Import/export HS code 481099: Various coated or bleached paper

Includes all other coated or bleached paper and paperboard not listed elsewhere

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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 £
Germany 21,348,550
India 17,447,955
China 2,079,487
Netherlands 1,567,785
Italy 494,438

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 11,111,449 10,237,101 -874,348
India 10,058,898 7,389,057 -2,669,841
China 859,025 1,220,462 +361,437
Netherlands 1,175,958 391,827 -784,131
Italy 351,481 142,957 -208,524
Finland 135,490 340,225 +204,735
Denmark 228,187 168,840 -59,347
France 213,103 145,763 -67,340
Ireland 223,320 77,811 -145,509
Sweden 239,384 50,656 -188,728

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 20,387,341
India 17,658,724
China 2,100,760
Netherlands 1,138,500
Sweden 965,567

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 10,510,007 9,877,334 -632,673
India 10,223,750 7,434,974 -2,788,776
China 875,626 1,225,134 +349,508
Netherlands 809,141 329,359 -479,782
Sweden 450,896 514,671 +63,775
Italy 312,878 204,873 -108,005
Israel 105,385 92,228 -13,157
Denmark 143,617 31,985 -111,632
United States 44,645 95,795 +51,150
South Korea 45,726 77,795 +32,069

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 54
Inner London - West 23
West Central Scotland 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
West Yorkshire 7

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
Greater Manchester 34 49 +15
Inner London - West 14 13 -1
West Central Scotland 9 9 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 5 2 -3
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 4 +3
Essex 3 2 -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) 34,938,996
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,661,465
Other 1,659,866
Air transport 522,530
Road transport 3,153

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) 19,221,856 15,717,140 -3,504,716
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,594,868 4,066,597 -528,271
Other 1,172,362 487,504 -684,858
Air transport 294,560 227,970 -66,590
Road transport 0 3,153 +3,153

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,358,582
Immingham Docks 7,460,167
Killingholme 5,679,695
Dover 3,746,271
Liverpool Docks 1,876,321

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 10,978,222 7,380,360 -3,597,862
Immingham Docks 5,020,929 2,439,238 -2,581,691
Killingholme 1,752,886 3,926,809 +2,173,923
Dover 1,895,920 1,850,351 -45,569
Liverpool Docks 342,856 1,533,465 +1,190,609
London Gateway Port 1,150,122 626,874 -523,248
000 1,172,362 487,504 -684,858
Harwich 966,669 285,087 -681,582
London 547,078 588,939 +41,861
Purfleet 394,115 303,927 -90,188

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 81
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Manufacture of paper and paper products 20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 37
2025-10 33
2025-09 64
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
1m-15m 67
0-1m 42
54m+ 40
15m-54m 17
Other 12

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 £
Poland 1,476,487
Romania 1,199,548
Kenya 1,145,766
Ireland 740,745
Saudi Arabia 457,183

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 £
Poland 575,988 900,499 +324,511
Romania 335,673 863,875 +528,202
Kenya 564,549 581,217 +16,668
Ireland 388,894 351,851 -37,043
Saudi Arabia 16,466 440,717 +424,251
Brazil 0 371,345 +371,345
Belgium 230,723 131,377 -99,346
South Korea 1,771 311,894 +310,123
Lebanon 98,612 122,345 +23,733
Jordan 91,988 124,764 +32,776

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 £
Turkey 228

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 £
Turkey 228 0 -228

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) 4,676,984
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,573,148
Air transport 1,123,261
Road transport 14,159
Other 228

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) 1,947,042 2,729,942 +782,900
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,040,640 1,532,508 +491,868
Air transport 207,062 916,199 +709,137
Road transport 14,159 0 -14,159
Other 228 0 -228

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,513,831
London Gateway Port 1,405,903
Felixstowe 976,131
Harwich 818,612
London Heathrow Airport 595,955

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 1,081,771 1,432,060 +350,289
London Gateway Port 486,866 919,037 +432,171
Felixstowe 431,694 544,437 +112,743
Harwich 310,268 508,344 +198,076
London Heathrow Airport 73,557 522,398 +448,841
Heysham 208,295 218,384 +10,089
Manchester Airport 42,050 340,516 +298,466
Immingham Docks 38,855 196,082 +157,227
Liverpool Docks 81,447 112,235 +30,788
Hull 85,104 92,678 +7,574

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 481099

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

Description: Includes all other coated or bleached paper and paperboard not listed elsewhere