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 6,264,995
United States 4,576,840
France 2,526,841
China 1,850,245
Belgium 1,553,860

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 3,418,217 2,846,778 -571,439
United States 2,214,918 2,361,922 +147,004
France 1,385,074 1,141,767 -243,307
China 928,563 921,682 -6,881
Belgium 812,138 741,722 -70,416
Netherlands 648,761 425,047 -223,714
South Korea 292,031 334,987 +42,956
Philippines 234,202 233,880 -322
India 169,174 273,802 +104,628
Sweden 171,653 226,213 +54,560

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 5,954,006
Poland 3,204,561
China 2,437,330
United States 1,788,655
Belgium 1,583,151

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 3,345,217 2,608,789 -736,428
Poland 1,810,085 1,394,476 -415,609
China 1,159,038 1,278,292 +119,254
United States 878,073 910,582 +32,509
Belgium 805,952 777,199 -28,753
Japan 706,995 798,288 +91,293
South Korea 461,645 481,166 +19,521
France 376,891 346,437 -30,454
Philippines 271,886 263,840 -8,046
India 177,761 271,283 +93,522

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 47
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Lancashire 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 32 30 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 6 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Lancashire 5 5 +0
Outer London - South 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 4 0 -4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 3 -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) 9,711,785
Air transport 9,217,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,048,828
Other 66,956
Road transport 5,555

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) 5,434,879 4,276,906 -1,157,973
Air transport 4,711,244 4,506,457 -204,787
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 889,988 1,158,840 +268,852
Other 61,918 5,038 -56,880
Road transport 0 5,555 +5,555

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,385,984
East Midlands Airport 5,640,635
Dover 1,561,804
London Heathrow Airport 1,476,464
London Stansted Airport 1,251,794

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 3,357,772 3,028,212 -329,560
East Midlands Airport 2,759,539 2,881,096 +121,557
Dover 1,044,582 517,222 -527,360
London Heathrow Airport 921,949 554,515 -367,434
London Stansted Airport 609,517 642,277 +32,760
Felixstowe 391,470 528,518 +137,048
Birmingham Airport 337,627 343,646 +6,019
Killingholme 527,214 79,507 -447,707
Eurotunnel 272,497 247,759 -24,738
Hull 111,675 311,534 +199,859

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 46
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Manufacture of paper and paper products 13
Specialised construction activities 9
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 33
2025-10 29
2025-09 27
2025-08 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 57
54m+ 37
0-1m 25
Other 17
15m-54m 13

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 15,398,137
France 2,396,784
Netherlands 1,543,660
Germany 1,196,298
Belgium 704,362

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 8,361,054 7,037,083 -1,323,971
France 1,305,772 1,091,012 -214,760
Netherlands 921,092 622,568 -298,524
Germany 674,224 522,074 -152,150
Belgium 142,337 562,025 +419,688
Canada 300,088 226,957 -73,131
Spain 243,638 104,324 -139,314
Italy 274,111 62,262 -211,849
Switzerland 151,840 120,193 -31,647
United Arab Emirates 108,979 106,274 -2,705

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
Denmark 67
China 62

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
Denmark 67 0 -67
China 18 44 +26

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 17,729,060
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,394,022
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,496,860
Road transport 58,183
Other 26,892

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 9,695,511 8,033,549 -1,661,962
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,968,440 2,425,582 -542,858
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,349,071 1,147,789 -201,282
Road transport 58,183 0 -58,183
Other 9,449 17,443 +7,994

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 9,597,690
East Midlands Airport 4,207,083
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,217,482
London Heathrow Airport 3,063,279
Dover 2,013,831

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 5,085,473 4,512,217 -573,256
East Midlands Airport 2,648,162 1,558,921 -1,089,241
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,811,799 1,405,683 -406,116
London Heathrow Airport 1,444,799 1,618,480 +173,681
Dover 1,065,607 948,224 -117,383
Felixstowe 930,616 925,727 -4,889
ZLC 518,945 98,000 -420,945
London Gateway Port 221,565 68,402 -153,163
Southampton 132,700 69,815 -62,885
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