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 34,200,951
Belgium 26,744,140
Germany 20,817,442
France 15,355,065
United States 10,594,733

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 15,218,371 18,982,580 +3,764,209
Belgium 16,231,394 10,512,746 -5,718,648
Germany 9,468,554 11,348,888 +1,880,334
France 10,224,605 5,130,460 -5,094,145
United States 7,169,153 3,425,580 -3,743,573
China 303,033 2,617,350 +2,314,317
Spain 362,100 1,048,246 +686,146
Taiwan 26,623 472,208 +445,585
Ireland 166,744 302,642 +135,898
Poland 232,666 142,072 -90,594

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 50,281,802
China 39,559,330
United States 13,927,239
Japan 7,352,752
Taiwan 640,922

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 26,737,217 23,544,585 -3,192,632
China 19,537,749 20,021,581 +483,832
United States 8,742,836 5,184,403 -3,558,433
Japan 3,747,433 3,605,319 -142,114
Taiwan 84,115 556,807 +472,692
Belgium 324,855 253,144 -71,711
Italy 336,475 224,083 -112,392
United Kingdom 55,708 132,823 +77,115
Austria 0 169,033 +169,033
Czechia 67,593 93,397 +25,804

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
West Midlands 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Greater Manchester 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 5 3 -2
West Midlands 0 3 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 2 +2
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) 65,016,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,598,326
Air transport 4,033,882
Other 532,161

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) 34,633,072 30,383,705 -4,249,367
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,149,531 22,448,795 +299,264
Air transport 2,992,368 1,041,514 -1,950,854
Other 167,144 365,017 +197,873

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 52,250,332
London 18,797,171
Felixstowe 12,058,251
Immingham Docks 8,167,105
London Gateway Port 5,558,703

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 30,744,033 21,506,299 -9,237,734
London 10,576,740 8,220,431 -2,356,309
Felixstowe 3,996,491 8,061,760 +4,065,269
Immingham Docks 713,022 7,454,083 +6,741,061
London Gateway Port 2,604,031 2,954,672 +350,641
Killingholme 2,144,737 1,132,051 -1,012,686
Eurotunnel 1,573,853 897,896 -675,957
Manchester Airport 2,431,964 35,824 -2,396,140
Liverpool Docks 918,477 1,072,016 +153,539
Southampton 1,434,402 374,758 -1,059,644

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
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
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
2025-11 9
2025-10 11
2025-09 11
2025-08 8
2025-07 14

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 6
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 3,215,798
Italy 2,299,606
United States 2,142,455
Turkey 1,956,103
Spain 1,678,127

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 1,281,973 1,933,825 +651,852
Italy 1,400,721 898,885 -501,836
United States 1,636,546 505,909 -1,130,637
Turkey 1,178,610 777,493 -401,117
Spain 870,384 807,743 -62,641
Germany 1,025,417 556,339 -469,078
Japan 545,571 465,458 -80,113
Kenya 418,128 558,865 +140,737
India 428,718 334,181 -94,537
Poland 227,619 505,925 +278,306

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 31,431
XU 2,282
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 9,489 21,942 +12,453
XU 2,282 0 -2,282
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) 15,469,934
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,372,852
Air transport 4,103,789
Other 33,944
Road transport 13,134

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) 8,141,599 7,328,335 -813,264
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,887,999 1,484,853 -1,403,146
Air transport 2,130,345 1,973,444 -156,901
Other 11,771 22,173 +10,402
Road transport 13,134 0 -13,134

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,300,635
London Gateway Port 1,853,962
Manchester Airport 1,719,194
Southampton 1,233,745
London Heathrow Airport 1,036,038

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 7,416,851 6,883,784 -533,067
London Gateway Port 1,044,140 809,822 -234,318
Manchester Airport 722,608 996,586 +273,978
Southampton 857,882 375,863 -482,019
London Heathrow Airport 517,943 518,095 +152
Liverpool Docks 644,242 59,016 -585,226
Dover 469,257 84,501 -384,756
East Midlands Airport 325,899 102,810 -223,089
Felixstowe 261,809 143,940 -117,869
ZLC 292,600 62,692 -229,908

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