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 96,771,568
Italy 37,139,160
Germany 29,364,290
Finland 22,642,937
China 18,646,078

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 54,788,174 41,983,394 -12,804,780
Italy 18,906,185 18,232,975 -673,210
Germany 9,555,739 19,808,551 +10,252,812
Finland 16,591,061 6,051,876 -10,539,185
China 13,302,390 5,343,688 -7,958,702
Sweden 8,938,329 8,082,384 -855,945
France 8,074,262 5,251,386 -2,822,876
Austria 3,674,956 3,840,879 +165,923
Ireland 1,815,403 1,662,213 -153,190
Spain 1,616,390 1,840,295 +223,905

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 67,369,371
Italy 50,698,573
Germany 33,163,566
Belgium 27,322,890
China 18,349,423

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 36,321,862 31,047,509 -5,274,353
Italy 26,492,263 24,206,310 -2,285,953
Germany 18,218,942 14,944,624 -3,274,318
Belgium 15,503,863 11,819,027 -3,684,836
China 12,664,208 5,685,215 -6,978,993
Sweden 9,334,252 7,871,063 -1,463,189
Finland 6,094,849 7,729,010 +1,634,161
Spain 4,419,965 2,372,463 -2,047,502
South Korea 1,178,277 2,169,518 +991,241
Slovenia 1,497,141 1,779,757 +282,616

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 6
West Yorkshire 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 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
West Central Scotland 1 5 +4
West Midlands 5 2 -3
Essex 3 3 +0
Lancashire 3 4 +1

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) 167,181,787
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,619,963
Other 14,116,080
Air transport 2,478,370
Road transport 273,329

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) 89,095,519 78,086,268 -11,009,251
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,298,373 32,321,590 -13,976,783
Other 5,475,654 8,640,426 +3,164,772
Air transport 1,554,803 923,567 -631,236
Road transport 3,471 269,858 +266,387

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 72,591,711
Dover 37,214,253
Immingham Docks 36,968,474
Felixstowe 35,083,714
Purfleet 29,388,759

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 37,208,489 35,383,222 -1,825,267
Dover 19,493,689 17,720,564 -1,773,125
Immingham Docks 21,566,175 15,402,299 -6,163,876
Felixstowe 23,305,378 11,778,336 -11,527,042
Purfleet 16,743,738 12,645,021 -4,098,717
000 5,475,654 8,640,426 +3,164,772
Eurotunnel 5,363,735 4,904,357 -459,378
London Gateway Port 2,946,068 4,357,759 +1,411,691
Killingholme 2,021,275 1,876,081 -145,194
Middlesbrough 2,800,791 685,976 -2,114,815

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 29
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 33
2025-11 29
2025-10 30
2025-09 27
2025-08 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 41
54m+ 35
15m-54m 20
0-1m 13
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 £
Czechia 1,662,784
Ireland 1,620,801
Germany 1,212,850
Netherlands 655,562
United States 555,622

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 772,659 890,125 +117,466
Ireland 972,527 648,274 -324,253
Germany 659,681 553,169 -106,512
Netherlands 254,701 400,861 +146,160
United States 126,280 429,342 +303,062
France 201,622 333,025 +131,403
Poland 306,610 171,897 -134,713
Italy 189,545 49,897 -139,648
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 3,440

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 3,440 0 -3,440

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) 6,074,097
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,381,378
Air transport 298,869
Other 60,545
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) 3,100,147 2,973,950 -126,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 587,636 793,742 +206,106
Air transport 156,024 142,845 -13,179
Other 58,377 2,168 -56,209
Rail transport 0 2,020 +2,020

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,473,939
Liverpool Docks 1,195,814
Immingham Docks 553,250
Dover 372,042
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 1,693,307 1,780,632 +87,325
Liverpool Docks 725,581 470,233 -255,348
Immingham Docks 224,902 328,348 +103,446
Dover 287,932 84,110 -203,822
London Gateway Port 15,469 299,542 +284,073
Southampton 92,083 187,290 +95,207
Heysham 158,356 106,844 -51,512
Portsmouth 0 251,622 +251,622
Holyhead 81,863 166,544 +84,681
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