Import/export HS code 48030039: Heavier sanitary paper, over 25 g/m²

Sanitary paper weighing more than 25 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 £
Sweden 7,003,265
Spain 5,895,508
Germany 4,675,020
China 2,698,737
Turkey 1,486,627

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 2,740,794 4,262,471 +1,521,677
Spain 5,041,712 853,796 -4,187,916
Germany 3,285,786 1,389,234 -1,896,552
China 868,751 1,829,986 +961,235
Turkey 826,820 659,807 -167,013
Belgium 780,560 662,319 -118,241
Netherlands 672,396 240,656 -431,740
France 519,652 342,371 -177,281
Portugal 455,656 0 -455,656
Italy 233,810 199,197 -34,613

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 7,017,012
Spain 6,409,024
China 2,733,104
Germany 2,593,768
Turkey 1,618,459

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 2,740,794 4,276,218 +1,535,424
Spain 5,937,120 471,904 -5,465,216
China 895,319 1,837,785 +942,466
Germany 1,965,579 628,189 -1,337,390
Turkey 826,820 791,639 -35,181
Belgium 783,632 751,460 -32,172
Netherlands 613,636 235,874 -377,762
France 317,271 183,279 -133,992
United Kingdom 23,495 395,455 +371,960
Poland 127,205 107,816 -19,389

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Inner London - West 4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,834,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,602,358
Other 2,028,352
Air transport 44,284
Road transport 891

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) 9,194,623 4,639,850 -4,554,773
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,325,926 5,276,432 -49,494
Other 1,152,066 876,286 -275,780
Air transport 15,349 28,935 +13,586
Road transport 0 891 +891

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 4,032,756
Immingham Docks 3,914,436
Dover 3,569,890
Avonmouth Docks 2,855,354
Felixstowe 2,199,417

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 £
Hull 2,463,532 1,569,224 -894,308
Immingham Docks 970,471 2,943,965 +1,973,494
Dover 2,516,862 1,053,028 -1,463,834
Avonmouth Docks 2,391,192 464,162 -1,927,030
Felixstowe 702,498 1,496,919 +794,421
000 1,152,066 876,286 -275,780
Liverpool Docks 1,004,176 455,650 -548,526
London Gateway Port 237,623 827,210 +589,587
Southampton 827,927 143,165 -684,762
Eurotunnel 407,018 492,246 +85,228

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 24
Manufacture of paper and paper products 18
Other manufacturing 7
Manufacture of textiles 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 12
2025-10 17
2025-09 13
2025-08 13
2025-07 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
1m-15m 24
54m+ 19
15m-54m 9
0-1m 6
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 £
Ireland 787,449
Germany 143,354
France 122,256
Romania 102,097
Estonia 44,922

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 730,546 56,903 -673,643
Germany 39,701 103,653 +63,952
France 60,581 61,675 +1,094
Romania 50,498 51,599 +1,101
Estonia 22,436 22,486 +50
Czechia 27,379 11,227 -16,152
Italy 25,957 10,553 -15,404
Spain 20,065 15,832 -4,233
Netherlands 26,089 6,398 -19,691
Barbados 0 29,268 +29,268

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 £
Germany 484,744
Italy 142,008
Austria 22,945
XU 8,536
Netherlands 3,258

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 £
Germany 484,744 0 -484,744
Italy 142,008 0 -142,008
Austria 22,945 0 -22,945
XU 8,536 0 -8,536
Netherlands 0 3,258 +3,258
Ireland 266 0 -266
XI 103 0 -103

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) 686,084
Other 661,860
Air transport 66,036
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,112
Road transport 2,750

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) 342,231 343,853 +1,622
Other 658,602 3,258 -655,344
Air transport 39,103 26,933 -12,170
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,682 32,430 +28,748
Road transport 2,750 0 -2,750

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 661,860
Dover / Eurotunnel 437,741
Immingham Docks 94,594
Holyhead 87,090
ZLC 36,947

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 £
000 658,602 3,258 -655,344
Dover / Eurotunnel 237,319 200,422 -36,897
Immingham Docks 13,800 80,794 +66,994
Holyhead 47,103 39,987 -7,116
ZLC 24,726 12,221 -12,505
London Gateway Port 763 29,268 +28,505
Felixstowe 11,608 18,236 +6,628
East Midlands Airport 13,905 14,712 +807
Dover 21,755 5,344 -16,411
Liverpool Docks 13,565 0 -13,565

Quick facts

HS code: 48030039

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

Description: Sanitary paper weighing more than 25 grams per square meter