Import/export HS code 482110: Printed labels

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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 £
Germany 39,171,321
Italy 29,756,857
Ireland 24,602,775
China 24,354,726
Netherlands 18,578,136

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 19,981,774 19,189,547 -792,227
Italy 17,268,763 12,488,094 -4,780,669
Ireland 12,528,792 12,073,983 -454,809
China 12,850,925 11,503,801 -1,347,124
Netherlands 10,549,655 8,028,481 -2,521,174
France 7,670,166 5,726,788 -1,943,378
United States 5,119,343 2,673,435 -2,445,908
Spain 3,635,532 2,928,209 -707,323
Belgium 5,010,682 1,332,341 -3,678,341
Czechia 3,475,383 2,639,867 -835,516

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 35,224,472
China 27,084,683
Italy 26,670,896
Ireland 11,661,347
Netherlands 10,268,808

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 18,390,494 16,833,978 -1,556,516
China 14,303,418 12,781,265 -1,522,153
Italy 15,657,154 11,013,742 -4,643,412
Ireland 5,631,922 6,029,425 +397,503
Netherlands 6,046,720 4,222,088 -1,824,632
France 5,311,795 4,723,220 -588,575
United States 5,690,544 3,128,431 -2,562,113
Spain 3,952,929 3,050,341 -902,588
Poland 2,264,217 2,078,825 -185,392
Czechia 3,174,088 180,976 -2,993,112

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 239
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 129
Greater Manchester 111
Outer London - West and North West 90
Surrey, East and West Sussex 86

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 171 151 -20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 87 94 +7
Greater Manchester 67 83 +16
Outer London - West and North West 46 66 +20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 59 58 -1
West Midlands 53 42 -11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 53 44 -9
Inner London - East 41 45 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 49 53 +4
West Yorkshire 46 43 -3

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) 70,418,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,475,183
Air transport 44,226,364
Other 35,260,296
Road transport 468,172

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) 36,846,315 33,572,652 -3,273,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,969,321 19,505,862 -7,463,459
Air transport 25,607,726 18,618,638 -6,989,088
Other 19,426,976 15,833,320 -3,593,656
Road transport 275,242 192,930 -82,312
Rail transport 10,250 0 -10,250

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 35,260,296
Dover 30,982,989
Felixstowe 19,871,477
Eurotunnel 16,014,915
East Midlands Airport 11,483,345

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 £
000 19,426,976 15,833,320 -3,593,656
Dover 17,271,476 13,711,513 -3,559,963
Felixstowe 10,141,834 9,729,643 -412,191
Eurotunnel 8,439,533 7,575,382 -864,151
East Midlands Airport 6,146,392 5,336,953 -809,439
Immingham Docks 4,839,225 5,241,954 +402,729
London Heathrow Airport 4,925,704 4,879,558 -46,146
Birmingham Airport 6,604,413 2,936,014 -3,668,399
London Stansted Airport 4,560,390 2,284,154 -2,276,236
Southampton 3,597,212 2,590,572 -1,006,640

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 539
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 381
Other manufacturing 104
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 100
Manufacture of food products 75

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 289
2025-10 337
2025-09 308
2025-08 291
2025-07 322

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+ 685
1m-15m 636
15m-54m 224
0-1m 202
Other 161

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 26,269,830
France 15,885,341
Belgium 15,584,402
Pakistan 12,231,343
Netherlands 10,176,352

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 12,230,191 14,039,639 +1,809,448
France 6,073,297 9,812,044 +3,738,747
Belgium 8,659,123 6,925,279 -1,733,844
Pakistan 8,133,382 4,097,961 -4,035,421
Netherlands 5,403,891 4,772,461 -631,430
Germany 4,820,761 4,151,211 -669,550
India 8,342,265 451,989 -7,890,276
United States 2,371,843 4,655,735 +2,283,892
Poland 3,147,682 2,168,981 -978,701
Switzerland 2,329,685 1,562,950 -766,735

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 3,569,096
XU 2,344,007
Ireland 138,682
Lithuania 69,832
France 55,609

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 1,775,569 1,793,527 +17,958
XU 1,215,866 1,128,141 -87,725
Ireland 98,228 40,454 -57,774
Lithuania 0 69,832 +69,832
France 19,757 35,852 +16,095
Austria 31,254 17,753 -13,501
Nicaragua 10,460 29,800 +19,340
China 25,264 6,089 -19,175
Germany 4,298 10,054 +5,756
Italy 4,734 3,514 -1,220

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) 75,008,819
Air transport 42,802,711
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,706,504
Other 6,326,884
Road transport 542,550

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) 38,270,641 36,738,178 -1,532,463
Air transport 23,180,335 19,622,376 -3,557,959
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,470,681 13,235,823 -3,234,858
Other 3,187,815 3,139,069 -48,746
Road transport 540,500 2,050 -538,450
Rail transport 1,888 0 -1,888

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,602,968
London Gateway Port 18,742,521
East Midlands Airport 18,475,850
London Heathrow Airport 16,188,222
Holyhead 9,287,606

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,118,836 20,484,132 -5,634,704
London Gateway Port 11,289,526 7,452,995 -3,836,531
East Midlands Airport 7,839,752 10,636,098 +2,796,346
London Heathrow Airport 11,558,178 4,630,044 -6,928,134
Holyhead 4,139,988 5,147,618 +1,007,630
Liverpool Docks 3,533,243 4,408,093 +874,850
000 3,187,815 3,139,069 -48,746
ZLC 2,580,172 2,969,116 +388,944
Immingham Docks 2,835,353 2,578,262 -257,091
Portsmouth 1,064,091 2,701,383 +1,637,292

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 482110

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

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