Import/export HS code 48025590: Medium-weight paper, 80 g/m² or more

Paper weighing 80 grams per square meter or more

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 £
Sweden 56,996,366
Finland 38,373,819
Portugal 28,732,968
Netherlands 26,457,814
France 18,913,943

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 £
Sweden 32,117,491 24,878,875 -7,238,616
Finland 20,773,942 17,599,877 -3,174,065
Portugal 16,776,212 11,956,756 -4,819,456
Netherlands 15,841,544 10,616,270 -5,225,274
France 10,252,260 8,661,683 -1,590,577
Germany 8,752,028 8,731,620 -20,408
Spain 3,166,383 1,709,889 -1,456,494
Belgium 2,307,883 2,141,206 -166,677
Italy 2,038,195 1,973,428 -64,767
Austria 2,340,506 1,248,118 -1,092,388

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 £
Sweden 57,744,574
Finland 36,616,960
Portugal 28,924,287
Netherlands 22,954,095
Germany 20,634,366

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 £
Sweden 32,951,935 24,792,639 -8,159,296
Finland 18,951,603 17,665,357 -1,286,246
Portugal 16,956,333 11,967,954 -4,988,379
Netherlands 13,537,615 9,416,480 -4,121,135
Germany 11,450,898 9,183,468 -2,267,430
France 5,251,030 4,616,413 -634,617
Poland 5,112,540 4,407,067 -705,473
Austria 3,652,526 2,049,005 -1,603,521
Spain 3,626,887 1,941,091 -1,685,796
Italy 2,518,679 2,702,155 +183,476

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
West Midlands 9
West Yorkshire 9
Kent 7

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 12 8 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
West Midlands 6 7 +1
West Yorkshire 8 7 -1
Kent 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 5 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,606,772
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 78,774,631
Other 1,549,346
Air transport 481,343
Road transport 61,599

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,591,178 58,015,594 -15,575,584
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,193,820 33,580,811 -11,613,009
Other 804,760 744,586 -60,174
Air transport 288,964 192,379 -96,585
Road transport 0 61,599 +61,599

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 85,313,886
Immingham Docks 39,836,876
Dover 23,597,790
Liverpool Docks 17,790,178
Felixstowe 12,392,296

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 44,666,519 40,647,367 -4,019,152
Immingham Docks 26,243,465 13,593,411 -12,650,054
Dover 12,107,892 11,489,898 -617,994
Liverpool Docks 10,072,265 7,717,913 -2,354,352
Felixstowe 7,200,761 5,191,535 -2,009,226
Harwich 3,678,335 3,070,206 -608,129
Thamesport 3,063,156 2,861,529 -201,627
London Gateway Port 4,121,508 1,581,126 -2,540,382
Eurotunnel 1,344,195 1,300,197 -43,998
Killingholme 1,639,514 885,276 -754,238

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 39
Manufacture of paper and paper products 28
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 28
2025-11 30
2025-10 34
2025-09 33
2025-08 23

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+ 50
1m-15m 39
15m-54m 19
0-1m 9
Other 5

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 £
United States 1,016,922
Ireland 911,585
Netherlands 637,005
France 520,674
Czechia 312,895

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 £
United States 425,566 591,356 +165,790
Ireland 446,877 464,708 +17,831
Netherlands 343,364 293,641 -49,723
France 230,282 290,392 +60,110
Czechia 118,173 194,722 +76,549
Canada 165,696 126,379 -39,317
India 195,303 63,120 -132,183
Italy 145,491 89,558 -55,933
Australia 86,557 118,382 +31,825
Thailand 162,021 26,097 -135,924

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 2,196
China 50

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 1,043 1,153 +110
China 50 0 -50

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) 3,407,221
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,188,788
Air transport 303,491
Other 2,246

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) 1,620,696 1,786,525 +165,829
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,331,613 857,175 -474,438
Air transport 139,086 164,405 +25,319
Other 1,093 1,153 +60

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,532,622
Liverpool Docks 1,429,030
Felixstowe 629,846
Holyhead 565,214
Immingham Docks 411,274

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 833,031 699,591 -133,440
Liverpool Docks 591,094 837,936 +246,842
Felixstowe 446,916 182,930 -263,986
Holyhead 263,212 302,002 +38,790
Immingham Docks 178,355 232,919 +54,564
Southampton 261,692 119,099 -142,593
Hull 144,075 103,447 -40,628
London Gateway Port 111,206 78,918 -32,288
London Heathrow Airport 68,627 88,225 +19,598
Heysham 50,725 17,331 -33,394

Quick facts

HS code: 48025590

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

Description: Paper weighing 80 grams per square meter or more