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 17,701,904
Japan 3,208,804
France 1,017,235
Ireland 451,974
Germany 331,405

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 8,809,080 8,892,824 +83,744
Japan 1,066,190 2,142,614 +1,076,424
France 671,555 345,680 -325,875
Ireland 172,559 279,415 +106,856
Germany 294,096 37,309 -256,787
Spain 307,825 2,428 -305,397
United States 216,070 13,177 -202,893
China 0 40,677 +40,677
Slovakia 29,113 0 -29,113
Romania 22,858 0 -22,858

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 16,843,864
Netherlands 5,892,541
China 332,808
Spain 152,388
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 7,974,769 8,869,095 +894,326
Netherlands 3,162,272 2,730,269 -432,003
China 263,031 69,777 -193,254
Spain 151,306 1,082 -150,224
United States 20,630 10,214 -10,416
Germany 22,348 2,626 -19,722
Luxembourg 8,433 0 -8,433
Taiwan 0 2,558 +2,558
Austria 0 1,322 +1,322
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 2 +0
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) 12,058,772
Air transport 9,099,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,134,071
Other 95,556

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) 6,182,379 5,876,393 -305,986
Air transport 4,177,992 4,921,925 +743,933
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,242,418 891,653 -350,765
Other 22,714 72,842 +50,128

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,710,434
Immingham Docks 3,499,395
London Heathrow Airport 3,346,537
Leeds Bradford Airport 2,207,945
Birmingham Airport 1,810,979

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 1,944,334 3,766,100 +1,821,766
Immingham Docks 1,706,672 1,792,723 +86,051
London Heathrow Airport 1,187,337 2,159,200 +971,863
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,011,865 1,196,080 +184,215
Birmingham Airport 1,008,829 802,150 -206,679
East Midlands Airport 893,390 756,652 -136,738
London 991,824 620,573 -371,251
Harwich 1,579,127 0 -1,579,127
Dover / Eurotunnel 635,595 345,405 -290,190
Holyhead 63,956 147,136 +83,180

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
2026-01 2
2025-11 2
2025-10 3
2025-09 2
2025-08 2

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 1,283,162
Ireland 325,965
Netherlands 269,469
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 90,711
South Africa 15,503

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 927,264 355,898 -571,366
Ireland 204,361 121,604 -82,757
Netherlands 124,984 144,485 +19,501
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 90,711 +90,711
South Africa 7,752 7,751 -1
Germany 0 15,250 +15,250
Australia 0 7,737 +7,737
United Arab Emirates 1,162 6,182 +5,020
Taiwan 6,300 0 -6,300
Saudi Arabia 0 4,562 +4,562

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 1,449 0 -1,449
China 8 0 -8

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) 1,863,177
Air transport 170,665
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) 1,257,579 605,598 -651,981
Air transport 22,083 148,582 +126,499
Other 1,457 0 -1,457

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,492,280
Holyhead 352,301
London Heathrow Airport 104,548
East Midlands Airport 30,681
London Stansted Airport 18,662

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 1,054,675 437,605 -617,070
Holyhead 184,308 167,993 -16,315
London Heathrow Airport 4,873 99,675 +94,802
East Midlands Airport 7,270 23,411 +16,141
London Stansted Airport 2,500 16,162 +13,662
ZLC 7,440 9,334 +1,894
Liverpool Docks 14,713 0 -14,713
Fishguard 3,883 0 -3,883
000 1,457 0 -1,457

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