Import/export HS code 48219090: Various non-printed 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 7,146,819
United States 5,129,666
France 1,652,767
Germany 915,878
Australia 892,254

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 3,764,519 3,382,300 -382,219
United States 2,286,191 2,843,475 +557,284
France 737,991 914,776 +176,785
Germany 358,912 556,966 +198,054
Australia 366,658 525,596 +158,938
Netherlands 365,295 301,082 -64,213
Italy 318,107 304,345 -13,762
Austria 12,190 479,178 +466,988
Ireland 287,224 186,469 -100,755
Turkey 258,943 105,231 -153,712

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 7,680,411
United States 5,302,389
France 1,416,755
Australia 892,254
Germany 852,643

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 3,963,246 3,717,165 -246,081
United States 2,344,218 2,958,171 +613,953
France 549,673 867,082 +317,409
Australia 366,658 525,596 +158,938
Germany 423,670 428,973 +5,303
Italy 318,956 338,141 +19,185
Austria 13,684 479,178 +465,494
Viet Nam 296,953 111,985 -184,968
Turkey 269,403 105,231 -164,172
United Kingdom 81,808 211,337 +129,529

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 82
Greater Manchester 47
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 41
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 30
Outer London - West and North West 27

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 55 44 -11
Greater Manchester 24 31 +7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 27 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21 18 -3
Outer London - West and North West 18 14 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 13 -2
West Yorkshire 16 16 +0
Inner London - East 13 13 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 11 13 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 13 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 9,225,103
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,837,509
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,967,106
Other 236,664
Road transport 112,113

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 £
Air transport 3,875,100 5,350,003 +1,474,903
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,695,735 4,141,774 -553,961
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,418,610 1,548,496 +129,886
Other 153,959 82,705 -71,254
Road transport 96,235 15,878 -80,357

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,845,833
Felixstowe 3,555,334
London Heathrow Airport 3,522,649
East Midlands Airport 3,189,492
Dover 1,088,703

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 £
Southampton 2,099,147 1,746,686 -352,461
Felixstowe 2,200,112 1,355,222 -844,890
London Heathrow Airport 1,032,816 2,489,833 +1,457,017
East Midlands Airport 1,474,041 1,715,451 +241,410
Dover 525,179 563,524 +38,345
London Stansted Airport 625,969 340,037 -285,932
London Gateway Port 214,500 667,396 +452,896
Birmingham Airport 282,081 384,321 +102,240
London 358,967 221,555 -137,412
Eurotunnel 105,218 471,508 +366,290

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 170
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 136
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 38
Other manufacturing 36
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 69
2026-03 58
2026-02 53
2026-01 60
2025-12 61

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+ 237
1m-15m 196
15m-54m 84
Other 68
0-1m 61

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 £
Dominican Republic 2,541,333
Italy 2,216,337
China 1,604,874
United States 1,563,641
Colombia 1,339,190

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 £
Dominican Republic 1,628,158 913,175 -714,983
Italy 1,074,188 1,142,149 +67,961
China 849,429 755,445 -93,984
United States 1,240,441 323,200 -917,241
Colombia 278,727 1,060,463 +781,736
Ireland 461,273 477,528 +16,255
Netherlands 523,521 401,048 -122,473
Germany 732,714 174,824 -557,890
Costa Rica 369,056 374,619 +5,563
Belgium 459,138 232,072 -227,066

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 970
China 51

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 557 413 -144
China 0 51 +51

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,334,590
Air transport 5,436,721
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,096,327
Other 28,117
Road transport 3,138

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,402,645 3,931,945 -470,700
Air transport 2,472,588 2,964,133 +491,545
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,002,029 2,094,298 -907,731
Other 11,403 16,714 +5,311
Road transport 3,138 0 -3,138

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,385,539
East Midlands Airport 3,234,513
Portsmouth 3,006,799
Southampton 2,529,868
Felixstowe 1,264,282

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 1,805,987 1,579,552 -226,435
East Midlands Airport 1,281,108 1,953,405 +672,297
Portsmouth 1,839,047 1,167,752 -671,295
Southampton 762,953 1,766,915 +1,003,962
Felixstowe 785,253 479,029 -306,224
London Heathrow Airport 590,428 466,409 -124,019
Immingham Docks 449,699 357,586 -92,113
London Gateway Port 426,727 292,938 -133,789
Eurotunnel 548,587 29,456 -519,131
Liverpool Docks 383,979 160,294 -223,685

Quick facts

HS code: 48219090

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

Description: Plain labels without adhesive or printing, for custom use