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 21,863,090
China 4,459,881
Italy 4,155,181
Portugal 2,875,739
United States 1,246,395

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 10,796,830 11,066,260 +269,430
China 2,736,536 1,723,345 -1,013,191
Italy 3,304,880 850,301 -2,454,579
Portugal 1,624,265 1,251,474 -372,791
United States 963,547 282,848 -680,699
Germany 528,357 388,908 -139,449
India 486,546 320,052 -166,494
France 367,602 370,963 +3,361
Poland 15,964 248,072 +232,108
Belgium 157,811 51,581 -106,230

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 21,520,018
China 5,511,456
Italy 4,226,566
Portugal 2,939,024
United States 1,145,727

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 10,610,217 10,909,801 +299,584
China 3,287,048 2,224,408 -1,062,640
Italy 3,305,885 920,681 -2,385,204
Portugal 1,647,633 1,291,391 -356,242
United States 821,018 324,709 -496,309
Poland 449,697 446,897 -2,800
India 519,285 306,569 -212,716
Germany 257,769 115,570 -142,199
France 111,073 166,980 +55,907
Czechia 3,557 133,237 +129,680

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Outer London - West and North West 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 22 13 -9
Outer London - West and North West 14 14 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 5 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 4 -4
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 8 +5
Greater Manchester 3 7 +4
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Kent 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) 28,404,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,157,345
Air transport 1,513,547
Other 152,270
Road transport 39,211

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) 15,619,737 12,784,301 -2,835,436
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,607,964 3,549,381 -1,058,583
Air transport 843,552 669,995 -173,557
Other 126,760 25,510 -101,250
Road transport 23,077 16,134 -6,943

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 17,528,080
Felixstowe 6,728,244
Dover 5,114,443
Southampton 2,211,456
London 2,016,578

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 7,339,014 10,189,066 +2,850,052
Felixstowe 5,011,448 1,716,796 -3,294,652
Dover 3,626,899 1,487,544 -2,139,355
Southampton 1,702,423 509,033 -1,193,390
London 1,122,139 894,439 -227,700
London Gateway Port 284,192 620,144 +335,952
London Heathrow Airport 340,207 376,423 +36,216
Liverpool Docks 185,983 479,394 +293,411
Middlesbrough 452,451 0 -452,451
Eurotunnel 188,573 153,605 -34,968

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 72
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 68
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17
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
2026-01 30
2025-11 29
2025-10 35
2025-09 45
2025-08 34

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 82
54m+ 64
15m-54m 24
0-1m 22
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 1,232,560
France 487,976
Germany 437,696
Netherlands 411,397
United States 405,552

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 596,411 636,149 +39,738
France 157,143 330,833 +173,690
Germany 214,664 223,032 +8,368
Netherlands 260,015 151,382 -108,633
United States 169,352 236,200 +66,848
Poland 211,504 82,001 -129,503
Belgium 111,405 97,232 -14,173
Australia 101,363 4,526 -96,837
South Africa 69,592 33,230 -36,362
Canada 30,786 55,090 +24,304

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 71,027
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 63,938 7,089 -56,849
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) 3,011,958
Air transport 1,087,146
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 795,177
Other 83,651
Road transport 2,382

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) 1,393,089 1,618,869 +225,780
Air transport 549,177 537,969 -11,208
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 518,478 276,699 -241,779
Other 70,330 13,321 -57,009
Road transport 2,382 0 -2,382

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,423,051
East Midlands Airport 509,331
Holyhead 492,312
London Gateway Port 469,574
Liverpool Docks 437,622

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 743,851 679,200 -64,651
East Midlands Airport 264,546 244,785 -19,761
Holyhead 281,574 210,738 -70,836
London Gateway Port 357,927 111,647 -246,280
Liverpool Docks 183,240 254,382 +71,142
London Heathrow Airport 161,761 187,501 +25,740
Dover 31,512 183,479 +151,967
Heysham 39,741 165,823 +126,082
Immingham Docks 89,354 89,754 +400
ZLC 45,136 65,495 +20,359

Quick facts

HS code: 48239040

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

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