Import/export HS code 48114120: Narrow self-adhesive paper with rubber coating

Self-adhesive paper strips under 10 cm wide, coated with natural or synthetic rubber

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 £
Italy 13,060,081
United States 11,078,371
Germany 5,551,818
China 4,102,915
Greece 3,021,034

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 £
Italy 6,326,684 6,733,397 +406,713
United States 6,002,318 5,076,053 -926,265
Germany 2,673,899 2,877,919 +204,020
China 2,274,275 1,828,640 -445,635
Greece 1,531,599 1,489,435 -42,164
France 1,597,718 1,115,909 -481,809
Poland 1,215,050 1,101,588 -113,462
Spain 1,063,110 823,000 -240,110
Canada 771,593 662,268 -109,325
Portugal 604,052 651,379 +47,327

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 £
Italy 18,953,190
United States 11,741,779
China 4,972,782
Germany 3,099,065
Greece 3,075,254

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 £
Italy 9,385,935 9,567,255 +181,320
United States 6,386,487 5,355,292 -1,031,195
China 2,640,382 2,332,400 -307,982
Germany 1,565,605 1,533,460 -32,145
Greece 1,559,396 1,515,858 -43,538
Poland 1,155,779 1,038,608 -117,171
Canada 1,329,741 752,387 -577,354
Spain 1,090,157 813,590 -276,567
Japan 630,589 268,358 -362,231
India 297,182 459,527 +162,345

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19
West Midlands 19
Inner London - West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 14 -1
West Midlands 16 16 +0
Inner London - West 9 10 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 9 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 10 6 -4
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0
West Yorkshire 10 7 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 7 -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) 25,165,585
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,304,106
Air transport 1,861,205
Road transport 336,501
Other 277,719

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) 13,249,836 11,915,749 -1,334,087
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,719,445 11,584,661 -1,134,784
Air transport 956,947 904,258 -52,689
Road transport 160,019 176,482 +16,463
Other 136,394 141,325 +4,931

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,348,855
Southampton 12,537,095
London 5,380,488
London Gateway Port 3,953,296
Felixstowe 3,301,164

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 £
Dover 6,740,016 6,608,839 -131,177
Southampton 6,105,183 6,431,912 +326,729
London 2,751,030 2,629,458 -121,572
London Gateway Port 2,926,543 1,026,753 -1,899,790
Felixstowe 1,474,056 1,827,108 +353,052
Purfleet 1,273,601 1,207,360 -66,241
Eurotunnel 1,164,338 751,052 -413,286
Harwich 887,390 508,627 -378,763
Immingham Docks 604,849 743,642 +138,793
Liverpool Docks 331,586 406,212 +74,626

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
109
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
23
Other manufacturing
22
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 57
2026-04 69
2026-03 70
2026-02 68
2026-01 57

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 146
54m+ 49
15m-54m 39
0-1m 28
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 £
Germany 9,523,455
United States 5,829,170
Slovakia 1,720,037
Ireland 1,689,430
Dominican Republic 1,095,313

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 £
Germany 4,725,071 4,798,384 +73,313
United States 2,201,144 3,628,026 +1,426,882
Slovakia 795,794 924,243 +128,449
Ireland 830,098 859,332 +29,234
Dominican Republic 580,207 515,106 -65,101
Italy 332,208 292,278 -39,930
France 171,604 263,995 +92,391
Poland 192,330 161,608 -30,722
Netherlands 91,761 231,624 +139,863
United Arab Emirates 268,683 23,249 -245,434

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 £
United States 16,642
Italy 8,731
China 7,406
Netherlands 5,409
Switzerland 473

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 £
United States 11,304 5,338 -5,966
Italy 3,521 5,210 +1,689
China 4,121 3,285 -836
Netherlands 0 5,409 +5,409
Switzerland 473 0 -473
Germany 16 302 +286
Belgium 109 198 +89
XI 138 56 -82

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 9,868,555
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,583,861
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,277,770
Air transport 794,163

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 £
Other 4,843,899 5,024,656 +180,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,470,711 4,113,150 +642,439
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,526,141 2,751,629 +225,488
Air transport 311,019 483,144 +172,125

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 9,868,555
Liverpool Docks 5,609,304
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,244,786
London Gateway Port 1,332,633
Holyhead 1,076,795

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 4,843,899 5,024,656 +180,757
Liverpool Docks 2,094,794 3,514,510 +1,419,716
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,481,111 1,763,675 +282,564
London Gateway Port 811,109 521,524 -289,585
Holyhead 488,182 588,613 +100,431
Belfast Port 528,867 14,830 -514,037
London Heathrow Airport 173,228 318,655 +145,427
Heysham 159,676 173,293 +13,617
East Midlands Airport 80,585 117,399 +36,814
Harwich 92,875 60,624 -32,251

Quick facts

HS code: 48114120

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

Description: Self-adhesive paper strips under 10 cm wide, coated with natural or synthetic rubber