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 3,485,536
France 2,880,908
Poland 2,648,932
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,902,666
Italy 1,733,756

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 3,095,738 389,798 -2,705,940
France 1,839,969 1,040,939 -799,030
Poland 1,347,473 1,301,459 -46,014
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10,757 1,891,909 +1,881,152
Italy 849,091 884,665 +35,574
Germany 1,148,846 252,247 -896,599
Malta 1,240,566 129,592 -1,110,974
Sri Lanka 1,151,370 75,391 -1,075,979
Spain 921,728 8,439 -913,289
Ireland 554,203 60,553 -493,650

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 3,485,536
Poland 2,648,745
France 2,391,535
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,898,618
Italy 1,729,573

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 3,095,738 389,798 -2,705,940
Poland 1,347,286 1,301,459 -45,827
France 1,499,469 892,066 -607,403
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,709 1,891,909 +1,885,200
Italy 848,366 881,207 +32,841
Malta 1,240,566 130,817 -1,109,749
Germany 1,111,352 249,470 -861,882
Sri Lanka 1,151,370 205,516 -945,854
Spain 919,772 8,439 -911,333
Portugal 334,044 330,352 -3,692

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Inner London - East 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
West Central Scotland 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
West Central Scotland 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
East Central Scotland 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 0 -2

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 12,420,073
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,527,455
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,589,346
Other 88,224

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 7,521,687 4,898,386 -2,623,301
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,961,395 1,566,060 -2,395,335
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,266,356 322,990 -943,366
Other 26,990 61,234 +34,244

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,035,584
Dover 3,517,687
Manchester Airport 3,489,739
Eurotunnel 1,849,957
Birmingham Airport 1,622,860

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 1,816,958 2,218,626 +401,668
Dover 2,193,735 1,323,952 -869,783
Manchester Airport 3,098,068 391,671 -2,706,397
Eurotunnel 1,636,412 213,545 -1,422,867
Birmingham Airport 983,880 638,980 -344,900
Glasgow Airport 841,959 734,288 -107,671
London Gateway Port 1,164,172 296,874 -867,298
East Midlands Airport 368,116 331,513 -36,603
Edinburgh Airport 237,450 461,765 +224,315
London Stansted Airport 102,967 60,039 -42,928

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
13
Manufacture of beverages
9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Other manufacturing
4
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 7
2026-03 7
2026-02 10
2026-01 7

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+ 35
1m-15m 12
Other 6
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 40,908,684
Kuwait 13,443,189
NA 7,156,420
Jamaica 6,940,397
Haiti 5,781,360

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 25,032,353 15,876,331 -9,156,022
Kuwait 1,776,073 11,667,116 +9,891,043
NA 0 7,156,420 +7,156,420
Jamaica 1,899,843 5,040,554 +3,140,711
Haiti 1,359,600 4,421,760 +3,062,160
Japan 2,140,872 1,591,103 -549,769
Maldives 758,250 2,398,750 +1,640,500
France 1,501,465 1,253,085 -248,380
Saudi Arabia 190,307 2,540,847 +2,350,540
Barbados 1,169,581 1,355,257 +185,676

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 5,205
France 225

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 11 5,194 +5,183
France 0 225 +225

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 90,002,664
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,213,481
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,998,603
Other 5,430

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 40,972,822 49,029,842 +8,057,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,239,877 13,973,604 +5,733,727
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,052,693 2,945,910 -106,783
Other 11 5,419 +5,408

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 44,814,701
London Heathrow Airport 22,762,413
London Gateway Port 17,733,533
Newcastle Airport 11,822,503
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,464,494

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 25,159,330 19,655,371 -5,503,959
London Heathrow Airport 11,441,344 11,321,069 -120,275
London Gateway Port 5,766,836 11,966,697 +6,199,861
Newcastle Airport 1,998,146 9,824,357 +7,826,211
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,699,120 1,765,374 +66,254
East Midlands Airport 563,744 2,854,512 +2,290,768
London Gatwick Airport 0 2,650,408 +2,650,408
London Stansted Airport 158,524 2,014,238 +1,855,714
Portsmouth 796,591 1,355,257 +558,666
Felixstowe 1,650,599 0 -1,650,599

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