Import/export HS code 481019: Various coated paper

Coated paper or paperboard not in rolls or small sheets. Includes larger sheets or other formats

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 £
Belgium 98,586,906
Italy 37,835,016
Germany 27,183,671
Finland 23,399,037
China 19,210,335

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 £
Belgium 56,737,100 41,849,806 -14,887,294
Italy 19,530,490 18,304,526 -1,225,964
Germany 8,096,971 19,086,700 +10,989,729
Finland 18,309,255 5,089,782 -13,219,473
China 12,602,885 6,607,450 -5,995,435
Sweden 9,176,033 8,098,691 -1,077,342
France 8,126,628 5,282,121 -2,844,507
Austria 3,640,438 4,106,584 +466,146
Ireland 1,742,001 1,811,778 +69,777
Spain 1,656,637 1,685,530 +28,893

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 £
Austria 68,225,033
Italy 51,508,117
Germany 32,256,611
Belgium 27,923,814
China 18,913,680

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 £
Austria 36,887,442 31,337,591 -5,549,851
Italy 27,404,861 24,103,256 -3,301,605
Germany 18,117,336 14,139,275 -3,978,061
Belgium 16,340,590 11,583,224 -4,757,366
China 11,964,703 6,948,977 -5,015,726
Sweden 9,545,420 7,913,906 -1,631,514
Finland 6,641,974 6,703,078 +61,104
Spain 4,508,609 2,344,243 -2,164,366
Slovenia 1,499,379 1,627,583 +128,204
South Korea 1,132,182 1,986,345 +854,163

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
West Yorkshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 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 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 7 3 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
Essex 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
South East Wales 1 4 +3
West Midlands 4 2 -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) 168,202,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,991,375
Other 14,399,723
Air transport 2,550,002
Road transport 281,008

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) 91,042,316 77,159,983 -13,882,333
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,986,057 33,005,318 -12,980,739
Other 5,344,027 9,055,696 +3,711,669
Air transport 1,620,970 929,032 -691,938
Road transport 11,150 269,858 +258,708

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 71,586,930
Immingham Docks 37,511,731
Dover 37,229,750
Felixstowe 35,343,165
Purfleet 30,646,114

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 £
London 37,692,976 33,893,954 -3,799,022
Immingham Docks 21,736,451 15,775,280 -5,961,171
Dover 19,255,604 17,974,146 -1,281,458
Felixstowe 22,608,473 12,734,692 -9,873,781
Purfleet 18,301,474 12,344,640 -5,956,834
000 5,344,027 9,055,696 +3,711,669
Eurotunnel 5,682,539 4,756,999 -925,540
London Gateway Port 3,222,528 4,382,175 +1,159,647
Middlesbrough 2,989,226 833,361 -2,155,865
Killingholme 1,878,834 1,793,314 -85,520

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 37
Manufacture of paper and paper products 26
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 29
2025-10 30
2025-09 27
2025-08 30
2025-07 30

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 40
54m+ 35
15m-54m 19
0-1m 11
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 £
Czechia 1,637,850
Ireland 1,609,247
Germany 1,185,829
Netherlands 609,632
France 550,338

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 £
Czechia 673,713 964,137 +290,424
Ireland 1,008,366 600,881 -407,485
Germany 605,047 580,782 -24,265
Netherlands 225,845 383,787 +157,942
France 209,749 340,589 +130,840
United States 121,254 423,311 +302,057
Poland 281,657 189,978 -91,679
Italy 137,918 106,090 -31,828
Belgium 144,950 30,186 -114,764
Canada 57,279 63,046 +5,767

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 £
Italy 57,105
Ireland 3,523

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 £
Italy 54,937 2,168 -52,769
Ireland 3,523 0 -3,523

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) 6,004,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,387,650
Air transport 324,769
Other 60,628
Rail transport 2,020

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) 2,907,788 3,096,362 +188,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 603,547 784,103 +180,556
Air transport 159,989 164,780 +4,791
Other 58,460 2,168 -56,292
Rail transport 0 2,020 +2,020
Road transport 1,320 0 -1,320

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,397,320
Liverpool Docks 1,164,651
Immingham Docks 506,349
Dover 422,099
London Gateway Port 315,011

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,423,585 1,973,735 +550,150
Liverpool Docks 752,783 411,868 -340,915
Immingham Docks 217,496 288,853 +71,357
Dover 337,989 84,110 -253,879
London Gateway Port 12,235 302,776 +290,541
Southampton 98,076 183,343 +85,267
Heysham 162,245 109,187 -53,058
Holyhead 80,421 173,201 +92,780
Portsmouth 0 251,622 +251,622
London 158,600 38,125 -120,475

Quick facts

HS code: 481019

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

Description: Coated paper or paperboard not in rolls or small sheets. Includes larger sheets or other formats