Import/export HS code 48149010: Plastic-protected decorative wallpaper

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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 4,154,650
China 3,444,101
Sweden 3,253,223
France 2,400,286
Spain 557,110

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 2,650,048 1,504,602 -1,145,446
China 1,447,927 1,996,174 +548,247
Sweden 1,781,684 1,471,539 -310,145
France 1,350,866 1,049,420 -301,446
Spain 310,490 246,620 -63,870
United States 461,065 86,060 -375,005
Turkey 91,195 369,483 +278,288
Belgium 216,749 87,448 -129,301
South Korea 109,088 180,773 +71,685
Netherlands 56,425 38,713 -17,712

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 5,969,537
China 3,510,091
Sweden 3,089,380
Spain 562,634
France 479,929

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 3,505,215 2,464,322 -1,040,893
China 1,493,774 2,016,317 +522,543
Sweden 1,685,479 1,403,901 -281,578
Spain 318,184 244,450 -73,734
France 434,080 45,849 -388,231
Turkey 86,795 369,483 +282,688
South Korea 151,238 180,459 +29,221
Belgium 224,668 93,886 -130,782
Poland 161,171 70,962 -90,209
United States 178,711 37,149 -141,562

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Inner London - East 6
West Yorkshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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 20 13 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Lancashire 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -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) 6,528,388
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,079,727
Air transport 3,208,236
Other 13,070
Road transport 6,716

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) 3,020,684 3,507,704 +487,020
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,778,777 2,300,950 -1,477,827
Air transport 1,926,788 1,281,448 -645,340
Other 6,902 6,168 -734
Road transport 2,335 4,381 +2,046

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,241,460
Killingholme 2,584,952
Middlesbrough 2,259,195
East Midlands Airport 1,725,566
Felixstowe 1,434,658

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 Gateway Port 887,544 2,353,916 +1,466,372
Killingholme 1,510,224 1,074,728 -435,496
Middlesbrough 1,629,559 629,636 -999,923
East Midlands Airport 1,109,200 616,366 -492,834
Felixstowe 947,466 487,192 -460,274
Thamesport 736,360 606,118 -130,242
London Stansted Airport 368,285 267,830 -100,455
London Heathrow Airport 296,699 286,968 -9,731
Dover 331,957 135,480 -196,477
Southampton 415,990 49,921 -366,069

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 33
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of paper and paper products 9
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 4
Specialised construction activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 14
2025-10 16
2025-09 11
2025-08 12

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 34
54m+ 22
0-1m 14
Other 9
15m-54m 8

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 11,163,623
Netherlands 3,153,733
France 2,162,213
India 1,207,780
Italy 1,175,544

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 5,416,072 5,747,551 +331,479
Netherlands 821,705 2,332,028 +1,510,323
France 1,096,669 1,065,544 -31,125
India 842,889 364,891 -477,998
Italy 755,341 420,203 -335,138
Germany 447,527 81,153 -366,374
Canada 293,786 199,288 -94,498
Sweden 294,216 123,893 -170,323
Spain 192,785 137,409 -55,376
Denmark 182,050 95,619 -86,431

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 54,901
Italy 641
Belgium 296
France 275
Germany 241

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 22,907 31,994 +9,087
Italy 641 0 -641
Belgium 296 0 -296
France 275 0 -275
Germany 241 0 -241

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 15,204,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,259,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,748,957
Other 56,512
Road transport 23,086

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 6,795,363 8,408,766 +1,613,403
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,987,617 2,271,662 -1,715,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,719,828 1,029,129 -690,699
Other 24,518 31,994 +7,476
Road transport 23,086 0 -23,086

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 5,822,570
East Midlands Airport 3,749,858
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,285,502
London Heathrow Airport 3,029,076
Dover 2,442,499

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 £
London Stansted Airport 2,870,947 2,951,623 +80,676
East Midlands Airport 2,154,304 1,595,554 -558,750
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,825,143 1,460,359 -364,784
London Heathrow Airport 722,178 2,306,898 +1,584,720
Dover 1,888,309 554,190 -1,334,119
ZLC 707,425 1,251,453 +544,028
Southampton 161,992 663,696 +501,704
London Gateway Port 713,613 59,336 -654,277
Felixstowe 574,512 93,380 -481,132
Manchester Airport 356,403 286,159 -70,244

Quick facts

HS code: 48149010

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

Description: Wallpaper with a transparent plastic layer for protection, featuring designs or textures