Import/export HS code 4814: Wallpaper and window transparencies

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

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 £
France 28,837,896
Germany 22,691,419
China 19,773,772
Belgium 15,764,879
United States 12,676,621

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 16,176,718 12,661,178 -3,515,540
Germany 12,760,300 9,931,119 -2,829,181
China 8,950,345 10,823,427 +1,873,082
Belgium 8,040,714 7,724,165 -316,549
United States 6,756,101 5,920,520 -835,581
Italy 5,059,524 3,833,333 -1,226,191
Sweden 2,019,987 2,151,990 +132,003
Netherlands 1,429,825 1,504,628 +74,803
South Korea 444,231 562,565 +118,334
Spain 426,655 446,021 +19,366

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 24,069,310
France 24,031,301
China 20,756,495
Belgium 15,397,012
Italy 11,356,313

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 13,481,957 10,587,353 -2,894,604
France 13,797,720 10,233,581 -3,564,139
China 9,349,935 11,406,560 +2,056,625
Belgium 7,705,538 7,691,474 -14,064
Italy 6,127,768 5,228,545 -899,223
United States 4,855,533 3,823,438 -1,032,095
Sweden 1,937,591 2,053,163 +115,572
Poland 2,160,899 1,740,778 -420,121
Japan 1,022,049 910,796 -111,253
South Korea 878,888 910,493 +31,605

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 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Outer London - West and North West 16
Inner London - East 15

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 65 52 -13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 8 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 13 +1
Outer London - West and North West 10 8 -2
Inner London - East 9 11 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
Outer London - East and North East 8 7 -1
Lancashire 9 9 +0
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) 61,974,978
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,341,471
Air transport 27,565,714
Other 341,700
Road transport 37,486

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) 35,085,564 26,889,414 -8,196,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,046,331 17,295,140 +2,248,809
Air transport 14,065,901 13,499,813 -566,088
Other 203,967 137,733 -66,234
Road transport 25,996 11,490 -14,506

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 20,192,610
Immingham Docks 14,603,319
East Midlands Airport 11,318,007
Killingholme 10,837,473
Eurotunnel 10,094,017

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 11,813,826 8,378,784 -3,435,042
Immingham Docks 7,865,217 6,738,102 -1,127,115
East Midlands Airport 5,430,708 5,887,299 +456,591
Killingholme 5,650,302 5,187,171 -463,131
Eurotunnel 5,374,410 4,719,607 -654,803
Felixstowe 4,536,168 5,500,454 +964,286
London Gateway Port 2,337,046 4,093,828 +1,756,782
Southampton 3,267,334 2,673,126 -594,208
London Heathrow Airport 3,241,516 2,582,545 -658,971
Birmingham Airport 2,996,377 2,459,172 -537,205

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 104
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 85
Manufacture of paper and paper products 18
Specialised construction activities 16
Other manufacturing 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 40
2025-11 62
2025-10 66
2025-09 52
2025-08 48

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 131
54m+ 74
0-1m 61
Other 30
15m-54m 27

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 85,475,596
France 19,020,374
Netherlands 15,067,864
Germany 3,877,817
Sweden 3,761,747

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 41,013,989 44,461,607 +3,447,618
France 8,963,910 10,056,464 +1,092,554
Netherlands 6,869,739 8,198,125 +1,328,386
Germany 2,363,199 1,514,618 -848,581
Sweden 1,644,322 2,117,425 +473,103
Canada 1,544,690 1,815,911 +271,221
Ireland 1,660,823 1,242,338 -418,485
Italy 1,399,263 1,294,848 -104,415
India 1,543,607 691,739 -851,868
United Arab Emirates 862,763 1,097,089 +234,326

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 235,000
Belgium 4,543
France 2,342
Germany 1,426
Ireland 1,041

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 142,532 92,468 -50,064
Belgium 4,543 0 -4,543
France 2,319 23 -2,296
Germany 1,426 0 -1,426
Ireland 491 550 +59
Italy 641 0 -641
China 42 44 +2
Denmark 67 0 -67
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 102,407,938
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,949,035
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,724,707
Other 274,962
Road transport 217,683

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 46,979,670 55,428,268 +8,448,598
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,798,877 17,150,158 -1,648,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,889,363 9,835,344 -3,054,019
Other 169,377 105,585 -63,792
Road transport 213,903 3,780 -210,123

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 31,765,392
London Stansted Airport 30,867,977
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,083,462
East Midlands Airport 21,026,715
London Heathrow Airport 16,048,307

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 £
ZLC 11,819,592 19,945,800 +8,126,208
London Stansted Airport 14,611,945 16,256,032 +1,644,087
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,344,800 11,738,662 -606,138
East Midlands Airport 11,969,118 9,057,597 -2,911,521
London Heathrow Airport 7,811,473 8,236,834 +425,361
Felixstowe 7,376,893 5,603,279 -1,773,614
Dover 3,513,004 2,657,740 -855,264
Liverpool Docks 2,364,202 1,937,059 -427,143
London Gateway Port 2,388,047 651,904 -1,736,143
Immingham Docks 961,913 1,405,688 +443,775

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