Import/export HS code 48070080: Various composite paper

Other types of composite paper and paperboard not listed above. 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 £
Germany 5,027,378
China 3,466,098
Sweden 1,662,667
Finland 778,548
Turkey 525,132

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 £
Germany 2,398,756 2,628,622 +229,866
China 1,986,144 1,479,954 -506,190
Sweden 948,682 713,985 -234,697
Finland 495,433 283,115 -212,318
Turkey 153,533 371,599 +218,066
India 330,428 173,121 -157,307
Netherlands 148,719 306,356 +157,637
Poland 49,147 291,563 +242,416
Greece 140,073 192,974 +52,901
United States 41,610 210,993 +169,383

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 £
Germany 4,621,318
China 3,527,357
Sweden 1,459,670
Finland 768,807
United States 625,302

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 £
Germany 2,229,685 2,391,633 +161,948
China 2,011,017 1,516,340 -494,677
Sweden 892,530 567,140 -325,390
Finland 495,433 273,374 -222,059
United States 244,340 380,962 +136,622
Turkey 188,184 371,599 +183,415
India 306,873 181,871 -125,002
Netherlands 137,071 286,096 +149,025
Poland 49,147 295,200 +246,053
Greece 140,073 192,974 +52,901

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
West Yorkshire 8
Kent 7
Essex 6

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
Inner London - West 7 3 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Kent 2 6 +4
Essex 2 6 +4
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2

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) 7,409,113
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,853,305
Air transport 563,247
Other 190,729
Road transport 15,752

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) 3,618,343 3,790,770 +172,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,182,148 2,671,157 -510,991
Air transport 268,688 294,559 +25,871
Other 75,301 115,428 +40,127
Road transport 13,744 2,008 -11,736

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,470,779
Dover 1,702,486
Immingham Docks 1,538,028
Southampton 1,300,760
Eurotunnel 1,114,320

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 £
Felixstowe 2,255,681 2,215,098 -40,583
Dover 913,589 788,897 -124,692
Immingham Docks 942,420 595,608 -346,812
Southampton 878,496 422,264 -456,232
Eurotunnel 585,140 529,180 -55,960
London Gateway Port 159,076 572,310 +413,234
Harwich 204,586 397,669 +193,083
Belfast Port 376,466 192,111 -184,355
London 109,249 258,821 +149,572
Purfleet 82,077 221,396 +139,319

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 50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of paper and paper products 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 28
2025-10 34
2025-09 29
2025-08 36

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 59
54m+ 42
0-1m 14
15m-54m 13
Other 10

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 20,587,644
Ireland 2,211,191
Germany 1,743,847
Italy 602,236
Switzerland 503,408

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 8,864,622 11,723,022 +2,858,400
Ireland 1,200,687 1,010,504 -190,183
Germany 763,774 980,073 +216,299
Italy 389,928 212,308 -177,620
Switzerland 256,434 246,974 -9,460
Australia 305,786 127,848 -177,938
France 173,922 239,970 +66,048
Qatar 178,297 24,885 -153,412
Czechia 102,301 82,204 -20,097
Egypt 69,990 71,415 +1,425

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 82,153
Italy 1,776
China 64

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 41,754 40,399 -1,355
Italy 678 1,098 +420
China 57 7 -50

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) 18,340,668
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,658,123
Air transport 3,861,559
Other 460,058

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) 9,488,760 8,851,908 -636,852
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,003,386 2,654,737 -348,649
Air transport 502,149 3,359,410 +2,857,261
Other 190,087 269,971 +79,884

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 12,998,542
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,597,601
London Heathrow Airport 3,299,708
Felixstowe 2,905,801
London Gateway Port 1,844,012

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 6,110,347 6,888,195 +777,848
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,853,034 1,744,567 -108,467
London Heathrow Airport 256,499 3,043,209 +2,786,710
Felixstowe 1,732,919 1,172,882 -560,037
London Gateway Port 1,519,936 324,076 -1,195,860
Liverpool Docks 469,155 667,672 +198,517
Heysham 377,050 247,846 -129,204
000 190,087 269,971 +79,884
Holyhead 208,207 249,671 +41,464
Manchester Airport 153,622 234,795 +81,173

Quick facts

HS code: 48070080

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

Description: Other types of composite paper and paperboard not listed above. Comes in rolls or sheets