Import/export HS code 48219090: Various non-printed labels

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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 £
China 6,708,893
United States 5,696,567
France 1,407,218
Germany 943,299
Australia 795,802

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 3,566,011 3,142,882 -423,129
United States 2,765,765 2,930,802 +165,037
France 806,249 600,969 -205,280
Germany 434,936 508,363 +73,427
Australia 355,244 440,558 +85,314
Netherlands 298,693 339,583 +40,890
Italy 324,751 274,206 -50,545
Austria 12,190 465,904 +453,714
Ireland 230,340 208,004 -22,336
Turkey 316,020 111,943 -204,077

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 7,252,821
United States 5,900,738
France 1,167,869
Germany 854,836
Australia 795,802

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 3,735,816 3,517,005 -218,811
United States 2,866,137 3,034,601 +168,464
France 607,108 560,761 -46,347
Germany 454,424 400,412 -54,012
Australia 355,244 440,558 +85,314
Italy 326,547 275,150 -51,397
Austria 15,500 465,904 +450,404
Turkey 326,480 111,943 -214,537
Viet Nam 226,178 187,190 -38,988
United Kingdom 88,343 184,359 +96,016

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 80
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 42
Greater Manchester 42
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 31
Outer London - West and North West 29

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 47 49 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30 25 -5
Greater Manchester 23 25 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24 17 -7
Outer London - West and North West 24 10 -14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 12 -4
Inner London - East 16 11 -5
West Yorkshire 19 14 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 12 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 11 +3

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) 9,003,679
Air transport 8,685,219
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,109,480
Other 208,102
Road transport 113,957

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) 4,981,006 4,022,673 -958,333
Air transport 3,685,513 4,999,706 +1,314,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,631,199 1,478,281 -152,918
Other 129,591 78,511 -51,080
Road transport 101,745 12,212 -89,533

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 4,263,847
Felixstowe 3,465,364
London Heathrow Airport 3,205,272
East Midlands Airport 3,001,167
Dover 1,228,265

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 £
Southampton 2,287,962 1,975,885 -312,077
Felixstowe 2,303,979 1,161,385 -1,142,594
London Heathrow Airport 1,036,044 2,169,228 +1,133,184
East Midlands Airport 1,265,488 1,735,679 +470,191
Dover 674,842 553,423 -121,419
London Stansted Airport 606,996 391,678 -215,318
London Gateway Port 217,643 506,629 +288,986
London 398,857 263,581 -135,276
Birmingham Airport 276,666 332,748 +56,082
Eurotunnel 110,380 476,876 +366,496

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 159
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 128
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 36
Other manufacturing 33
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 58
2025-11 68
2025-10 76
2025-09 73
2025-08 54

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+ 239
1m-15m 185
15m-54m 83
Other 63
0-1m 59

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 £
Dominican Republic 2,394,053
Italy 2,048,659
United States 1,637,406
China 1,605,319
Colombia 1,307,851

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 £
Dominican Republic 1,375,169 1,018,884 -356,285
Italy 1,100,418 948,241 -152,177
United States 1,378,791 258,615 -1,120,176
China 1,112,039 493,280 -618,759
Colombia 279,396 1,028,455 +749,059
Ireland 467,580 512,253 +44,673
Netherlands 483,025 458,985 -24,040
Germany 730,631 162,289 -568,342
Costa Rica 1,690 741,985 +740,295
Belgium 435,615 278,948 -156,667

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 970
China 51

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 29 941 +912
China 0 51 +51

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,364,755
Air transport 5,390,270
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,707,483
Other 17,632
Road transport 7,301

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,119,614 4,245,141 +125,527
Air transport 2,797,605 2,592,665 -204,940
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,774,793 1,932,690 -842,103
Other 11,180 6,452 -4,728
Road transport 7,301 0 -7,301

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,345,443
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,042,285
Portsmouth 2,931,147
Southampton 2,500,597
Felixstowe 1,462,661

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,463,197 1,882,246 +419,049
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,676,532 1,365,753 -310,779
Portsmouth 1,638,265 1,292,882 -345,383
Southampton 412,898 2,087,699 +1,674,801
Felixstowe 1,043,991 418,670 -625,321
London Heathrow Airport 617,437 265,354 -352,083
Immingham Docks 452,163 370,758 -81,405
Eurotunnel 548,587 29,456 -519,131
Liverpool Docks 417,927 158,931 -258,996
London Gateway Port 348,522 166,382 -182,140

Quick facts

HS code: 48219090

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

Description: Plain labels without adhesive or printing, for custom use