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 202,383,775
Ireland 21,783,175
Italy 20,765,744
India 19,484,080
Viet Nam 18,345,292

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 106,304,970 96,078,805 -10,226,165
Ireland 11,386,953 10,396,222 -990,731
Italy 10,714,459 10,051,285 -663,174
India 9,859,556 9,624,524 -235,032
Viet Nam 10,148,846 8,196,446 -1,952,400
Poland 7,286,836 8,430,949 +1,144,113
Spain 6,115,949 7,624,924 +1,508,975
Sweden 6,035,578 4,829,656 -1,205,922
Turkey 5,690,600 5,090,545 -600,055
Netherlands 3,177,080 3,203,624 +26,544

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 214,179,416
Italy 21,942,796
India 19,922,910
Viet Nam 18,448,247
Poland 15,803,214

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 112,574,824 101,604,592 -10,970,232
Italy 10,698,154 11,244,642 +546,488
India 10,180,761 9,742,149 -438,612
Viet Nam 10,189,040 8,259,207 -1,929,833
Poland 7,059,585 8,743,629 +1,684,044
Spain 6,044,944 7,171,037 +1,126,093
Ireland 6,171,475 5,475,436 -696,039
Turkey 5,642,973 5,471,903 -171,070
Sweden 6,169,946 4,828,331 -1,341,615
Finland 2,336,722 2,556,464 +219,742

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
Outer London - West and North West 120
Inner London - East 109
Outer London - East and North East 77
West Midlands 72

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 98 95 -3
Outer London - West and North West 70 93 +23
Inner London - East 74 70 -4
Outer London - East and North East 47 64 +17
West Midlands 47 49 +2
Greater Manchester 38 32 -6
West Yorkshire 37 38 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 36 33 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32 40 +8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 35 36 +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) 265,115,514
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 90,307,322
Other 13,973,146
Air transport 12,874,126
Road transport 3,519,808

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) 138,657,929 126,457,585 -12,200,344
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,249,158 43,058,164 -4,190,994
Other 8,123,014 5,850,132 -2,272,882
Air transport 5,993,440 6,880,686 +887,246
Road transport 1,073,384 2,446,424 +1,373,040
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 130,204,146
Southampton 80,494,604
London Gateway Port 38,170,877
Dover 33,747,289
000 13,973,146

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 78,382,786 51,821,360 -26,561,426
Southampton 39,672,930 40,821,674 +1,148,744
London Gateway Port 12,487,623 25,683,254 +13,195,631
Dover 17,190,819 16,556,470 -634,349
000 8,123,014 5,850,132 -2,272,882
Eurotunnel 5,393,346 4,944,679 -448,667
Liverpool Docks 5,410,701 4,520,428 -890,273
Immingham Docks 5,616,402 4,295,692 -1,320,710
Middlesbrough 5,079,044 4,045,293 -1,033,751
ZLC 3,167,650 2,824,000 -343,650

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
503
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
337
Food and beverage service activities
197
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
105
Manufacture of food products
88

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 456
0-1m 451
54m+ 177
Other 138
15m-54m 94

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 19,934,021
France 7,081,450
Netherlands 6,923,729
Belgium 3,895,216
Lithuania 3,210,234

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 9,772,665 10,161,356 +388,691
France 3,090,597 3,990,853 +900,256
Netherlands 3,605,762 3,317,967 -287,795
Belgium 2,131,568 1,763,648 -367,920
Lithuania 829,536 2,380,698 +1,551,162
Poland 1,050,216 1,244,916 +194,700
United States 1,216,821 962,896 -253,925
Spain 884,911 841,126 -43,785
Germany 853,035 820,659 -32,376
Italy 592,651 284,747 -307,904

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 1,514,822
Ireland 316,001
China 307,683
Italy 100,517
Switzerland 54,741

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 586,041 928,781 +342,740
Ireland 177,805 138,196 -39,609
China 137,985 169,698 +31,713
Italy 51,131 49,386 -1,745
Switzerland 49,653 5,088 -44,565
Turkey 17,439 29,266 +11,827
Viet Nam 19,905 24,146 +4,241
India 19,093 13,051 -6,042
Finland 19,335 11,388 -7,947
Singapore 15,988 12,604 -3,384

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) 47,896,324
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,247,231
Other 3,381,111
Air transport 887,678

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) 23,197,916 24,698,408 +1,500,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,923,113 2,324,118 -598,995
Other 1,480,698 1,900,413 +419,715
Air transport 365,382 522,296 +156,914

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,679,837
Holyhead 8,478,991
Milford 3,663,529
000 3,381,111
Dover 3,133,018

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 10,436,717 12,243,120 +1,806,403
Holyhead 3,917,236 4,561,755 +644,519
Milford 2,158,832 1,504,697 -654,135
000 1,480,698 1,900,413 +419,715
Dover 847,393 2,285,625 +1,438,232
Liverpool Docks 1,339,486 1,494,470 +154,984
Immingham Docks 1,504,335 903,328 -601,007
London 1,410,178 532,071 -878,107
Felixstowe 998,046 718,241 -279,805
London Gateway Port 1,130,518 562,128 -568,390

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