Import/export HS code 901010: Automatic photo film processors

Machines that develop photo film or paper rolls automatically, or expose film to photo paper

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 £
Germany 302,345
United States 255,884
Austria 207,042
Ireland 136,215
China 117,157

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 174,619 127,726 -46,893
United States 149,728 106,156 -43,572
Austria 106,030 101,012 -5,018
Ireland 81,119 55,096 -26,023
China 33,668 83,489 +49,821
Netherlands 98,418 14,371 -84,047
Poland 55,014 39,217 -15,797
France 71,201 2,201 -69,000
Italy 59,416 5,908 -53,508
Australia 30,417 20,939 -9,478

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 £
Germany 428,562
Japan 361,996
Austria 244,482
China 167,859
Italy 66,763

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 £
Germany 252,319 176,243 -76,076
Japan 284,973 77,023 -207,950
Austria 131,670 112,812 -18,858
China 72,499 95,360 +22,861
Italy 59,115 7,648 -51,467
Malaysia 1,011 60,546 +59,535
Hungary 58,713 0 -58,713
United States 2,920 42,921 +40,001
Estonia 18,263 26,984 +8,721
Australia 6,114 20,939 +14,825

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
West Midlands 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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 - West 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 3 +3
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Kent 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 805,772
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 487,473
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 291,014
Other 6,808

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 412,379 393,393 -18,986
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 272,789 214,684 -58,105
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 267,047 23,967 -243,080
Other 6,385 423 -5,962

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 321,899
Thamesport 250,697
London Heathrow Airport 190,165
East Midlands Airport 154,910
Dover 125,107

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 £
Birmingham Airport 169,305 152,594 -16,711
Thamesport 141,598 109,099 -32,499
London Heathrow Airport 59,975 130,190 +70,215
East Midlands Airport 112,662 42,248 -70,414
Dover 125,107 0 -125,107
Felixstowe 18,351 78,124 +59,773
London Stansted Airport 59,190 28,702 -30,488
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,855 0 -72,855
Southampton 28,947 20,939 -8,008
London 37,058 12,477 -24,581

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 7
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 5
2025-09 4
2025-08 2
2025-07 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
1m-15m 14
0-1m 9
54m+ 9
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 £
Saudi Arabia 2,030,610
United States 436,700
France 161,549
China 124,186
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 82,410

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 £
Saudi Arabia 0 2,030,610 +2,030,610
United States 129,419 307,281 +177,862
France 78,989 82,560 +3,571
China 1,142 123,044 +121,902
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 82,410 0 -82,410
Ireland 39,317 40,417 +1,100
Hungary 64,312 3,480 -60,832
Germany 18,022 43,000 +24,978
Australia 8,500 37,910 +29,410
Romania 45,814 0 -45,814

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,229,498
Air transport 761,355
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 434,579
Road transport 2,690

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,083 2,207,415 +2,185,332
Air transport 348,471 412,884 +64,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 186,816 247,763 +60,947
Road transport 2,690 0 -2,690

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,199,198
London Heathrow Airport 552,106
Dover / Eurotunnel 247,804
East Midlands Airport 83,696
ZLC 70,397

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 £
London Gateway Port 4,088 2,195,110 +2,191,022
London Heathrow Airport 238,829 313,277 +74,448
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,027 149,777 +51,750
East Midlands Airport 67,855 15,841 -52,014
ZLC 12,012 58,385 +46,373
Dover 66,393 3,283 -63,110
London Stansted Airport 33,765 25,381 -8,384
Holyhead 19,964 37,797 +17,833
Immingham Docks 0 32,906 +32,906
Hull 0 24,000 +24,000

Quick facts

HS code: 901010

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

Description: Machines that develop photo film or paper rolls automatically, or expose film to photo paper