Import/export HS code 48041111: Unbleached kraft paper, lightweight

Unbleached kraft paper weighing less than 150 g/m². Ideal for lightweight packaging and wrapping needs

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 50,568,962
Finland 16,190,740
Czechia 8,141,847
Netherlands 4,510,234
United States 4,300,386

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 28,838,642 21,730,320 -7,108,322
Finland 8,085,886 8,104,854 +18,968
Czechia 2,393,211 5,748,636 +3,355,425
Netherlands 3,666,134 844,100 -2,822,034
United States 2,281,824 2,018,562 -263,262
France 3,308,904 25,245 -3,283,659
Germany 754,151 457,002 -297,149
Portugal 121,621 952,129 +830,508
Belgium 10,972 662,733 +651,761
Italy 287,571 171,804 -115,767

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 51,878,005
Finland 15,463,957
Czechia 10,922,470
United States 3,496,561
France 2,984,979

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 30,146,877 21,731,128 -8,415,749
Finland 6,696,370 8,767,587 +2,071,217
Czechia 5,153,651 5,768,819 +615,168
United States 1,441,230 2,055,331 +614,101
France 2,868,345 116,634 -2,751,711
Germany 1,270,171 480,827 -789,344
Netherlands 436,224 707,857 +271,633
Portugal 121,621 952,129 +830,508
Canada 567,332 1,055 -566,277
Italy 355,727 171,804 -183,923

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Merseyside 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Norfolk 2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2

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
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Norfolk 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
West Midlands 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Eastern Scotland 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,593,670
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,168,413
Other 779,787
Air transport 24,258

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) 42,814,613 34,779,057 -8,035,556
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,890,260 6,278,153 -612,107
Other 604,818 174,969 -429,849
Air transport 3,288 20,970 +17,682

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Medway 52,155,554
London 17,331,717
Eurotunnel 10,165,569
Dover 4,918,902
Avonmouth Docks 2,441,754

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 £
Medway 29,954,881 22,200,673 -7,754,208
London 8,374,020 8,957,697 +583,677
Eurotunnel 5,982,244 4,183,325 -1,798,919
Dover 2,554,267 2,364,635 -189,632
Avonmouth Docks 578,459 1,863,295 +1,284,836
Liverpool Docks 1,152,176 12,711 -1,139,465
Southampton 80,749 1,038,117 +957,368
London Gateway Port 626,333 168,683 -457,650
000 604,818 174,969 -429,849
Felixstowe 232,223 171,591 -60,632

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 9
Manufacture of paper and paper products 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Dormant Company 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 7
2025-09 4
2025-08 3
2025-07 5

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 9
15m-54m 5
54m+ 3
0-1m 2
Other 2

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 4,982,302
France 352,289
India 179,883
Iraq 98,826
Netherlands 97,455

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 2,687,506 2,294,796 -392,710
France 42,684 309,605 +266,921
India 122,532 57,351 -65,181
Iraq 0 98,826 +98,826
Netherlands 16,202 81,253 +65,051
Australia 0 94,662 +94,662
Germany 69 36,476 +36,407
Slovenia 13,152 22,810 +9,658
Spain 0 30,773 +30,773
United States 2,439 17,504 +15,065

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 £
XI 46,682
Italy 4,587
XU 2,134
Turkey 1,936
India 877

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 £
XI 25,801 20,881 -4,920
Italy 2,636 1,951 -685
XU 1,304 830 -474
Turkey 1,851 85 -1,766
India 512 365 -147
France 339 485 +146
Ireland 103 192 +89
China 22 0 -22

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) 5,480,912
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 430,764
Other 57,357
Air transport 9,675

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) 2,737,381 2,743,531 +6,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 139,509 291,255 +151,746
Other 32,568 24,789 -7,779
Air transport 6,047 3,628 -2,419

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,275,863
Holyhead 2,104,274
Dover 303,537
Fishguard 297,615
Felixstowe 197,835

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 1,257,033 1,018,830 -238,203
Holyhead 1,200,627 903,647 -296,980
Dover 69 303,468 +303,399
Fishguard 88,136 209,479 +121,343
Felixstowe 66,753 131,082 +64,329
Dover / Eurotunnel 67,039 106,013 +38,974
London Gateway Port 45,849 122,128 +76,279
Heysham 89,739 78,161 -11,578
Milford 19,403 63,146 +43,743
Immingham Docks 5,072 64,039 +58,967

Quick facts

HS code: 48041111

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

Description: Unbleached kraft paper weighing less than 150 g/m². Ideal for lightweight packaging and wrapping needs