Import/export HS code 4907: Unused stamps and financial documents

Unused postage stamps, banknotes, and official documents like stock certificates or bond papers

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 £
Czechia 3,539,910
Poland 2,963,229
France 2,902,882
Spain 2,285,757
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,904,271

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 £
Czechia 1,405,584 2,134,326 +728,742
Poland 1,425,631 1,537,598 +111,967
France 1,312,761 1,590,121 +277,360
Spain 1,373,766 911,991 -461,775
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,362 1,891,909 +1,879,547
Germany 946,111 813,224 -132,887
Sri Lanka 1,450,263 75,391 -1,374,872
Italy 753,368 720,831 -32,537
Malta 1,240,566 128,717 -1,111,849
Ireland 577,429 5,313 -572,116

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 £
Czechia 3,539,910
Poland 2,963,042
France 2,366,945
Spain 2,283,367
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,900,223

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 £
Czechia 1,405,584 2,134,326 +728,742
Poland 1,425,444 1,537,598 +112,154
France 1,088,975 1,277,970 +188,995
Spain 1,371,495 911,872 -459,623
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,314 1,891,909 +1,883,595
Germany 953,240 778,241 -174,999
Sri Lanka 1,450,263 205,516 -1,244,747
Italy 752,443 720,800 -31,643
Malta 1,240,566 129,942 -1,110,624
Portugal 171,306 400,769 +229,463

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - East 5
Greater Manchester 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3

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 3 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 1 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
West Central Scotland 2 3 +1
East Central Scotland 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 13,918,468
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,829,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,920,445
Other 40,009

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 £
Air transport 5,839,171 8,079,297 +2,240,126
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,667,879 2,161,912 -1,505,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,550,729 369,716 -1,181,013
Other 28,896 11,113 -17,783

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,675,798
Dover 3,550,948
Manchester Airport 3,542,240
Eurotunnel 2,085,584
Birmingham Airport 1,761,190

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,102,704 3,573,094 +1,470,390
Dover 1,674,221 1,876,727 +202,506
Manchester Airport 1,406,493 2,135,747 +729,254
Eurotunnel 1,832,412 253,172 -1,579,240
Birmingham Airport 884,609 876,581 -8,028
London Gateway Port 1,461,395 297,619 -1,163,776
Glasgow Airport 756,069 731,959 -24,110
East Midlands Airport 359,962 330,883 -29,079
Edinburgh Airport 178,648 326,045 +147,397
London Stansted Airport 93,413 69,804 -23,609

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 14
Manufacture of beverages 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 4
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 12
2025-10 8
2025-09 10
2025-08 9

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+ 40
1m-15m 10
Other 5
15m-54m 4
0-1m 2

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 £
Malta 157,942,765
Libya 31,719,242
Jordan 5,058,407
Haiti 4,975,560
Kuwait 4,747,353

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 £
Malta 157,503,802 438,963 -157,064,839
Libya 13,327,840 18,391,402 +5,063,562
Jordan 5,058,407 0 -5,058,407
Haiti 2,076,960 2,898,600 +821,640
Kuwait 2,106,892 2,640,461 +533,569
Jamaica 3,228,016 1,472,874 -1,755,142
Japan 3,624 3,685,023 +3,681,399
NA 0 3,645,880 +3,645,880
France 1,946,118 894,574 -1,051,544
Lebanon 1,390,424 1,347,876 -42,548

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 £
France 225
Nicaragua 151
XI 34

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 £
France 0 225 +225
Nicaragua 151 0 -151
XI 11 23 +12

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) 177,136,903
Air transport 70,018,298
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,917,268
Road transport 3,300
Other 410

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) 168,980,789 8,156,114 -160,824,675
Air transport 33,007,454 37,010,844 +4,003,390
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,362,622 2,554,646 -807,976
Road transport 3,300 0 -3,300
Other 162 248 +86

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 156,086,703
Birmingham Airport 31,858,020
London Heathrow Airport 24,025,089
London Gateway Port 17,018,545
Newcastle Airport 5,000,323

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 £
Southampton 156,082,735 3,968 -156,078,767
Birmingham Airport 13,466,618 18,391,402 +4,924,784
London Heathrow Airport 14,370,729 9,654,360 -4,716,369
London Gateway Port 9,676,572 7,341,973 -2,334,599
Newcastle Airport 2,111,886 2,888,437 +776,551
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,224,330 1,456,681 -767,649
East Midlands Airport 898,409 2,557,695 +1,659,286
Felixstowe 2,845,289 11,129 -2,834,160
London Gatwick Airport 517,059 2,028,148 +1,511,089
Manchester Airport 909,515 1,155,269 +245,754

Quick facts

HS code: 4907

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

Description: Unused postage stamps, banknotes, and official documents like stock certificates or bond papers