Import/export HS code 48102930: Coated paper in rolls

Coated paper or paperboard sold in rolls, not lightweight

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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 £
Finland 79,486,309
Germany 18,835,689
Belgium 8,361,633
Italy 5,741,785
Netherlands 1,854,176

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 £
Finland 40,646,716 38,839,593 -1,807,123
Germany 9,474,865 9,360,824 -114,041
Belgium 5,036,494 3,325,139 -1,711,355
Italy 2,870,758 2,871,027 +269
Netherlands 1,054,798 799,378 -255,420
Spain 722,114 584,598 -137,516
France 1,123,575 164,701 -958,874
China 290,919 913,804 +622,885
Austria 583,306 233,815 -349,491
Switzerland 67,876 1,333 -66,543

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 £
Finland 79,837,337
Germany 14,064,835
Austria 10,931,175
Italy 6,318,286
Netherlands 2,737,852

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 £
Finland 40,986,000 38,851,337 -2,134,663
Germany 8,343,638 5,721,197 -2,622,441
Austria 5,463,895 5,467,280 +3,385
Italy 3,443,173 2,875,113 -568,060
Netherlands 1,150,232 1,587,620 +437,388
Spain 803,505 582,186 -221,319
Belgium 876,227 420,570 -455,657
China 307,581 946,091 +638,510
France 231,813 5,618 -226,195
Sweden 130,931 42,544 -88,387

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Inner London - West 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
West Midlands 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Essex 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Kent 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 2 +0

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) 82,652,814
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,644,652
Other 630,720
Air transport 163,838
Road transport 15,256

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) 42,430,550 40,222,264 -2,208,286
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,350,933 16,293,719 -3,057,214
Other 77,084 553,636 +476,552
Air transport 76,497 87,341 +10,844
Road transport 15,256 0 -15,256

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 86,500,225
Immingham Docks 12,485,147
Hull 8,756,316
Dover 4,471,368
Felixstowe 2,074,556

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 43,801,127 42,699,098 -1,102,029
Immingham Docks 6,280,374 6,204,773 -75,601
Hull 5,670,229 3,086,087 -2,584,142
Dover 3,145,826 1,325,542 -1,820,284
Felixstowe 895,062 1,179,494 +284,432
Harwich 466,536 522,593 +56,057
Eurotunnel 670,082 117,176 -552,906
000 77,084 553,636 +476,552
Killingholme 301,518 278,775 -22,743
Medway 12,479 560,415 +547,936

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 24
Manufacture of paper and paper products 11
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 7
Other manufacturing 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 11
2026-03 11
2026-02 9
2026-01 10
2025-12 14

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+ 24
1m-15m 21
15m-54m 8
Other 5
0-1m 3

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 £
Belgium 1,679,682
Ireland 450,043
France 436,121
Luxembourg 267,002
Germany 118,681

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 £
Belgium 1,057,353 622,329 -435,024
Ireland 323,410 126,633 -196,777
France 222,253 213,868 -8,385
Luxembourg 114,103 152,899 +38,796
Germany 86,863 31,818 -55,045
United States 59,388 41,768 -17,620
Netherlands 24,662 46,738 +22,076
Spain 2,088 58,377 +56,289
Italy 0 54,916 +54,916
Nigeria 27,177 0 -27,177

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 £
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 £
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) 1,776,001
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,440,846
Air transport 152,349
Other 1,798

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) 1,083,845 692,156 -391,689
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 753,972 686,874 -67,098
Air transport 111,949 40,400 -71,549
Other 1,798 0 -1,798

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,618,837
Dover / Eurotunnel 960,101
Liverpool Docks 234,233
Holyhead 134,133
London Heathrow Airport 91,956

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 830,706 788,131 -42,575
Dover / Eurotunnel 594,133 365,968 -228,165
Liverpool Docks 147,954 86,279 -61,675
Holyhead 103,305 30,828 -72,477
London Heathrow Airport 73,016 18,940 -54,076
Killingholme 52,292 0 -52,292
Heysham 36,626 14,180 -22,446
London 0 44,918 +44,918
East Midlands Airport 28,506 15,453 -13,053
Belfast Port 27,177 0 -27,177

Quick facts

HS code: 48102930

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

Description: Coated paper or paperboard sold in rolls, not lightweight