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 30,991,707
Germany 18,043,239
China 16,929,263
Poland 10,340,678
Netherlands 7,680,162

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 16,128,525 14,863,182 -1,265,343
Germany 10,661,529 7,381,710 -3,279,819
China 8,796,052 8,133,211 -662,841
Poland 5,364,497 4,976,181 -388,316
Netherlands 4,258,756 3,421,406 -837,350
Turkey 2,744,507 1,982,741 -761,766
Slovakia 2,471,285 1,461,026 -1,010,259
Belgium 1,670,922 1,201,920 -469,002
France 1,165,399 692,669 -472,730
Ireland 669,746 647,600 -22,146

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 31,364,411
Germany 18,762,393
China 18,502,216
Poland 11,485,954
Netherlands 6,741,146

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 16,368,193 14,996,218 -1,371,975
Germany 11,336,601 7,425,792 -3,910,809
China 9,860,839 8,641,377 -1,219,462
Poland 5,781,684 5,704,270 -77,414
Netherlands 3,765,317 2,975,829 -789,488
Turkey 2,718,715 1,981,681 -737,034
Slovakia 2,777,314 1,732,403 -1,044,911
Greece 683,455 564,117 -119,338
Belgium 599,109 404,223 -194,886
France 433,369 273,908 -159,461

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 41
Inner London - East 29
West Yorkshire 24

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 29 36 +7
Greater Manchester 36 12 -24
Outer London - West and North West 28 32 +4
Inner London - East 24 17 -7
West Yorkshire 19 16 -3
Outer London - East and North East 14 18 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 14 -4
West Midlands 11 12 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 9 -2
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) 66,688,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,126,590
Other 1,681,835
Air transport 614,797
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) 36,883,980 29,804,951 -7,079,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,041,359 16,085,231 -1,956,128
Other 977,455 704,380 -273,075
Air transport 297,814 316,983 +19,169
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 16,808,559
Felixstowe 15,406,689
Killingholme 14,189,647
Immingham Docks 13,068,023
London 7,496,797

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 9,510,254 7,298,305 -2,211,949
Felixstowe 9,063,360 6,343,329 -2,720,031
Killingholme 6,556,321 7,633,326 +1,077,005
Immingham Docks 6,426,357 6,641,666 +215,309
London 3,962,944 3,533,853 -429,091
Eurotunnel 3,918,636 1,717,886 -2,200,750
Middlesbrough 2,707,178 2,763,903 +56,725
Southampton 2,411,131 2,683,262 +272,131
London Gateway Port 1,838,498 2,819,116 +980,618
Hull 2,631,381 542,188 -2,089,193

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
150
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
147
Food and beverage service activities
32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
21
Manufacture of paper and paper products
18

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 150
0-1m 106
54m+ 78
Other 60
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 13,881,509
Sweden 4,160,520
Germany 1,803,749
Netherlands 1,697,903
France 1,660,483

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 7,390,008 6,491,501 -898,507
Sweden 2,168,917 1,991,603 -177,314
Germany 817,516 986,233 +168,717
Netherlands 959,314 738,589 -220,725
France 772,913 887,570 +114,657
United States 278,092 867,049 +588,957
Spain 374,045 577,182 +203,137
India 20,124 309,101 +288,977
Belgium 69,178 86,254 +17,076
Poland 91,951 30,269 -61,682

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 £
Austria 198,552
China 197,001
XI 131,736
Italy 89,542
Germany 54,904

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 £
Austria 105,167 93,385 -11,782
China 113,868 83,133 -30,735
XI 77,432 54,304 -23,128
Italy 74,047 15,495 -58,552
Germany 41,435 13,469 -27,966
France 13,936 31,917 +17,981
Ireland 17,094 8,403 -8,691
Belgium 8,534 0 -8,534
Netherlands 6,468 1,391 -5,077
Slovakia 3,648 2,857 -791

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) 23,301,924
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,033,291
Other 1,166,210
Air transport 465,988

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) 11,948,542 11,353,382 -595,160
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 426,172 1,607,119 +1,180,947
Other 715,791 450,419 -265,372
Air transport 211,785 254,203 +42,418

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 8,517,759
Immingham Docks 5,545,812
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,808,575
Heysham 2,113,034
Holyhead 1,931,209

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 4,808,087 3,709,672 -1,098,415
Immingham Docks 2,988,817 2,556,995 -431,822
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,642,933 2,165,642 +522,709
Heysham 756,898 1,356,136 +599,238
Holyhead 910,105 1,021,104 +110,999
000 715,791 450,419 -265,372
Dover 501,766 601,244 +99,478
Southampton 87,048 765,761 +678,713
London Gateway Port 91,379 369,820 +278,441
Felixstowe 138,707 89,055 -49,652

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