Import/export HS code 48025810: Heavyweight paper in rolls

Paper weighing more than 150 grams per square meter, sold in rolls

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 £
Spain 3,219,077
United States 3,062,613
Germany 2,324,801
France 2,300,694
Netherlands 1,310,073

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 £
Spain 2,395,186 823,891 -1,571,295
United States 2,009,292 1,053,321 -955,971
Germany 1,065,008 1,259,793 +194,785
France 1,235,888 1,064,806 -171,082
Netherlands 858,680 451,393 -407,287
Sweden 641,814 288,423 -353,391
Italy 404,016 517,560 +113,544
Austria 419,648 280,985 -138,663
Poland 309,413 265,513 -43,900
Portugal 315,163 132,079 -183,084

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 £
Spain 3,364,713
United States 3,035,873
Germany 2,479,330
France 1,983,514
Netherlands 1,218,220

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 £
Spain 2,540,822 823,891 -1,716,931
United States 1,977,864 1,058,009 -919,855
Germany 1,199,601 1,279,729 +80,128
France 1,005,847 977,667 -28,180
Netherlands 817,863 400,357 -417,506
Italy 552,976 591,844 +38,868
Sweden 619,299 288,423 -330,876
Poland 439,270 410,971 -28,299
Austria 417,269 287,053 -130,216
Portugal 315,163 125,057 -190,106

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
West Yorkshire 5
Inner London - West 4
West Midlands 4
Greater Manchester 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0

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) 9,424,303
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,432,243
Other 446,503
Air transport 387,660

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) 5,657,657 3,766,646 -1,891,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,125,320 2,306,923 -1,818,397
Other 266,911 179,592 -87,319
Air transport 172,444 215,216 +42,772

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,738,836
Liverpool Docks 3,121,919
Immingham Docks 2,828,032
London 1,407,120
Eurotunnel 967,247

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 2,180,918 1,557,918 -623,000
Liverpool Docks 2,201,056 920,863 -1,280,193
Immingham Docks 1,632,569 1,195,463 -437,106
London 727,560 679,560 -48,000
Eurotunnel 413,959 553,288 +139,329
Felixstowe 556,990 370,896 -186,094
Poole 601,740 88,480 -513,260
Killingholme 328,175 191,390 -136,785
000 266,911 179,592 -87,319
London Gateway Port 159,027 201,097 +42,070

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of paper and paper products 16
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Other manufacturing 5
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 5
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 17
2025-09 13
2025-08 12
2025-07 11

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+ 23
1m-15m 20
15m-54m 7
0-1m 3
Other 1

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 11,273,565
China 1,579,638
Ghana 1,200,000
Germany 572,223
Japan 563,581

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 5,879,862 5,393,703 -486,159
China 914,971 664,667 -250,304
Ghana 0 1,200,000 +1,200,000
Germany 222,897 349,326 +126,429
Japan 375,942 187,639 -188,303
Spain 431,999 56,698 -375,301
Portugal 315,928 34,721 -281,207
Malta 156,128 153,058 -3,070
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 39,510 165,822 +126,312
Netherlands 51,613 91,018 +39,405

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 £
XU 121

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 £
XU 96 25 -71

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,585,024
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,221,206
Air transport 1,643,631
Road transport 2,344
Other 121

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,203,279 6,381,745 -821,534
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,307,488 913,718 -393,770
Air transport 206,192 1,437,439 +1,231,247
Road transport 2,344 0 -2,344
Other 96 25 -71

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 9,055,956
London Gateway Port 2,850,101
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,286,927
Manchester Airport 1,261,071
Felixstowe 1,153,211

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 £
Southampton 4,451,494 4,604,462 +152,968
London Gateway Port 1,577,581 1,272,520 -305,061
Dover / Eurotunnel 962,295 324,632 -637,663
Manchester Airport 36,455 1,224,616 +1,188,161
Felixstowe 922,377 230,834 -691,543
Liverpool Docks 220,549 235,558 +15,009
Dover 113,146 288,652 +175,506
London Heathrow Airport 94,478 168,873 +74,395
Hull 64,920 111,461 +46,541
Middlesbrough 39,105 100,423 +61,318

Quick facts

HS code: 48025810

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

Description: Paper weighing more than 150 grams per square meter, sold in rolls