Import/export HS code 481092: Multi-ply paper and paperboard

Paper or paperboard with multiple layers. Often used for strength or durability

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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 202,505,819
Sweden 150,433,282
Netherlands 93,824,372
Germany 85,439,644
Belgium 64,421,978

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 105,112,555 97,393,264 -7,719,291
Sweden 76,030,484 74,402,798 -1,627,686
Netherlands 48,093,030 45,731,342 -2,361,688
Germany 48,032,854 37,406,790 -10,626,064
Belgium 42,814,499 21,607,479 -21,207,020
Chile 19,968,748 14,947,286 -5,021,462
France 7,011,024 2,313,838 -4,697,186
China 276,225 7,099,921 +6,823,696
India 2,781,849 1,892,619 -889,230
Slovenia 4,170,205 181,815 -3,988,390

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 231,853,818
Sweden 200,352,247
Germany 61,608,333
Netherlands 53,098,516
Chile 35,027,833

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 126,687,794 105,166,024 -21,521,770
Sweden 104,241,138 96,111,109 -8,130,029
Germany 33,449,363 28,158,970 -5,290,393
Netherlands 27,440,094 25,658,422 -1,781,672
Chile 19,968,748 15,059,085 -4,909,663
Austria 15,147,120 12,281,438 -2,865,682
China 287,795 7,210,351 +6,922,556
India 2,799,445 1,892,619 -906,826
France 3,442,357 918,117 -2,524,240
Turkey 865,494 1,880,575 +1,015,081

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
Kent 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
West Yorkshire 5

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

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) 440,031,169
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 204,085,282
Other 38,271,928
Air transport 100,498
Road transport 1,496

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) 241,603,195 198,427,974 -43,175,221
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 99,978,717 104,106,565 +4,127,848
Other 24,705,134 13,566,794 -11,138,340
Air transport 68,546 31,952 -36,594
Road transport 0 1,496 +1,496

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 178,494,012
London 153,442,809
Hull 77,919,686
Medway 62,358,220
000 38,271,928

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 £
Immingham Docks 86,000,704 92,493,308 +6,492,604
London 86,693,384 66,749,425 -19,943,959
Hull 54,851,731 23,067,955 -31,783,776
Medway 19,391,281 42,966,939 +23,575,658
000 24,705,134 13,566,794 -11,138,340
London Gateway Port 21,164,265 14,419,502 -6,744,763
Blyth Harbour 19,742,318 10,433,038 -9,309,280
Felixstowe 7,722,658 17,533,601 +9,810,943
Dover 11,222,897 6,375,030 -4,847,867
Harwich 8,274,209 8,667,144 +392,935

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of paper and paper products 34
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 22
2025-10 20
2025-09 22
2025-08 16

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+ 33
1m-15m 25
15m-54m 19
0-1m 4
Other 2

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 £
Netherlands 117,009,358
France 43,025,255
Turkey 37,572,641
Belgium 11,891,147
Germany 11,510,808

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 £
Netherlands 60,241,977 56,767,381 -3,474,596
France 23,895,765 19,129,490 -4,766,275
Turkey 22,487,757 15,084,884 -7,402,873
Belgium 4,782,722 7,108,425 +2,325,703
Germany 6,341,394 5,169,414 -1,171,980
Ireland 5,857,535 4,651,949 -1,205,586
Poland 6,219,578 3,196,214 -3,023,364
Sweden 1,193,522 7,704,128 +6,510,606
Switzerland 1,886,608 1,517,468 -369,140
Italy 2,671,835 688,129 -1,983,706

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 156,352
Sweden 17,252

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 147,083 9,269 -137,814
Sweden 11,549 5,703 -5,846

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) 215,165,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,940,985
Other 372,573
Air transport 32,237

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) 107,365,624 107,799,519 +433,895
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,734,313 18,206,672 -14,527,641
Other 291,760 80,813 -210,947
Air transport 19,424 12,813 -6,611

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 139,000,178
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,369,403
Liverpool Docks 37,074,066
Harwich 9,185,576
Heysham 8,479,175

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 72,672,342 66,327,836 -6,344,506
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,314,635 24,054,768 -2,259,867
Liverpool Docks 22,307,384 14,766,682 -7,540,702
Harwich 4,151,030 5,034,546 +883,516
Heysham 4,194,870 4,284,305 +89,435
Felixstowe 1,789,139 5,119,631 +3,330,492
Middlesbrough 1,314,398 2,766,290 +1,451,892
London Gateway Port 2,332,672 1,528,744 -803,928
Dover 2,781,031 211,559 -2,569,472
Killingholme 1,167,059 356,062 -810,997

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 481092

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

Description: Paper or paperboard with multiple layers. Often used for strength or durability