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 9,082,886
Netherlands 4,993,722
Germany 3,537,616
Switzerland 1,964,811
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 7,916,762 1,166,124 -6,750,638
Netherlands 82,522 4,911,200 +4,828,678
Germany 1,919,201 1,618,415 -300,786
Switzerland 281,402 1,683,409 +1,402,007
Norway 57,724 1,489,206 +1,431,482
France 356,970 619,412 +262,442
Romania 842,263 0 -842,263
Japan 140,809 640,765 +499,956
China 517,774 0 -517,774
Belgium 242,345 103,140 -139,205

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 6,938,423
Japan 5,621,486
United States 2,987,770
Germany 2,900,918
United Kingdom 2,167,644

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 574,501 6,363,922 +5,789,421
Japan 4,909,386 712,100 -4,197,286
United States 2,687,565 300,205 -2,387,360
Germany 1,044,090 1,856,828 +812,738
United Kingdom 1,434,006 733,638 -700,368
Norway 55,000 1,532,184 +1,477,184
France 533,321 338,334 -194,987
Romania 842,263 0 -842,263
Switzerland 90,270 295,709 +205,439
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 30
Inner London - East 8
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 18 15 -3
Inner London - East 3 6 +3
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
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) 9,971,699
Air transport 9,559,121
Other 2,589,282
Road transport 2,242,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 769,083

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) 2,874,936 7,096,763 +4,221,827
Air transport 5,394,828 4,164,293 -1,230,535
Other 2,030,884 558,398 -1,472,486
Road transport 1,776,570 466,411 -1,310,159
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 607,358 161,725 -445,633

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
499 5,151,215
London Heathrow Airport 4,859,129
Harwich 4,817,821
London 3,133,843
000 2,589,282

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 2,401,626 2,749,589 +347,963
London Heathrow Airport 3,767,123 1,092,006 -2,675,117
Harwich 8,744 4,809,077 +4,800,333
London 1,803,077 1,330,766 -472,311
000 2,030,884 558,398 -1,472,486
London Stansted Airport 731,322 460,454 -270,868
Eurotunnel 210,301 972,027 +761,726
Dover / Eurotunnel 844,729 0 -844,729
Felixstowe 517,774 0 -517,774
East Midlands Airport 220,772 276,167 +55,395

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 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Creative, arts and entertainment activities 6
Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 4
2025-09 5
2025-08 1
2025-07 3

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 31
0-1m 12
54m+ 6
Other 6
15m-54m 5

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 17,452,916
France 5,660,018
Germany 3,421,225
Singapore 1,217,411
Netherlands 1,157,828

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 3,577,190 13,875,726 +10,298,536
France 628,380 5,031,638 +4,403,258
Germany 2,246,697 1,174,528 -1,072,169
Singapore 181,051 1,036,360 +855,309
Netherlands 542,683 615,145 +72,462
Switzerland 237,581 613,873 +376,292
South Africa 2,500 714,030 +711,530
Norway 14,175 437,047 +422,872
United Arab Emirates 100,077 342,755 +242,678
Portugal 407,873 14,500 -393,373

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 24,178,090
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,276,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 167,719
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 5,604,203 18,573,887 +12,969,684
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,424,491 6,852,475 +3,427,984
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 125,502 42,217 -83,285
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 17,029,179
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,857,168
ZLC 2,630,228
London 2,604,797
London Stansted Airport 2,169,522

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 2,499,849 14,529,330 +12,029,481
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,509,400 5,347,768 +3,838,368
ZLC 1,013,892 1,616,336 +602,444
London 1,913,099 691,698 -1,221,401
London Stansted Airport 1,108,119 1,061,403 -46,716
East Midlands Airport 1,042,952 703,987 -338,965
Harwich 0 419,639 +419,639
SPC 0 378,200 +378,200
Glasgow Airport 10,125 340,000 +329,875
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