Import/export HS code 370231: Color photo film rolls

Unused rolls of film for taking color photographs, sensitive to light but not yet used

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* 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 £
Germany 1,142,231
United States 29,745
Hungary 23,011
Italy 19,175
Netherlands 18,948

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 £
Germany 435,825 706,406 +270,581
United States 1,582 28,163 +26,581
Hungary 0 23,011 +23,011
Italy 10,373 8,802 -1,571
Netherlands 13,750 5,198 -8,552
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,072 2,684 +1,612
Canada 2,865 0 -2,865
Japan 2,843 0 -2,843
Norway 1,938 0 -1,938
Ireland 0 86 +86

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 £
United States 1,122,232
Japan 55,187
Germany 23,215
Italy 19,142
United Kingdom 18,994

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 £
United States 421,591 700,641 +279,050
Japan 26,978 28,209 +1,231
Germany 8,281 14,934 +6,653
Italy 10,373 8,769 -1,604
United Kingdom 0 18,994 +18,994
China 1,072 2,684 +1,612
Norway 1,938 0 -1,938

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1
Mid and South West Wales 1
Norfolk 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 - East 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Mid and South West Wales 0 1 +1
Norfolk 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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) 1,029,940
Air transport 180,371
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,153
Other 134

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) 381,229 648,711 +267,482
Air transport 83,060 97,311 +14,251
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,944 28,209 +22,265
Other 15 119 +104

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 599,917
Eurotunnel 287,309
London Stansted Airport 100,624
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,292
London 62,099

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 187,621 412,296 +224,675
Eurotunnel 139,077 148,232 +9,155
London Stansted Airport 26,619 74,005 +47,386
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,301 54,991 +41,690
London 28,907 33,192 +4,285
East Midlands Airport 43,129 10,808 -32,321
Thamesport 0 23,011 +23,011
London Heathrow Airport 11,955 8,850 -3,105
Felixstowe 11,540 1,935 -9,605
Immingham Docks 1,938 3,263 +1,325

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 1
2025-09 1
2025-07 1
2025-06 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
0-1m 4
1m-15m 4
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 18,231
China 10,755
Switzerland 8,164
South Korea 6,693
Sweden 5,894

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 0 18,231 +18,231
China 10,755 0 -10,755
Switzerland 0 8,164 +8,164
South Korea 6,693 0 -6,693
Sweden 5,894 0 -5,894
Ireland 5,776 0 -5,776
Germany 0 3,069 +3,069
Iceland 0 1,992 +1,992
United States 0 1,376 +1,376

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 56,174
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,776

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 23,342 32,832 +9,490
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,776 0 -5,776

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 35,252
East Midlands Airport 12,979
Holyhead 5,776
London Heathrow Airport 3,557
London Stansted Airport 3,136

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 £
ZLC 9,505 25,747 +16,242
East Midlands Airport 5,894 7,085 +1,191
Holyhead 5,776 0 -5,776
London Heathrow Airport 3,557 0 -3,557
London Stansted Airport 3,136 0 -3,136
Durham Tees Valley Airport 1,250 0 -1,250

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 370231

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

Description: Unused rolls of film for taking color photographs, sensitive to light but not yet used