Import/export HS code 48211010: Self-adhesive printed labels

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  • 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 34,560,067
Ireland 24,433,837
Italy 23,891,967
China 11,739,111
Netherlands 11,730,374

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 17,356,691 17,203,376 -153,315
Ireland 12,629,543 11,804,294 -825,249
Italy 12,796,704 11,095,263 -1,701,441
China 5,986,967 5,752,144 -234,823
Netherlands 6,335,030 5,395,344 -939,686
France 3,112,147 3,232,948 +120,801
Poland 1,708,968 1,914,256 +205,288
Belgium 2,531,247 724,329 -1,806,918
United States 1,539,990 1,223,150 -316,840
Austria 1,160,944 854,719 -306,225

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 30,262,581
Italy 20,751,906
China 12,648,612
Ireland 11,774,463
Netherlands 4,568,277

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 15,487,349 14,775,232 -712,117
Italy 11,114,554 9,637,352 -1,477,202
China 6,584,808 6,063,804 -521,004
Ireland 5,898,875 5,875,588 -23,287
Netherlands 2,464,521 2,103,756 -360,765
France 1,746,119 2,713,833 +967,714
Poland 1,952,190 2,188,771 +236,581
United States 1,869,449 1,674,249 -195,200
Austria 779,991 703,823 -76,168
Czechia 1,415,319 36,182 -1,379,137

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 140
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 75
Surrey, East and West Sussex 63
Greater Manchester 56
Inner London - East 53

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 101 91 -10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 60 45 -15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 40 44 +4
Greater Manchester 35 41 +6
Inner London - East 30 30 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 32 35 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30 30 +0
West Midlands 33 21 -12
Outer London - West and North West 25 24 -1
West Yorkshire 21 30 +9

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) 50,508,033
Air transport 28,683,696
Other 27,653,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,543,115
Road transport 156,992

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) 24,831,261 25,676,772 +845,511
Air transport 15,970,949 12,712,747 -3,258,202
Other 15,023,774 12,629,567 -2,394,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,163,276 12,379,839 -1,783,437
Road transport 73,444 83,548 +10,104

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 27,653,341
Dover 21,608,501
Felixstowe 14,426,566
Eurotunnel 11,280,403
Immingham Docks 8,842,853

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 £
000 15,023,774 12,629,567 -2,394,207
Dover 10,540,021 11,068,480 +528,459
Felixstowe 7,329,754 7,096,812 -232,942
Eurotunnel 5,870,074 5,410,329 -459,745
Immingham Docks 4,339,311 4,503,542 +164,231
East Midlands Airport 4,321,682 4,486,460 +164,778
Birmingham Airport 3,941,643 2,577,022 -1,364,621
London Heathrow Airport 3,470,796 2,611,701 -859,095
Holyhead 1,649,946 1,949,761 +299,815
London Stansted Airport 1,659,750 1,215,962 -443,788

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
318
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
206
Other manufacturing
76
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
68
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
54

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 154
2026-04 167
2026-03 165
2026-02 176
2026-01 158

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
54m+ 497
1m-15m 330
15m-54m 151
0-1m 102
Other 95

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 22,323,306
France 13,655,475
Belgium 13,170,989
Germany 8,160,586
Netherlands 7,746,241

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 10,304,862 12,018,444 +1,713,582
France 9,559,448 4,096,027 -5,463,421
Belgium 8,217,101 4,953,888 -3,263,213
Germany 4,028,812 4,131,774 +102,962
Netherlands 4,245,026 3,501,215 -743,811
United States 1,723,616 1,552,480 -171,136
Spain 1,635,026 1,430,023 -205,003
Poland 1,779,475 1,129,451 -650,024
Switzerland 1,285,479 1,572,451 +286,972
Norway 870,123 1,385,946 +515,823

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 3,676,014
Ireland 72,398
Austria 58,568
France 53,642
Nicaragua 35,183

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 1,816,616 1,859,398 +42,782
Ireland 25,673 46,725 +21,052
Austria 35,557 23,011 -12,546
France 9,958 43,684 +33,726
Nicaragua 2,551 32,632 +30,081
Germany 4,078 13,705 +9,627
China 7,108 2,258 -4,850
Lithuania 0 7,491 +7,491
Bulgaria 0 1,825 +1,825
Portugal 0 172 +172

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) 62,534,285
Air transport 28,855,311
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,169,762
Other 4,075,544
Road transport 7,469

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) 32,844,756 29,689,529 -3,155,227
Air transport 17,409,129 11,446,182 -5,962,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,543,866 3,625,896 -1,917,970
Other 1,966,328 2,109,216 +142,888
Road transport 5,419 2,050 -3,369
Rail transport 0 1,067 +1,067

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,631,586
East Midlands Airport 14,742,431
Holyhead 8,032,014
London Heathrow Airport 7,359,204
Liverpool Docks 6,328,327

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,529,260 16,102,326 -4,426,934
East Midlands Airport 10,849,918 3,892,513 -6,957,405
Holyhead 3,000,216 5,031,798 +2,031,582
London Heathrow Airport 2,915,326 4,443,878 +1,528,552
Liverpool Docks 3,164,674 3,163,653 -1,021
London Gateway Port 2,999,765 1,209,757 -1,790,008
Immingham Docks 2,369,747 1,826,767 -542,980
ZLC 2,426,659 1,737,223 -689,436
000 1,966,328 2,109,216 +142,888
Harwich 1,762,405 1,477,069 -285,336

Quick facts

HS code: 48211010

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

Description: Sticky labels with printed information, easy to apply