Import/export HS code 970210: Old art prints and lithographs (over 100 years)

Original engravings, prints, and lithographs that are more than 100 years old

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 9,317,365
Netherlands 4,997,503
Germany 3,851,973
Switzerland 2,060,466
Norway 1,546,930

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 7,958,294 1,359,071 -6,599,223
Netherlands 82,522 4,914,981 +4,832,459
Germany 2,115,947 1,736,026 -379,921
Switzerland 361,710 1,698,756 +1,337,046
Norway 57,724 1,489,206 +1,431,482
France 358,473 646,404 +287,931
Romania 842,263 0 -842,263
Japan 108,388 635,684 +527,296
China 517,774 0 -517,774
Belgium 189,855 103,140 -86,715

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 £
Netherlands 6,984,973
Japan 5,498,776
Germany 3,156,962
United States 3,115,551
United Kingdom 2,301,122

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 £
Netherlands 751,551 6,233,422 +5,481,871
Japan 4,789,566 709,210 -4,080,356
Germany 1,061,054 2,095,908 +1,034,854
United States 2,678,628 436,923 -2,241,705
United Kingdom 1,470,810 830,312 -640,498
Norway 55,000 1,612,184 +1,557,184
France 610,532 261,280 -349,252
Romania 842,263 0 -842,263
Switzerland 87,978 296,656 +208,678
Belgium 189,855 95,213 -94,642

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 27
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - South 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 16 15 -1
Inner London - East 3 7 +4
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
West of England 1 2 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Kent 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,976,051
Air transport 9,878,405
Other 2,581,182
Road transport 2,259,179
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 968,736

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,876,936 7,099,115 +4,222,179
Air transport 5,381,063 4,497,342 -883,721
Other 2,279,784 301,398 -1,978,386
Road transport 1,776,570 482,609 -1,293,961
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 604,548 364,188 -240,360

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
499 5,605,713
London Heathrow Airport 4,837,485
Harwich 4,817,821
London 3,133,843
000 2,581,182

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 £
499 2,541,576 3,064,137 +522,561
London Heathrow Airport 3,841,980 995,505 -2,846,475
Harwich 8,744 4,809,077 +4,800,333
London 1,803,077 1,330,766 -472,311
000 2,279,784 301,398 -1,978,386
Eurotunnel 210,301 976,379 +766,078
London Stansted Airport 575,946 457,705 -118,241
Dover / Eurotunnel 844,729 0 -844,729
Felixstowe 517,774 0 -517,774
East Midlands Airport 188,705 283,648 +94,943

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 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Creative, arts and entertainment activities 5
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 3
2025-10 4
2025-09 5
2025-08 1

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 30
0-1m 13
54m+ 6
Other 6
15m-54m 4

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 17,308,899
France 5,652,753
Germany 3,485,181
Singapore 1,186,931
Netherlands 1,151,396

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 3,005,187 14,303,712 +11,298,525
France 644,122 5,008,631 +4,364,509
Germany 2,252,535 1,232,646 -1,019,889
Singapore 152,821 1,034,110 +881,289
Netherlands 536,909 614,487 +77,578
Switzerland 215,107 607,047 +391,940
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 142,996 625,004 +482,008
South Africa 2,500 714,030 +711,530
Norway 26,650 425,922 +399,272
United Arab Emirates 98,473 342,755 +244,282

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 24,887,933
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,340,289
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 129,777
Road transport 5,270

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 5,090,916 19,797,017 +14,706,101
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,452,487 6,887,802 +3,435,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 119,237 10,540 -108,697
Road transport 5,270 0 -5,270

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 18,272,836
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,907,591
London 2,604,797
ZLC 2,352,800
London Stansted Airport 1,935,137

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 2,497,949 15,774,887 +13,276,938
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,534,510 5,373,081 +3,838,571
London 1,913,099 691,698 -1,221,401
ZLC 721,701 1,631,099 +909,398
London Stansted Airport 858,524 1,076,613 +218,089
East Midlands Airport 1,072,356 641,368 -430,988
Harwich 0 419,639 +419,639
SPC 0 378,200 +378,200
Glasgow Airport 10,125 340,914 +330,789
London Gatwick Airport 0 195,500 +195,500

Quick facts

HS code: 970210

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

Description: Original engravings, prints, and lithographs that are more than 100 years old