Import/export HS code 370120: Instant Print Film

Unexposed instant print film, used for quick photo development, available in flat sheets or packs

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 £
Netherlands 17,390,030
Japan 2,950,219
France 1,027,430
Ireland 414,759
Germany 349,819

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 8,590,828 8,799,202 +208,374
Japan 1,066,190 1,884,029 +817,839
France 588,243 439,187 -149,056
Ireland 168,554 246,205 +77,651
Germany 306,865 42,954 -263,911
Spain 325,270 11,118 -314,152
United States 238,074 18,475 -219,599
Italy 34,550 1,239 -33,311
Slovakia 29,113 0 -29,113
China 4,024 20,194 +16,170

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 £
Japan 16,504,310
Netherlands 5,701,948
China 342,458
Spain 155,352
United States 30,844

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 £
Japan 7,857,566 8,646,744 +789,178
Netherlands 3,095,074 2,606,874 -488,200
China 229,704 112,754 -116,950
Spain 145,688 9,664 -136,024
United States 20,630 10,214 -10,416
Germany 22,348 2,626 -19,722
Luxembourg 8,433 0 -8,433
Slovenia 2,934 0 -2,934
Taiwan 0 2,558 +2,558
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 1,072 +1,072

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 3
South East Wales 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
West Midlands 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1

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 2 3 +1
South East Wales 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
West Midlands 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Kent 0 1 +1
Lancashire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,976,078
Air transport 8,616,579
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,184,182
Other 97,226

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,056,784 5,919,294 -137,490
Air transport 4,122,627 4,493,952 +371,325
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,202,966 981,216 -221,750
Other 22,801 74,425 +51,624

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,697,862
Immingham Docks 3,480,332
London Heathrow Airport 3,096,928
Leeds Bradford Airport 2,261,188
East Midlands Airport 1,629,318

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 £
Felixstowe 1,953,016 3,744,846 +1,791,830
Immingham Docks 1,664,975 1,815,357 +150,382
London Heathrow Airport 1,196,313 1,900,615 +704,302
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,035,429 1,225,759 +190,330
East Midlands Airport 861,793 767,525 -94,268
London 920,700 691,697 -229,003
Harwich 1,579,127 0 -1,579,127
Birmingham Airport 951,132 592,210 -358,922
Dover / Eurotunnel 565,947 438,912 -127,035
Holyhead 68,105 125,839 +57,734

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 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Accommodation 1
Food and beverage service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 3
2025-09 2
2025-08 2
2025-07 3

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+ 8
1m-15m 6
0-1m 4
Other 3
15m-54m 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 £
France 1,382,738
Ireland 329,960
Netherlands 187,564
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 90,711
Germany 15,250

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 929,768 452,970 -476,798
Ireland 171,989 157,971 -14,018
Netherlands 114,410 73,154 -41,256
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 90,711 +90,711
Germany 0 15,250 +15,250
South Africa 7,752 5,814 -1,938
Taiwan 6,300 0 -6,300
Saudi Arabia 0 4,562 +4,562
United Arab Emirates 1,162 2,594 +1,432
United States 3,470 0 -3,470

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 £
Japan 1,449
China 8

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 £
Japan 724 725 +1
China 2 6 +4

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) 1,884,843
Air transport 157,403
Other 1,457

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) 1,217,868 666,975 -550,893
Air transport 22,083 135,320 +113,237
Other 726 731 +5

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,559,690
Holyhead 306,557
London Heathrow Airport 89,348
East Midlands Airport 30,681
ZLC 18,712

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 1,046,605 513,085 -533,520
Holyhead 152,667 153,890 +1,223
London Heathrow Airport 4,873 84,475 +79,602
East Midlands Airport 7,270 23,411 +16,141
ZLC 7,440 11,272 +3,832
London Stansted Airport 2,500 16,162 +13,662
Liverpool Docks 14,713 0 -14,713
Fishguard 3,883 0 -3,883
000 726 731 +5

Quick facts

HS code: 370120

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

Description: Unexposed instant print film, used for quick photo development, available in flat sheets or packs