Import/export HS code 48070030: Recycled composite paper

Made from recycled paper, with or without a paper cover. Comes in rolls or sheets

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 £
Netherlands 68,480,798
Germany 10,702,700
France 2,710,495
Ireland 604,203
China 256,234

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 £
Netherlands 34,438,195 34,042,603 -395,592
Germany 5,372,573 5,330,127 -42,446
France 1,648,434 1,062,061 -586,373
Ireland 385,675 218,528 -167,147
China 139,476 116,758 -22,718
Belgium 180,479 3,455 -177,024
Austria 183,891 0 -183,891
United States 91,130 43,114 -48,016
Poland 83,056 25,385 -57,671
Spain 37,269 62,733 +25,464

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 £
Netherlands 67,762,942
Germany 12,135,896
France 2,412,979
Ireland 428,896
China 292,004

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 £
Netherlands 34,008,069 33,754,873 -253,196
Germany 6,436,687 5,699,209 -737,478
France 1,393,573 1,019,406 -374,167
Ireland 313,722 115,174 -198,548
China 139,476 152,528 +13,052
United States 96,942 43,114 -53,828
Poland 83,056 25,385 -57,671
Spain 38,558 62,733 +24,175
Norway 0 96,678 +96,678
Turkey 26,110 14,080 -12,030

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 6
Essex 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Inner London - West 4
Outer London - South 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
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Essex 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Outer London - South 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
West Central Scotland 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 3 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +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) 75,828,934
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,663,247
Other 184,702
Air transport 108,561

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) 37,939,123 37,889,811 -49,312
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,594,493 3,068,754 -1,525,739
Other 70,577 114,125 +43,548
Air transport 60,086 48,475 -11,611

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 26,853,246
Immingham Docks 24,648,644
Felixstowe 21,497,335
Dover 3,520,662
Purfleet 1,707,953

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 £
Harwich 12,448,093 14,405,153 +1,957,060
Immingham Docks 12,932,586 11,716,058 -1,216,528
Felixstowe 11,333,871 10,163,464 -1,170,407
Dover 2,008,328 1,512,334 -495,994
Purfleet 762,661 945,292 +182,631
Grangemouth Docks 736,287 485,811 -250,476
Killingholme 612,366 559,062 -53,304
London 319,849 407,433 +87,584
Hull 517,210 147,090 -370,120
Eurotunnel 321,953 301,684 -20,269

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 27
Manufacture of paper and paper products 20
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 10
Other manufacturing 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 31
2025-10 29
2025-09 25
2025-08 20

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 30
54m+ 28
15m-54m 14
0-1m 7
Other 6

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 518,657
Poland 222,917
Netherlands 35,708
Italy 14,410
Belgium 13,880

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 243,294 275,363 +32,069
Poland 29,120 193,797 +164,677
Netherlands 19,368 16,340 -3,028
Italy 0 14,410 +14,410
Belgium 3,429 10,451 +7,022
Denmark 1,871 8,254 +6,383
Germany 5,348 4,195 -1,153
Nigeria 3,672 3,458 -214
Switzerland 2,948 3,603 +655
Czechia 5,742 0 -5,742

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 315,984
Germany 50,302
Netherlands 10,793
Ireland 942

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 156,249 159,735 +3,486
Germany 29,115 21,187 -7,928
Netherlands 6,110 4,683 -1,427
Ireland 524 418 -106

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) 457,898
Other 379,535
Air transport 15,962
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,928

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) 117,960 339,938 +221,978
Other 192,925 186,610 -6,315
Air transport 7,185 8,777 +1,592
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,537 2,391 -3,146

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 379,535
Dover / Eurotunnel 276,236
Holyhead 90,102
Heysham 21,460
Hull 21,180

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 £
000 192,925 186,610 -6,315
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,629 220,607 +164,978
Holyhead 34,673 55,429 +20,756
Heysham 0 21,460 +21,460
Hull 0 21,180 +21,180
Liverpool Docks 10,366 6,133 -4,233
Felixstowe 7,799 5,638 -2,161
Immingham Docks 3,071 8,254 +5,183
London Heathrow Airport 3,672 3,458 -214
Fishguard 5,330 1,237 -4,093

Quick facts

HS code: 48070030

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

Description: Made from recycled paper, with or without a paper cover. Comes in rolls or sheets