Import/export HS code 3706: Movie film, developed and ready for use

Includes all types of movie film that have been exposed and developed, with or without soundtracks

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 85,051
China 67,515
United States 41,061
Romania 32,364
Belgium 23,964

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 82,649 2,402 -80,247
China 4,497 63,018 +58,521
United States 14,004 27,057 +13,053
Romania 19,486 12,878 -6,608
Belgium 9,704 14,260 +4,556
Canada 11,859 6,000 -5,859
Netherlands 13,077 1,979 -11,098
Italy 13,341 0 -13,341
Ireland 9,955 1,622 -8,333
Spain 8,757 0 -8,757

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 £
Germany 85,051
China 69,466
United States 58,081
Romania 32,364
Belgium 23,964

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 £
Germany 82,649 2,402 -80,247
China 4,497 64,969 +60,472
United States 43,263 14,818 -28,445
Romania 19,486 12,878 -6,608
Belgium 9,704 14,260 +4,556
Italy 13,341 1,979 -11,362
United Kingdom 889 10,288 +9,399
Spain 6,445 0 -6,445
Hungary 0 6,000 +6,000
Japan 2,560 2,354 -206

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Essex 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 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 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 £
Air transport 218,442
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 91,244
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,434
Other 11,577

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 £
Air transport 88,355 130,087 +41,732
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 85,809 5,435 -80,374
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,466 968 -11,498
Other 9,955 1,622 -8,333

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 100,612
Dover 92,253
London Stansted Airport 56,362
East Midlands Airport 39,631
Birmingham Airport 19,886

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 15,678 84,934 +69,256
Dover 87,845 4,408 -83,437
London Stansted Airport 29,439 26,923 -2,516
East Midlands Airport 34,992 4,639 -30,353
Birmingham Airport 8,246 11,640 +3,394
000 9,955 1,622 -8,333
Purfleet 5,088 0 -5,088
Thamesport 3,091 968 -2,123
Eurotunnel 1,683 1,027 -656
Belfast Port 0 1,951 +1,951

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
1
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
1
Publishing activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-09 1
2025-04 2
2025-03 1
2025-02 1
2024-12 2

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
54m+ 4
1m-15m 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 401,242
France 74,844
United Arab Emirates 62,074
Switzerland 16,050
Netherlands 11,212

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 280,900 120,342 -160,558
France 16,986 57,858 +40,872
United Arab Emirates 0 62,074 +62,074
Switzerland 0 16,050 +16,050
Netherlands 11,212 0 -11,212
South Africa 8,622 0 -8,622
Germany 6,717 0 -6,717
Italy 3,711 0 -3,711
Portugal 1,969 0 -1,969
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 1,300 +1,300

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 492,995
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,132
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 966

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 £
Air transport 301,690 191,305 -110,385
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,724 68,408 +39,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 966 0 -966

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 264,401
London Stansted Airport 114,287
ZLC 89,186
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,787
East Midlands Airport 25,121

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 157,906 106,495 -51,411
London Stansted Airport 110,287 4,000 -106,287
ZLC 11,921 77,265 +65,344
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,579 66,208 +45,629
East Midlands Airport 21,576 3,545 -18,031
Dover 3,771 2,200 -1,571
Eurotunnel 4,374 0 -4,374
Grangemouth Docks 966 0 -966

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 3706

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

Description: Includes all types of movie film that have been exposed and developed, with or without soundtracks