Import/export HS code 48219010: Self-adhesive labels

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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 £
China 17,531,725
Germany 9,071,096
Poland 7,531,662
Netherlands 5,175,795
Belgium 3,301,790

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 £
China 9,328,367 8,203,358 -1,125,009
Germany 5,646,215 3,424,881 -2,221,334
Poland 3,223,144 4,308,518 +1,085,374
Netherlands 2,155,129 3,020,666 +865,537
Belgium 1,756,076 1,545,714 -210,362
United States 1,663,437 1,216,052 -447,385
France 950,742 627,658 -323,084
Ireland 469,266 800,999 +331,733
Italy 675,342 484,883 -190,459
India 306,685 50,928 -255,757

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 £
China 18,164,777
Germany 8,503,756
Poland 8,086,019
United States 3,856,171
Belgium 3,174,527

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 £
China 9,689,286 8,475,491 -1,213,795
Germany 5,198,671 3,305,085 -1,893,586
Poland 3,451,925 4,634,094 +1,182,169
United States 2,077,092 1,779,079 -298,013
Belgium 1,730,459 1,444,068 -286,391
Netherlands 773,548 1,364,863 +591,315
United Kingdom 754,693 815,933 +61,240
France 872,355 570,673 -301,682
Italy 651,342 502,973 -148,369
Japan 367,145 163,691 -203,454

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 44
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 41
Greater Manchester 39
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22
West Midlands 21

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 34 29 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29 32 +3
Greater Manchester 27 25 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 16 +1
West Midlands 14 15 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 14 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 10 -5
Inner London - East 11 10 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 14 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 10 -4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,579,067
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,319,262
Air transport 8,774,411
Other 856,053
Road transport 22,596

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,232,910 11,346,157 +113,247
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,935,714 9,383,548 -1,552,166
Air transport 5,128,002 3,646,409 -1,481,593
Other 417,906 438,147 +20,241
Road transport 5,760 16,836 +11,076

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,740,081
Dover 11,186,318
Southampton 4,737,877
Birmingham Airport 3,060,810
Eurotunnel 2,822,941

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 £
Felixstowe 6,115,078 5,625,003 -490,075
Dover 5,300,296 5,886,022 +585,726
Southampton 2,642,258 2,095,619 -546,639
Birmingham Airport 1,687,853 1,372,957 -314,896
Eurotunnel 1,458,577 1,364,364 -94,213
London Heathrow Airport 1,611,054 1,020,510 -590,544
London Gateway Port 497,446 1,862,872 +1,365,426
Thamesport 794,832 1,211,605 +416,773
London 1,300,250 604,967 -695,283
Immingham Docks 1,115,664 582,167 -533,497

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 134
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 99
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 40
Other manufacturing 26
Manufacture of paper and paper products 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 87
2025-11 87
2025-10 99
2025-09 85
2025-08 86

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+ 232
1m-15m 129
15m-54m 49
Other 43
0-1m 38

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 14,071,576
Belgium 8,619,439
Netherlands 4,670,585
Spain 4,041,085
France 3,226,914

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 7,184,984 6,886,592 -298,392
Belgium 4,882,471 3,736,968 -1,145,503
Netherlands 2,787,408 1,883,177 -904,231
Spain 1,889,927 2,151,158 +261,231
France 1,670,741 1,556,173 -114,568
Italy 731,803 1,896,594 +1,164,791
Germany 1,857,020 546,271 -1,310,749
United States 627,653 277,061 -350,592
Czechia 323,201 484,627 +161,426
Sweden 265,526 291,242 +25,716

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 7,081,602
XI 509,930
Hungary 262,218
France 8,339
Greece 1,150

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 3,799,451 3,282,151 -517,300
XI 358,028 151,902 -206,126
Hungary 160,869 101,349 -59,520
France 8,339 0 -8,339
Greece 1,150 0 -1,150
China 278 59 -219
Belgium 196 0 -196
Turkey 180 0 -180
Italy 87 2 -85

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) 33,160,712
Other 8,120,088
Air transport 3,058,089
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,588,428
Road transport 5,839

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) 17,088,436 16,072,276 -1,016,160
Other 4,421,375 3,698,713 -722,662
Air transport 1,774,044 1,284,045 -489,999
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,338,845 249,583 -1,089,262
Road transport 5,839 0 -5,839

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,212,868
000 8,120,088
Immingham Docks 5,308,393
Holyhead 3,402,552
Portsmouth 1,930,511

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 10,494,115 8,718,753 -1,775,362
000 4,421,375 3,698,713 -722,662
Immingham Docks 2,775,697 2,532,696 -243,001
Holyhead 1,773,749 1,628,803 -144,946
Portsmouth 602,583 1,327,928 +725,345
Liverpool Docks 804,721 276,430 -528,291
Milford 10,981 993,144 +982,163
East Midlands Airport 573,691 363,725 -209,966
London Heathrow Airport 602,742 303,166 -299,576
Southampton 715,605 47,441 -668,164

Quick facts

HS code: 48219010

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

Description: Sticky labels without printing, used for identification or organization