Import/export HS code 970290: Various art prints and lithographs

Other types of original engravings, prints, and lithographs not over 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 81,268,617
Switzerland 21,525,641
France 11,638,693
Germany 9,509,411
Netherlands 6,937,886

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 51,365,499 29,903,118 -21,462,381
Switzerland 10,533,894 10,991,747 +457,853
France 6,082,645 5,556,048 -526,597
Germany 4,213,820 5,295,591 +1,081,771
Netherlands 2,712,800 4,225,086 +1,512,286
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,864,390 2,803,602 +939,212
Italy 2,529,107 2,136,343 -392,764
China 1,064,627 2,018,130 +953,503
Japan 1,165,166 1,916,268 +751,102
Denmark 1,972,966 236,314 -1,736,652

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 66,321,779
United Kingdom 57,295,280
France 8,164,932
Germany 7,593,870
Netherlands 4,661,406

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 40,864,240 25,457,539 -15,406,701
United Kingdom 29,196,214 28,099,066 -1,097,148
France 3,979,730 4,185,202 +205,472
Germany 3,563,293 4,030,577 +467,284
Netherlands 2,328,036 2,333,370 +5,334
Italy 2,371,569 1,462,817 -908,752
Japan 1,705,892 1,723,775 +17,883
Switzerland 1,835,845 811,455 -1,024,390
Canada 1,242,871 80,450 -1,162,421
Austria 625,869 592,780 -33,089

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 141
Inner London - East 31
Outer London - West and North West 24
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12

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 101 89 -12
Inner London - East 24 19 -5
Outer London - West and North West 14 13 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 9 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
Kent 6 2 -4
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
Essex 3 5 +2
West of England 3 5 +2

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 89,199,343
Road transport 31,109,014
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,365,330
Other 8,161,417
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,508,079

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 53,510,026 35,689,317 -17,820,709
Road transport 13,387,800 17,721,214 +4,333,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,733,362 13,631,968 -3,101,394
Other 5,587,771 2,573,646 -3,014,125
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,835,438 3,672,641 -162,797
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 17,000 +17,000
Rail transport 8,807 0 -8,807

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
499 49,958,298
London Heathrow Airport 47,417,159
London Stansted Airport 12,750,671
East Midlands Airport 11,728,591
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,286,274

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 20,860,166 29,098,132 +8,237,966
London Heathrow Airport 34,143,869 13,273,290 -20,870,579
London Stansted Airport 7,226,573 5,524,098 -1,702,475
East Midlands Airport 6,196,255 5,532,336 -663,919
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,893,077 4,393,197 -499,880
000 5,587,771 2,573,646 -3,014,125
ZLC 3,790,435 2,179,881 -1,610,554
London 3,333,619 2,500,581 -833,038
Thamesport 2,336,891 1,975,909 -360,982
Eurotunnel 1,564,067 2,508,279 +944,212

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 116
Creative, arts and entertainment activities 50
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 38
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 43
2025-10 41
2025-09 27
2025-08 28

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 141
0-1m 91
54m+ 49
Other 30
15m-54m 20

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 100,015,111
France 29,680,133
Switzerland 21,032,233
Germany 13,245,368
Italy 8,763,881

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 53,211,612 46,803,499 -6,408,113
France 12,996,666 16,683,467 +3,686,801
Switzerland 14,889,312 6,142,921 -8,746,391
Germany 5,075,233 8,170,135 +3,094,902
Italy 1,654,546 7,109,335 +5,454,789
Netherlands 3,458,053 4,144,643 +686,590
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,519,626 3,409,930 -109,696
Canada 2,553,803 3,255,905 +702,102
United Arab Emirates 1,600,387 2,452,317 +851,930
Greece 2,377,899 1,659,391 -718,508

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 11

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 11 0 -11

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 160,186,970
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 71,383,811
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,828,329
Road transport 58,015
Other 11

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 84,871,703 75,315,267 -9,556,436
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,298,327 40,085,484 +8,787,157
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,176,399 1,651,930 +475,531
Road transport 53,276 4,739 -48,537
Other 11 0 -11

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 101,926,180
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,204,858
East Midlands Airport 24,902,674
London Stansted Airport 16,549,052
ZLC 15,911,682

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 55,238,964 46,687,216 -8,551,748
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,614,914 35,589,944 +6,975,030
East Midlands Airport 11,235,682 13,666,992 +2,431,310
London Stansted Airport 7,995,934 8,553,118 +557,184
ZLC 9,667,608 6,244,074 -3,423,534
London 1,408,648 1,715,155 +306,507
Dover 264,614 1,394,693 +1,130,079
Southampton 739,024 660,306 -78,718
Liverpool Docks 108,772 873,276 +764,504
Eurotunnel 624,504 136,105 -488,399

Quick facts

HS code: 970290

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

Description: Other types of original engravings, prints, and lithographs not over 100 years old