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
France 3,050,845
Poland 2,872,600
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,904,271
Italy 1,693,736

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 2,113,226 1,426,684 -686,542
France 1,858,720 1,192,125 -666,595
Poland 1,318,000 1,554,600 +236,600
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,362 1,891,909 +1,879,547
Italy 776,914 916,822 +139,908
Germany 1,377,689 293,353 -1,084,336
Spain 1,455,122 177,508 -1,277,614
Malta 1,240,566 129,592 -1,110,974
Sri Lanka 1,151,370 75,391 -1,075,979
Ireland 557,913 55,390 -502,523

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 2,872,413
France 2,542,664
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,900,223
Italy 1,689,437

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 2,113,226 1,426,684 -686,542
Poland 1,317,813 1,554,600 +236,787
France 1,571,028 971,636 -599,392
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,314 1,891,909 +1,883,595
Italy 776,073 913,364 +137,291
Germany 1,336,688 294,083 -1,042,605
Spain 1,453,110 177,508 -1,275,602
Malta 1,240,566 130,817 -1,109,749
Sri Lanka 1,151,370 205,516 -945,854
Portugal 259,921 406,653 +146,732

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 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4
West Central Scotland 4

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 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
West Central Scotland 2 4 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 1 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1

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 13,550,882
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,809,541
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,609,104
Other 85,221

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 7,212,062 6,338,820 -873,242
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,939,640 1,869,901 -2,069,739
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,261,142 347,962 -913,180
Other 29,377 55,844 +26,467

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,999,165
Dover 3,748,048
Manchester Airport 3,544,113
Eurotunnel 1,899,658
Birmingham Airport 1,732,346

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 2,602,016 2,397,149 -204,867
Dover 2,168,121 1,579,927 -588,194
Manchester Airport 2,115,556 1,428,557 -686,999
Eurotunnel 1,646,486 253,172 -1,393,314
Birmingham Airport 993,488 738,858 -254,630
Glasgow Airport 779,672 855,301 +75,629
London Gateway Port 1,166,705 296,874 -869,831
East Midlands Airport 368,094 328,076 -40,018
Edinburgh Airport 178,648 465,174 +286,526
London Stansted Airport 105,707 58,793 -46,914

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 15
Manufacture of beverages 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
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
2026-04 7
2026-03 7
2026-02 10
2026-01 7
2025-12 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+ 39
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 37,085,726
Kuwait 11,287,597
Jamaica 7,361,130
NA 7,156,420
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 18,968,419 18,117,307 -851,112
Kuwait 971,969 10,315,628 +9,343,659
Jamaica 2,320,576 5,040,554 +2,719,978
NA 0 7,156,420 +7,156,420
Haiti 436,320 5,345,040 +4,908,720
Japan 2,140,872 1,591,010 -549,862
Maldives 758,250 2,398,750 +1,640,500
France 1,580,080 1,254,180 -325,900
Saudi Arabia 187,951 2,555,944 +2,367,993
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
Nicaragua 14

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
Nicaragua 14 0 -14

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 85,555,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,025,287
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,992,189
Other 5,444

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 34,776,948 50,778,305 +16,001,357
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,302,236 15,723,051 +5,420,815
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,896,087 3,096,102 +200,015
Other 25 5,419 +5,394

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 41,003,544
London Heathrow Airport 23,939,072
London Gateway Port 20,375,520
Newcastle Airport 9,641,653
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,542,910

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 19,107,197 21,896,347 +2,789,150
London Heathrow Airport 11,880,736 12,058,336 +177,600
London Gateway Port 6,671,506 13,704,014 +7,032,508
Newcastle Airport 1,008,884 8,632,769 +7,623,885
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,737,413 1,805,497 +68,084
East Midlands Airport 667,855 2,751,443 +2,083,588
Felixstowe 2,809,289 11,129 -2,798,160
London Gatwick Airport 0 2,650,408 +2,650,408
London Stansted Airport 168,042 2,006,096 +1,838,054
Portsmouth 796,591 1,355,257 +558,666

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