Import/export HS code 4814: Wallpaper and window transparencies

Decorative paper for walls and windows, including wallpaper and transparent designs

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 £
France 27,197,204
Germany 21,249,830
China 19,294,560
Belgium 14,951,668
United States 12,223,361

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 £
France 15,604,678 11,592,526 -4,012,152
Germany 12,290,505 8,959,325 -3,331,180
China 9,398,687 9,895,873 +497,186
Belgium 8,133,266 6,818,402 -1,314,864
United States 6,749,492 5,473,869 -1,275,623
Italy 5,076,992 3,464,105 -1,612,887
Sweden 2,001,163 1,978,995 -22,168
Netherlands 1,557,880 1,183,967 -373,913
South Korea 466,356 540,440 +74,084
Spain 438,938 401,327 -37,611

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 22,714,635
France 22,325,204
China 20,182,050
Belgium 14,676,855
Italy 10,898,871

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 13,210,745 9,503,890 -3,706,855
France 13,179,801 9,145,403 -4,034,398
China 9,751,971 10,430,079 +678,108
Belgium 7,847,426 6,829,429 -1,017,997
Italy 6,070,253 4,828,618 -1,241,635
United States 4,832,401 3,577,481 -1,254,920
Sweden 1,912,626 1,893,579 -19,047
Poland 2,195,493 1,569,150 -626,343
Japan 953,129 867,433 -85,696
South Korea 885,482 850,947 -34,535

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 91
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - West and North West 14

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 65 50 -15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 13 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 8 -3
Inner London - East 8 10 +2
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Outer London - East and North East 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Lancashire 9 9 +0
Outer London - South 6 7 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,228,126
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,303,851
Air transport 26,434,526
Other 334,574
Road transport 36,406

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,063,467 24,164,659 -9,898,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,529,859 15,773,992 +244,133
Air transport 14,036,819 12,397,707 -1,639,112
Other 221,437 113,137 -108,300
Road transport 24,916 11,490 -13,426

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,552,468
Immingham Docks 13,805,940
East Midlands Airport 10,850,805
Killingholme 10,186,907
Felixstowe 9,877,283

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 10,954,923 7,597,545 -3,357,378
Immingham Docks 7,650,226 6,155,714 -1,494,512
East Midlands Airport 5,377,055 5,473,750 +96,695
Killingholme 5,676,035 4,510,872 -1,165,163
Felixstowe 5,151,726 4,725,557 -426,169
Eurotunnel 5,570,532 4,197,962 -1,372,570
London Gateway Port 2,255,146 3,923,049 +1,667,903
Southampton 3,199,965 2,567,072 -632,893
London Heathrow Airport 3,170,396 2,408,373 -762,023
Birmingham Airport 3,127,851 2,155,780 -972,071

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 102
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 82
Manufacture of paper and paper products 18
Specialised construction activities 16
Other manufacturing 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 40
2025-11 62
2025-10 66
2025-09 52
2025-08 48

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 128
54m+ 71
0-1m 58
Other 30
15m-54m 28

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 £
United States 82,831,743
France 18,382,121
Netherlands 14,363,158
Germany 3,692,644
Sweden 3,669,355

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 £
United States 42,978,735 39,853,008 -3,125,727
France 9,458,858 8,923,263 -535,595
Netherlands 6,746,570 7,616,588 +870,018
Germany 2,327,929 1,364,715 -963,214
Sweden 1,876,890 1,792,465 -84,425
Canada 1,676,840 1,603,393 -73,447
Ireland 1,664,879 1,153,491 -511,388
Italy 1,494,685 1,106,778 -387,907
India 1,244,506 673,787 -570,719
United Arab Emirates 839,684 1,068,049 +228,365

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 218,997
Belgium 4,543
France 2,342
Germany 1,426
Ireland 1,041

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 134,362 84,635 -49,727
Belgium 4,543 0 -4,543
France 2,342 0 -2,342
Germany 1,426 0 -1,426
Ireland 602 439 -163
Italy 641 0 -641
Denmark 67 0 -67
China 18 44 +26
Poland 45 0 -45

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 99,137,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,604,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,773,894
Other 256,563
Road transport 181,782

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 £
Air transport 48,915,553 50,222,132 +1,306,579
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,985,602 15,619,265 -3,366,337
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,423,173 8,350,721 -5,072,452
Other 161,381 95,182 -66,199
Road transport 178,002 3,780 -174,222

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 31,199,603
London Stansted Airport 30,053,284
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,002,602
East Midlands Airport 19,773,676
London Heathrow Airport 15,429,071

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 £
ZLC 13,438,485 17,761,118 +4,322,633
London Stansted Airport 15,218,968 14,834,316 -384,652
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,322,755 10,679,847 -1,642,908
East Midlands Airport 11,699,693 8,073,983 -3,625,710
London Heathrow Airport 7,695,276 7,733,795 +38,519
Felixstowe 7,660,896 4,845,616 -2,815,280
Dover 3,601,149 2,364,249 -1,236,900
Liverpool Docks 2,473,541 1,684,338 -789,203
London Gateway Port 2,285,354 611,903 -1,673,451
Manchester Airport 826,975 1,426,213 +599,238

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 4814

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

Description: Decorative paper for walls and windows, including wallpaper and transparent designs