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
France 2,877,932
Poland 2,798,280
Spain 2,307,596
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
France 1,392,001 1,485,931 +93,930
Poland 1,510,145 1,288,135 -222,010
Spain 1,395,590 912,006 -483,584
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,299 1,896,972 +1,889,673
Germany 969,131 814,035 -155,096
Sri Lanka 298,893 1,226,761 +927,868
Italy 756,424 665,081 -91,343
Malta 1,242,621 128,717 -1,113,904
Ireland 577,617 6,300 -571,317

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 2,798,093
France 2,302,147
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 1,509,958 1,288,135 -221,823
France 1,128,367 1,173,780 +45,413
Spain 1,371,495 911,872 -459,623
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,251 1,896,972 +1,893,721
Germany 979,038 779,052 -199,986
Sri Lanka 298,893 1,356,886 +1,057,993
Italy 755,466 665,038 -90,428
Malta 1,242,621 128,717 -1,113,904
Portugal 211,174 390,859 +179,685

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Inner London - East 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
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 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
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 13,785,288
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,762,481
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,946,996
Other 41,614

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 5,921,908 7,863,380 +1,941,472
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,828,944 1,933,537 -1,895,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 422,574 1,524,422 +1,101,848
Other 29,018 12,596 -16,422

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,672,720
Manchester Airport 3,542,240
Dover 3,489,591
Eurotunnel 2,086,079
London Gateway Port 1,760,274

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 2,117,230 3,555,490 +1,438,260
Manchester Airport 1,405,584 2,136,656 +731,072
Dover 1,797,366 1,692,225 -105,141
Eurotunnel 1,869,224 216,855 -1,652,369
London Gateway Port 309,885 1,450,389 +1,140,504
Birmingham Airport 983,952 768,420 -215,532
Glasgow Airport 742,715 646,771 -95,944
East Midlands Airport 341,135 375,015 +33,880
Edinburgh Airport 178,648 276,265 +97,617
London Stansted Airport 96,371 68,579 -27,792

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 13
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
2025-11 12
2025-10 8
2025-09 10
2025-08 9
2025-07 10

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+ 37
1m-15m 11
15m-54m 5
Other 5
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 157,952,663
Libya 34,756,603
Qatar 6,213,332
Jordan 5,058,407
Haiti 4,975,560

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 157,512,246 440,417 -157,071,829
Libya 15,570,321 19,186,282 +3,615,961
Qatar 6,208,837 4,495 -6,204,342
Jordan 5,058,407 0 -5,058,407
Haiti 2,076,960 2,898,600 +821,640
Kuwait 2,103,053 2,642,000 +538,947
Jamaica 3,682,741 985,140 -2,697,601
Japan 988 3,687,659 +3,686,671
Lebanon 1,478,089 1,711,219 +233,130
France 2,215,937 821,684 -1,394,253

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) 180,431,495
Air transport 74,794,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,130,878
Road transport 6,963
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) 172,768,625 7,662,870 -165,105,755
Air transport 38,419,717 36,375,227 -2,044,490
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,729,134 2,401,744 -1,327,390
Road transport 6,963 0 -6,963
Other 162 248 +86

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 156,095,703
Birmingham Airport 31,985,885
London Heathrow Airport 22,368,587
London Gateway Port 17,266,776
London Stansted Airport 6,524,404

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 156,091,735 3,968 -156,087,767
Birmingham Airport 12,799,603 19,186,282 +6,386,679
London Heathrow Airport 14,221,075 8,147,512 -6,073,563
London Gateway Port 10,418,047 6,848,729 -3,569,318
London Stansted Airport 6,409,316 115,088 -6,294,228
Felixstowe 5,882,650 11,129 -5,871,521
Newcastle Airport 2,111,013 2,915,216 +804,203
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,231,655 1,299,759 -931,896
East Midlands Airport 962,631 2,562,045 +1,599,414
London Gatwick Airport 517,059 2,028,148 +1,511,089

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