Import/export HS code 48025680: Various medium-weight paper in sheets

Paper in other sizes, weighing between 40 and 150 grams per square meter

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 £
Indonesia 67,969,524
Portugal 11,441,592
Singapore 6,275,630
France 4,865,207
Finland 3,686,902

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 £
Indonesia 47,957,519 20,012,005 -27,945,514
Portugal 6,100,805 5,340,787 -760,018
Singapore 4,116,325 2,159,305 -1,957,020
France 3,047,720 1,817,487 -1,230,233
Finland 3,686,902 0 -3,686,902
Germany 568,112 2,708,204 +2,140,092
Brazil 1,754,357 1,331,396 -422,961
China 2,151,296 103,274 -2,048,022
Sweden 425,158 976,830 +551,672
Austria 757,629 303,485 -454,144

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 £
Indonesia 74,663,600
Portugal 11,414,122
Germany 6,932,805
France 3,370,538
Brazil 3,025,520

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 £
Indonesia 52,442,339 22,221,261 -30,221,078
Portugal 6,094,040 5,320,082 -773,958
Germany 4,220,462 2,712,343 -1,508,119
France 1,958,894 1,411,644 -547,250
Brazil 1,730,270 1,295,250 -435,020
China 2,134,704 85,207 -2,049,497
Sweden 749,475 1,195,491 +446,016
Spain 1,256,732 503,423 -753,309
Poland 770,756 131,994 -638,762
India 115,534 616,775 +501,241

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
West Midlands 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 10 4 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Essex 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Kent 3 3 +0
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0

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) 96,926,089
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,411,970
Other 486,610
Air transport 114,074

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) 66,576,220 30,349,869 -36,226,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,469,497 5,942,473 -527,024
Other 298,199 188,411 -109,788
Air transport 82,626 31,448 -51,178

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 53,351,110
Liverpool Docks 26,379,488
Southampton 7,240,800
London Gateway Port 6,219,569
Dover 5,131,369

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 £
Felixstowe 36,557,664 16,793,446 -19,764,218
Liverpool Docks 17,079,625 9,299,863 -7,779,762
Southampton 5,371,519 1,869,281 -3,502,238
London Gateway Port 4,291,238 1,928,331 -2,362,907
Dover 3,457,011 1,674,358 -1,782,653
London 2,475,396 1,384,349 -1,091,047
Immingham Docks 895,773 1,388,200 +492,427
Thamesport 1,048,313 1,019,429 -28,884
Eurotunnel 288,144 289,260 +1,116
Harwich 439,621 90,941 -348,680

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 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of paper and paper products 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 24
2025-10 28
2025-09 23
2025-08 25

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 31
54m+ 26
15m-54m 9
Other 8
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 1,684,292
United States 292,056
France 125,718
Switzerland 98,494
Nigeria 90,500

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 £
Ireland 833,049 851,243 +18,194
United States 273,897 18,159 -255,738
France 19,350 106,368 +87,018
Switzerland 71,046 27,448 -43,598
Nigeria 50,000 40,500 -9,500
Poland 50,000 13,655 -36,345
Indonesia 0 38,506 +38,506
India 2,500 35,621 +33,121
Netherlands 23,168 13,049 -10,119
Australia 6,674 21,597 +14,923

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 £
China 13,588
France 927
Indonesia 693

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 £
China 6,805 6,783 -22
France 312 615 +303
Indonesia 0 693 +693

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) 1,978,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 563,458
Air transport 56,988
Other 15,794

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) 980,801 997,572 +16,771
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 385,287 178,171 -207,116
Air transport 23,840 33,148 +9,308
Other 7,428 8,366 +938

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,150,726
Holyhead 457,964
Dover / Eurotunnel 259,352
Felixstowe 258,751
London Gateway Port 190,892

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 £
Liverpool Docks 560,258 590,468 +30,210
Holyhead 223,925 234,039 +10,114
Dover / Eurotunnel 152,219 107,133 -45,086
Felixstowe 257,672 1,079 -256,593
London Gateway Port 77,941 112,951 +35,010
Heysham 61,952 25,527 -36,425
Southampton 4,722 38,506 +33,784
Portsmouth 0 31,925 +31,925
Hull 17,176 13,655 -3,521
London Heathrow Airport 12,670 13,316 +646

Quick facts

HS code: 48025680

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

Description: Paper in other sizes, weighing between 40 and 150 grams per square meter