Import/export HS code 482090: Various stationery items

Miscellaneous stationery products made of paper or cardboard

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 £
China 9,424,968
Germany 1,146,288
Italy 759,015
France 691,218
Poland 677,980

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 £
China 5,432,280 3,992,688 -1,439,592
Germany 844,279 302,009 -542,270
Italy 395,220 363,795 -31,425
France 492,326 198,892 -293,434
Poland 49,254 628,726 +579,472
Ireland 296,988 247,325 -49,663
United States 321,402 147,368 -174,034
Bulgaria 286,973 155,273 -131,700
India 290,807 84,628 -206,179
Austria 5,140 277,298 +272,158

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 £
China 10,089,775
Italy 1,367,685
Germany 815,104
Poland 697,746
India 598,701

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 £
China 5,824,408 4,265,367 -1,559,041
Italy 711,452 656,233 -55,219
Germany 561,174 253,930 -307,244
Poland 65,391 632,355 +566,964
India 484,999 113,702 -371,297
Bulgaria 277,239 146,982 -130,257
United States 276,134 82,578 -193,556
Ireland 171,633 149,506 -22,127
France 153,630 123,161 -30,469
Turkey 59,513 179,530 +120,017

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 62
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Inner London - East 20
Outer London - West and North West 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18

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 46 35 -11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 11 -5
Inner London - East 14 11 -3
Outer London - West and North West 12 11 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 11 -2
Greater Manchester 12 9 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 11 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
West Midlands 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 10 6 -4

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) 8,248,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,225,504
Air transport 3,113,134
Other 679,841
Road transport 64,631

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) 4,598,111 3,650,819 -947,292
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,724,259 1,501,245 -1,223,014
Air transport 1,504,464 1,608,670 +104,206
Other 326,094 353,747 +27,653
Road transport 8,345 56,286 +47,941

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,579,072
Southampton 1,991,425
Dover 1,154,289
London Gateway Port 787,880
East Midlands Airport 761,763

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 £
Felixstowe 3,702,422 1,876,650 -1,825,772
Southampton 1,140,350 851,075 -289,275
Dover 897,528 256,761 -640,767
London Gateway Port 215,149 572,731 +357,582
East Midlands Airport 267,303 494,460 +227,157
London Heathrow Airport 421,756 327,095 -94,661
Birmingham Airport 382,136 343,635 -38,501
London Stansted Airport 369,767 335,941 -33,826
000 326,094 353,747 +27,653
Harwich 10,197 617,408 +607,211

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 102
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 99
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 36
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10
Other manufacturing 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 34
2025-10 45
2025-09 38
2025-08 30
2025-07 47

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
54m+ 109
1m-15m 93
0-1m 53
15m-54m 47
Other 33

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 £
Ireland 23,491,624
Netherlands 1,477,743
United States 819,272
France 556,714
Austria 414,662

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 £
Ireland 11,685,309 11,806,315 +121,006
Netherlands 894,091 583,652 -310,439
United States 498,315 320,957 -177,358
France 291,084 265,630 -25,454
Austria 213,346 201,316 -12,030
Poland 187,792 125,847 -61,945
Belgium 130,411 154,589 +24,178
Australia 139,132 70,421 -68,711
Germany 134,807 73,571 -61,236
Spain 103,395 83,928 -19,467

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 £
China 2,740
XU 1,133
XI 79

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 £
China 1,422 1,318 -104
XU 924 209 -715
XI 79 0 -79

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,527,208
Air transport 1,948,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,675,215
Road transport 91,935
Other 3,952

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,148,930 13,378,278 +229,348
Air transport 1,200,275 748,516 -451,759
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 963,348 711,867 -251,481
Road transport 91,935 0 -91,935
Other 2,425 1,527 -898

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 20,253,335
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,266,531
Milford 1,401,704
Liverpool Docks 1,273,198
East Midlands Airport 912,823

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 £
Holyhead 10,160,822 10,092,513 -68,309
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,070,400 1,196,131 +125,731
Milford 850,886 550,818 -300,068
Liverpool Docks 453,740 819,458 +365,718
East Midlands Airport 641,649 271,174 -370,475
London 269,880 344,528 +74,648
London Heathrow Airport 228,872 272,456 +43,584
Felixstowe 302,129 89,462 -212,667
London Gateway Port 172,982 212,900 +39,918
London Stansted Airport 214,297 112,611 -101,686

Quick facts

HS code: 482090

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

Description: Miscellaneous stationery products made of paper or cardboard