Import/export HS code 370130: Large Photographic Plates and Film

Flat, unexposed photographic plates and film with any side longer than 255 mm, used for professional photography

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 33,622,301
Belgium 24,060,185
Germany 20,795,859
France 13,815,266
United States 9,863,839

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 14,671,618 18,950,683 +4,279,065
Belgium 16,007,533 8,052,652 -7,954,881
Germany 9,344,746 11,451,113 +2,106,367
France 10,286,798 3,528,468 -6,758,330
United States 6,654,442 3,209,397 -3,445,045
China 641,303 2,431,446 +1,790,143
Spain 365,843 962,639 +596,796
Taiwan 52,531 467,469 +414,938
Ireland 204,568 259,948 +55,380
Poland 207,970 150,287 -57,683

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 £
Germany 46,941,894
China 38,635,656
United States 13,108,289
Japan 6,990,876
Taiwan 662,091

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 £
Germany 25,192,788 21,749,106 -3,443,682
China 20,496,091 18,139,565 -2,356,526
United States 8,374,626 4,733,663 -3,640,963
Japan 3,596,449 3,394,427 -202,022
Taiwan 110,023 552,068 +442,045
Belgium 282,359 263,564 -18,795
Italy 345,930 199,870 -146,060
United Kingdom 60,878 127,653 +66,775
Austria 169,033 0 -169,033
Czechia 83,522 82,057 -1,465

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3
West Midlands 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 3 +2
West Midlands 0 3 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 0 -2
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Cheshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,426,170
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,949,706
Air transport 3,779,680
Other 526,879

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) 33,171,590 27,254,580 -5,917,010
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,841,773 21,107,933 -1,733,840
Air transport 2,810,962 968,718 -1,842,244
Other 202,107 324,772 +122,665

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 47,646,211
London 17,851,822
Felixstowe 11,565,226
Immingham Docks 9,897,832
London Gateway Port 5,695,742

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 £
Dover 30,584,386 17,061,825 -13,522,561
London 10,848,161 7,003,661 -3,844,500
Felixstowe 3,837,959 7,727,267 +3,889,308
Immingham Docks 653,481 9,244,351 +8,590,870
London Gateway Port 3,103,020 2,592,722 -510,298
Killingholme 2,015,636 1,099,401 -916,235
Eurotunnel 1,334,135 1,059,983 -274,152
Manchester Airport 2,312,406 18,462 -2,293,944
Southampton 1,180,148 451,217 -728,931
Liverpool Docks 608,854 918,427 +309,573

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 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 9
2025-10 11
2025-09 11
2025-08 8

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+ 15
1m-15m 13
0-1m 7
15m-54m 1

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 3,236,954
Italy 2,186,656
United States 1,819,112
Turkey 1,818,795
Spain 1,624,535

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 1,491,278 1,745,676 +254,398
Italy 1,320,154 866,502 -453,652
United States 1,615,739 203,373 -1,412,366
Turkey 1,096,559 722,236 -374,323
Spain 881,711 742,824 -138,887
Germany 985,592 517,522 -468,070
Japan 606,060 381,138 -224,922
Kenya 406,789 508,783 +101,994
Poland 246,528 506,490 +259,962
India 370,324 315,336 -54,988

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 £
Germany 32,009
XI 130
Spain 101

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 £
Germany 18,305 13,704 -4,601
XI 0 130 +130
Spain 0 101 +101

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) 15,039,835
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,973,904
Air transport 3,747,412
Other 34,522

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) 8,231,050 6,808,785 -1,422,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,760,645 1,213,259 -1,547,386
Air transport 2,028,114 1,719,298 -308,816
Other 20,587 13,935 -6,652

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,904,127
London Gateway Port 1,821,314
Manchester Airport 1,667,512
Southampton 958,398
London Heathrow Airport 921,238

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 7,503,616 6,400,511 -1,103,105
London Gateway Port 1,278,315 542,999 -735,316
Manchester Airport 774,060 893,452 +119,392
Southampton 545,105 413,293 -131,812
London Heathrow Airport 492,224 429,014 -63,210
Liverpool Docks 692,267 15,808 -676,459
Dover 468,520 68,575 -399,945
Felixstowe 239,414 145,933 -93,481
ZLC 282,786 61,261 -221,525
Immingham Docks 72,151 228,181 +156,030

Quick facts

HS code: 370130

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

Description: Flat, unexposed photographic plates and film with any side longer than 255 mm, used for professional photography