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 21,446,331
India 16,587,962
China 2,299,863
Netherlands 1,292,981
Finland 531,688

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 11,551,693 9,894,638 -1,657,055
India 9,495,853 7,092,109 -2,403,744
China 929,841 1,370,022 +440,181
Netherlands 639,125 653,856 +14,731
Finland 195,587 336,101 +140,514
Denmark 215,556 184,978 -30,578
Italy 212,411 116,602 -95,809
Ireland 200,487 118,947 -81,540
France 162,710 149,569 -13,141
Sweden 229,834 40,838 -188,996

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 20,475,310
India 17,149,044
China 2,318,109
Sweden 999,713
Netherlands 693,086

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 10,837,594 9,637,716 -1,199,878
India 9,636,198 7,512,846 -2,123,352
China 940,486 1,377,623 +437,137
Sweden 489,577 510,136 +20,559
Netherlands 364,257 328,829 -35,428
Italy 271,476 182,954 -88,522
Israel 127,453 42,679 -84,774
Denmark 110,654 26,437 -84,217
United States 44,093 86,717 +42,624
Finland 115,485 1,488 -113,997

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 55
Inner London - West 22
West Central Scotland 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Greater Manchester 35 50 +15
Inner London - West 14 15 +1
West Central Scotland 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
West Midlands 5 5 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 5 1 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Essex 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +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) 34,088,528
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,562,811
Other 1,496,665
Air transport 448,633
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) 18,946,662 15,141,866 -3,804,796
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,062,406 4,500,405 +437,999
Other 1,015,346 481,319 -534,027
Air transport 279,452 169,181 -110,271
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 17,816,523
Immingham Docks 7,382,890
Killingholme 5,729,957
Dover 3,558,838
Liverpool Docks 2,512,705

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 10,864,202 6,952,321 -3,911,881
Immingham Docks 4,364,873 3,018,017 -1,346,856
Killingholme 2,871,689 2,858,268 -13,421
Dover 1,750,932 1,807,906 +56,974
Liverpool Docks 253,289 2,259,416 +2,006,127
000 1,015,346 481,319 -534,027
London Gateway Port 888,625 514,060 -374,565
London 542,011 573,630 +31,619
Harwich 500,621 462,135 -38,486
499 43,081 668,633 +625,552

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 79
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Manufacture of paper and paper products 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 15
2026-03 12
2026-02 16
2026-01 10
2025-12 28

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 67
0-1m 40
54m+ 38
15m-54m 13
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 £
Poland 1,864,918
Romania 1,515,020
Kenya 1,049,407
Ireland 744,382
Saudi Arabia 456,905

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 733,258 1,131,660 +398,402
Romania 652,658 862,362 +209,704
Kenya 755,115 294,292 -460,823
Ireland 379,896 364,486 -15,410
Saudi Arabia 15,067 441,838 +426,771
South Korea 0 442,894 +442,894
Belgium 220,129 155,313 -64,816
Brazil 0 371,345 +371,345
Jordan 77,477 191,167 +113,690
Lebanon 97,592 151,808 +54,216

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) 5,443,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,679,312
Air transport 1,137,937
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) 2,515,740 2,927,403 +411,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,089,492 1,589,820 +500,328
Air transport 167,711 970,226 +802,515
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 3,122,610
London Gateway Port 1,392,916
Felixstowe 1,002,711
Harwich 913,068
London Heathrow Airport 592,028

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 1,469,897 1,652,713 +182,816
London Gateway Port 491,721 901,195 +409,474
Felixstowe 562,671 440,040 -122,631
Harwich 390,469 522,599 +132,130
London Heathrow Airport 67,080 524,948 +457,868
Manchester Airport 23,231 387,942 +364,711
Heysham 226,972 171,611 -55,361
Liverpool Docks 97,005 173,908 +76,903
Southampton 42,658 222,271 +179,613
Immingham Docks 117,894 115,983 -1,911

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