Import/export HS code 48149070: Various types of wallpaper

Wallpaper and wallcoverings not covered by other codes, including unique or custom 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 £
Germany 6,837,566
United States 4,750,470
France 2,588,410
China 1,897,742
Belgium 1,638,621

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 £
Germany 3,648,241 3,189,325 -458,916
United States 2,194,596 2,555,874 +361,278
France 1,387,088 1,201,322 -185,766
China 945,429 952,313 +6,884
Belgium 846,709 791,912 -54,797
Netherlands 684,172 500,581 -183,591
South Korea 278,377 348,641 +70,264
Philippines 243,401 251,474 +8,073
India 160,549 291,895 +131,346
Sweden 178,959 236,766 +57,807

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 6,532,042
Poland 3,333,335
China 2,489,082
United States 1,834,498
Belgium 1,670,789

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 3,579,496 2,952,546 -626,950
Poland 1,854,165 1,479,170 -374,995
China 1,143,039 1,346,043 +203,004
United States 829,446 1,005,052 +175,606
Belgium 855,125 815,664 -39,461
Japan 768,437 813,511 +45,074
South Korea 463,596 502,286 +38,690
France 341,396 399,032 +57,636
Philippines 291,760 281,434 -10,326
India 166,222 292,290 +126,068

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 49
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Outer London - West and North West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Inner London - West 32 31 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Outer London - West and North West 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Lancashire 4 5 +1
Outer London - South 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 4 0 -4
Inner London - East 2 4 +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) 10,430,211
Air transport 9,683,601
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,097,973
Other 67,253
Road transport 5,555

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) 5,722,958 4,707,253 -1,015,705
Air transport 4,807,349 4,876,252 +68,903
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 909,511 1,188,462 +278,951
Other 61,834 5,419 -56,415
Road transport 0 5,555 +5,555

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,872,523
East Midlands Airport 5,918,487
Dover 1,664,084
London Heathrow Airport 1,550,919
London Stansted Airport 1,316,042

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 £
Immingham Docks 3,509,978 3,362,545 -147,433
East Midlands Airport 2,789,113 3,129,374 +340,261
Dover 1,134,120 529,964 -604,156
London Heathrow Airport 959,781 591,138 -368,643
London Stansted Airport 625,806 690,236 +64,430
Felixstowe 383,485 543,969 +160,484
Birmingham Airport 339,022 380,581 +41,559
Killingholme 536,813 153,325 -383,488
Eurotunnel 279,033 252,941 -26,092
Hull 143,535 311,534 +167,999

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 46
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Manufacture of paper and paper products 13
Specialised construction activities 9
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 33
2025-10 29
2025-09 27
2025-08 23

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 61
54m+ 37
0-1m 25
Other 17
15m-54m 13

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 15,940,951
France 2,733,307
Netherlands 1,644,791
Germany 1,257,681
Belgium 708,823

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 8,321,998 7,618,953 -703,045
France 1,522,389 1,210,918 -311,471
Netherlands 970,260 674,531 -295,729
Germany 676,359 581,322 -95,037
Belgium 121,049 587,774 +466,725
Canada 299,359 245,233 -54,126
Spain 209,931 150,045 -59,886
Italy 255,145 99,586 -155,559
Switzerland 151,559 121,917 -29,642
United Arab Emirates 108,223 113,681 +5,458

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 10,986
Germany 409
China 86
Denmark 67

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 0 10,986 +10,986
Germany 409 0 -409
China 42 44 +2
Denmark 67 0 -67

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 18,488,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,643,843
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,669,239
Road transport 59,460
Other 28,963

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 9,739,880 8,748,224 -991,656
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,994,316 2,649,527 -344,789
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,372,442 1,296,797 -75,645
Road transport 59,460 0 -59,460
Other 10,189 18,774 +8,585

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 9,909,313
East Midlands Airport 4,376,947
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,394,492
London Heathrow Airport 3,339,316
Dover 2,086,642

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 5,044,571 4,864,742 -179,829
East Midlands Airport 2,537,544 1,839,403 -698,141
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,871,523 1,522,969 -348,554
London Heathrow Airport 1,663,637 1,675,679 +12,042
Dover 1,037,827 1,048,815 +10,988
Felixstowe 955,156 1,050,764 +95,608
ZLC 501,678 118,064 -383,614
London Gateway Port 222,380 90,389 -131,991
Southampton 130,716 71,799 -58,917
Birmingham Airport 0 173,526 +173,526

Quick facts

HS code: 48149070

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

Description: Wallpaper and wallcoverings not covered by other codes, including unique or custom designs