Import/export HS code 37029690: Various short, narrow film

Unused rolls of film for photography, 35 mm or less in width and up to 30 meters long, not for microfilm or graphic arts

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 £
Germany 250,348
Czechia 114,022
Canada 63,792
China 60,213
Japan 49,397

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 133,831 116,517 -17,314
Czechia 53,354 60,668 +7,314
Canada 63,792 0 -63,792
China 36,049 24,164 -11,885
Japan 0 49,397 +49,397
France 9,379 23,289 +13,910
Latvia 23,628 0 -23,628
Spain 8,374 12,028 +3,654
United States 8,301 10,731 +2,430
Italy 5,149 0 -5,149

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 226,431
Czechia 118,591
China 92,416
Germany 55,496
Japan 52,472

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 133,746 92,685 -41,061
Czechia 53,354 65,237 +11,883
China 49,532 42,884 -6,648
Germany 44,262 11,234 -33,028
Japan 3,075 49,397 +46,322
United Kingdom 25,849 18,851 -6,998
Latvia 20,290 0 -20,290
Spain 2,059 12,028 +9,969
Belgium 6,544 3,332 -3,212
Italy 3,098 1,146 -1,952

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 4
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 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Norfolk 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 326,631
Air transport 239,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,613
Other 32

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) 176,323 150,308 -26,015
Air transport 122,877 116,760 -6,117
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,887 29,726 -18,161
Other 0 32 +32

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 136,403
Eurotunnel 132,781
London Heathrow Airport 91,964
London Stansted Airport 80,162
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,698

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 75,944 60,459 -15,485
Eurotunnel 72,760 60,021 -12,739
London Heathrow Airport 10,709 81,255 +70,546
London Stansted Airport 72,036 8,126 -63,910
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,898 18,800 +8,902
Felixstowe 8,425 18,764 +10,339
London Gatwick Airport 23,628 0 -23,628
London Gateway Port 11,838 10,962 -876
London 10,707 11,028 +321
East Midlands Airport 13,460 7,752 -5,708

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 4
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
2026-04 7
2026-03 6
2026-02 3
2026-01 5
2025-12 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 11
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 1,888,961
Sweden 1,295,198
United States 950,302
Italy 690,103
Japan 666,479

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 971,787 917,174 -54,613
Sweden 526,887 768,311 +241,424
United States 553,476 396,826 -156,650
Italy 398,285 291,818 -106,467
Japan 300,055 366,424 +66,369
Australia 261,171 319,219 +58,048
Spain 259,415 276,414 +16,999
Canada 247,298 281,038 +33,740
China 253,968 180,173 -73,795
Czechia 171,636 206,503 +34,867

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) 5,541,086
Air transport 2,611,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,923,773

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) 2,873,913 2,667,173 -206,740
Air transport 1,102,386 1,508,748 +406,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,051,592 872,181 -179,411

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,768,320
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,688,546
London Heathrow Airport 1,314,045
Manchester Airport 748,995
Southampton 549,774

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 1,402,444 1,365,876 -36,568
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,269,419 1,419,127 +149,708
London Heathrow Airport 611,186 702,859 +91,673
Manchester Airport 243,775 505,220 +261,445
Southampton 251,041 298,733 +47,692
Portsmouth 227,872 218,455 -9,417
Birmingham Airport 209,114 236,851 +27,737
London Gateway Port 315,800 81,425 -234,375
Liverpool Docks 245,129 60,264 -184,865
Felixstowe 76,803 24,392 -52,411

Quick facts

HS code: 37029690

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, not for microfilm or graphic arts