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 6,799,209
United States 5,401,350
France 2,845,508
China 2,193,545
Belgium 1,855,398

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 3,401,670 3,397,539 -4,131
United States 2,369,594 3,031,756 +662,162
France 1,451,693 1,393,815 -57,878
China 1,055,478 1,138,067 +82,589
Belgium 876,225 979,173 +102,948
Netherlands 402,911 608,001 +205,090
South Korea 270,620 377,016 +106,396
Poland 194,647 394,957 +200,310
India 181,097 402,911 +221,814
Philippines 249,786 284,855 +35,069

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 6,348,956
Poland 3,389,236
China 2,960,354
United States 2,061,381
Belgium 1,906,908

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 3,325,317 3,023,639 -301,678
Poland 1,475,305 1,913,931 +438,626
China 1,356,193 1,604,161 +247,968
United States 877,219 1,184,162 +306,943
Belgium 862,813 1,044,095 +181,282
Japan 788,193 1,049,215 +261,022
France 470,484 633,113 +162,629
South Korea 452,704 538,973 +86,269
Philippines 281,019 323,243 +42,224
India 191,001 399,075 +208,074

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 49
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Outer London - West and North West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 33 33 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 3 -4
Outer London - West and North West 8 3 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Lancashire 6 4 -2
Inner London - East 3 5 +2
Outer London - South 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 4 +0

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 11,035,543
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,323,983
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,486,472
Other 42,919
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 5,055,523 5,980,020 +924,497
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,057,539 5,266,444 +208,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,003,479 1,482,993 +479,514
Other 38,097 4,822 -33,275
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 £
Immingham Docks 7,032,431
East Midlands Airport 6,792,586
London Heathrow Airport 1,687,695
London Stansted Airport 1,648,855
Dover 1,477,602

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 £
Immingham Docks 3,311,372 3,721,059 +409,687
East Midlands Airport 3,006,460 3,786,126 +779,666
London Heathrow Airport 864,211 823,484 -40,727
London Stansted Airport 722,075 926,780 +204,705
Dover 1,002,365 475,237 -527,128
Felixstowe 499,864 770,345 +270,481
Birmingham Airport 379,950 340,612 -39,338
Eurotunnel 268,366 358,668 +90,302
Hull 88,511 437,952 +349,441
London Gateway Port 186,415 229,696 +43,281

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 52
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Manufacture of paper and paper products 14
Specialised construction activities 11
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 29
2026-02 27
2026-01 23
2025-12 20

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 62
54m+ 38
0-1m 30
Other 18
15m-54m 14

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 17,793,567
France 2,701,859
Netherlands 1,629,468
Germany 1,278,200
Belgium 872,060

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 8,709,572 9,083,995 +374,423
France 1,323,272 1,378,587 +55,315
Netherlands 886,211 743,257 -142,954
Germany 642,459 635,741 -6,718
Belgium 354,507 517,553 +163,046
Canada 266,564 275,002 +8,438
Spain 230,658 115,777 -114,881
Italy 257,549 64,837 -192,712
Switzerland 135,578 140,007 +4,429
Australia 95,254 151,870 +56,616

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 10,986
Germany 409
China 315
Denmark 95

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 0 10,986 +10,986
Germany 409 0 -409
China 9 306 +297
Denmark 67 28 -39

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 20,494,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,850,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,552,272
Other 28,387
Road transport 1,395

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 10,066,668 10,427,590 +360,922
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,040,556 2,810,311 -230,245
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,352,268 1,200,004 -152,264
Other 10,198 18,189 +7,991
Road transport 1,395 0 -1,395

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 12,217,146
East Midlands Airport 3,847,665
London Heathrow Airport 3,609,121
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,342,916
Dover 2,331,255

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 5,457,485 6,759,661 +1,302,176
East Midlands Airport 2,512,433 1,335,232 -1,177,201
London Heathrow Airport 1,771,923 1,837,198 +65,275
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,745,492 1,597,424 -148,068
Dover 1,195,418 1,135,837 -59,581
Felixstowe 960,317 878,522 -81,795
ZLC 298,556 249,893 -48,663
Southampton 91,008 197,554 +106,546
London Gateway Port 223,573 61,409 -162,164
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