Import/export HS code 481830: Tablecloths and napkins

Paper tablecloths and napkins used for dining or decorative purposes

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 £
Italy 32,541,723
Germany 19,031,168
China 17,498,786
Poland 10,593,763
Netherlands 8,081,842

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 £
Italy 16,055,153 16,486,570 +431,417
Germany 10,682,925 8,348,243 -2,334,682
China 8,826,963 8,671,823 -155,140
Poland 5,374,970 5,218,793 -156,177
Netherlands 4,332,890 3,748,952 -583,938
Turkey 3,111,235 2,203,723 -907,512
Slovakia 2,365,164 1,646,493 -718,671
Belgium 1,848,616 1,228,347 -620,269
France 1,242,023 726,301 -515,722
Ireland 667,343 702,822 +35,479

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 £
Italy 32,936,832
Germany 19,803,165
China 19,181,195
Poland 11,805,635
Netherlands 7,120,475

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 £
Italy 16,322,577 16,614,255 +291,678
Germany 11,375,877 8,427,288 -2,948,589
China 9,984,048 9,197,147 -786,901
Poland 5,843,180 5,962,455 +119,275
Netherlands 3,877,436 3,243,039 -634,397
Turkey 3,084,375 2,202,663 -881,712
Slovakia 2,659,144 1,929,919 -729,225
Greece 704,506 600,791 -103,715
Belgium 710,502 409,073 -301,429
France 431,619 293,505 -138,114

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
Greater Manchester 43
Outer London - West and North West 43
Inner London - East 31
West Yorkshire 23

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 27 38 +11
Greater Manchester 35 14 -21
Outer London - West and North West 30 32 +2
Inner London - East 24 20 -4
West Yorkshire 17 18 +1
Outer London - East and North East 13 19 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 14 -4
West Midlands 10 13 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 9 -3
Outer London - South 9 7 -2

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) 70,309,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,474,950
Other 1,752,555
Air transport 626,312
Road transport 46,616

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) 37,304,096 33,005,884 -4,298,212
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,364,579 17,110,371 -1,254,208
Other 972,083 780,472 -191,611
Air transport 284,532 341,780 +57,248
Road transport 30,957 15,659 -15,298

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 17,390,799
Felixstowe 16,119,670
Killingholme 15,010,753
Immingham Docks 13,701,771
London 7,712,699

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 9,231,686 8,159,113 -1,072,573
Felixstowe 9,132,872 6,986,798 -2,146,074
Killingholme 6,630,889 8,379,864 +1,748,975
Immingham Docks 6,476,558 7,225,213 +748,655
London 3,650,143 4,062,556 +412,413
Eurotunnel 4,019,557 1,930,248 -2,089,309
Middlesbrough 2,699,300 2,863,519 +164,219
Southampton 2,589,935 2,781,451 +191,516
London Gateway Port 1,672,736 3,002,825 +1,330,089
Hull 2,930,928 612,687 -2,318,241

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 151
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 150
Food and beverage service activities 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22
Manufacture of paper and paper products 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 74
2026-04 78
2026-03 89
2026-02 83
2026-01 88

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 155
0-1m 105
54m+ 76
Other 63
15m-54m 41

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 14,571,296
Sweden 4,461,016
Germany 1,862,945
Netherlands 1,811,663
France 1,774,803

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 7,501,214 7,070,082 -431,132
Sweden 2,266,483 2,194,533 -71,950
Germany 816,501 1,046,444 +229,943
Netherlands 1,016,628 795,035 -221,593
France 792,813 981,990 +189,177
United States 287,420 881,326 +593,906
Spain 333,845 638,166 +304,321
India 22,279 309,101 +286,822
Belgium 61,115 97,299 +36,184
Poland 89,056 35,397 -53,659

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 £
China 202,330
Austria 201,313
XI 135,863
Italy 102,017
Germany 56,915

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 £
China 107,592 94,738 -12,854
Austria 96,644 104,669 +8,025
XI 67,226 68,637 +1,411
Italy 82,472 19,545 -62,927
Germany 41,683 15,232 -26,451
France 13,724 32,433 +18,709
Ireland 16,732 9,046 -7,686
Belgium 8,614 0 -8,614
Netherlands 6,501 1,750 -4,751
Poland 4,438 3,510 -928

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) 24,512,526
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,065,361
Other 1,256,366
Air transport 480,400

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) 12,169,713 12,342,813 +173,100
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 430,077 1,635,284 +1,205,207
Other 742,230 514,136 -228,094
Air transport 211,372 269,028 +57,656

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 8,970,756
Immingham Docks 5,897,750
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,986,580
Heysham 2,180,527
Holyhead 2,005,659

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 4,917,203 4,053,553 -863,650
Immingham Docks 3,054,998 2,842,752 -212,246
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,662,708 2,323,872 +661,164
Heysham 747,393 1,433,134 +685,741
Holyhead 900,292 1,105,367 +205,075
000 742,230 514,136 -228,094
Dover 483,308 652,258 +168,950
Southampton 91,007 766,958 +675,951
London Gateway Port 92,750 372,320 +279,570
Hull 127,683 114,145 -13,538

Quick facts

HS code: 481830

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

Description: Paper tablecloths and napkins used for dining or decorative purposes