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48209000 — Blotting pads and similar articles of stationery, of paper and paperbo

Commodity code 48209000 covers blotting pads and similar articles of stationery, of paper and paperboard, and book covers of paper or paperboard (excl., within HMRC chapter 48 (paper, card and articles). 206 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 41 counties and 108 towns.

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206Businesses trading
41Counties
108Towns
2,228Import declarations

Counties trading under 48209000

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

Greater London

20 towns
59 businessesView →

Aberdeen City

1 town
49 businessesView →

Hertfordshire

6 towns
7 businessesView →

Kent

6 towns
7 businessesView →

West Yorkshire

7 towns
7 businessesView →

Norfolk

5 towns
6 businessesView →

Greater Manchester

6 towns
6 businessesView →

Northamptonshire

5 towns
5 businessesView →

East Sussex

3 towns
5 businessesView →

Somerset

4 towns
5 businessesView →

Surrey

3 towns
3 businessesView →

Cheshire

2 towns
3 businessesView →

Buckinghamshire

3 towns
3 businessesView →

West Midlands

3 towns
3 businessesView →

Essex

3 towns
3 businessesView →

Berkshire

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Bedfordshire

2 towns
2 businessesView →

West Sussex

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Hampshire

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Clwyd

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Northumberland

1 town
2 businessesView →

Bristol

1 town
2 businessesView →

Glasgow City

1 town
2 businessesView →

City of Edinburgh

1 town
2 businessesView →

Businesses importing under 48209000

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Most active business

VOW EUROPE LTD

Normanton (Wakefield), West Yorkshire 368 import declarations 58 export declarations WF6 *Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 17Ch. 22 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include optical media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, unrecorded (excl. goods of chapter 37), made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 11.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity368 in the last 6 months
VOW EUROPE LTD — Jul 24: 56 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Aug 24: 71 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Sep 24: 74 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Oct 24: 82 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Nov 24: 78 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Dec 24: 67 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Jan 25: 77 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Feb 25: 77 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Mar 25: 70 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Apr 25: 66 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — May 25: 72 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Jun 25: 63 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Jul 25: 70 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Aug 25: 61 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Sep 25: 63 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Oct 25: 74 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Nov 25: 69 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Dec 25: 53 import declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Jan 26: 67 import declarations (current 6-month window)VOW EUROPE LTD — Feb 26: 61 import declarations (current 6-month window)VOW EUROPE LTD — Mar 26: 64 import declarations (current 6-month window)VOW EUROPE LTD — Apr 26: 54 import declarations (current 6-month window)VOW EUROPE LTD — May 26: 72 import declarations (current 6-month window)VOW EUROPE LTD — Jun 26: 50 import declarations (current 6-month window)VOW EUROPE LTD — Jul 26: 62 import declarations (modelled forecast)VOW EUROPE LTD — Aug 26: 54 import declarations (modelled forecast)VOW EUROPE LTD — Sep 26: 56 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity58 in the last 6 months
VOW EUROPE LTD — Jul 24: 1 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Aug 24: 5 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Sep 24: 11 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Oct 24: 3 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Nov 24: 4 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Dec 24: 2 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Jan 25: 1 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Feb 25: 3 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Mar 25: 1 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Apr 25: 4 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — May 25: 4 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Jun 25: 5 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Jul 25: 10 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Aug 25: 8 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Sep 25: 4 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Oct 25: 8 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Nov 25: 4 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Dec 25: 2 export declarations (historic)VOW EUROPE LTD — Jan 26: 7 export declarations (current 6-month window)VOW EUROPE LTD — Feb 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)VOW EUROPE LTD — Mar 26: 13 export declarations (current 6-month window)VOW EUROPE LTD — Apr 26: 19 export declarations (current 6-month window)VOW EUROPE LTD — May 26: 7 export declarations (current 6-month window)VOW EUROPE LTD — Jun 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)VOW EUROPE LTD — Jul 26: 21 export declarations (modelled forecast)VOW EUROPE LTD — Aug 26: 17 export declarations (modelled forecast)VOW EUROPE LTD — Sep 26: 9 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD

City of Westminster, Greater London 142 import declarations 78 export declarations SW1Y *Ch. 04Ch. 18Ch. 19Ch. 20 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s., blotting pads and similar articles of stationery, of paper and paperboard, and book covers of paper or paperboard (excl. registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries, exercise books, binders,.

▲ Expected to increase by 26.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity142 in the last 6 months
FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Jul 24: 10 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Aug 24: 6 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Sep 24: 12 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Oct 24: 15 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Nov 24: 9 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Dec 24: 18 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Jan 25: 31 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Feb 25: 26 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Mar 25: 14 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Apr 25: 8 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — May 25: 17 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Jun 25: 17 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Jul 25: 16 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Aug 25: 11 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Sep 25: 11 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Oct 25: 8 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Nov 25: 21 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Dec 25: 21 import declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Jan 26: 20 import declarations (current 6-month window)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Feb 26: 33 import declarations (current 6-month window)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Mar 26: 26 import declarations (current 6-month window)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Apr 26: 17 import declarations (current 6-month window)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — May 26: 19 import declarations (current 6-month window)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Jun 26: 27 import declarations (current 6-month window)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Jul 26: 20 import declarations (modelled forecast)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Aug 26: 14 import declarations (modelled forecast)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Sep 26: 14 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity78 in the last 6 months
FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Jul 24: 13 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Aug 24: 12 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Sep 24: 10 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Oct 24: 16 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Nov 24: 9 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Dec 24: 8 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Jan 25: 13 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Feb 25: 7 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Mar 25: 12 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Apr 25: 9 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — May 25: 9 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Jun 25: 5 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Jul 25: 13 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Aug 25: 24 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Sep 25: 10 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Oct 25: 9 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Nov 25: 15 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Dec 25: 7 export declarations (historic)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Jan 26: 7 export declarations (current 6-month window)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Feb 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Mar 26: 18 export declarations (current 6-month window)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Apr 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — May 26: 16 export declarations (current 6-month window)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Jun 26: 19 export declarations (current 6-month window)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Jul 26: 16 export declarations (modelled forecast)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Aug 26: 30 export declarations (modelled forecast)FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LTD — Sep 26: 13 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD

Folkestone, Kent 135 import declarations 74 export declarations CT19 *Ch. 25Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath, sets of artist's, student's or signboard painter's colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or similar packages.

▼ Expected to slow by 9.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity135 in the last 6 months
WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Jul 24: 27 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Aug 24: 31 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Sep 24: 33 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Oct 24: 27 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Nov 24: 31 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Dec 24: 16 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Jan 25: 33 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Feb 25: 38 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Mar 25: 21 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Apr 25: 7 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — May 25: 30 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Jun 25: 19 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Jul 25: 39 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Aug 25: 16 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Sep 25: 21 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Oct 25: 26 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Nov 25: 22 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Dec 25: 25 import declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Jan 26: 10 import declarations (current 6-month window)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Feb 26: 38 import declarations (current 6-month window)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Mar 26: 27 import declarations (current 6-month window)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Apr 26: 20 import declarations (current 6-month window)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — May 26: 13 import declarations (current 6-month window)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Jun 26: 27 import declarations (current 6-month window)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Jul 26: 35 import declarations (modelled forecast)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Aug 26: 15 import declarations (modelled forecast)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Sep 26: 19 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity74 in the last 6 months
WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Jul 24: 15 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Aug 24: 18 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Sep 24: 20 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Oct 24: 18 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Nov 24: 20 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Dec 24: 14 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Jan 25: 18 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Feb 25: 19 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Mar 25: 12 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Apr 25: 16 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — May 25: 13 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Jun 25: 10 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Jul 25: 13 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Aug 25: 18 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Sep 25: 15 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Oct 25: 20 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Nov 25: 19 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Dec 25: 17 export declarations (historic)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Jan 26: 13 export declarations (current 6-month window)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Feb 26: 15 export declarations (current 6-month window)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Mar 26: 15 export declarations (current 6-month window)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Apr 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — May 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Jun 26: 12 export declarations (current 6-month window)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Jul 26: 12 export declarations (modelled forecast)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Aug 26: 16 export declarations (modelled forecast)WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LTD — Sep 26: 14 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 48209000

What goods does commodity code 48209000 cover?

Blotting pads and similar articles of stationery, of paper and paperboard, and book covers of paper or paperboard (excl.. It sits in HMRC chapter 48, paper, card and articles. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 48209000?

206 businesses filed customs declarations against code 48209000 in the last six months, spread across 41 counties and 108 towns, totalling 2,228 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 48209000?

The busiest counties are Greater London (59 businesses), Aberdeen City (49 businesses), Hertfordshire (7 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.