Import/export HS code 370243: Wide, short photo film

Unused rolls of film for photography, wider than 610 mm but shorter than 200 meters

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 £
Belgium 796,304
United States 349,547
China 284,814
Germany 207,850
Netherlands 73,115

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 £
Belgium 758,772 37,532 -721,240
United States 10,059 339,488 +329,429
China 0 284,814 +284,814
Germany 1,484 206,366 +204,882
Netherlands 50,213 22,902 -27,311
France 0 25,145 +25,145
Spain 0 24,297 +24,297
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 13,813 +13,813
Italy 6,593 0 -6,593

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 £
Belgium 957,959
United States 374,047
Germany 240,473
China 117,831
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 53,016

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 £
Belgium 758,772 199,187 -559,585
United States 18,136 355,911 +337,775
Germany 29,783 210,690 +180,907
China 0 117,831 +117,831
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 53,016 +53,016
Japan 16,806 14,461 -2,345
Netherlands 3,624 0 -3,624
Spain 0 1,818 +1,818
Italy 0 1,443 +1,443

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
Kent 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Essex 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 1 5 +4
Kent 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Essex 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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) 1,086,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 400,617
Air transport 294,847

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) 790,039 295,975 -494,064
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,399 377,218 +353,819
Air transport 13,683 281,164 +267,481

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 743,902
Felixstowe 303,016
London Heathrow Airport 288,554
Eurotunnel 213,768
Southampton 113,807

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 667,365 76,537 -590,828
Felixstowe 37,839 265,177 +227,338
London Heathrow Airport 10,059 278,495 +268,436
Eurotunnel 0 213,768 +213,768
Southampton 0 113,807 +113,807
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,967 0 -64,967
Purfleet 27,924 0 -27,924
Thamesport 6,593 1,592 -5,001
Immingham Docks 5,626 952 -4,674
London Stansted Airport 3,624 1,226 -2,398

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 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Other manufacturing 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1
Other personal service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-10 3
2025-09 3
2025-08 1
2025-07 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 6
54m+ 4
0-1m 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 £
Spain 760,399
Italy 108,403
France 107,049
Germany 73,335
United Arab Emirates 46,374

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 £
Spain 387,101 373,298 -13,803
Italy 41,021 67,382 +26,361
France 49,267 57,782 +8,515
Germany 51,267 22,068 -29,199
United Arab Emirates 30,117 16,257 -13,860
Poland 40,886 0 -40,886
Romania 11,738 23,551 +11,813
Kenya 19,961 13,832 -6,129
South Africa 15,440 11,580 -3,860
Ghana 16,214 8,015 -8,199

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) 1,125,308
Air transport 260,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 101,184

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) 594,252 531,056 -63,196
Air transport 122,796 137,411 +14,615
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,230 30,954 -39,276

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,105,476
London Heathrow Airport 101,610
East Midlands Airport 85,261
London Gateway Port 77,275
ZLC 57,505

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 579,993 525,483 -54,510
London Heathrow Airport 50,225 51,385 +1,160
East Midlands Airport 58,279 26,982 -31,297
London Gateway Port 68,951 8,324 -60,627
ZLC 7,339 50,166 +42,827
Southampton 1,279 22,630 +21,351
Dover 8,009 1,485 -6,524
Manchester Airport 0 8,878 +8,878
London Stansted Airport 6,953 0 -6,953
Holyhead 6,250 0 -6,250

Quick facts

HS code: 370243

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

Description: Unused rolls of film for photography, wider than 610 mm but shorter than 200 meters