Import/export HS code 370130: Large Photographic Plates and Film

Flat, unexposed photographic plates and film with any side longer than 255 mm, used for professional photography

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 34,730,678
Belgium 25,535,076
Germany 21,684,433
France 14,933,715
United States 10,373,292

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 14,318,707 20,411,971 +6,093,264
Belgium 16,299,983 9,235,093 -7,064,890
Germany 9,464,717 12,219,716 +2,754,999
France 10,694,827 4,238,888 -6,455,939
United States 6,985,314 3,387,978 -3,597,336
China 541,550 2,531,199 +1,989,649
Spain 393,717 1,024,928 +631,211
Taiwan 52,531 467,469 +414,938
Ireland 183,040 284,971 +101,931
Poland 200,819 171,610 -29,209

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 £
Germany 49,641,859
China 39,988,993
United States 13,801,645
Japan 7,410,661
Taiwan 662,091

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 £
Germany 26,328,065 23,313,794 -3,014,271
China 19,866,821 20,122,172 +255,351
United States 8,645,430 5,156,215 -3,489,215
Japan 3,690,806 3,719,855 +29,049
Taiwan 110,023 552,068 +442,045
Belgium 284,737 289,370 +4,633
Italy 333,014 229,234 -103,780
United Kingdom 60,878 127,653 +66,775
Czechia 73,263 97,177 +23,914
Austria 0 169,033 +169,033

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3
West Midlands 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 3 +2
West Midlands 0 3 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -1

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) 63,937,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,385,534
Air transport 4,056,578
Other 530,374

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) 34,100,359 29,837,024 -4,263,335
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,425,474 22,960,060 +534,586
Air transport 2,987,833 1,068,745 -1,919,088
Other 168,168 362,206 +194,038

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 50,941,757
London 18,659,903
Felixstowe 11,738,134
Immingham Docks 9,917,095
London Gateway Port 5,707,377

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 31,500,657 19,441,100 -12,059,557
London 10,406,638 8,253,265 -2,153,373
Felixstowe 3,658,681 8,079,453 +4,420,772
Immingham Docks 670,404 9,246,691 +8,576,287
London Gateway Port 2,898,035 2,809,342 -88,693
Killingholme 2,099,985 1,212,298 -887,687
Eurotunnel 1,323,775 1,144,983 -178,792
Manchester Airport 2,418,075 35,824 -2,382,251
Liverpool Docks 905,291 918,427 +13,136
Southampton 1,180,148 451,217 -728,931

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 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 9
2025-10 11
2025-09 11
2025-08 8

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+ 15
1m-15m 13
0-1m 7
15m-54m 1

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 3,267,681
Italy 2,246,669
United States 2,079,940
Turkey 2,057,070
Spain 1,695,643

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 1,365,812 1,901,869 +536,057
Italy 1,358,291 888,378 -469,913
United States 1,629,846 450,094 -1,179,752
Turkey 1,231,394 825,676 -405,718
Spain 894,799 800,844 -93,955
Germany 993,753 582,877 -410,876
Japan 525,904 502,888 -23,016
Kenya 391,694 558,865 +167,171
India 445,419 333,251 -112,168
Poland 221,510 531,508 +309,998

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 £
Germany 32,009
XI 130
Spain 101

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 £
Germany 15,361 16,648 +1,287
XI 0 130 +130
Spain 0 101 +101

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) 15,632,312
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,376,403
Air transport 3,950,511
Other 34,522
Road transport 12,140

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) 8,240,406 7,391,906 -848,500
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,862,740 1,513,663 -1,349,077
Air transport 2,007,029 1,943,482 -63,547
Other 17,643 16,879 -764
Road transport 12,140 0 -12,140

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,467,343
London Gateway Port 1,915,459
Manchester Airport 1,721,201
Southampton 1,251,508
London Heathrow Airport 972,845

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 7,553,067 6,914,276 -638,791
London Gateway Port 1,072,056 843,403 -228,653
Manchester Airport 742,640 978,561 +235,921
Southampton 838,215 413,293 -424,922
London Heathrow Airport 466,693 506,152 +39,459
Liverpool Docks 692,267 15,808 -676,459
Dover 463,951 96,072 -367,879
Felixstowe 254,658 145,933 -108,725
ZLC 297,026 61,261 -235,765
East Midlands Airport 252,073 102,278 -149,795

Quick facts

HS code: 370130

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

Description: Flat, unexposed photographic plates and film with any side longer than 255 mm, used for professional photography