Import/export HS code 370232: Various photo film with silver halide

Unused film rolls with silver halide coating, sensitive to light but not yet exposed

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Netherlands 2,954,954
Germany 128,980
United States 115,754
Australia 74,770
Spain 42,388

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 1,455,598 1,499,356 +43,758
Germany 37,849 91,131 +53,282
United States 63,409 52,345 -11,064
Australia 14,638 60,132 +45,494
Spain 5,580 36,808 +31,228
Czechia 12,870 16,440 +3,570
Italy 18,226 0 -18,226
Ireland 4,332 4,984 +652
Hungary 7,695 0 -7,695
Slovenia 3,221 0 -3,221

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 3,072,535
United States 147,156
China 39,086
United Kingdom 29,597
Czechia 29,310

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 1,460,179 1,612,356 +152,177
United States 95,426 51,730 -43,696
China 2,278 36,808 +34,530
United Kingdom 0 29,597 +29,597
Czechia 12,870 16,440 +3,570
Italy 14,868 0 -14,868
Australia 14,638 0 -14,638
Ireland 4,332 4,984 +652
Hungary 7,695 0 -7,695
Spain 5,580 0 -5,580

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Inner London - East 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
Outer London - West and North West 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 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) 2,068,693
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,055,806
Air transport 260,115

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) 1,229,605 839,088 -390,517
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 262,011 793,795 +531,784
Air transport 131,802 128,313 -3,489

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,324,429
Immingham Docks 852,208
Harwich 651,613
Eurotunnel 119,594
East Midlands Airport 115,614

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 809,300 515,129 -294,171
Immingham Docks 307,313 544,895 +237,582
Harwich 305,672 345,941 +40,269
Eurotunnel 27,898 91,696 +63,798
East Midlands Airport 39,646 75,968 +36,322
London Stansted Airport 69,785 7,472 -62,313
Dover 17,842 57,298 +39,456
London 0 65,264 +65,264
London Heathrow Airport 13,842 44,873 +31,031
London Gateway Port 4,198 7,676 +3,478

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 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 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
2025-09 3
2025-07 1
2025-05 3
2025-04 1
2025-03 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
0-1m 3
54m+ 2
1m-15m 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 2,871,511
Germany 1,056,399
Singapore 809,609
France 623,595
Sweden 376,162

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 1,739,326 1,132,185 -607,141
Germany 561,862 494,537 -67,325
Singapore 169,597 640,012 +470,415
France 309,364 314,231 +4,867
Sweden 154,695 221,467 +66,772
Italy 172,362 136,550 -35,812
Japan 155,642 135,107 -20,535
Brazil 126,769 156,204 +29,435
South Korea 176,972 35,668 -141,304
Poland 137,334 73,954 -63,380

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) 3,436,211
Air transport 3,086,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,630,754
Road transport 2,394

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) 1,732,946 1,703,265 -29,681
Air transport 1,129,187 1,957,115 +827,928
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,918,210 712,544 -1,205,666
Road transport 2,394 0 -2,394

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,517,555
Liverpool Docks 2,116,948
London Heathrow Airport 1,199,857
ZLC 748,727
Manchester Airport 694,260

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 1,365,995 1,151,560 -214,435
Liverpool Docks 1,622,268 494,680 -1,127,588
London Heathrow Airport 828,543 371,314 -457,229
ZLC 86,106 662,621 +576,515
Manchester Airport 74,736 619,524 +544,788
Immingham Docks 199,522 287,521 +87,999
Dover 116,850 275,832 +158,982
East Midlands Airport 32,419 257,455 +225,036
Southampton 129,109 26,071 -103,038
Birmingham Airport 101,426 39,735 -61,691

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 370232

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

Description: Unused film rolls with silver halide coating, sensitive to light but not yet exposed