Import/export HS code 48102930: Coated paper in rolls

Coated paper or paperboard sold in rolls, not lightweight

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* 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 £
Finland 74,181,700
Germany 18,348,028
Belgium 8,734,393
Italy 5,782,538
Netherlands 1,930,450

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 £
Finland 37,685,664 36,496,036 -1,189,628
Germany 9,696,036 8,651,992 -1,044,044
Belgium 5,463,869 3,270,524 -2,193,345
Italy 2,984,676 2,797,862 -186,814
Netherlands 1,458,219 472,231 -985,988
France 1,482,377 210,151 -1,272,226
Spain 742,690 670,597 -72,093
China 236,129 870,540 +634,411
Austria 483,687 388,308 -95,379
Switzerland 91,542 3,399 -88,143

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 £
Finland 73,453,657
Germany 15,334,176
Austria 10,545,443
Italy 6,770,960
Netherlands 2,329,436

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 £
Finland 36,805,290 36,648,367 -156,923
Germany 9,703,281 5,630,895 -4,072,386
Austria 5,783,573 4,761,870 -1,021,703
Italy 4,015,409 2,755,551 -1,259,858
Netherlands 1,147,633 1,181,803 +34,170
Belgium 1,135,175 618,482 -516,693
Spain 903,939 674,521 -229,418
China 251,968 901,297 +649,329
France 387,159 0 -387,159
Sweden 130,035 5,735 -124,300

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
West Midlands 4
Essex 3

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Essex 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Kent 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1

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) 77,037,018
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,440,468
Other 630,254
Air transport 188,795
Road transport 15,256

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) 39,289,279 37,747,739 -1,541,540
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,984,088 15,456,380 -5,527,708
Other 8,160 622,094 +613,934
Air transport 128,919 59,876 -69,043
Road transport 15,256 0 -15,256

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 79,073,495
Immingham Docks 12,287,236
Hull 10,020,775
Dover 6,160,220
Felixstowe 2,034,589

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 38,999,809 40,073,686 +1,073,877
Immingham Docks 6,494,333 5,792,903 -701,430
Hull 7,203,229 2,817,546 -4,385,683
Dover 4,625,744 1,534,476 -3,091,268
Felixstowe 887,744 1,146,845 +259,101
Eurotunnel 875,965 220,695 -655,270
Harwich 431,630 279,574 -152,056
000 8,160 622,094 +613,934
Killingholme 206,031 420,459 +214,428
Purfleet 218,951 259,965 +41,014

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 22
Manufacture of paper and paper products 10
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 8
Other manufacturing 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 15
2025-10 16
2025-09 18
2025-08 11

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
54m+ 24
1m-15m 21
15m-54m 6
Other 5
0-1m 4

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 £
Belgium 1,646,807
Ireland 800,947
France 421,699
Luxembourg 219,501
Germany 116,865

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 £
Belgium 1,051,591 595,216 -456,375
Ireland 636,945 164,002 -472,943
France 215,117 206,582 -8,535
Luxembourg 71,927 147,574 +75,647
Germany 67,879 48,986 -18,893
United States 55,419 20,550 -34,869
Netherlands 17,732 55,063 +37,331
Spain 2,592 57,061 +54,469
Nigeria 27,177 0 -27,177
Austria 0 18,693 +18,693

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 £
Spain 1,798

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 £
Spain 1,798 0 -1,798

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) 1,935,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,455,661
Air transport 166,353
Other 1,798

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) 1,330,074 604,969 -725,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 747,263 708,398 -38,865
Air transport 126,333 40,020 -86,313
Other 1,798 0 -1,798

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,562,124
Dover / Eurotunnel 891,729
Liverpool Docks 386,034
Holyhead 305,871
London Heathrow Airport 97,567

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 £
Immingham Docks 795,092 767,032 -28,060
Dover / Eurotunnel 535,709 356,020 -179,689
Liverpool Docks 331,867 54,167 -277,700
Holyhead 272,048 33,823 -238,225
London Heathrow Airport 81,159 16,408 -64,751
Killingholme 62,912 0 -62,912
East Midlands Airport 39,605 12,710 -26,895
Heysham 0 50,806 +50,806
Belfast Port 27,177 0 -27,177
Dover 14,802 9,589 -5,213

Quick facts

HS code: 48102930

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

Description: Coated paper or paperboard sold in rolls, not lightweight