Import/export HS code 370243: Wide, short photo film

Unused rolls of film for photography, wider than 610 mm but shorter than 200 meters

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 £
Belgium 593,283
China 535,308
United States 345,389
Netherlands 290,634
Germany 278,283

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 £
Belgium 593,283 0 -593,283
China 0 535,308 +535,308
United States 125,384 220,005 +94,621
Netherlands 45,425 245,209 +199,784
Germany 30,809 247,474 +216,665
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,813 44,322 +30,509
France 2,771 22,374 +19,603
Spain 3,410 20,887 +17,477

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 £
Belgium 754,938
Germany 537,627
China 368,325
United States 364,215
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 97,338

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 £
Belgium 594,875 160,063 -434,812
Germany 56,597 481,030 +424,433
China 3,795 364,530 +360,735
United States 127,936 236,279 +108,343
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,789 84,549 +71,760
Japan 15,642 9,128 -6,514
Spain 1,818 0 -1,818
Italy 1,443 0 -1,443

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Essex 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1
Kent 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 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Essex 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Kent 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) 1,181,571
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 680,919
Air transport 287,984

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) 654,250 527,321 -126,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,005 660,914 +640,909
Air transport 140,640 147,344 +6,704

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 641,501
Dover 540,881
Southampton 294,436
London Heathrow Airport 284,396
Eurotunnel 283,282

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 38,470 603,031 +564,561
Dover 507,533 33,348 -474,185
Southampton 0 294,436 +294,436
London Heathrow Airport 139,197 145,199 +6,002
Eurotunnel 26,814 256,468 +229,654
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,967 0 -64,967
Purfleet 27,924 0 -27,924
Immingham Docks 2,471 952 -1,519
Harwich 3,124 0 -3,124
Birmingham Airport 1,443 919 -524

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 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Other manufacturing 1
Other personal service activities 1
Publishing activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-12 2
2025-11 1
2025-10 3
2025-09 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
1m-15m 6
54m+ 3

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 £
Spain 876,361
France 117,813
Italy 111,319
Germany 66,043
United Arab Emirates 49,224

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 £
Spain 439,807 436,554 -3,253
France 64,477 53,336 -11,141
Italy 69,451 41,868 -27,583
Germany 39,262 26,781 -12,481
United Arab Emirates 36,858 12,366 -24,492
Kenya 13,968 23,471 +9,503
Romania 19,045 14,765 -4,280
South Africa 11,580 15,903 +4,323
Pakistan 0 26,542 +26,542
Poland 18,916 4,290 -14,626

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) 1,234,650
Air transport 275,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 80,132

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) 658,819 575,831 -82,988
Air transport 122,588 153,282 +30,694
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,178 30,954 -18,224

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,221,403
London Heathrow Airport 118,302
ZLC 75,589
East Midlands Airport 66,148
London Gateway Port 57,502

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 649,660 571,743 -77,917
London Heathrow Airport 33,274 85,028 +51,754
ZLC 26,958 48,631 +21,673
East Midlands Airport 51,954 14,194 -37,760
London Gateway Port 49,178 8,324 -40,854
Southampton 0 22,630 +22,630
Manchester Airport 3,449 5,429 +1,980
London Stansted Airport 6,953 0 -6,953
Holyhead 6,250 0 -6,250
Immingham Docks 0 4,088 +4,088

Quick facts

HS code: 370243

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

Description: Unused rolls of film for photography, wider than 610 mm but shorter than 200 meters