Import/export HS code 48181090: Heavyweight toilet paper

Toilet paper that weighs more than 25 grams per square meter per ply

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 £
Spain 4,185,075
Turkey 1,966,779
China 1,783,480
Germany 769,599
Egypt 761,794

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 £
Spain 2,098,970 2,086,105 -12,865
Turkey 1,264,764 702,015 -562,749
China 743,744 1,039,736 +295,992
Germany 290,834 478,765 +187,931
Egypt 0 761,794 +761,794
Ireland 152,777 117,011 -35,766
France 107,455 108,621 +1,166
Sweden 103,294 56,422 -46,872
Netherlands 47,890 75,454 +27,564
India 68,751 10,447 -58,304

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 £
Spain 4,310,356
China 2,085,499
Turkey 1,969,240
Egypt 761,794
Germany 721,282

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 £
Spain 2,219,930 2,090,426 -129,504
China 872,635 1,212,864 +340,229
Turkey 1,267,225 702,015 -565,210
Egypt 0 761,794 +761,794
Germany 235,036 486,246 +251,210
Sweden 103,294 56,298 -46,996
India 68,751 8,762 -59,989
Poland 29,174 9,728 -19,446
United States 27,915 6,029 -21,886
Italy 3,914 18,658 +14,744

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Outer London - East and North East 8
Essex 6
Outer London - West and North West 6

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 - East 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Outer London - East and North East 6 4 -2
Essex 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
West Midlands 2 6 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Kent 4 0 -4
Merseyside 3 2 -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) 5,583,345
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,633,776
Other 252,140
Air transport 26,615

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) 2,721,258 2,862,087 +140,829
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,127,008 2,506,768 +379,760
Other 142,352 109,788 -32,564
Air transport 17,047 9,568 -7,479

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,052,543
Felixstowe 1,848,627
Liverpool Docks 1,686,018
London Gateway Port 873,108
Dover / Eurotunnel 801,704

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 2,056,409 1,996,134 -60,275
Felixstowe 1,052,779 795,848 -256,931
Liverpool Docks 752,721 933,297 +180,576
London Gateway Port 182,333 690,775 +508,442
Dover / Eurotunnel 257,413 544,291 +286,878
Southampton 137,734 143,350 +5,616
000 142,352 109,788 -32,564
Eurotunnel 155,045 69,015 -86,030
Immingham Docks 130,051 56,298 -73,753
Killingholme 70,460 27,614 -42,846

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of paper and paper products 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 13
2025-10 14
2025-09 20
2025-08 10

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 41
0-1m 28
54m+ 16
15m-54m 7
Other 6

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 £
Iceland 3,257,605
Sweden 1,011,560
Ireland 724,083
Netherlands 90,694
United Arab Emirates 35,623

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 £
Iceland 1,969,765 1,287,840 -681,925
Sweden 494,029 517,531 +23,502
Ireland 446,902 277,181 -169,721
Netherlands 86,234 4,460 -81,774
United Arab Emirates 3,447 32,176 +28,729
France 4,233 31,216 +26,983
Gibraltar 17,848 8,014 -9,834
Falkland Islands 3,002 5,829 +2,827
United States 921 7,642 +6,721
Benin 7,565 0 -7,565

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 £
Ireland 45,813
XI 36,645
Poland 12,482
Czechia 1,240
Sweden 233

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 £
Ireland 31,683 14,130 -17,553
XI 27,162 9,483 -17,679
Poland 9,490 2,992 -6,498
Czechia 0 1,240 +1,240
Sweden 0 233 +233

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,277,952
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,575,740
Other 335,317
Air transport 55,645

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,986,122 1,291,830 -694,292
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 830,411 745,329 -85,082
Other 229,398 105,919 -123,479
Air transport 11,995 43,650 +31,655

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 3,178,949
Immingham Docks 1,064,956
000 335,317
Holyhead 200,647
Dover / Eurotunnel 168,897

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 £
Middlesbrough 1,903,174 1,275,775 -627,399
Immingham Docks 553,907 511,049 -42,858
000 229,398 105,919 -123,479
Holyhead 132,077 68,570 -63,507
Dover / Eurotunnel 104,215 64,682 -39,533
Liverpool Docks 73,019 75,752 +2,733
London Heathrow Airport 5,617 43,650 +38,033
Heysham 4,921 14,968 +10,047
Dover 16,396 0 -16,396
Milford 2,339 12,722 +10,383

Quick facts

HS code: 48181090

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

Description: Toilet paper that weighs more than 25 grams per square meter per ply