Import/export HS code 482369: Various paper products

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* 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 192,448,739
Ireland 20,904,375
Italy 19,692,536
India 18,731,353
Viet Nam 17,287,371

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 103,957,595 88,491,144 -15,466,451
Ireland 11,333,950 9,570,425 -1,763,525
Italy 10,498,149 9,194,387 -1,303,762
India 9,432,204 9,299,149 -133,055
Viet Nam 9,698,717 7,588,654 -2,110,063
Poland 7,460,534 7,645,801 +185,267
Spain 6,907,588 6,545,283 -362,305
Sweden 6,106,689 4,367,067 -1,739,622
Turkey 5,640,327 4,586,968 -1,053,359
Netherlands 3,204,659 2,998,451 -206,208

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 203,700,448
Italy 20,894,379
India 19,122,843
Viet Nam 17,390,326
Poland 15,183,097

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 110,130,099 93,570,349 -16,559,750
Italy 10,502,834 10,391,545 -111,289
India 9,710,474 9,412,369 -298,105
Viet Nam 9,738,911 7,651,415 -2,087,496
Poland 7,228,135 7,954,962 +726,827
Spain 6,835,610 6,104,017 -731,593
Ireland 5,966,192 5,129,378 -836,814
Turkey 5,645,466 4,964,009 -681,457
Sweden 6,239,470 4,367,329 -1,872,141
Finland 2,079,308 2,429,900 +350,592

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 135
Outer London - West and North West 115
Inner London - East 106
Outer London - East and North East 75
West Midlands 69

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 97 90 -7
Outer London - West and North West 66 92 +26
Inner London - East 75 66 -9
Outer London - East and North East 46 63 +17
West Midlands 45 48 +3
Greater Manchester 37 32 -5
West Yorkshire 37 37 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 38 30 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33 37 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 34 35 +1

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) 252,471,274
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 86,247,387
Other 13,512,401
Air transport 11,984,978
Road transport 3,487,708

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) 135,081,392 117,389,882 -17,691,510
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,654,548 38,592,839 -9,061,709
Other 8,636,513 4,875,888 -3,760,625
Air transport 5,547,001 6,437,977 +890,976
Road transport 1,169,730 2,317,978 +1,148,248
Rail transport 0 11,910 +11,910

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 121,856,026
Southampton 76,772,569
London Gateway Port 37,779,192
Dover 32,236,759
000 13,512,401

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 74,928,867 46,927,159 -28,001,708
Southampton 38,289,213 38,483,356 +194,143
London Gateway Port 13,617,519 24,161,673 +10,544,154
Dover 17,574,002 14,662,757 -2,911,245
000 8,636,513 4,875,888 -3,760,625
Eurotunnel 5,416,539 4,472,851 -943,688
Liverpool Docks 5,466,444 4,225,510 -1,240,934
Immingham Docks 5,655,240 3,916,377 -1,738,863
Middlesbrough 4,914,847 3,794,225 -1,120,622
ZLC 3,236,048 2,539,783 -696,265

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
489
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
330
Food and beverage service activities
191
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
102
Manufacture of food products
84

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 272
2026-04 244
2026-03 289
2026-02 285
2026-01 264

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 445
0-1m 433
54m+ 171
Other 136
15m-54m 93

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 19,027,276
France 6,689,676
Netherlands 6,567,129
Belgium 3,712,417
Lithuania 3,205,704

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 9,667,822 9,359,454 -308,368
France 3,162,980 3,526,696 +363,716
Netherlands 3,573,332 2,993,797 -579,535
Belgium 2,106,405 1,606,012 -500,393
Lithuania 871,209 2,334,495 +1,463,286
Poland 1,194,098 1,083,409 -110,689
United States 1,239,923 906,959 -332,964
Spain 877,791 765,249 -112,542
Germany 753,475 776,258 +22,783
Italy 523,962 240,976 -282,986

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 1,465,767
Ireland 299,672
China 295,806
Italy 94,296
Switzerland 46,669

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 608,895 856,872 +247,977
Ireland 188,273 111,399 -76,874
China 136,101 159,705 +23,604
Italy 47,602 46,694 -908
Switzerland 44,215 2,454 -41,761
Turkey 15,462 27,684 +12,222
Viet Nam 17,956 22,900 +4,944
India 18,769 11,761 -7,008
Finland 18,525 10,500 -8,025
Singapore 16,129 11,199 -4,930

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) 45,684,206
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,070,010
Other 3,259,662
Air transport 871,465

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) 23,083,024 22,601,182 -481,842
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,904,395 2,165,615 -738,780
Other 1,522,012 1,737,650 +215,638
Air transport 388,492 482,973 +94,481

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,711,710
Holyhead 8,032,482
Milford 3,456,663
000 3,259,662
Dover 3,130,284

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 10,584,052 11,127,658 +543,606
Holyhead 3,819,903 4,212,579 +392,676
Milford 2,126,175 1,330,488 -795,687
000 1,522,012 1,737,650 +215,638
Dover 915,915 2,214,369 +1,298,454
Liverpool Docks 1,315,058 1,426,899 +111,841
Immingham Docks 1,418,948 756,174 -662,774
London 1,236,384 496,658 -739,726
Felixstowe 998,327 695,957 -302,370
London Gateway Port 1,071,595 527,558 -544,037

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 482369

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

Description: Other paper or paperboard products not specifically listed