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 6,932,394
Spain 5,409,597
Germany 4,498,265
China 2,471,290
Turkey 2,099,283

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 2,902,014 4,030,380 +1,128,366
Spain 4,571,601 837,996 -3,733,605
Germany 3,194,081 1,304,184 -1,889,897
China 521,879 1,949,411 +1,427,532
Turkey 723,353 1,375,930 +652,577
Belgium 748,481 670,856 -77,625
Netherlands 725,931 193,902 -532,029
France 519,126 343,444 -175,682
Portugal 455,656 0 -455,656
Italy 243,584 187,781 -55,803

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 6,946,141
Spain 5,903,166
China 2,509,283
Germany 2,468,011
Turkey 2,231,115

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 2,902,014 4,044,127 +1,142,113
Spain 5,465,829 437,337 -5,028,492
China 549,340 1,959,943 +1,410,603
Germany 1,932,440 535,571 -1,396,869
Turkey 723,353 1,507,762 +784,409
Belgium 767,252 765,686 -1,566
Netherlands 671,608 189,015 -482,593
France 307,660 183,859 -123,801
United Kingdom 23,495 414,222 +390,727
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 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Inner London - West 4
West Midlands 4

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 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
West Midlands 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 0 -3
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) 13,392,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,734,729
Other 1,972,471
Air transport 44,284
Road transport 1,831

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) 9,109,808 4,282,201 -4,827,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,663,420 6,071,309 +1,407,889
Other 1,102,018 870,453 -231,565
Air transport 16,242 28,042 +11,800
Road transport 0 1,831 +1,831

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 3,967,000
Immingham Docks 3,911,191
Dover 3,491,388
Felixstowe 2,786,497
Avonmouth Docks 2,629,202

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 2,589,138 1,377,862 -1,211,276
Immingham Docks 1,062,270 2,848,921 +1,786,651
Dover 2,430,536 1,060,852 -1,369,684
Felixstowe 552,975 2,233,522 +1,680,547
Avonmouth Docks 2,199,607 429,595 -1,770,012
000 1,102,018 870,453 -231,565
Liverpool Docks 934,028 474,417 -459,611
London Gateway Port 237,623 914,886 +677,263
Eurotunnel 466,419 425,879 -40,540
London 615,281 178,066 -437,215

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

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 23
54m+ 20
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 706,059
Germany 133,956
France 119,541
Romania 107,089
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 643,433 62,626 -580,807
Germany 31,644 102,312 +70,668
France 62,738 56,803 -5,935
Romania 55,726 51,363 -4,363
Estonia 22,436 22,486 +50
Czechia 28,800 9,806 -18,994
Spain 17,259 15,832 -1,427
Portugal 13,756 17,652 +3,896
Netherlands 24,561 6,398 -18,163
Italy 20,398 10,553 -9,845

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 406,542
Italy 137,815
Austria 19,954
Netherlands 3,258
Ireland 117

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 406,542 0 -406,542
Italy 137,815 0 -137,815
Austria 19,954 0 -19,954
Netherlands 0 3,258 +3,258
Ireland 117 0 -117
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) 675,479
Other 575,616
Air transport 70,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,584
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) 332,017 343,462 +11,445
Other 572,358 3,258 -569,100
Air transport 41,718 28,799 -12,919
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,154 32,430 +30,276
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 £
000 575,616
Dover / Eurotunnel 424,545
Immingham Docks 94,594
Holyhead 87,463
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 £
000 572,358 3,258 -569,100
Dover / Eurotunnel 226,641 197,904 -28,737
Immingham Docks 13,800 80,794 +66,994
Holyhead 46,234 41,229 -5,005
ZLC 27,341 9,606 -17,735
East Midlands Airport 13,905 19,193 +5,288
London Gateway Port 763 29,268 +28,505
Dover 21,755 7,562 -14,193
Felixstowe 11,413 16,903 +5,490
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