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 3,163,079
United States 3,072,031
Germany 2,283,273
France 2,267,206
Netherlands 1,281,833

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 2,389,400 773,679 -1,615,721
United States 2,019,734 1,052,297 -967,437
Germany 1,008,078 1,275,195 +267,117
France 1,178,453 1,088,753 -89,700
Netherlands 832,969 448,864 -384,105
Sweden 651,565 281,426 -370,139
Italy 333,642 571,708 +238,066
Austria 416,942 299,074 -117,868
Poland 295,250 279,373 -15,877
Portugal 315,163 151,350 -163,813

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 3,297,291
United States 3,046,338
Germany 2,420,250
France 1,958,658
Netherlands 1,191,686

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 2,523,612 773,679 -1,749,933
United States 1,989,353 1,056,985 -932,368
Germany 1,125,119 1,295,131 +170,012
France 959,836 998,822 +38,986
Netherlands 792,152 399,534 -392,618
Italy 482,602 645,992 +163,390
Sweden 629,050 281,426 -347,624
Poland 425,107 427,623 +2,516
Austria 414,563 305,142 -109,421
Portugal 315,163 144,328 -170,835

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1

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) 9,338,280
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,382,640
Other 428,079
Air transport 378,451

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) 5,512,647 3,825,633 -1,687,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,045,390 2,337,250 -1,708,140
Other 269,856 158,223 -111,633
Air transport 168,176 210,275 +42,099

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,643,274
Liverpool Docks 3,161,895
Immingham Docks 2,768,825
London 1,384,889
Eurotunnel 1,038,409

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 2,138,847 1,504,427 -634,420
Liverpool Docks 2,252,399 909,496 -1,342,903
Immingham Docks 1,575,894 1,192,931 -382,963
London 673,968 710,921 +36,953
Eurotunnel 454,483 583,926 +129,443
Felixstowe 556,990 427,505 -129,485
Poole 616,308 85,512 -530,796
Killingholme 323,365 227,409 -95,956
000 269,856 158,223 -111,633
London Gateway Port 90,185 203,350 +113,165

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 14
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
2026-01 14
2025-11 16
2025-10 17
2025-09 13
2025-08 12

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 17
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 11,265,324
China 1,700,900
Ghana 1,200,000
Germany 658,726
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 6,124,955 5,140,369 -984,586
China 914,971 785,929 -129,042
Ghana 0 1,200,000 +1,200,000
Germany 277,013 381,713 +104,700
Japan 375,942 187,639 -188,303
Spain 435,042 54,603 -380,439
Portugal 315,928 34,721 -281,207
Malta 82,647 153,058 +70,411
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 39,510 165,822 +126,312
Netherlands 57,141 101,176 +44,035

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) 13,692,906
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,254,071
Air transport 1,644,579
Road transport 2,344
Other 100

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) 7,467,933 6,224,973 -1,242,960
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,295,529 958,542 -336,987
Air transport 210,428 1,434,151 +1,223,723
Road transport 2,344 0 -2,344
Other 75 25 -50

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 9,168,977
London Gateway Port 2,850,101
Manchester Airport 1,262,019
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,204,946
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 4,189,028 4,979,949 +790,921
London Gateway Port 2,046,902 803,199 -1,243,703
Manchester Airport 36,455 1,225,564 +1,189,109
Dover / Eurotunnel 883,496 321,450 -562,046
Felixstowe 922,377 230,834 -691,543
Dover 169,225 322,189 +152,964
Liverpool Docks 256,705 198,634 -58,071
London Heathrow Airport 94,478 168,873 +74,395
Hull 75,937 100,444 +24,507
Immingham Docks 59,573 100,301 +40,728

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