Import/export HS code 4907: Unused stamps and financial documents

Unused postage stamps, banknotes, and official documents like stock certificates or bond papers

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 £
Czechia 3,539,910
Poland 2,860,357
France 2,840,372
Spain 2,274,783
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,904,271

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 £
Czechia 1,405,584 2,134,326 +728,742
Poland 1,491,792 1,368,565 -123,227
France 1,419,458 1,420,914 +1,456
Spain 2,096,516 178,267 -1,918,249
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,362 1,891,909 +1,879,547
Germany 874,438 787,759 -86,679
Sri Lanka 1,450,263 75,391 -1,374,872
Italy 761,115 684,911 -76,204
Malta 1,240,566 128,717 -1,111,849
Ireland 577,401 4,902 -572,499

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 £
Czechia 3,539,910
Poland 2,860,170
France 2,329,650
Spain 2,272,452
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,900,223

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 £
Czechia 1,405,584 2,134,326 +728,742
Poland 1,491,605 1,368,565 -123,040
France 1,148,528 1,181,122 +32,594
Spain 2,094,185 178,267 -1,915,918
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,314 1,891,909 +1,883,595
Sri Lanka 1,450,263 205,516 -1,244,747
Germany 861,535 764,276 -97,259
Italy 760,246 684,899 -75,347
Malta 1,240,566 129,942 -1,110,624
Portugal 243,665 328,410 +84,745

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
Inner London - East 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3

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 6 3 -3
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 1 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
West Central Scotland 2 3 +1
East Central Scotland 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0

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 13,717,091
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,683,382
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,917,693
Other 39,335

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 6,542,914 7,174,177 +631,263
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,766,700 1,916,682 -1,850,018
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,549,294 368,399 -1,180,895
Other 29,494 9,841 -19,653

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,629,886
Manchester Airport 3,542,240
Dover 3,445,783
Eurotunnel 2,070,496
London Gateway Port 1,759,014

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,800,476 2,829,410 +28,934
Manchester Airport 1,407,914 2,134,326 +726,412
Dover 1,810,448 1,635,335 -175,113
Eurotunnel 1,817,324 253,172 -1,564,152
London Gateway Port 1,462,712 296,302 -1,166,410
Birmingham Airport 906,692 801,946 -104,746
Glasgow Airport 763,645 695,113 -68,532
East Midlands Airport 311,262 312,800 +1,538
Edinburgh Airport 178,648 326,045 +147,397
London Stansted Airport 117,004 39,353 -77,651

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 14
Manufacture of beverages 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 4
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 12
2025-10 8
2025-09 10
2025-08 9

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+ 39
1m-15m 10
Other 5
15m-54m 4
0-1m 2

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 £
Libya 31,719,242
Kuwait 4,736,487
Jamaica 4,699,496
Jordan 4,043,258
Japan 3,688,647

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 £
Libya 13,924,000 17,795,242 +3,871,242
Kuwait 2,096,026 2,640,461 +544,435
Jamaica 3,616,255 1,083,241 -2,533,014
Jordan 4,043,258 0 -4,043,258
Japan 3,624 3,685,023 +3,681,399
NA 0 3,645,880 +3,645,880
Haiti 436,320 2,898,600 +2,462,280
France 2,004,228 819,148 -1,185,080
Lebanon 1,636,746 1,101,554 -535,192
Saudi Arabia 159,398 2,326,023 +2,166,625

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 £
France 225
Nicaragua 93
XI 34

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 £
France 0 225 +225
Nicaragua 93 0 -93
XI 11 23 +12

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 68,077,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,628,278
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,517,292
Other 352

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 £
Air transport 33,060,896 35,016,940 +1,956,044
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,869,534 7,758,744 -4,110,790
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,049,769 2,467,523 -582,246
Other 104 248 +144

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 31,858,020
London Heathrow Airport 22,255,873
London Gateway Port 15,354,212
Newcastle Airport 4,985,272
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,323,161

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 £
Birmingham Airport 14,062,778 17,795,242 +3,732,464
London Heathrow Airport 12,969,195 9,286,678 -3,682,517
London Gateway Port 8,409,609 6,944,603 -1,465,006
Newcastle Airport 2,127,682 2,857,590 +729,908
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,935,354 1,387,807 -547,547
East Midlands Airport 789,770 2,526,043 +1,736,273
Felixstowe 2,818,289 11,129 -2,807,160
London Gatwick Airport 517,059 2,028,148 +1,511,089
Manchester Airport 1,853,870 205,221 -1,648,649
Portsmouth 0 796,591 +796,591

Quick facts

HS code: 4907

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

Description: Unused postage stamps, banknotes, and official documents like stock certificates or bond papers