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 3,148,675
Germany 133,722
United States 113,565
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 1,105,414 2,043,261 +937,847
Germany 40,912 92,810 +51,898
United States 78,832 34,733 -44,099
Australia 11,324 60,132 +48,808
Spain 5,580 36,808 +31,228
Czechia 13,722 21,455 +7,733
Italy 9,697 0 -9,697
Ireland 4,637 3,395 -1,242
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 3,263,032
United States 151,600
China 39,086
Czechia 35,177
United Kingdom 32,821

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 1,109,995 2,153,037 +1,043,042
United States 112,945 38,655 -74,290
China 2,278 36,808 +34,530
Czechia 13,722 21,455 +7,733
United Kingdom 0 32,821 +32,821
Australia 11,324 0 -11,324
Ireland 4,637 3,395 -1,242
Hungary 7,695 0 -7,695
Italy 6,339 0 -6,339
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 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
West Midlands 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) 2,093,793
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,213,205
Air transport 267,759

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) 688,093 1,405,700 +717,607
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 428,330 784,875 +356,545
Air transport 164,611 103,148 -61,463

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,468,209
Immingham Docks 913,302
Harwich 620,149
East Midlands Airport 134,859
Eurotunnel 122,746

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 547,051 921,158 +374,107
Immingham Docks 150,565 762,737 +612,172
Harwich 325,476 294,673 -30,803
East Midlands Airport 68,875 65,984 -2,891
Eurotunnel 43,997 78,749 +34,752
Dover 25,405 53,571 +28,166
London Stansted Airport 73,943 1,302 -72,641
London 0 65,264 +65,264
London Heathrow Airport 21,793 34,733 +12,940
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,364 5,276 -88

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
3
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
1
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 2
2026-04 2
2025-09 3
2025-07 1
2025-05 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 4
1m-15m 2
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 £
United States 2,236,250
Germany 1,165,801
Singapore 775,085
France 574,804
Japan 433,488

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 1,298,246 938,004 -360,242
Germany 477,311 688,490 +211,179
Singapore 308,330 466,755 +158,425
France 214,350 360,454 +146,104
Japan 221,606 211,882 -9,724
Sweden 174,881 220,841 +45,960
Italy 183,107 117,684 -65,423
Brazil 153,165 88,237 -64,928
Slovenia 82,198 98,715 +16,517
Poland 100,977 72,346 -28,631

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 £
United States 51

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 £
United States 0 51 +51

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) 3,596,369
Air transport 3,192,897
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,917,401
Other 51

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) 1,640,927 1,955,442 +314,515
Air transport 1,618,993 1,573,904 -45,089
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,043,645 873,756 -169,889
Other 0 51 +51

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,504,395
Liverpool Docks 1,471,007
London Heathrow Airport 1,132,642
ZLC 869,695
Manchester Airport 679,220

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 1,168,840 1,335,555 +166,715
Liverpool Docks 762,341 708,666 -53,675
London Heathrow Airport 578,131 554,511 -23,620
ZLC 193,557 676,138 +482,581
Manchester Airport 537,491 141,729 -395,762
Immingham Docks 231,665 321,687 +90,022
Dover 186,901 283,479 +96,578
East Midlands Airport 218,869 79,380 -139,489
Birmingham Airport 84,837 109,599 +24,762
Southampton 117,026 44,039 -72,987

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