40,139,932 37,420,617 -2,719,315
Italy 30,312,342 21,635,595 -8,676,747
Austria 25,293,701 23,315,481 -1,978,220
Netherlands 13,275,055 14,016,233 +741,178
Germany 12,802,261 7,817,876 -4,984,385
Sweden 4,499,171 3,933,056 -566,115
China 1,288,895 6,920,639 +5,631,744
Spain 2,356,038 1,331,116 -1,024,922
Brazil 1,452,624 1,335,145 -117,479

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Kent 7
West Midlands 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 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Kent 6 2 -4
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 5 +2
Essex 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 1 3 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 206,679,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 150,887,739
Other 1,087,195
Air transport 229,259
Road transport 28,557

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 103,785,940 102,893,834 -892,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,981,952 67,905,787 -15,076,165
Other 256,017 831,178 +575,161
Air transport 133,302 95,957 -37,345
Road transport 28,557 0 -28,557

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 141,295,079
Avonmouth Docks 50,163,174
Southampton 45,459,604
Immingham Docks 42,232,780
Hull 32,804,186

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 £
London 75,303,514 65,991,565 -9,311,949
Avonmouth Docks 23,046,894 27,116,280 +4,069,386
Southampton 20,040,199 25,419,405 +5,379,206
Immingham Docks 19,985,670 22,247,110 +2,261,440
Hull 19,390,035 13,414,151 -5,975,884
London Gateway Port 12,202,084 1,033,959 -11,168,125
Dover 9,244,280 3,314,148 -5,930,132
Felixstowe 2,420,020 7,629,417 +5,209,397
Middlesbrough 1,282,043 574,132 -707,911
Harwich 949,925 864,362 -85,563

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 32
Manufacture of paper and paper products 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 10
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-03 18
2026-02 21
2026-01 21
2025-12 31
2025-11 31

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 43
54m+ 38
15m-54m 12
0-1m 8
Other 8

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 2,470,771
Belgium 1,647,616
France 484,440
Luxembourg 250,615
Netherlands 170,292

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 1,121,460 1,349,311 +227,851
Belgium 1,027,710 619,906 -407,804
France 235,321 249,119 +13,798
Luxembourg 114,103 136,512 +22,409
Netherlands 111,448 58,844 -52,604
United States 68,971 52,226 -16,745
Germany 86,863 31,818 -55,045
Spain 26,463 58,377 +31,914
Italy 6,106 30,486 +24,380
Mexico 0 30,888 +30,888

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 198,876
Spain 1,798

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 115,280 83,596 -31,684
Spain 1,798 0 -1,798

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) 3,665,199
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,528,076
Air transport 220,175
Other 200,674

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) 1,876,534 1,788,665 -87,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 779,992 748,084 -31,908
Air transport 143,330 76,845 -66,485
Other 117,078 83,596 -33,482

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,585,874
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,031,922
Liverpool Docks 850,314
Heysham 814,716
Holyhead 558,295

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 £
Immingham Docks 820,083 765,791 -54,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 646,022 385,900 -260,122
Liverpool Docks 327,841 522,473 +194,632
Heysham 344,663 470,053 +125,390
Holyhead 294,938 263,357 -31,581
000 117,078 83,596 -33,482
London Heathrow Airport 86,791 24,247 -62,544
East Midlands Airport 49,715 38,047 -11,668
Harwich 66,171 5,251 -60,920
Killingholme 52,292 0 -52,292

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 481029

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

Description: Includes all other coated paper and paperboard not listed elsewhere