Import/export HS code 901010: Automatic photo film processors

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

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  • 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 347,204
United States 260,894
Austria 207,042
Ireland 115,250
Netherlands 112,789

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 192,747 154,457 -38,290
United States 149,586 111,308 -38,278
Austria 106,030 101,012 -5,018
Ireland 79,454 35,796 -43,658
Netherlands 98,418 14,371 -84,047
Poland 55,014 39,217 -15,797
France 71,201 2,201 -69,000
Italy 57,019 9,212 -47,807
Australia 30,417 20,939 -9,478
China 33,668 15,172 -18,496

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 451,951
Japan 361,996
Austria 244,482
China 99,542
Italy 67,670

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 270,447 181,504 -88,943
Japan 280,832 81,164 -199,668
Austria 131,670 112,812 -18,858
China 72,499 27,043 -45,456
Italy 56,718 10,952 -45,766
Malaysia 0 61,557 +61,557
Hungary 58,713 0 -58,713
United States 7,930 42,921 +34,991
Estonia 14,034 31,213 +17,179
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 1 3 +2
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 830,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 424,166
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 291,014
Other 7,313

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 423,421 406,647 -16,774
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 276,411 147,755 -128,656
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 263,743 27,271 -236,472
Other 4,720 2,593 -2,127

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 300,429
Thamesport 250,697
East Midlands Airport 199,769
London Heathrow Airport 191,072
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 169,305 131,124 -38,181
Thamesport 141,598 109,099 -32,499
East Midlands Airport 151,903 47,866 -104,037
London Heathrow Airport 48,175 142,897 +94,722
Dover 125,107 0 -125,107
London Stansted Airport 54,038 33,854 -20,184
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,855 0 -72,855
Southampton 33,957 20,939 -13,018
London 33,754 15,781 -17,973
Manchester Airport 0 48,049 +48,049

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 428,394
France 161,549
China 124,186
Ireland 83,418

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 111,964 316,430 +204,466
France 78,989 82,560 +3,571
China 1,142 123,044 +121,902
Ireland 43,001 40,417 -2,584
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 47,260 35,150 -12,110
Hungary 64,312 2,192 -62,120
Germany 18,154 45,200 +27,046
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) 2,220,998
Air transport 756,305
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 435,291
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 2,198,915 +2,176,832
Air transport 298,455 457,850 +159,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 188,816 246,475 +57,659
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 2,190,698
London Heathrow Airport 550,316
Dover / Eurotunnel 248,516
East Midlands Airport 89,712
Dover 69,676

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 2,186,610 +2,182,522
London Heathrow Airport 188,246 362,070 +173,824
Dover / Eurotunnel 100,027 148,489 +48,462
East Midlands Airport 73,871 15,841 -58,030
Dover 66,393 3,283 -63,110
ZLC 12,012 51,419 +39,407
Holyhead 19,964 37,797 +17,833
London Stansted Airport 30,516 26,320 -4,196
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