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49019900 — Printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in si

Commodity code 49019900 covers printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodi, within HMRC chapter 49 (printed books, media and stationery). 3,582 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 87 counties and 696 towns.

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3,582Businesses trading
87Counties
696Towns
19,290Import declarations

Counties trading under 49019900

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

Greater London

32 towns
1,137 businessesView →

Aberdeen City

1 town
341 businessesView →

City of London

1 town
95 businessesView →

Surrey

34 towns
94 businessesView →

Greater Manchester

26 towns
89 businessesView →

Hertfordshire

25 towns
86 businessesView →

Kent

34 towns
84 businessesView →

Essex

27 towns
82 businessesView →

Oxfordshire

18 towns
81 businessesView →

West Midlands

15 towns
79 businessesView →

Berkshire

12 towns
73 businessesView →

West Yorkshire

22 towns
72 businessesView →

Hampshire

26 towns
63 businessesView →

Leicestershire

13 towns
60 businessesView →

Gloucestershire

17 towns
50 businessesView →

Somerset

19 towns
49 businessesView →

West Sussex

16 towns
49 businessesView →

Cambridgeshire

12 towns
45 businessesView →

East Sussex

8 towns
43 businessesView →

Lancashire

17 towns
41 businessesView →

City of Edinburgh

1 town
41 businessesView →

Buckinghamshire

14 towns
40 businessesView →

Norfolk

12 towns
38 businessesView →

Suffolk

15 towns
37 businessesView →

Businesses importing under 49019900

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Most active business

WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED

Swindon (Swindon), Wiltshire 280 import declarations 264 export declarations SN5 *Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 11Ch. 17 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta, registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, of paper or paperboard.

▼ Expected to slow by 5.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity280 in the last 6 months
WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Jul 24: 56 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Aug 24: 91 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Sep 24: 89 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Oct 24: 66 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Nov 24: 85 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Dec 24: 43 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Jan 25: 61 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Feb 25: 66 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Mar 25: 66 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Apr 25: 78 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — May 25: 67 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Jun 25: 65 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Jul 25: 88 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Aug 25: 89 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Sep 25: 110 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Oct 25: 95 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Nov 25: 57 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Dec 25: 65 import declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Jan 26: 43 import declarations (current 6-month window)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Feb 26: 37 import declarations (current 6-month window)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Mar 26: 46 import declarations (current 6-month window)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Apr 26: 46 import declarations (current 6-month window)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — May 26: 52 import declarations (current 6-month window)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Jun 26: 56 import declarations (current 6-month window)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Jul 26: 83 import declarations (modelled forecast)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Aug 26: 84 import declarations (modelled forecast)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Sep 26: 104 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity264 in the last 6 months
WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Jul 24: 34 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Aug 24: 26 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Sep 24: 29 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Oct 24: 24 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Nov 24: 17 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Dec 24: 17 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Jan 25: 23 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Feb 25: 19 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Mar 25: 19 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Apr 25: 21 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — May 25: 41 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Jun 25: 44 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Jul 25: 50 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Aug 25: 57 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Sep 25: 43 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Oct 25: 66 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Nov 25: 42 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Dec 25: 37 export declarations (historic)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Jan 26: 46 export declarations (current 6-month window)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Feb 26: 34 export declarations (current 6-month window)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Mar 26: 55 export declarations (current 6-month window)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Apr 26: 36 export declarations (current 6-month window)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — May 26: 56 export declarations (current 6-month window)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Jun 26: 37 export declarations (current 6-month window)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Jul 26: 89 export declarations (modelled forecast)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Aug 26: 101 export declarations (modelled forecast)WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED — Sep 26: 77 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD

Ash and Ash Vale, Surrey 1 import declarations 527 export declarations GU12 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 07 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, of paper or paperboard.

▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Jul 24: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Aug 24: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Sep 24: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Oct 24: 2 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Nov 24: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Dec 24: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Jan 25: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Feb 25: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Mar 25: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Apr 25: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — May 25: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Jun 25: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Jul 25: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Aug 25: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Sep 25: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Oct 25: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Nov 25: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Dec 25: 0 import declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Jan 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Feb 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Mar 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Apr 26: 1 import declarations (current 6-month window)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — May 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Jun 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Jul 26: 0 import declarations (modelled forecast)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Aug 26: 0 import declarations (modelled forecast)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Sep 26: 0 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity527 in the last 6 months
TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Jul 24: 134 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Aug 24: 77 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Sep 24: 114 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Oct 24: 136 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Nov 24: 152 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Dec 24: 114 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Jan 25: 79 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Feb 25: 105 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Mar 25: 130 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Apr 25: 99 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — May 25: 125 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Jun 25: 113 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Jul 25: 131 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Aug 25: 126 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Sep 25: 127 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Oct 25: 84 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Nov 25: 132 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Dec 25: 88 export declarations (historic)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Jan 26: 77 export declarations (current 6-month window)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Feb 26: 89 export declarations (current 6-month window)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Mar 26: 106 export declarations (current 6-month window)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Apr 26: 80 export declarations (current 6-month window)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — May 26: 91 export declarations (current 6-month window)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Jun 26: 84 export declarations (current 6-month window)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Jul 26: 116 export declarations (modelled forecast)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Aug 26: 111 export declarations (modelled forecast)TFS HANDLING (UK) LTD — Sep 26: 112 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Cambridge (Cambridge), Cambridgeshire 402 import declarations 96 export declarations CB3 *Ch. 01Ch. 05Ch. 10Ch. 13 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising), printed books, brochures and similar printed matter, in single sheets, whether or not folded (excl. periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising).

▲ Expected to increase by 4.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity402 in the last 6 months
THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Jul 24: 70 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Aug 24: 76 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Sep 24: 63 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Oct 24: 68 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Nov 24: 63 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Dec 24: 55 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Jan 25: 64 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Feb 25: 66 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Mar 25: 76 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Apr 25: 66 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — May 25: 59 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Jun 25: 65 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Jul 25: 71 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Aug 25: 70 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Sep 25: 74 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Oct 25: 74 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Nov 25: 74 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Dec 25: 58 import declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Jan 26: 52 import declarations (current 6-month window)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Feb 26: 59 import declarations (current 6-month window)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Mar 26: 69 import declarations (current 6-month window)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Apr 26: 75 import declarations (current 6-month window)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — May 26: 78 import declarations (current 6-month window)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Jun 26: 69 import declarations (current 6-month window)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Jul 26: 74 import declarations (modelled forecast)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Aug 26: 73 import declarations (modelled forecast)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Sep 26: 77 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity96 in the last 6 months
THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Jul 24: 35 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Aug 24: 20 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Sep 24: 16 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Oct 24: 18 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Nov 24: 21 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Dec 24: 16 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Jan 25: 20 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Feb 25: 21 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Mar 25: 14 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Apr 25: 20 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — May 25: 18 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Jun 25: 19 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Jul 25: 23 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Aug 25: 24 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Sep 25: 19 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Oct 25: 17 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Nov 25: 16 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Dec 25: 16 export declarations (historic)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Jan 26: 14 export declarations (current 6-month window)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Feb 26: 22 export declarations (current 6-month window)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Mar 26: 15 export declarations (current 6-month window)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Apr 26: 14 export declarations (current 6-month window)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — May 26: 19 export declarations (current 6-month window)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Jun 26: 12 export declarations (current 6-month window)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Jul 26: 20 export declarations (modelled forecast)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Aug 26: 21 export declarations (modelled forecast)THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE — Sep 26: 17 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 49019900

What goods does commodity code 49019900 cover?

Printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodi. It sits in HMRC chapter 49, printed books, media and stationery. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 49019900?

3,582 businesses filed customs declarations against code 49019900 in the last six months, spread across 87 counties and 696 towns, totalling 19,290 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 49019900?

The busiest counties are Greater London (1,137 businesses), Aberdeen City (341 businesses), City of London (95 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.