Import/export HS code 48182091: Facial tissues in rolls

Facial tissues or handkerchiefs that come in roll form

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 £
Netherlands 24,597,764
France 19,604,964
Belgium 12,553,494
Germany 9,721,261
Italy 6,378,364

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 £
Netherlands 12,271,312 12,326,452 +55,140
France 11,062,309 8,542,655 -2,519,654
Belgium 4,936,923 7,616,571 +2,679,648
Germany 3,390,706 6,330,555 +2,939,849
Italy 3,570,163 2,808,201 -761,962
Finland 2,616,506 2,593,584 -22,922
Turkey 2,234,538 2,773,244 +538,706
Portugal 1,075,807 1,900,722 +824,915
Ireland 809,776 736,774 -73,002
Spain 707,445 630,769 -76,676

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 18,123,448
France 15,366,949
Netherlands 14,929,768
Belgium 12,208,460
Italy 11,145,443

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 3,074,545 15,048,903 +11,974,358
France 8,414,585 6,952,364 -1,462,221
Netherlands 11,702,507 3,227,261 -8,475,246
Belgium 4,788,830 7,419,630 +2,630,800
Italy 6,565,775 4,579,668 -1,986,107
Finland 2,616,506 2,597,101 -19,405
Turkey 2,289,769 2,769,498 +479,729
Portugal 1,075,807 1,900,722 +824,915
Spain 688,852 716,169 +27,317
Poland 847,245 553,760 -293,485

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - East and North East 13
Inner London - East 11
Outer London - West and North West 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9

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 10 11 +1
Outer London - East and North East 9 8 -1
Inner London - East 9 6 -3
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
West Midlands 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 2 -3
Lancashire 3 4 +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) 53,949,882
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,740,709
Other 2,791,968
Road transport 1,164,544
Air transport 88,230

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) 28,722,575 25,227,307 -3,495,268
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,730,988 21,009,721 +6,278,733
Other 1,712,374 1,079,594 -632,780
Road transport 2,166 1,162,378 +1,160,212
Air transport 72,202 16,028 -56,174

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 17,298,624
London 12,680,196
Dover 12,451,918
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,241,691
Purfleet 9,768,886

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 6,667,716 10,630,908 +3,963,192
London 6,425,816 6,254,380 -171,436
Dover 5,928,230 6,523,688 +595,458
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,809,127 5,432,564 +623,437
Purfleet 4,744,737 5,024,149 +279,412
Killingholme 4,416,649 3,516,052 -900,597
Felixstowe 3,423,148 2,242,409 -1,180,739
Eurotunnel 3,162,326 1,473,265 -1,689,061
Liverpool Docks 1,188,412 2,154,413 +966,001
000 1,712,374 1,079,594 -632,780

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
80
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
26
Manufacture of paper and paper products
17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
13
Other personal service activities
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 33
2026-04 34
2026-03 41
2026-02 34
2026-01 36

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 56
54m+ 36
0-1m 31
15m-54m 14
Other 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 £
Ireland 81,408,891
Netherlands 2,996,442
France 2,538,459
Belgium 1,404,045
Iceland 1,299,744

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 £
Ireland 42,662,676 38,746,215 -3,916,461
Netherlands 1,531,031 1,465,411 -65,620
France 1,226,043 1,312,416 +86,373
Belgium 460,215 943,830 +483,615
Iceland 656,064 643,680 -12,384
Sweden 227,566 243,179 +15,613
Spain 121,488 338,360 +216,872
Germany 153,012 139,869 -13,143
Mali 0 96,583 +96,583
Italy 41,345 37,099 -4,246

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 10,511,951
Switzerland 1,632,398
Ireland 343,291
Germany 48,389
Poland 21,250

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 5,739,166 4,772,785 -966,381
Switzerland 829,640 802,758 -26,882
Ireland 203,036 140,255 -62,781
Germany 34,973 13,416 -21,557
Poland 11,119 10,131 -988
France 5,514 7,313 +1,799
China 1,680 1,669 -11
United States 467 1,439 +972
Italy 1,085 459 -626
Turkey 180 820 +640

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 76,735,014
Other 13,150,099
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,582,769
Air transport 70,551

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,300,708 37,434,306 -1,866,402
Other 7,135,699 6,014,400 -1,121,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 819,052 763,717 -55,335
Air transport 56,658 13,893 -42,765

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 27,083,530
Fishguard 21,390,759
000 13,150,099
Milford 10,160,423
Heysham 6,018,431

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 £
Liverpool Docks 13,766,909 13,316,621 -450,288
Fishguard 11,456,192 9,934,567 -1,521,625
000 7,135,699 6,014,400 -1,121,299
Milford 5,913,000 4,247,423 -1,665,577
Heysham 2,361,378 3,657,053 +1,295,675
Holyhead 2,031,284 1,577,446 -453,838
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,363,802 1,918,059 +554,257
Immingham Docks 1,331,158 1,227,874 -103,284
Middlesbrough 610,158 643,680 +33,522
Felixstowe 592,335 566,990 -25,345

Quick facts

HS code: 48182091

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

Description: Facial tissues or handkerchiefs that come in roll form