Import/export HS code 970129: Various Handmade Art

Other types of handmade art not classified elsewhere, such as unique decorative pieces

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 2,056,983
Switzerland 709,297
Germany 255,441
Bermuda 228,000
France 225,896

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 1,629,895 427,088 -1,202,807
Switzerland 64,244 645,053 +580,809
Germany 45,433 210,008 +164,575
Bermuda 0 228,000 +228,000
France 169,508 56,388 -113,120
Italy 84,671 67,177 -17,494
Netherlands 72,779 27,045 -45,734
Australia 5,878 88,099 +82,221
Spain 4,450 70,669 +66,219
Belgium 15,033 47,000 +31,967

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 1,952,002
Switzerland 620,119
Germany 277,317
Bermuda 228,000
India 171,736

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 1,553,565 398,437 -1,155,128
Switzerland 46,526 573,593 +527,067
Germany 60,102 217,215 +157,113
Bermuda 0 228,000 +228,000
India 159,409 12,327 -147,082
Italy 85,822 68,121 -17,701
France 58,875 59,756 +881
Netherlands 79,688 32,847 -46,841
United Kingdom 50,834 59,236 +8,402
Russia 21,740 75,296 +53,556

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Inner London - East 3
Outer London - West and North West 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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
Inner London - West 5 2 -3
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 0 -1
Suffolk 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 £
Air transport 3,423,144
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 436,343
Other 230,632
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 108,080
Road transport 36,986

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 1,996,987 1,426,157 -570,830
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 93,044 343,299 +250,255
Other 120,000 110,632 -9,368
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,151 45,929 -16,222
Road transport 0 36,986 +36,986

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,132,760
499 1,107,096
000 230,632
London Stansted Airport 208,678
East Midlands Airport 140,375

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 Heathrow Airport 1,438,537 694,223 -744,314
499 249,600 857,496 +607,896
000 120,000 110,632 -9,368
London Stansted Airport 150,421 58,257 -92,164
East Midlands Airport 117,707 22,668 -95,039
Eurotunnel 34,127 41,343 +7,216
Thamesport 53,425 18,661 -34,764
London 12,571 34,020 +21,449
Holyhead 0 46,230 +46,230
Felixstowe 40,779 1,802 -38,977

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Other manufacturing 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-06 2
2025-03 2
2025-02 3
2024-12 4
2024-11 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 9
15m-54m 4
54m+ 4
0-1m 1
Other 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 £
United States 26,558,376
Norway 4,519,990
Switzerland 1,239,414
France 1,049,307
Netherlands 793,681

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 £
United States 25,890,899 667,477 -25,223,422
Norway 4,515,000 4,990 -4,510,010
Switzerland 1,236,519 2,895 -1,233,624
France 688,248 361,059 -327,189
Netherlands 780,107 13,574 -766,533
Germany 12,850 204,984 +192,134
Italy 153,865 56,264 -97,601
India 42,492 154,148 +111,656
Belgium 81,069 113,582 +32,513
United Arab Emirates 8,000 132,397 +124,397

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 27,464,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,982,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 277,918
Road transport 17,856

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 £
Air transport 26,128,865 1,335,329 -24,793,536
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,294,713 687,690 -6,607,023
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 229,006 48,912 -180,094
Road transport 5,756 12,100 +6,344

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 26,353,110
Harwich 4,500,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,171,304
London 1,304,490
London Stansted Airport 584,493

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 Heathrow Airport 25,477,283 875,827 -24,601,456
Harwich 4,500,000 0 -4,500,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,602,948 568,356 -1,034,592
London 1,188,098 116,392 -1,071,706
London Stansted Airport 291,610 292,883 +1,273
ZLC 236,698 62,246 -174,452
East Midlands Airport 116,611 116,473 -138
Southampton 125,000 10,987 -114,013
Liverpool Docks 67,402 26,782 -40,620
Grangemouth Docks 29,920 0 -29,920

Quick facts

HS code: 970129

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

Description: Other types of handmade art not classified elsewhere, such as unique decorative pieces