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 776,279
China 465,443
United States 349,547
Netherlands 300,755
Germany 221,739

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 776,279 0 -776,279
China 0 465,443 +465,443
United States 11,268 338,279 +327,011
Netherlands 51,573 249,182 +197,609
Germany 1,484 220,255 +218,771
France 0 25,145 +25,145
Spain 0 24,297 +24,297
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 13,813 +13,813
Italy 4,311 0 -4,311

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 937,934
Germany 482,002
United States 371,765
China 298,460
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 776,279 161,655 -614,624
Germany 29,783 452,219 +422,436
United States 17,063 354,702 +337,639
China 0 298,460 +298,460
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 53,016 +53,016
Japan 18,166 13,101 -5,065
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) 1,307,518
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 578,964
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) 807,546 499,972 -307,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,477 556,487 +534,010
Air transport 14,892 279,955 +265,063

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 723,877
Felixstowe 530,656
Southampton 294,436
London Heathrow Airport 288,554
Eurotunnel 227,657

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 684,872 39,005 -645,867
Felixstowe 37,839 492,817 +454,978
Southampton 0 294,436 +294,436
London Heathrow Airport 11,268 277,286 +266,018
Eurotunnel 0 227,657 +227,657
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,967 0 -64,967
Purfleet 27,924 0 -27,924
Immingham Docks 5,626 952 -4,674
Thamesport 4,311 1,592 -2,719
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
2026-01 2
2025-11 1
2025-10 3
2025-09 3
2025-08 1

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 796,052
France 114,331
Italy 99,470
Germany 67,288
United Arab Emirates 49,224

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 348,249 447,803 +99,554
France 54,496 59,835 +5,339
Italy 32,088 67,382 +35,294
Germany 45,220 22,068 -23,152
United Arab Emirates 31,965 17,259 -14,706
Poland 40,886 0 -40,886
Romania 17,238 18,051 +813
Kenya 17,606 13,832 -3,774
South Africa 11,580 15,440 +3,860
Pakistan 0 26,542 +26,542

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) 1,155,063
Air transport 260,473
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) 550,963 604,100 +53,137
Air transport 108,823 151,650 +42,827
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 1,136,220
London Heathrow Airport 98,019
London Gateway Port 77,275
ZLC 73,761
East Midlands Airport 72,862

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 537,693 598,527 +60,834
London Heathrow Airport 36,802 61,217 +24,415
London Gateway Port 68,951 8,324 -60,627
ZLC 15,696 58,065 +42,369
East Midlands Airport 49,372 23,490 -25,882
Southampton 1,279 22,630 +21,351
Manchester Airport 0 8,878 +8,878
Dover 7,020 1,485 -5,535
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