Import/export HS code 49111090: Various Trade Advertising

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* 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 17,634,546
Poland 13,265,113
Germany 12,342,969
France 6,935,071
Turkey 6,849,127

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 8,051,833 9,582,713 +1,530,880
Poland 6,908,901 6,356,212 -552,689
Germany 6,711,934 5,631,035 -1,080,899
France 4,579,369 2,355,702 -2,223,667
Turkey 3,542,319 3,306,808 -235,511
Italy 3,218,756 3,148,122 -70,634
United States 1,511,502 1,860,416 +348,914
China 1,584,990 1,230,729 -354,261
Ireland 1,437,095 998,612 -438,483
Denmark 924,112 1,030,003 +105,891

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 15,773,289
Poland 13,765,394
Germany 11,770,071
Italy 6,971,646
Turkey 6,830,466

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 7,005,077 8,768,212 +1,763,135
Poland 7,207,363 6,558,031 -649,332
Germany 6,600,151 5,169,920 -1,430,231
Italy 3,738,238 3,233,408 -504,830
Turkey 3,513,172 3,317,294 -195,878
France 3,982,327 2,377,850 -1,604,477
China 2,200,500 1,573,853 -626,647
United States 1,682,598 1,720,414 +37,816
Ireland 1,142,278 1,065,872 -76,406
Spain 1,755,106 185,344 -1,569,762

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 187
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 78
Inner London - East 51
Surrey, East and West Sussex 51
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 50

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 127 125 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 60 44 -16
Inner London - East 30 34 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 37 32 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34 29 -5
Outer London - West and North West 29 25 -4
Greater Manchester 29 24 -5
West Yorkshire 26 23 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 26 20 -6
West Midlands 31 22 -9

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) 64,615,666
Air transport 13,337,785
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,972,020
Road transport 919,998
Other 247,121

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) 34,065,527 30,550,139 -3,515,388
Air transport 7,237,259 6,100,526 -1,136,733
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,984,380 3,987,640 -996,740
Road transport 551,922 368,076 -183,846
Other 149,583 97,538 -52,045

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 34,246,293
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,339,054
Eurotunnel 4,599,806
Immingham Docks 3,760,910
London Stansted Airport 3,395,161

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 £
Dover 19,560,245 14,686,048 -4,874,197
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,221,157 9,117,897 +2,896,740
Eurotunnel 2,872,747 1,727,059 -1,145,688
Immingham Docks 1,616,584 2,144,326 +527,742
London Stansted Airport 1,633,240 1,761,921 +128,681
London Heathrow Airport 1,856,926 1,363,120 -493,806
East Midlands Airport 1,557,032 1,632,437 +75,405
Felixstowe 1,598,869 1,057,827 -541,042
Southampton 1,175,434 1,311,627 +136,193
Birmingham Airport 1,584,330 803,933 -780,397

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 388
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 224
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 82
Other manufacturing 66
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 40

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 108
2025-11 136
2025-10 161
2025-09 155
2025-08 134

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 411
54m+ 411
15m-54m 136
0-1m 117
Other 94

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 £
France 13,895,816
Ireland 11,787,000
Netherlands 10,350,969
United States 7,693,128
Belgium 6,504,870

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 £
France 8,671,758 5,224,058 -3,447,700
Ireland 4,839,609 6,947,391 +2,107,782
Netherlands 5,394,229 4,956,740 -437,489
United States 3,911,850 3,781,278 -130,572
Belgium 3,513,917 2,990,953 -522,964
Germany 3,078,693 2,275,584 -803,109
Czechia 2,424,024 2,304,919 -119,105
Italy 2,870,140 1,503,427 -1,366,713
Poland 1,568,275 378,672 -1,189,603
Canada 618,761 1,135,720 +516,959

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 3,077,670
France 38,939
China 28,434
United States 355
Ireland 8

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 760,692 2,316,978 +1,556,286
France 17,195 21,744 +4,549
China 23,986 4,448 -19,538
United States 3 352 +349
Ireland 0 8 +8
Turkey 2 0 -2

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) 53,590,431
Air transport 18,729,027
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,270,431
Other 3,709,069
Road transport 32,285

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) 29,900,192 23,690,239 -6,209,953
Air transport 9,510,126 9,218,901 -291,225
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,885,157 2,385,274 -1,499,883
Other 1,174,312 2,534,757 +1,360,445
Road transport 32,285 0 -32,285

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,834,563
East Midlands Airport 7,294,451
London Heathrow Airport 6,887,326
Liverpool Docks 5,181,134
000 3,709,069

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 24,366,401 18,468,162 -5,898,239
East Midlands Airport 3,687,643 3,606,808 -80,835
London Heathrow Airport 3,772,944 3,114,382 -658,562
Liverpool Docks 2,731,294 2,449,840 -281,454
000 1,174,312 2,534,757 +1,360,445
ZLC 1,270,092 1,598,015 +327,923
Holyhead 1,630,647 1,228,830 -401,817
Southampton 640,717 1,186,319 +545,602
Dover 828,929 809,067 -19,862
Immingham Docks 1,203,026 398,867 -804,159

Quick facts

HS code: 49111090

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

Description: Other printed materials used for advertising or business purposes