Import/export HS code 4814: Wallpaper and window transparencies

Decorative paper for walls and windows, including wallpaper and transparent designs

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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 £
France 28,584,140
Germany 22,245,673
China 19,662,766
Belgium 15,867,313
United States 12,728,836

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 £
France 16,129,960 12,454,180 -3,675,780
Germany 12,585,425 9,660,248 -2,925,177
China 8,354,781 11,307,985 +2,953,204
Belgium 8,080,062 7,787,251 -292,811
United States 6,908,689 5,820,147 -1,088,542
Italy 5,327,164 3,997,243 -1,329,921
Sweden 2,050,205 2,114,545 +64,340
Netherlands 1,414,810 1,657,760 +242,950
South Korea 584,086 572,343 -11,743
Spain 434,770 454,902 +20,132

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 £
France 23,901,117
Germany 23,735,232
China 20,631,927
Belgium 15,477,419
Italy 11,592,691

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 £
France 13,661,115 10,240,002 -3,421,113
Germany 13,427,109 10,308,123 -3,118,986
China 8,748,029 11,883,898 +3,135,869
Belgium 7,799,992 7,677,427 -122,565
Italy 6,401,335 5,191,356 -1,209,979
United States 5,032,517 3,778,193 -1,254,324
Sweden 1,957,914 2,028,576 +70,662
Poland 2,069,597 1,900,473 -169,124
South Korea 1,028,009 922,060 -105,949
Japan 989,036 896,961 -92,075

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 93
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Inner London - East 16
Outer London - West and North West 16

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 64 57 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 11 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 13 +1
Inner London - East 9 12 +3
Outer London - West and North West 10 8 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Outer London - East and North East 8 6 -2
Lancashire 8 9 +1
Outer London - South 6 7 +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) 62,120,840
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,357,801
Air transport 27,471,820
Other 343,914
Road transport 77,958

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) 35,325,336 26,795,504 -8,529,832
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,328,083 17,029,718 +1,701,635
Air transport 13,466,165 14,005,655 +539,490
Other 184,202 159,712 -24,490
Road transport 66,468 11,490 -54,978

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 20,817,074
Immingham Docks 14,284,807
East Midlands Airport 11,342,913
Killingholme 10,522,590
Felixstowe 10,013,478

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 £
Dover 12,274,420 8,542,654 -3,731,766
Immingham Docks 7,653,337 6,631,470 -1,021,867
East Midlands Airport 5,398,908 5,944,005 +545,097
Killingholme 5,473,522 5,049,068 -424,454
Felixstowe 4,347,737 5,665,741 +1,318,004
Eurotunnel 5,033,630 4,507,888 -525,742
London Gateway Port 2,526,998 3,837,625 +1,310,627
Southampton 3,583,733 2,585,610 -998,123
London Heathrow Airport 3,189,836 2,669,167 -520,669
Birmingham Airport 2,464,417 2,842,606 +378,189

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 106
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 87
Manufacture of paper and paper products 18
Other manufacturing 14
Specialised construction activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 61
2025-10 65
2025-09 52
2025-08 48
2025-07 65

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 132
54m+ 74
0-1m 62
Other 29
15m-54m 28

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 £
United States 84,757,286
France 18,358,036
Netherlands 14,603,871
Germany 3,891,012
Canada 3,378,489

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 £
United States 40,154,337 44,602,949 +4,448,612
France 8,596,751 9,761,285 +1,164,534
Netherlands 7,030,387 7,573,484 +543,097
Germany 2,351,322 1,539,690 -811,632
Canada 1,530,095 1,848,394 +318,299
Sweden 1,497,692 1,829,452 +331,760
Ireland 1,610,646 1,312,414 -298,232
Italy 1,456,651 1,338,045 -118,606
India 1,668,644 657,168 -1,011,476
United Arab Emirates 883,110 1,114,613 +231,503

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 239,571
XU 29,895
Belgium 4,543
France 2,342
Germany 1,426

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 127,802 111,769 -16,033
XU 16,632 13,263 -3,369
Belgium 4,172 371 -3,801
France 2,224 118 -2,106
Germany 1,294 132 -1,162
Ireland 480 336 -144
Italy 594 47 -547
Denmark 67 0 -67
China 48 0 -48
Poland 0 45 +45

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 100,426,160
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,655,571
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,263,066
Other 279,394
Road transport 254,309

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 £
Air transport 45,883,157 54,543,003 +8,659,846
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,826,618 16,828,953 -1,997,665
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,963,183 10,299,883 -2,663,300
Other 153,313 126,081 -27,232
Road transport 250,529 3,780 -246,749

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 30,628,175
ZLC 30,177,650
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,081,701
East Midlands Airport 21,296,166
London Heathrow Airport 15,693,887

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 £
London Stansted Airport 14,210,404 16,417,771 +2,207,367
ZLC 11,259,666 18,917,984 +7,658,318
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,621,831 11,459,870 -1,161,961
East Midlands Airport 11,950,803 9,345,363 -2,605,440
London Heathrow Airport 7,815,824 7,878,063 +62,239
Felixstowe 7,316,293 5,582,057 -1,734,236
Dover 3,405,179 2,843,255 -561,924
Liverpool Docks 2,385,343 2,120,231 -265,112
London Gateway Port 2,120,001 1,054,496 -1,065,505
Manchester Airport 665,875 1,589,380 +923,505

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 4814

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

Description: Decorative paper for walls and windows, including wallpaper and transparent designs