Import/export HS code 370232: Various photo film with silver halide

Unused film rolls with silver halide coating, sensitive to light but not yet exposed

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 2,722,042
Germany 126,599
United States 115,754
Australia 71,456
Spain 42,388

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 1,275,997 1,446,045 +170,048
Germany 35,468 91,131 +55,663
United States 63,409 52,345 -11,064
Australia 11,324 60,132 +48,808
Spain 5,580 36,808 +31,228
Czechia 8,111 16,440 +8,329
Italy 18,226 0 -18,226
Ireland 4,332 4,984 +652
Hungary 7,695 0 -7,695
Slovenia 3,221 0 -3,221

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 2,839,623
United States 144,775
China 39,086
United Kingdom 29,597
Czechia 24,551

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 1,280,578 1,559,045 +278,467
United States 93,045 51,730 -41,315
China 2,278 36,808 +34,530
United Kingdom 0 29,597 +29,597
Czechia 8,111 16,440 +8,329
Italy 14,868 0 -14,868
Australia 11,324 0 -11,324
Ireland 4,332 4,984 +652
Hungary 7,695 0 -7,695
Spain 5,580 0 -5,580

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Inner London - East 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
Outer London - West and North West 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 0 2 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0

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) 1,835,781
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,049,732
Air transport 255,735

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) 1,050,004 785,777 -264,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 255,937 793,795 +537,858
Air transport 127,422 128,313 +891

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,236,261
Immingham Docks 707,464
Harwich 651,613
East Midlands Airport 114,548
Eurotunnel 113,520

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 774,443 461,818 -312,625
Immingham Docks 162,569 544,895 +382,326
Harwich 305,672 345,941 +40,269
East Midlands Airport 38,580 75,968 +37,388
Eurotunnel 21,824 91,696 +69,872
Dover 17,842 57,298 +39,456
London Stansted Airport 66,471 7,472 -58,999
London 0 65,264 +65,264
London Heathrow Airport 13,842 44,873 +31,031
London Gateway Port 4,198 7,676 +3,478

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-09 3
2025-07 1
2025-05 3
2025-04 1
2025-03 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
0-1m 3
54m+ 2
1m-15m 1
Other 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 £
United States 2,501,459
Germany 1,028,268
Singapore 783,547
France 584,487
Sweden 370,891

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 1,369,274 1,132,185 -237,089
Germany 545,175 483,093 -62,082
Singapore 229,535 554,012 +324,477
France 270,256 314,231 +43,975
Sweden 163,637 207,254 +43,617
Italy 197,030 100,210 -96,820
Japan 184,131 106,618 -77,513
Brazil 139,891 133,162 -6,729
Slovenia 132,876 67,264 -65,612
South Korea 159,448 35,668 -123,780

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) 3,320,845
Air transport 2,946,451
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,235,007

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) 1,674,178 1,646,667 -27,511
Air transport 1,153,226 1,793,225 +639,999
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,529,866 705,141 -824,725

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,402,189
Liverpool Docks 1,755,896
London Heathrow Airport 1,065,940
ZLC 746,333
Manchester Airport 694,260

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 1,295,248 1,106,941 -188,307
Liverpool Docks 1,261,216 494,680 -766,536
London Heathrow Airport 729,247 336,693 -392,554
ZLC 179,664 566,669 +387,005
Manchester Airport 100,994 593,266 +492,272
Immingham Docks 208,464 273,308 +64,844
Dover 118,342 274,340 +155,998
East Midlands Airport 35,984 253,890 +217,906
Southampton 111,544 26,071 -85,473
Birmingham Airport 98,986 36,241 -62,745

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 370232

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

Description: Unused film rolls with silver halide coating, sensitive to light but not yet exposed