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 9,228,790
Netherlands 4,988,759
Germany 3,819,419
Switzerland 2,054,900
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 8,032,349 1,196,441 -6,835,908
Netherlands 4,887,191 101,568 -4,785,623
Germany 2,138,766 1,680,653 -458,113
Switzerland 356,144 1,698,756 +1,342,612
Norway 455,556 1,091,374 +635,818
France 612,704 336,957 -275,747
Japan 107,367 634,656 +527,289
China 517,774 0 -517,774
Belgium 187,964 103,140 -84,824
Italy 91,025 59,435 -31,590

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 6,971,050
Japan 5,488,621
Germany 3,115,919
United States 3,059,622
United Kingdom 2,280,869

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 5,574,876 1,396,174 -4,178,702
Japan 4,780,439 708,182 -4,072,257
Germany 1,045,961 2,069,958 +1,023,997
United States 2,631,920 427,702 -2,204,218
United Kingdom 1,874,858 406,011 -1,468,847
Norway 495,810 1,171,374 +675,564
France 571,612 261,280 -310,332
Switzerland 82,412 296,656 +214,244
Belgium 187,964 95,213 -92,751
Italy 108,117 72,020 -36,097

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 8
Outer London - South 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2

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 18 12 -6
Inner London - East 2 7 +5
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
West of England 1 2 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Kent 0 1 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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 9,729,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,093,138
Other 2,581,182
Road transport 2,259,179
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 960,962

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 5,369,351 4,359,872 -1,009,479
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,553,357 1,539,781 -6,013,576
Other 2,315,284 265,898 -2,049,386
Road transport 1,776,570 482,609 -1,293,961
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 604,193 356,769 -247,424

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
499 5,605,713
Harwich 4,809,077
London Heathrow Airport 4,763,554
London 3,102,877
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 2,543,576 3,062,137 +518,561
Harwich 4,809,077 0 -4,809,077
London Heathrow Airport 3,770,688 992,866 -2,777,822
London 2,212,921 889,956 -1,322,965
000 2,315,284 265,898 -2,049,386
Eurotunnel 518,808 666,932 +148,124
London Stansted Airport 541,286 428,979 -112,307
Felixstowe 517,774 0 -517,774
East Midlands Airport 280,184 184,712 -95,472
Thamesport 57,661 146,984 +89,323

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 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Creative, arts and entertainment activities 4
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 28
0-1m 11
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 16,960,019
France 5,579,624
Germany 3,478,311
Singapore 1,186,931
Netherlands 1,083,301

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 2,996,587 13,963,432 +10,966,845
France 609,283 4,970,341 +4,361,058
Germany 2,484,780 993,531 -1,491,249
Singapore 152,821 1,034,110 +881,289
Netherlands 489,214 594,087 +104,873
Switzerland 200,575 603,545 +402,970
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 137,496 625,004 +487,508
South Africa 4,130 712,400 +708,270
Norway 26,650 425,922 +399,272
Japan 338,764 42,896 -295,868

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 24,394,706
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,857,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,497
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 5,336,242 19,058,464 +13,722,222
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,159,694 6,697,687 +3,537,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,957 10,540 -27,417
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 18,014,242
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,424,683
London 2,604,797
ZLC 2,173,051
London Stansted Airport 1,856,638

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 2,822,915 15,191,327 +12,368,412
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,241,717 5,182,966 +3,941,249
London 1,913,099 691,698 -1,221,401
ZLC 615,061 1,557,990 +942,929
London Stansted Airport 792,151 1,064,487 +272,336
East Midlands Airport 1,084,449 571,610 -512,839
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