Import/export HS code 482340: Printed rolls and sheets for recording

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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 1,315,317
France 941,886
Germany 752,480
Italy 745,254
Turkey 428,507

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 655,235 660,082 +4,847
France 782,288 159,598 -622,690
Germany 443,514 308,966 -134,548
Italy 364,038 381,216 +17,178
Turkey 249,704 178,803 -70,901
United States 156,713 134,928 -21,785
Netherlands 104,384 146,941 +42,557
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 196,559 38,793 -157,766
Indonesia 230,894 0 -230,894
Spain 66,207 35,383 -30,824

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 1,349,601
United States 901,380
Italy 859,170
France 828,855
Turkey 428,507

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 660,122 689,479 +29,357
United States 472,591 428,789 -43,802
Italy 483,481 375,689 -107,792
France 671,371 157,484 -513,887
Turkey 249,704 178,803 -70,901
Germany 167,425 94,749 -72,676
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 209,765 33,198 -176,567
Indonesia 230,894 0 -230,894
Spain 66,202 28,895 -37,307
Poland 30,633 24,230 -6,403

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4

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 7 9 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 8 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 1 -3
South East Wales 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2

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) 2,086,212
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,072,653
Air transport 1,281,851
Other 75,746
Road transport 8,940

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) 1,307,872 778,340 -529,532
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,293,522 779,131 -514,391
Air transport 702,866 578,985 -123,881
Other 44,622 31,124 -13,498
Road transport 5,703 3,237 -2,466

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,224,872
Middlesbrough 887,906
Dover 770,892
Birmingham Airport 677,094
London Heathrow Airport 384,988

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 771,780 453,092 -318,688
Middlesbrough 627,330 260,576 -366,754
Dover 490,903 279,989 -210,914
Birmingham Airport 354,038 323,056 -30,982
London Heathrow Airport 232,547 152,441 -80,106
Dover / Eurotunnel 133,937 204,826 +70,889
Southampton 205,983 41,252 -164,731
Eurotunnel 79,923 128,538 +48,615
Thamesport 135,085 43,530 -91,555
London Stansted Airport 75,184 71,640 -3,544

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 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of paper and paper products 8
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 6
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 20
2025-10 26
2025-09 24
2025-08 21
2025-07 22

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 26
54m+ 21
0-1m 20
15m-54m 14
Other 6

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 £
France 3,074,666
Germany 1,075,075
United States 692,793
Ireland 521,425
Canada 311,442

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 £
France 1,808,907 1,265,759 -543,148
Germany 578,148 496,927 -81,221
United States 438,182 254,611 -183,571
Ireland 228,585 292,840 +64,255
Canada 104,039 207,403 +103,364
Netherlands 100,705 154,661 +53,956
Thailand 152,741 102,244 -50,497
Norway 165,616 56,545 -109,071
United Arab Emirates 84,601 115,822 +31,221
China 49,223 101,856 +52,633

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 £
XU 15,518
United States 5,756
China 286
Switzerland 252
XI 87

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 £
XU 7,553 7,965 +412
United States 5,756 0 -5,756
China 286 0 -286
Switzerland 0 252 +252
XI 87 0 -87

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) 4,499,440
Air transport 2,374,115
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 833,440
Other 21,899
Road transport 21,040

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) 2,475,467 2,023,973 -451,494
Air transport 1,433,931 940,184 -493,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 240,326 593,114 +352,788
Other 13,682 8,217 -5,465
Road transport 21,040 0 -21,040

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,701,355
London Heathrow Airport 1,058,358
East Midlands Airport 1,006,740
Liverpool Docks 292,925
Southampton 257,192

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 2,017,646 1,683,709 -333,937
London Heathrow Airport 737,365 320,993 -416,372
East Midlands Airport 573,710 433,030 -140,680
Liverpool Docks 146,270 146,655 +385
Southampton 10,617 246,575 +235,958
Immingham Docks 167,502 72,023 -95,479
Heysham 85,339 128,315 +42,976
London Gateway Port 42,421 161,717 +119,296
Felixstowe 88,018 62,549 -25,469
ZLC 83,990 59,605 -24,385

Quick facts

HS code: 482340

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

Description: Rolls, sheets, and dials printed for use in self-recording devices like charts or graphs