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 19,634,507
Poland 14,048,604
Germany 13,001,362
Turkey 8,058,041
Italy 7,402,523

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 9,048,632 10,585,875 +1,537,243
Poland 7,490,444 6,558,160 -932,284
Germany 6,586,371 6,414,991 -171,380
Turkey 3,721,339 4,336,702 +615,363
Italy 3,184,166 4,218,357 +1,034,191
France 4,420,054 2,542,746 -1,877,308
United States 1,773,881 1,660,404 -113,477
China 1,783,082 1,616,968 -166,114
Ireland 1,590,641 877,520 -713,121
Switzerland 856,064 1,178,224 +322,160

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 17,804,138
Poland 14,530,543
Germany 12,409,220
Turkey 8,028,632
Italy 7,813,428

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 7,829,603 9,974,535 +2,144,932
Poland 7,737,229 6,793,314 -943,915
Germany 6,481,739 5,927,481 -554,258
Turkey 3,684,640 4,343,992 +659,352
Italy 3,493,982 4,319,446 +825,464
France 4,031,813 2,322,060 -1,709,753
China 2,420,475 2,170,469 -250,006
United States 1,659,042 1,676,734 +17,692
Ireland 1,307,788 918,270 -389,518
Denmark 713,018 1,180,285 +467,267

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 200
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 82
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 59
Surrey, East and West Sussex 58
Inner London - East 55

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 135 134 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 57 52 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 39 37 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39 31 -8
Inner London - East 27 44 +17
Outer London - West and North West 27 34 +7
Greater Manchester 26 31 +5
West Yorkshire 30 27 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 27 27 +0
West Midlands 31 25 -6

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) 69,775,881
Air transport 14,499,477
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,855,611
Road transport 807,995
Other 242,224

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,861,783 33,914,098 -1,947,685
Air transport 7,656,409 6,843,068 -813,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,287,463 4,568,148 -719,315
Road transport 407,150 400,845 -6,305
Other 152,654 89,570 -63,084

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 34,816,557
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,603,398
Eurotunnel 4,848,316
London Stansted Airport 4,222,462
Immingham Docks 4,001,779

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 19,288,128 15,528,429 -3,759,699
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,469,645 11,133,753 +2,664,108
Eurotunnel 2,958,610 1,889,706 -1,068,904
London Stansted Airport 1,739,769 2,482,693 +742,924
Immingham Docks 1,623,951 2,377,828 +753,877
East Midlands Airport 1,887,250 1,504,017 -383,233
London Heathrow Airport 1,832,957 1,424,207 -408,750
Felixstowe 1,736,639 1,218,387 -518,252
Birmingham Airport 1,607,926 848,639 -759,287
Southampton 1,302,868 1,034,489 -268,379

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
407
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
247
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
83
Other manufacturing
72
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
41

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 126
2026-04 146
2026-03 165
2026-02 157
2026-01 108

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 435
54m+ 431
15m-54m 159
0-1m 118
Other 105

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 14,677,548
Ireland 13,635,875
Netherlands 11,276,087
United States 10,533,016
Belgium 6,299,610

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 6,806,127 7,871,421 +1,065,294
Ireland 7,140,325 6,495,550 -644,775
Netherlands 5,499,340 5,776,747 +277,407
United States 4,066,706 6,466,310 +2,399,604
Belgium 3,538,272 2,761,338 -776,934
Germany 2,781,733 3,025,452 +243,719
Czechia 2,404,103 2,797,443 +393,340
Italy 2,804,009 1,653,963 -1,150,046
Poland 1,403,512 611,964 -791,548
Canada 610,910 1,268,491 +657,581

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 4,212,466
China 54,972
France 43,641
United States 800
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 1,256,847 2,955,619 +1,698,772
China 24,233 30,739 +6,506
France 22,175 21,466 -709
United States 2 798 +796
Ireland 0 8 +8

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) 56,933,020
Air transport 23,109,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,259,474
Other 4,899,712
Road transport 6,311

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) 29,673,506 27,259,514 -2,413,992
Air transport 9,802,066 13,307,276 +3,505,210
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,050,327 2,209,147 -841,180
Other 1,637,495 3,262,217 +1,624,722
Road transport 4,677 1,634 -3,043

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,944,170
London Heathrow Airport 10,718,806
East Midlands Airport 7,483,054
000 4,899,712
Liverpool Docks 4,356,667

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 21,967,133 22,977,037 +1,009,904
London Heathrow Airport 3,587,200 7,131,606 +3,544,406
East Midlands Airport 4,177,040 3,306,014 -871,026
000 1,637,495 3,262,217 +1,624,722
Liverpool Docks 3,487,238 869,429 -2,617,809
Holyhead 1,856,256 1,807,422 -48,834
ZLC 1,200,354 1,671,394 +471,040
Dover 1,028,138 1,001,361 -26,777
Southampton 1,253,769 581,888 -671,881
Immingham Docks 1,230,096 420,915 -809,181

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