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 1,448,393
France 944,894
Germany 747,433
Italy 678,325
Turkey 443,753

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 701,379 747,014 +45,635
France 785,449 159,445 -626,004
Germany 472,489 274,944 -197,545
Italy 343,448 334,877 -8,571
Turkey 249,995 193,758 -56,237
United States 192,092 103,048 -89,044
Netherlands 118,101 131,204 +13,103
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 196,559 38,793 -157,766
Indonesia 230,894 0 -230,894
Spain 72,898 28,692 -44,206

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 1,479,981
United States 873,202
France 831,863
Italy 825,794
Turkey 443,753

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 705,016 774,965 +69,949
United States 517,018 356,184 -160,834
France 676,404 155,459 -520,945
Italy 491,354 334,440 -156,914
Turkey 249,995 193,758 -56,237
Germany 168,850 84,122 -84,728
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 209,765 33,198 -176,567
Indonesia 230,894 0 -230,894
Spain 72,893 22,204 -50,689
Poland 23,044 28,413 +5,369

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
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 6 9 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
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
South East Wales 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Cheshire 2 3 +1

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) 2,189,028
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,066,477
Air transport 1,259,642
Other 69,096
Road transport 15,486

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) 1,354,684 834,344 -520,340
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,321,017 745,460 -575,557
Air transport 739,815 519,827 -219,988
Other 38,805 30,291 -8,514
Road transport 5,703 9,783 +4,080

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,247,434
Middlesbrough 992,083
Dover 736,411
Birmingham Airport 651,210
London Heathrow Airport 394,390

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 777,501 469,933 -307,568
Middlesbrough 663,675 328,408 -335,267
Dover 478,615 257,796 -220,819
Birmingham Airport 357,577 293,633 -63,944
London Heathrow Airport 238,485 155,905 -82,580
Dover / Eurotunnel 167,304 171,459 +4,155
Southampton 208,495 36,118 -172,377
Eurotunnel 84,286 124,175 +39,889
Thamesport 138,251 34,693 -103,558
London Stansted Airport 101,624 38,345 -63,279

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 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of paper and paper products 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 20
2025-10 26
2025-09 24
2025-08 21

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 27
0-1m 20
54m+ 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 3,022,726
Germany 1,050,564
United States 659,680
Ireland 531,251
Canada 337,194

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 1,648,691 1,374,035 -274,656
Germany 536,882 513,682 -23,200
United States 405,069 254,611 -150,458
Ireland 240,159 291,092 +50,933
Canada 104,039 233,155 +129,116
Thailand 167,248 105,720 -61,528
Netherlands 105,449 139,453 +34,004
Norway 164,864 58,366 -106,498
United Arab Emirates 94,102 104,702 +10,600
China 59,454 90,391 +30,937

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 £
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 £
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) 4,431,131
Air transport 2,380,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 810,521
Other 21,899
Road transport 8,856

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) 2,313,471 2,117,660 -195,811
Air transport 1,429,299 951,678 -477,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 224,049 586,472 +362,423
Other 14,314 7,585 -6,729
Road transport 8,856 0 -8,856

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,703,383
London Heathrow Airport 1,026,975
East Midlands Airport 1,008,864
Liverpool Docks 292,925
Southampton 256,021

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 1,920,080 1,783,303 -136,777
London Heathrow Airport 716,722 310,253 -406,469
East Midlands Airport 558,075 450,789 -107,286
Liverpool Docks 150,705 142,220 -8,485
Southampton 9,446 246,575 +237,129
Immingham Docks 164,886 71,324 -93,562
Heysham 86,723 134,391 +47,668
London Gateway Port 33,691 153,464 +119,773
Felixstowe 88,018 62,549 -25,469
ZLC 89,423 47,919 -41,504

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