Import/export HS code 370199: Various Photographic Plates and Film

Unexposed photographic plates and film not specifically categorized, used for various photography purposes

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 £
Japan 6,207,135
Taiwan 1,150,203
Germany 707,917
United States 541,046
Belgium 50,150

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 £
Japan 3,101,438 3,105,697 +4,259
Taiwan 499,384 650,819 +151,435
Germany 577,551 130,366 -447,185
United States 343,819 197,227 -146,592
Belgium 28,077 22,073 -6,004
Netherlands 30,904 11,366 -19,538
France 26,804 5,391 -21,413
Ireland 6,791 24,977 +18,186
Czechia 11,125 17,766 +6,641
China 1,870 19,903 +18,033

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 6,254,560
Taiwan 1,083,585
Germany 696,863
United States 542,503
China 103,161

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 3,078,864 3,175,696 +96,832
Taiwan 552,810 530,775 -22,035
Germany 576,667 120,196 -456,471
United States 344,471 198,032 -146,439
China 5,100 98,061 +92,961
Czechia 11,125 20,171 +9,046
United Kingdom 15,352 14,854 -498
France 24,764 2,986 -21,778
Netherlands 16,079 0 -16,079
Lithuania 6,212 2,789 -3,423

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Inner London - West 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 5,990,417
Other 2,044,637
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 759,542
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,708

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 £
Air transport 2,596,345 3,394,072 +797,727
Other 1,407,304 637,333 -769,971
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 608,171 151,371 -456,800
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,664 22,044 -8,620

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,924,778
000 2,044,637
Eurotunnel 541,193
499 502,843
East Midlands Airport 426,780

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,259,135 2,665,643 +406,508
000 1,407,304 637,333 -769,971
Eurotunnel 447,126 94,067 -353,059
499 0 502,843 +502,843
East Midlands Airport 243,614 183,166 -60,448
Killingholme 105,451 17,908 -87,543
London Stansted Airport 33,305 21,074 -12,231
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,087 15,345 -5,742
Glasgow Airport 33,425 1,871 -31,554
Dover 28,465 5,629 -22,836

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 7
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 3
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 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
1m-15m 13
54m+ 10
0-1m 5
15m-54m 1
Other 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 £
United States 3,377,386
Germany 577,324
China 478,782
Singapore 434,244
Japan 388,154

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 £
United States 1,665,898 1,711,488 +45,590
Germany 95,609 481,715 +386,106
China 244,022 234,760 -9,262
Singapore 250,265 183,979 -66,286
Japan 217,880 170,274 -47,606
Netherlands 91,518 88,123 -3,395
France 113,610 16,700 -96,910
United Arab Emirates 0 83,359 +83,359
Italy 36,120 41,918 +5,798
Sweden 23,202 35,119 +11,917

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 £
China 321

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 £
China 17 304 +287

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 3,383,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,167,987
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 654,875
Other 437

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 £
Air transport 1,616,922 1,767,026 +150,104
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,038,272 1,129,715 +91,443
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 273,873 381,002 +107,129
Other 133 304 +171

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,641,083
ZLC 1,199,810
London Heathrow Airport 1,175,337
London Stansted Airport 723,847
Dover / Eurotunnel 557,598

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 £
Liverpool Docks 757,168 883,915 +126,747
ZLC 717,153 482,657 -234,496
London Heathrow Airport 557,984 617,353 +59,369
London Stansted Airport 202,264 521,583 +319,319
Dover / Eurotunnel 224,534 333,064 +108,530
London Gateway Port 157,500 137,535 -19,965
East Midlands Airport 120,332 83,130 -37,202
Southampton 119,389 82,654 -36,735
Immingham Docks 34,008 50,195 +16,187
Manchester Airport 1,904 47,819 +45,915

Quick facts

HS code: 370199

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

Description: Unexposed photographic plates and film not specifically categorized, used for various photography purposes