Import/export HS code 370710: Sensitizing emulsions

Special light-sensitive liquids or coatings used in photography to make surfaces react to light for creating images

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 £
United States 1,019,233
Italy 732,358
Germany 367,157
Japan 91,602
Switzerland 26,347

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 £
United States 404,099 615,134 +211,035
Italy 389,831 342,527 -47,304
Germany 176,656 190,501 +13,845
Japan 26,133 65,469 +39,336
Switzerland 11,215 15,132 +3,917
Netherlands 2,630 22,149 +19,519
Spain 8,300 6,496 -1,804
Austria 13,858 0 -13,858
Taiwan 7,565 0 -7,565
Belgium 3,849 3,073 -776

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 1,019,233
Italy 829,734
Germany 182,956
Japan 164,879
Austria 36,029

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 404,099 615,134 +211,035
Italy 432,081 397,653 -34,428
Germany 78,024 104,932 +26,908
Japan 75,192 89,687 +14,495
Austria 13,858 22,171 +8,313
Switzerland 11,215 15,132 +3,917
Spain 8,300 3,527 -4,773
Czechia 3,665 7,053 +3,388
Malaysia 9,894 0 -9,894
Taiwan 7,565 0 -7,565

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 5
Greater Manchester 5
Kent 4
Outer London - West and North 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 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Kent 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Essex 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 £
Air transport 1,210,170
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 566,938
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 541,545
Other 481

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 475,625 734,545 +258,920
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 252,627 314,311 +61,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 324,060 217,485 -106,575
Other 0 481 +481

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 752,444
Thamesport 421,568
Dover 396,768
London Heathrow Airport 207,198
Birmingham Airport 131,024

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 Stansted Airport 402,249 350,195 -52,054
Thamesport 254,938 166,630 -88,308
Dover 168,125 228,643 +60,518
London Heathrow Airport 35,545 171,653 +136,108
Birmingham Airport 2,301 128,723 +126,422
Felixstowe 53,129 54,205 +1,076
London Gateway Port 64,957 32,282 -32,675
Manchester Airport 26,183 46,177 +19,994
East Midlands Airport 8,235 29,747 +21,512
Immingham Docks 5,296 19,479 +14,183

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 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4
Other manufacturing 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 6
2025-09 8
2025-08 6
2025-07 11

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 14
0-1m 8
54m+ 8
Other 3
15m-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 £
Ireland 885,005
Netherlands 338,201
Austria 194,829
South Africa 138,515
Egypt 59,565

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 £
Ireland 20,350 864,655 +844,305
Netherlands 242,917 95,284 -147,633
Austria 96,090 98,739 +2,649
South Africa 40,670 97,845 +57,175
Egypt 59,565 0 -59,565
France 28,472 15,217 -13,255
Sri Lanka 31,155 10,890 -20,265
South Korea 34,730 0 -34,730
Sweden 33,756 0 -33,756
Morocco 27,693 0 -27,693

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) 1,550,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 389,777
Air transport 39,906
Road transport 914

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) 470,598 1,080,374 +609,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 259,791 129,986 -129,805
Air transport 36,753 3,153 -33,600
Road transport 914 0 -914

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 879,843
Dover / Eurotunnel 492,451
London Gateway Port 310,310
Dover 163,683
Immingham Docks 37,195

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 £
Holyhead 15,188 864,655 +849,467
Dover / Eurotunnel 313,583 178,868 -134,715
London Gateway Port 197,211 113,099 -84,112
Dover 126,832 36,851 -89,981
Immingham Docks 37,195 0 -37,195
London Heathrow Airport 19,494 1,003 -18,491
Thamesport 19,556 0 -19,556
Felixstowe 2,600 12,705 +10,105
London 8,137 4,182 -3,955
Eurotunnel 7,176 0 -7,176

Quick facts

HS code: 370710

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

Description: Special light-sensitive liquids or coatings used in photography to make surfaces react to light for creating images