Import/export HS code 481420: Plastic-coated wallpaper

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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 23,613,210
Germany 15,644,810
China 14,310,635
Belgium 13,846,295
United States 7,364,153

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 13,396,151 10,217,059 -3,179,092
Germany 9,002,276 6,642,534 -2,359,742
China 6,255,244 8,055,391 +1,800,147
Belgium 6,954,545 6,891,750 -62,795
United States 4,177,847 3,186,306 -991,541
Italy 2,071,716 1,801,696 -270,020
Netherlands 759,261 959,773 +200,512
Romania 243,273 339,508 +96,235
Ukraine 196,956 181,997 -14,959
Ireland 121,379 147,366 +25,987

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 22,703,079
Germany 17,451,966
China 14,593,156
Belgium 13,417,070
United States 6,714,903

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 12,926,223 9,776,856 -3,149,367
Germany 9,930,278 7,521,688 -2,408,590
China 6,361,872 8,231,284 +1,869,412
Belgium 6,670,828 6,746,242 +75,414
United States 3,955,146 2,759,757 -1,195,389
Italy 2,246,813 2,036,648 -210,165
United Kingdom 295,315 405,241 +109,926
Romania 240,411 318,216 +77,805
South Korea 218,623 231,119 +12,496
Ukraine 197,843 181,997 -15,846

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 56
Inner London - East 9
Lancashire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Outer London - East and North East 8

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 38 30 -8
Inner London - East 4 8 +4
Lancashire 7 8 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 8 +5
Outer London - East and North East 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 5 +3
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Outer London - South 5 5 +0
West Midlands 4 2 -2

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) 44,892,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,236,196
Air transport 14,200,077
Other 261,966
Road transport 65,687

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) 25,551,900 19,340,720 -6,211,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,339,896 11,896,300 +556,404
Air transport 6,602,711 7,597,366 +994,655
Other 120,999 140,967 +19,968
Road transport 64,133 1,554 -62,579

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,493,489
Eurotunnel 8,569,772
Felixstowe 7,650,925
Immingham Docks 7,498,818
Killingholme 7,164,889

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 10,661,048 7,832,441 -2,828,607
Eurotunnel 4,571,352 3,998,420 -572,932
Felixstowe 3,239,729 4,411,196 +1,171,467
Immingham Docks 4,192,759 3,306,059 -886,700
Killingholme 3,473,577 3,691,312 +217,735
Southampton 2,673,356 2,303,294 -370,062
Birmingham Airport 2,073,376 2,359,840 +286,464
Hull 2,162,785 1,453,291 -709,494
London Heathrow Airport 1,869,412 1,716,073 -153,339
East Midlands Airport 1,348,837 2,090,988 +742,151

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 61
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 47
Manufacture of paper and paper products 12
Other manufacturing 10
Construction of buildings 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 30
2025-10 36
2025-09 29
2025-08 25
2025-07 32

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 74
54m+ 39
0-1m 34
Other 22
15m-54m 15

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 57,150,929
France 13,367,897
Netherlands 10,101,445
Sweden 2,780,902
Ireland 2,430,695

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 26,773,252 30,377,677 +3,604,425
France 5,949,745 7,418,152 +1,468,407
Netherlands 5,247,097 4,854,348 -392,749
Sweden 1,168,380 1,612,522 +444,142
Ireland 1,381,747 1,048,948 -332,799
Canada 968,020 1,321,755 +353,735
Germany 1,176,066 785,151 -390,915
United Arab Emirates 750,047 912,539 +162,492
Poland 776,737 808,346 +31,609
Italy 460,059 602,886 +142,827

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 177,146
XU 12,206
Belgium 4,247
France 2,067
Ireland 816

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 127,782 49,364 -78,418
XU 7,097 5,109 -1,988
Belgium 3,888 359 -3,529
France 1,949 118 -1,831
Ireland 480 336 -144
Germany 776 0 -776
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 66,259,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,079,295
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,307,608
Other 197,303
Road transport 99,385

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 29,268,136 36,991,808 +7,723,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,975,061 11,104,234 -870,827
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,704,759 7,602,849 -2,101,910
Other 141,972 55,331 -86,641
Road transport 95,605 3,780 -91,825

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 27,541,806
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,969,001
London Stansted Airport 14,840,225
East Midlands Airport 12,428,600
Felixstowe 10,090,184

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 9,514,562 18,027,244 +8,512,682
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,880,476 8,088,525 -791,951
London Stansted Airport 6,930,052 7,910,173 +980,121
East Midlands Airport 7,098,320 5,330,280 -1,768,040
Felixstowe 5,706,826 4,383,358 -1,323,468
London Heathrow Airport 5,236,584 4,380,295 -856,289
Liverpool Docks 2,057,359 1,762,628 -294,731
Immingham Docks 959,883 932,848 -27,035
London Gateway Port 994,719 733,420 -261,299
Manchester Airport 354,258 1,153,738 +799,480

Quick facts

HS code: 481420

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

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