Import/export HS code 370296: Short, narrow film

Unused rolls of film for photography, 35 mm or less in width and up to 30 meters long

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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 £
Germany 212,444
Czechia 94,696
Netherlands 68,851
Canada 64,849
China 56,958

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 £
Germany 117,955 94,489 -23,466
Czechia 47,838 46,858 -980
Netherlands 68,851 0 -68,851
Canada 64,849 0 -64,849
China 32,072 24,886 -7,186
Japan 2,691 49,397 +46,706
Latvia 22,348 1,280 -21,068
France 8,190 14,310 +6,120
Spain 16,244 2,624 -13,620
United States 7,316 8,138 +822

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 £
United States 206,156
Japan 118,248
Czechia 97,898
China 80,360
Germany 49,243

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 £
United States 130,538 75,618 -54,920
Japan 68,851 49,397 -19,454
Czechia 47,838 50,060 +2,222
China 43,360 37,000 -6,360
Germany 44,262 4,981 -39,281
United Kingdom 22,856 20,971 -1,885
Latvia 19,010 1,280 -17,730
Belgium 6,544 956 -5,588
Italy 0 4,244 +4,244
Spain 915 2,624 +1,709

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Lancashire 0 1 +1
Norfolk 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 287,219
Air transport 206,640
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 143,781

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) 152,700 134,519 -18,181
Air transport 122,092 84,548 -37,544
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 115,717 28,064 -87,653

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 127,046
Eurotunnel 126,151
London Heathrow Airport 82,538
London Gateway Port 79,786
London Stansted Airport 75,860

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 75,260 51,786 -23,474
Eurotunnel 62,468 63,683 +1,215
London Heathrow Airport 12,554 69,984 +57,430
London Gateway Port 76,608 3,178 -73,430
London Stansted Airport 70,124 5,736 -64,388
Felixstowe 936 24,886 +23,950
London Gatwick Airport 22,348 1,280 -21,068
London 9,706 12,029 +2,323
Thamesport 19,926 0 -19,926
East Midlands Airport 13,460 3,939 -9,521

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 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 7
2025-10 5
2025-09 4
2025-08 4

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 10
0-1m 6
54m+ 5
Other 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 £
Germany 1,666,105
Sweden 1,107,659
United States 865,311
Italy 631,130
Japan 545,747

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 £
Germany 976,975 689,130 -287,845
Sweden 498,782 608,877 +110,095
United States 433,666 431,645 -2,021
Italy 370,543 260,587 -109,956
Japan 344,769 200,978 -143,791
Spain 263,258 234,286 -28,972
Australia 276,511 216,374 -60,137
Canada 230,752 203,999 -26,753
China 245,398 120,331 -125,067
Czechia 138,647 177,808 +39,161

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) 4,680,529
Air transport 2,123,212
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,892,312

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) 2,626,157 2,054,372 -571,785
Air transport 1,056,352 1,066,860 +10,508
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,174,259 718,053 -456,206

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,419,589
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,221,206
London Heathrow Airport 1,046,647
Manchester Airport 610,472
Southampton 521,300

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,325,460 1,094,129 -231,331
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,212,532 1,008,674 -203,858
London Heathrow Airport 589,657 456,990 -132,667
Manchester Airport 206,761 403,711 +196,950
Southampton 357,113 164,187 -192,926
Portsmouth 259,110 182,145 -76,965
London Gateway Port 293,121 105,945 -187,176
Birmingham Airport 234,179 131,130 -103,049
Liverpool Docks 148,047 148,453 +406
London 52,109 34,162 -17,947

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 370296

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

Description: Unused rolls of film for photography, 35 mm or less in width and up to 30 meters long