Import/export HS code 48239040: Writing and printing paper

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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 £
Netherlands 21,534,608
China 4,540,234
Italy 4,146,810
Portugal 2,871,559
United States 1,204,275

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 £
Netherlands 10,612,564 10,922,044 +309,480
China 2,756,911 1,783,323 -973,588
Italy 3,070,792 1,076,018 -1,994,774
Portugal 1,616,436 1,255,123 -361,313
United States 950,837 253,438 -697,399
Germany 401,471 510,726 +109,255
France 458,492 362,922 -95,570
India 458,781 322,949 -135,832
Belgium 259,485 44,499 -214,986
Poland 15,047 248,989 +233,942

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 £
Netherlands 21,148,831
China 5,607,158
Italy 4,218,191
Portugal 2,934,844
United States 1,108,659

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 £
Netherlands 10,393,688 10,755,143 +361,455
China 3,341,211 2,265,947 -1,075,264
Italy 3,070,876 1,147,315 -1,923,561
Portugal 1,639,804 1,295,040 -344,764
United States 814,685 293,974 -520,711
Poland 608,173 452,859 -155,314
India 491,520 315,557 -175,963
Germany 163,898 258,043 +94,145
France 91,112 173,166 +82,054
Czechia 2,392 116,281 +113,889

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 27
Outer London - West and North West 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10

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 21 15 -6
Outer London - West and North West 13 15 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 5 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 4 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Kent 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 8 +4
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 3 7 +4
Inner London - East 6 5 -1

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) 28,292,192
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,183,059
Air transport 1,476,464
Other 152,195
Road transport 39,546

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) 15,280,069 13,012,123 -2,267,946
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,625,073 3,557,986 -1,067,087
Air transport 815,429 661,035 -154,394
Other 125,327 26,868 -98,459
Road transport 23,567 15,979 -7,588

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 17,042,704
Felixstowe 6,978,218
Dover 5,237,675
Southampton 2,309,065
London 1,999,883

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 £
Immingham Docks 7,186,436 9,856,268 +2,669,832
Felixstowe 5,016,545 1,961,673 -3,054,872
Dover 3,379,801 1,857,874 -1,521,927
Southampton 1,735,866 573,199 -1,162,667
London 1,095,285 904,598 -190,687
London Gateway Port 283,160 564,350 +281,190
Liverpool Docks 220,239 469,230 +248,991
London Heathrow Airport 331,956 339,130 +7,174
Middlesbrough 477,858 0 -477,858
Eurotunnel 174,560 139,521 -35,039

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 74
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 66
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of paper and paper products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 29
2025-10 35
2025-09 45
2025-08 33
2025-07 42

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 84
54m+ 65
15m-54m 24
0-1m 23
Other 22

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 1,414,816
France 460,228
Germany 443,604
Netherlands 405,689
United States 399,092

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 781,093 633,723 -147,370
France 157,143 303,085 +145,942
Germany 219,068 224,536 +5,468
Netherlands 223,813 181,876 -41,937
United States 166,666 232,426 +65,760
Poland 188,573 120,146 -68,427
Pakistan 250,463 0 -250,463
Belgium 127,683 99,543 -28,140
Australia 104,549 4,526 -100,023
South Africa 25,661 68,116 +42,455

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 79,161
XU 11,520
Ireland 895

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 70,753 8,408 -62,345
XU 6,405 5,115 -1,290
Ireland 0 895 +895

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) 3,170,273
Air transport 1,070,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,011,622
Other 91,576
Road transport 10,117

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) 1,532,287 1,637,986 +105,699
Air transport 542,942 527,759 -15,183
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 677,091 334,531 -342,560
Other 77,158 14,418 -62,740
Road transport 10,117 0 -10,117

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,440,859
London Gateway Port 681,885
Holyhead 668,189
East Midlands Airport 509,055
Liverpool Docks 453,838

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 731,057 709,802 -21,255
London Gateway Port 524,998 156,887 -368,111
Holyhead 458,907 209,282 -249,625
East Midlands Airport 256,737 252,318 -4,419
Liverpool Docks 179,011 274,827 +95,816
London Heathrow Airport 158,178 178,803 +20,625
Dover 42,142 156,851 +114,709
Heysham 40,911 142,391 +101,480
Immingham Docks 76,762 102,346 +25,584
ZLC 56,678 65,495 +8,817

Quick facts

HS code: 48239040

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

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