Import/export HS code 481099: Various coated or bleached paper

Includes all other coated or bleached 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 £
Germany 20,554,186
India 16,618,160
China 2,048,760
Netherlands 1,362,542
Finland 475,715

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 11,308,493 9,245,693 -2,062,800
India 9,678,788 6,939,372 -2,739,416
China 984,615 1,064,145 +79,530
Netherlands 994,445 368,097 -626,348
Finland 136,438 339,277 +202,839
Italy 316,257 141,886 -174,371
Denmark 229,743 164,680 -65,063
France 157,453 145,763 -11,690
Ireland 220,896 77,809 -143,087
Sweden 234,084 36,017 -198,067

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 19,611,392
India 16,828,929
China 2,070,033
Netherlands 1,014,510
Sweden 945,628

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 10,677,011 8,934,381 -1,742,630
India 9,843,642 6,985,287 -2,858,355
China 1,001,216 1,068,817 +67,601
Netherlands 685,151 329,359 -355,792
Sweden 435,775 509,853 +74,078
Italy 272,779 203,817 -68,962
Israel 98,865 86,749 -12,116
Denmark 123,466 28,048 -95,418
United States 52,742 84,855 +32,113
South Korea 45,726 77,795 +32,069

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 54
Inner London - West 21
West Central Scotland 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
West Yorkshire 7

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
Greater Manchester 34 49 +15
Inner London - West 12 13 +1
West Central Scotland 9 9 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 6 2 -4
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 4 +3
Essex 3 1 -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) 33,591,430
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,207,772
Other 1,529,658
Air transport 441,557
Road transport 3,153

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) 19,247,741 14,343,689 -4,904,052
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,315,385 3,892,387 -422,998
Other 1,106,866 422,792 -684,074
Air transport 257,099 184,458 -72,641
Road transport 0 3,153 +3,153

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 17,486,044
Immingham Docks 7,042,832
Killingholme 5,679,695
Dover 3,585,643
Liverpool Docks 1,876,321

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 £
Felixstowe 10,795,990 6,690,054 -4,105,936
Immingham Docks 4,764,073 2,278,759 -2,485,314
Killingholme 2,267,023 3,412,672 +1,145,649
Dover 1,829,186 1,756,457 -72,729
Liverpool Docks 342,858 1,533,463 +1,190,605
London Gateway Port 1,112,878 593,402 -519,476
000 1,106,866 422,792 -684,074
Harwich 876,112 285,087 -591,025
London 505,108 588,939 +83,831
499 43,381 538,404 +495,023

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 80
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Manufacture of paper and paper products 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 37
2025-10 33
2025-09 64
2025-08 11

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 66
0-1m 41
54m+ 38
15m-54m 16
Other 11

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 £
Poland 1,472,130
Romania 1,199,548
Kenya 1,074,750
Ireland 717,011
Saudi Arabia 455,313

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 £
Poland 586,483 885,647 +299,164
Romania 506,662 692,886 +186,224
Kenya 555,111 519,639 -35,472
Ireland 400,440 316,571 -83,869
Saudi Arabia 14,596 440,717 +426,121
Brazil 0 371,345 +371,345
Belgium 224,034 122,884 -101,150
South Korea 1,771 311,894 +310,123
Jordan 91,988 124,764 +32,776
Lebanon 96,493 97,152 +659

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 £
Turkey 228

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 £
Turkey 228 0 -228

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) 4,566,429
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,480,454
Air transport 1,098,623
Road transport 14,159
Other 228

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) 2,133,436 2,432,993 +299,557
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,034,717 1,445,737 +411,020
Air transport 182,424 916,199 +733,775
Road transport 14,159 0 -14,159
Other 228 0 -228

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,430,409
London Gateway Port 1,351,935
Felixstowe 948,819
Harwich 818,612
London Heathrow Airport 594,955

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,186,405 1,244,004 +57,599
London Gateway Port 432,898 919,037 +486,139
Felixstowe 501,489 447,330 -54,159
Harwich 326,320 492,292 +165,972
London Heathrow Airport 72,557 522,398 +449,841
Heysham 241,026 183,106 -57,920
Manchester Airport 25,002 340,516 +315,514
Immingham Docks 73,466 150,057 +76,591
Liverpool Docks 81,449 112,233 +30,784
Hull 86,304 91,478 +5,174

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 481099

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

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