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 20,823,731
China 4,080,108
Italy 4,042,370
Portugal 2,641,157
United States 1,171,422

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 10,904,887 9,918,844 -986,043
China 2,669,663 1,410,445 -1,259,218
Italy 3,440,779 601,591 -2,839,188
Portugal 1,560,261 1,080,896 -479,365
United States 917,828 253,594 -664,234
Germany 558,835 337,310 -221,525
France 350,526 315,307 -35,219
India 390,410 255,220 -135,190
Poland 14,553 248,072 +233,519
Belgium 159,045 48,937 -110,108

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 20,518,264
China 5,112,021
Italy 4,111,350
Portugal 2,704,442
United States 1,063,731

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 10,691,924 9,826,340 -865,584
China 3,276,685 1,835,336 -1,441,349
Italy 3,466,058 645,292 -2,820,766
Portugal 1,583,629 1,120,813 -462,816
United States 796,078 267,653 -528,425
Poland 462,084 366,904 -95,180
India 417,958 248,196 -169,762
Germany 234,158 106,761 -127,397
France 114,076 152,291 +38,215
Czechia 3,557 133,237 +129,680

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 25
Outer London - West and North West 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10
West Yorkshire 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 12 -8
Outer London - West and North West 12 13 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 4 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 4 -4
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2

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) 27,046,233
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,545,909
Air transport 1,387,069
Other 113,737
Road transport 36,302

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) 15,725,172 11,321,061 -4,404,111
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,611,418 2,934,491 -1,676,927
Air transport 793,137 593,932 -199,205
Other 95,230 18,507 -76,723
Road transport 21,393 14,909 -6,484

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 16,847,631
Felixstowe 6,181,831
Dover 5,030,252
Southampton 1,942,058
London 1,861,129

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 7,643,189 9,204,442 +1,561,253
Felixstowe 4,833,850 1,347,981 -3,485,869
Dover 3,848,896 1,181,356 -2,667,540
Southampton 1,562,915 379,143 -1,183,772
London 1,058,416 802,713 -255,703
London Gateway Port 286,808 606,263 +319,455
Liverpool Docks 266,233 393,322 +127,089
London Heathrow Airport 301,988 345,211 +43,223
Middlesbrough 373,049 0 -373,049
Eurotunnel 181,253 137,574 -43,679

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 70
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 66
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of paper and paper products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 30
2025-11 29
2025-10 35
2025-09 45
2025-08 34

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 82
54m+ 60
15m-54m 23
Other 22
0-1m 21

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 1,144,208
Germany 418,302
France 402,060
United States 385,643
Netherlands 363,654

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 646,172 498,036 -148,136
Germany 211,479 206,823 -4,656
France 91,306 310,754 +219,448
United States 159,262 226,381 +67,119
Netherlands 233,700 129,954 -103,746
Poland 230,006 60,795 -169,211
Belgium 94,871 83,816 -11,055
South Africa 87,777 15,045 -72,732
Canada 56,178 28,599 -27,579
Philippines 54,153 27,736 -26,417

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 52,747
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 48,685 4,062 -44,623
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) 2,778,417
Air transport 1,045,717
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 725,565
Other 64,277

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) 1,378,912 1,399,505 +20,593
Air transport 596,811 448,906 -147,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 551,649 173,916 -377,733
Other 53,983 10,294 -43,689

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,265,393
East Midlands Airport 486,403
Holyhead 443,938
London Gateway Port 438,914
Liverpool Docks 418,739

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 650,048 615,345 -34,703
East Midlands Airport 324,241 162,162 -162,079
Holyhead 270,206 173,732 -96,474
London Gateway Port 364,482 74,432 -290,050
Liverpool Docks 255,779 162,960 -92,819
London Heathrow Airport 159,408 187,501 +28,093
Dover 45,293 167,461 +122,168
Heysham 65,018 137,949 +72,931
Immingham Docks 102,642 73,569 -29,073
ZLC 43,180 59,055 +15,875

Quick facts

HS code: 48239040

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

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