Import/export HS code 48114120: Narrow self-adhesive paper with rubber coating

Self-adhesive paper strips under 10 cm wide, coated with natural or synthetic rubber

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 £
United States 12,873,960
Italy 12,803,672
Germany 5,821,220
China 3,974,388
Greece 3,185,483

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 £
United States 5,714,846 7,159,114 +1,444,268
Italy 7,247,634 5,556,038 -1,691,596
Germany 3,170,462 2,650,758 -519,704
China 1,908,442 2,065,946 +157,504
Greece 1,673,999 1,511,484 -162,515
France 1,412,242 1,215,052 -197,190
Spain 1,507,243 929,178 -578,065
Poland 1,200,467 1,134,478 -65,989
Netherlands 1,171,018 383,612 -787,406
Canada 806,304 505,851 -300,453

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 £
Italy 18,667,966
United States 13,569,889
China 4,787,056
Greece 3,229,102
Germany 3,137,926

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 £
Italy 9,862,027 8,805,939 -1,056,088
United States 6,156,800 7,413,089 +1,256,289
China 2,191,187 2,595,869 +404,682
Greece 1,681,929 1,547,173 -134,756
Germany 1,611,065 1,526,861 -84,204
Spain 1,597,751 945,678 -652,073
Poland 1,164,554 1,064,360 -100,194
Canada 1,494,821 658,229 -836,592
Japan 742,141 389,728 -352,413
India 270,044 328,556 +58,512

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Greater Manchester 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13

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
West Midlands 14 18 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 12 -4
Greater Manchester 11 7 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 11 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 7 10 +3
West Yorkshire 11 7 -4
Kent 9 8 -1
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 7 -3

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) 27,679,133
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,780,453
Air transport 1,692,914
Other 355,235
Road transport 262,667

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) 13,552,925 14,126,208 +573,283
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,617,396 11,163,057 -2,454,339
Air transport 861,094 831,820 -29,274
Other 225,265 129,970 -95,295
Road transport 77,076 185,591 +108,515

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 14,391,223
Dover 13,393,541
London 5,648,772
London Gateway Port 4,107,517
Felixstowe 3,092,743

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 £
Southampton 6,634,923 7,756,300 +1,121,377
Dover 6,691,857 6,701,684 +9,827
London 2,899,533 2,749,239 -150,294
London Gateway Port 2,078,329 2,029,188 -49,141
Felixstowe 1,564,773 1,527,970 -36,803
Purfleet 1,303,319 730,157 -573,162
Eurotunnel 1,220,040 617,503 -602,537
Harwich 1,272,175 468,591 -803,584
Immingham Docks 480,018 840,285 +360,267
Thamesport 690,179 280,610 -409,569

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 110
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Other manufacturing 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 24
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 57
2025-11 74
2025-10 77
2025-09 64
2025-08 53

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 150
54m+ 52
15m-54m 34
0-1m 27
Other 14

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 £
Germany 9,263,667
United States 5,025,387
Ireland 1,797,068
Slovakia 1,501,705
Dominican Republic 1,161,914

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 £
Germany 4,302,353 4,961,314 +658,961
United States 2,139,654 2,885,733 +746,079
Ireland 1,031,152 765,916 -265,236
Slovakia 659,944 841,761 +181,817
Dominican Republic 851,598 310,316 -541,282
Italy 352,009 322,773 -29,236
United Arab Emirates 348,520 39,157 -309,363
France 201,999 165,082 -36,917
Poland 66,985 258,432 +191,447
Netherlands 78,051 209,079 +131,028

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 £
United States 21,205
China 7,697
Italy 5,806
Netherlands 5,409
Switzerland 473

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 £
United States 11,151 10,054 -1,097
China 3,876 3,821 -55
Italy 3,383 2,423 -960
Netherlands 0 5,409 +5,409
Switzerland 444 29 -415
Belgium 97 130 +33
XI 138 56 -82
Germany 0 127 +127

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 9,478,935
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,942,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,111,826
Air transport 918,482
Road transport 1,178

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 £
Other 4,287,830 5,191,105 +903,275
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,653,135 3,289,092 -364,043
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,555,965 2,555,861 -104
Air transport 541,644 376,838 -164,806
Road transport 1,178 0 -1,178

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 9,478,935
Liverpool Docks 4,871,643
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,988,171
London Gateway Port 1,434,589
Holyhead 995,601

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 £
000 4,287,830 5,191,105 +903,275
Liverpool Docks 2,166,495 2,705,148 +538,653
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,334,898 1,653,273 +318,375
London Gateway Port 1,048,491 386,098 -662,393
Holyhead 521,947 473,654 -48,293
Belfast Port 541,790 136,443 -405,347
London Heathrow Airport 383,827 234,914 -148,913
Heysham 185,622 163,004 -22,618
Harwich 141,752 62,531 -79,221
East Midlands Airport 97,291 90,175 -7,116

Quick facts

HS code: 48114120

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

Description: Self-adhesive paper strips under 10 cm wide, coated with natural or synthetic rubber