Import/export HS code 370120: Instant Print Film

Unexposed instant print film, used for quick photo development, available in flat sheets or packs

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 £
Netherlands 18,529,881
Japan 4,513,227
France 1,127,597
Ireland 497,079
Germany 238,048

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 £
Netherlands 9,503,753 9,026,128 -477,625
Japan 1,068,741 3,444,486 +2,375,745
France 677,496 450,101 -227,395
Ireland 221,316 275,763 +54,447
Germany 184,049 53,999 -130,050
United States 21,425 200,611 +179,186
Spain 132,398 3,018 -129,380
China 3,117 41,808 +38,691
Slovakia 29,113 0 -29,113
Romania 22,858 0 -22,858

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 £
Japan 18,109,965
Netherlands 6,573,820
China 321,754
United States 105,066
Spain 74,261

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 £
Japan 8,329,804 9,780,161 +1,450,357
Netherlands 3,144,167 3,429,653 +285,486
China 279,012 42,742 -236,270
United States 11,463 93,603 +82,140
Spain 73,179 1,082 -72,097
Germany 22,348 36,526 +14,178
Luxembourg 3,704 0 -3,704
Taiwan 0 3,484 +3,484
Belgium 0 2,321 +2,321
Austria 0 1,322 +1,322

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 3
South East Wales 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 2 2 +0
South East Wales 3 0 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Kent 1 0 -1
Lancashire 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,980,527
Air transport 11,140,554
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,137,811
Other 144,324

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,418,923 5,561,604 -857,319
Air transport 4,147,961 6,992,593 +2,844,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,297,729 840,082 -457,647
Other 32,200 112,124 +79,924

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,436,560
London Heathrow Airport 4,662,164
Immingham Docks 3,785,037
Birmingham Airport 2,645,314
Leeds Bradford Airport 2,164,742

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 £
Felixstowe 1,875,892 3,560,668 +1,684,776
London Heathrow Airport 1,070,501 3,591,663 +2,521,162
Immingham Docks 1,841,650 1,943,387 +101,737
Birmingham Airport 977,769 1,667,545 +689,776
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,059,207 1,105,535 +46,328
London 1,440,307 197,919 -1,242,388
East Midlands Airport 1,013,011 625,195 -387,816
Harwich 1,521,728 0 -1,521,728
Dover / Eurotunnel 641,483 444,440 -197,043
Holyhead 101,951 105,449 +3,498

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3
Accommodation
1
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1
Food and beverage service activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 1
2026-04 1
2026-03 2
2026-02 2
2026-01 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
54m+ 8
0-1m 3
1m-15m 3
Other 3
15m-54m 2

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 £
France 1,240,029
Ireland 357,577
Netherlands 297,698
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 90,711
South Africa 15,503

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 £
France 770,199 469,830 -300,369
Ireland 293,292 64,285 -229,007
Netherlands 168,086 129,612 -38,474
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 89,799 912 -88,887
South Africa 7,752 7,751 -1
Germany 15,250 0 -15,250
Australia 0 13,157 +13,157
United Arab Emirates 2,285 8,448 +6,163
Saudi Arabia 902 4,831 +3,929
United States 2,500 1,864 -636

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 £
Japan 1,909
China 8

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 £
Japan 1,449 460 -989
China 8 0 -8

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) 1,877,138
Air transport 171,948
Other 1,917
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,179

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) 1,229,439 647,699 -581,740
Air transport 120,596 51,352 -69,244
Other 1,457 460 -997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 1,179 +1,179

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,475,209
Holyhead 382,166
London Heathrow Airport 111,576
East Midlands Airport 25,275
London Stansted Airport 19,949

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 937,604 537,605 -399,999
Holyhead 273,239 108,927 -164,312
London Heathrow Airport 82,444 29,132 -53,312
East Midlands Airport 12,480 12,795 +315
London Stansted Airport 17,750 2,199 -15,551
ZLC 7,922 7,226 -696
Liverpool Docks 14,713 0 -14,713
Fishguard 3,883 0 -3,883
000 1,457 460 -997
London Gateway Port 0 1,179 +1,179

Quick facts

HS code: 370120

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

Description: Unexposed instant print film, used for quick photo development, available in flat sheets or packs