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 2,066,481
Switzerland 711,368
Germany 259,660
Bermuda 239,400
France 220,355

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 1,730,313 336,168 -1,394,145
Switzerland 64,244 647,124 +582,880
Germany 47,493 212,167 +164,674
Bermuda 0 239,400 +239,400
France 162,203 58,152 -104,051
Italy 75,469 65,938 -9,531
Netherlands 71,482 27,045 -44,437
Australia 5,804 87,032 +81,228
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 1,960,477
Switzerland 622,190
Germany 281,536
Bermuda 239,400
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 1,650,443 310,034 -1,340,409
Switzerland 46,526 575,664 +529,138
Germany 62,162 219,374 +157,212
Bermuda 0 239,400 +239,400
India 159,409 12,327 -147,082
Italy 76,620 66,882 -9,738
France 51,570 61,520 +9,950
Netherlands 78,391 32,847 -45,544
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
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 3,429,445
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 434,171
Other 230,632
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,246
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 2,078,421 1,351,024 -727,397
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 90,872 343,299 +252,427
Other 120,000 110,632 -9,368
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,340 35,906 -33,434
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 2,140,262
499 1,118,496
000 230,632
London Stansted Airport 190,004
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 1,443,144 697,118 -746,026
499 351,950 766,546 +414,596
000 120,000 110,632 -9,368
London Stansted Airport 126,505 63,499 -63,006
East Midlands Airport 117,707 22,668 -95,039
Eurotunnel 31,955 41,343 +9,388
Thamesport 59,375 9,877 -49,498
London 12,571 34,020 +21,449
Holyhead 0 46,230 +46,230
Birmingham Airport 22,097 23,459 +1,362

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 8
15m-54m 5
54m+ 4
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 £
Norway 4,519,990
United States 1,873,678
Switzerland 1,239,414
France 1,048,327
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 £
Norway 4,515,000 4,990 -4,510,010
United States 870,254 1,003,424 +133,170
Switzerland 1,237,464 1,950 -1,235,514
France 689,607 358,720 -330,887
Netherlands 781,961 11,720 -770,241
Germany 11,050 519,909 +508,859
Belgium 81,069 113,582 +32,513
India 19,780 168,948 +149,168
Italy 93,046 55,083 -37,963
United Arab Emirates 21,397 119,000 +97,603

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) 8,233,677
Air transport 2,858,392
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 226,044
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,234,405 999,272 -6,235,133
Air transport 1,163,749 1,694,643 +530,894
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 177,132 48,912 -128,220
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 £
Harwich 4,500,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,422,578
London Heathrow Airport 1,778,471
London 1,304,490
London Stansted Airport 579,612

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 £
Harwich 4,500,000 0 -4,500,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,540,948 881,630 -659,318
London Heathrow Airport 514,300 1,264,171 +749,871
London 1,188,098 116,392 -1,071,706
London Stansted Airport 290,929 288,683 -2,246
ZLC 215,788 55,774 -160,014
East Midlands Airport 136,069 98,115 -37,954
Southampton 125,000 10,987 -114,013
Liverpool Docks 16,725 26,782 +10,057
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