Import/export HS code 48149070: Various types of wallpaper

Wallpaper and wallcoverings not covered by other codes, including unique or custom 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 £
Germany 6,332,915
United States 5,382,047
France 2,536,213
China 2,177,394
Belgium 1,765,602

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 3,408,246 2,924,669 -483,577
United States 2,369,917 3,012,130 +642,213
France 1,281,211 1,255,002 -26,209
China 1,040,836 1,136,558 +95,722
Belgium 878,888 886,714 +7,826
Netherlands 387,583 695,594 +308,011
South Korea 260,115 378,642 +118,527
India 164,864 393,049 +228,185
Poland 168,835 388,293 +219,458
Sweden 152,801 386,561 +233,760

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 5,881,952
Poland 3,193,160
China 2,970,955
United States 1,990,851
Japan 1,906,279

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 3,230,821 2,651,131 -579,690
Poland 1,425,068 1,768,092 +343,024
China 1,379,632 1,591,323 +211,691
United States 844,237 1,146,614 +302,377
Japan 827,059 1,079,220 +252,161
Belgium 878,106 937,861 +59,755
France 446,795 606,415 +159,620
South Korea 408,594 553,137 +144,543
Philippines 305,298 277,118 -28,180
India 174,121 387,376 +213,255

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 46
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Lancashire 7
Outer London - West and North West 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
Inner London - West 31 32 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 3 -4
Lancashire 7 3 -4
Outer London - West and North West 7 2 -5
Inner London - East 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 4 +0
Outer London - South 3 5 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 10,690,510
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,628,600
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,556,715
Other 28,571
Road transport 6,464

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 £
Air transport 4,897,064 5,793,446 +896,382
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,931,462 4,697,138 -234,324
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,001,225 1,555,490 +554,265
Other 21,427 7,144 -14,283
Road transport 3,340 3,124 -216

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,572,248
Immingham Docks 6,566,944
London Stansted Airport 1,648,046
London Heathrow Airport 1,599,752
Felixstowe 1,335,559

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 £
East Midlands Airport 2,932,454 3,639,794 +707,340
Immingham Docks 3,263,340 3,303,604 +40,264
London Stansted Airport 719,272 928,774 +209,502
London Heathrow Airport 763,032 836,720 +73,688
Felixstowe 520,117 815,442 +295,325
Dover 817,925 378,898 -439,027
Birmingham Airport 401,955 294,531 -107,424
Eurotunnel 306,032 304,223 -1,809
Hull 73,245 526,971 +453,726
Southampton 189,452 234,493 +45,041

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
48
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
39
Manufacture of paper and paper products
14
Specialised construction activities
9
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 21
2026-04 26
2026-03 29
2026-02 27
2026-01 23

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 59
54m+ 35
0-1m 29
Other 16
15m-54m 12

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 17,062,169
France 2,557,721
Netherlands 1,523,268
Germany 1,222,758
Belgium 876,643

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 8,482,825 8,579,344 +96,519
France 1,300,474 1,257,247 -43,227
Netherlands 843,075 680,193 -162,882
Germany 610,012 612,746 +2,734
Belgium 390,650 485,993 +95,343
Canada 229,930 279,616 +49,686
Spain 174,206 119,008 -55,198
Italy 210,380 61,604 -148,776
Switzerland 127,565 125,788 -1,777
Australia 112,314 131,845 +19,531

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 15,406
China 446
Germany 409
Denmark 28

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 3,351 12,055 +8,704
China 9 437 +428
Germany 409 0 -409
Denmark 0 28 +28

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 19,541,323
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,475,750
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,418,212
Other 31,150

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 9,852,225 9,689,098 -163,127
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,896,260 2,579,490 -316,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,253,531 1,164,681 -88,850
Other 13,397 17,753 +4,356

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 11,748,557
East Midlands Airport 3,592,112
London Heathrow Airport 3,372,136
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,115,058
Dover 2,212,851

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 5,346,293 6,402,264 +1,055,971
East Midlands Airport 2,532,508 1,059,604 -1,472,904
London Heathrow Airport 1,636,901 1,735,235 +98,334
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,652,800 1,462,258 -190,542
Dover 1,158,576 1,054,275 -104,301
Felixstowe 853,059 862,615 +9,556
ZLC 303,439 251,807 -51,632
Southampton 90,863 231,922 +141,059
London Gateway Port 277,662 7,625 -270,037
Birmingham Airport 0 173,526 +173,526

Quick facts

HS code: 48149070

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

Description: Wallpaper and wallcoverings not covered by other codes, including unique or custom designs