Import/export HS code 48239040: Writing and printing paper

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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 £
Netherlands 23,544,391
China 4,650,648
Italy 4,057,016
Portugal 2,881,840
United States 1,155,529

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 £
Netherlands 11,310,560 12,233,831 +923,271
China 2,642,574 2,008,074 -634,500
Italy 3,441,800 615,216 -2,826,584
Portugal 1,479,828 1,402,012 -77,816
United States 863,604 291,925 -571,679
Germany 584,261 325,272 -258,989
France 252,347 468,613 +216,266
India 379,143 291,818 -87,325
Poland 14,553 250,687 +236,134
Belgium 140,863 57,691 -83,172

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 £
Netherlands 23,172,773
China 5,723,353
Italy 4,135,779
Portugal 2,967,018
United States 1,048,628

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 £
Netherlands 11,097,574 12,075,199 +977,625
China 3,252,583 2,470,770 -781,813
Italy 3,482,996 652,783 -2,830,213
Portugal 1,503,196 1,463,822 -39,374
United States 744,239 304,389 -439,850
Poland 355,329 451,832 +96,503
India 406,691 284,794 -121,897
Germany 243,691 99,991 -143,700
France 105,741 208,300 +102,559
Czechia 5,859 161,781 +155,922

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 28
Outer London - West and North West 21
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Inner London - East 10

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 20 17 -3
Outer London - West and North West 12 14 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 10 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 4 -6
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0

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) 29,865,506
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,347,138
Air transport 1,543,942
Other 158,826
Road transport 52,407

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) 15,969,289 13,896,217 -2,073,072
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,531,945 3,815,193 -716,752
Air transport 800,256 743,686 -56,570
Other 100,396 58,430 -41,966
Road transport 20,537 31,870 +11,333

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 19,282,174
Felixstowe 6,608,264
Dover 5,164,721
London 2,210,218
Southampton 1,949,817

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 £
Immingham Docks 8,028,277 11,253,897 +3,225,620
Felixstowe 4,873,367 1,734,897 -3,138,470
Dover 3,814,784 1,349,937 -2,464,847
London 1,031,206 1,179,012 +147,806
Southampton 1,456,153 493,664 -962,489
London Gateway Port 303,459 790,763 +487,304
London Heathrow Airport 300,262 390,512 +90,250
Liverpool Docks 277,530 406,000 +128,470
Eurotunnel 176,829 203,476 +26,647
Middlesbrough 307,144 0 -307,144

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 78
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 70
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 21
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8
Manufacture of paper and paper products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 39
2026-02 35
2026-01 30
2025-12 31

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 87
54m+ 63
0-1m 25
Other 25
15m-54m 23

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 1,273,795
Germany 447,298
United States 444,738
France 414,781
Netherlands 412,282

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 609,515 664,280 +54,765
Germany 187,006 260,292 +73,286
United States 212,617 232,121 +19,504
France 91,742 323,039 +231,297
Netherlands 221,792 190,490 -31,302
Poland 209,773 97,255 -112,518
Belgium 94,528 93,868 -660
Nigeria 53,210 98,103 +44,893
South Africa 87,777 20,073 -67,704
Canada 55,137 39,248 -15,889

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 40,184
Ireland 895

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 38,330 1,854 -36,476
Ireland 0 895 +895

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) 3,047,268
Air transport 1,228,125
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 774,283
Other 55,384

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) 1,309,006 1,738,262 +429,256
Air transport 647,001 581,124 -65,877
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 531,842 242,441 -289,401
Other 43,125 12,259 -30,866

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,369,943
London Heathrow Airport 519,308
Holyhead 509,158
East Midlands Airport 492,622
Liverpool Docks 471,892

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 623,590 746,353 +122,763
London Heathrow Airport 163,081 356,227 +193,146
Holyhead 217,020 292,138 +75,118
East Midlands Airport 322,131 170,491 -151,640
Liverpool Docks 274,443 197,449 -76,994
London Gateway Port 351,561 90,589 -260,972
Heysham 66,884 163,622 +96,738
Immingham Docks 93,588 105,861 +12,273
Dover 27,393 168,640 +141,247
ZLC 95,209 10,118 -85,091

Quick facts

HS code: 48239040

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

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