Import/export HS code 49111090: Various Trade Advertising

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* 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 18,427,516
Poland 13,946,459
Germany 13,122,020
France 7,291,264
Turkey 6,980,824

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 8,075,587 10,351,929 +2,276,342
Poland 6,784,967 7,161,492 +376,525
Germany 7,057,785 6,064,235 -993,550
France 4,739,829 2,551,435 -2,188,394
Turkey 3,347,621 3,633,203 +285,582
Italy 2,950,143 3,534,373 +584,230
United States 1,567,676 1,951,690 +384,014
China 1,490,602 1,407,036 -83,566
Ireland 1,410,499 1,058,667 -351,832
Spain 1,792,442 281,198 -1,511,244

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 16,417,914
Poland 14,442,278
Germany 12,219,900
Italy 7,492,824
Turkey 6,979,059

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 7,010,349 9,407,565 +2,397,216
Poland 7,043,462 7,398,816 +355,354
Germany 6,637,103 5,582,797 -1,054,306
Italy 3,864,046 3,628,778 -235,268
Turkey 3,335,370 3,643,689 +308,319
France 4,013,982 2,564,743 -1,449,239
China 2,103,272 1,809,410 -293,862
United States 1,835,074 1,779,635 -55,439
Ireland 1,134,916 1,100,703 -34,213
Spain 1,905,309 191,879 -1,713,430

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 192
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 81
Surrey, East and West Sussex 52
Inner London - East 51
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 50

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 123 130 +7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 58 47 -11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35 35 +0
Inner London - East 29 35 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 35 30 -5
Outer London - West and North West 29 26 -3
Greater Manchester 28 25 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28 21 -7
West Yorkshire 27 24 -3
West Midlands 28 25 -3

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) 67,214,224
Air transport 13,923,764
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,593,956
Road transport 935,363
Other 257,318

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) 33,783,134 33,431,090 -352,044
Air transport 7,154,102 6,769,662 -384,440
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,295,597 4,298,359 -997,238
Road transport 532,046 403,317 -128,729
Other 145,973 111,345 -34,628

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 36,175,900
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,545,565
Eurotunnel 4,853,593
Immingham Docks 3,814,726
London Stansted Airport 3,487,498

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 £
Dover 19,540,094 16,635,806 -2,904,288
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,705,026 9,840,539 +4,135,513
Eurotunnel 3,050,482 1,803,111 -1,247,371
Immingham Docks 1,617,904 2,196,822 +578,918
London Stansted Airport 1,488,154 1,999,344 +511,190
London Heathrow Airport 1,939,562 1,482,013 -457,549
East Midlands Airport 1,562,026 1,740,256 +178,230
Felixstowe 1,761,595 1,176,211 -585,384
Southampton 1,191,847 1,344,965 +153,118
Birmingham Airport 1,525,464 988,869 -536,595

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 397
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 228
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 83
Other manufacturing 68
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 40

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 108
2025-11 136
2025-10 161
2025-09 155
2025-08 134

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+ 428
1m-15m 417
15m-54m 139
0-1m 118
Other 99

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 14,404,123
Ireland 12,038,653
Netherlands 10,781,152
United States 7,827,168
Belgium 6,737,235

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 8,827,235 5,576,888 -3,250,347
Ireland 4,627,647 7,411,006 +2,783,359
Netherlands 5,338,107 5,443,045 +104,938
United States 3,848,907 3,978,261 +129,354
Belgium 3,616,996 3,120,239 -496,757
Germany 3,090,524 2,506,320 -584,204
Czechia 2,387,111 2,433,905 +46,794
Italy 2,846,431 1,708,441 -1,137,990
Poland 1,599,334 428,969 -1,170,365
Canada 628,861 1,168,067 +539,206

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 3,108,702
France 38,939
China 28,434
Ireland 4,203
United States 356

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 554,489 2,554,213 +1,999,724
France 16,393 22,546 +6,153
China 23,961 4,473 -19,488
Ireland 4,195 8 -4,187
United States 4 352 +348
Turkey 2 0 -2

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) 55,361,157
Air transport 19,479,913
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,468,594
Other 3,785,173
Road transport 41,601

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) 29,874,129 25,487,028 -4,387,101
Air transport 9,594,924 9,884,989 +290,065
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,958,393 2,510,201 -1,448,192
Other 976,752 2,808,421 +1,831,669
Road transport 41,601 0 -41,601

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,395,468
East Midlands Airport 7,574,491
London Heathrow Airport 7,102,161
Liverpool Docks 5,280,606
000 3,785,173

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 24,463,582 19,931,886 -4,531,696
East Midlands Airport 3,742,535 3,831,956 +89,421
London Heathrow Airport 3,721,796 3,380,365 -341,431
Liverpool Docks 2,749,087 2,531,519 -217,568
000 976,752 2,808,421 +1,831,669
ZLC 1,348,046 1,708,652 +360,606
Holyhead 1,596,069 1,322,209 -273,860
Southampton 605,608 1,260,299 +654,691
Dover 785,743 895,055 +109,312
London Gateway Port 1,151,623 474,426 -677,197

Quick facts

HS code: 49111090

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

Description: Other printed materials used for advertising or business purposes