Import/export HS code 901050: Various photo lab tools

Other equipment used in photo labs, including negatoscopes for viewing film negatives

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 1,316,946
Netherlands 1,077,634
United States 568,617
Poland 423,965
Canada 264,968

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 381,526 935,420 +553,894
Netherlands 360,832 716,802 +355,970
United States 152,947 415,670 +262,723
Poland 276,250 147,715 -128,535
Canada 264,968 0 -264,968
South Korea 97,512 0 -97,512
China 11,361 62,782 +51,421
Italy 28,303 45,661 +17,358
France 46,059 11,347 -34,712
Denmark 0 56,622 +56,622

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 1,134,257
United States 864,256
Poland 422,205
Italy 365,557
Netherlands 355,218

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 204,018 930,239 +726,221
United States 406,981 457,275 +50,294
Poland 274,490 147,715 -126,775
Italy 24,335 341,222 +316,887
Netherlands 316,802 38,416 -278,386
China 130,173 213,324 +83,151
Austria 168,408 99,650 -68,758
South Korea 102,220 162,075 +59,855
Taiwan 46,059 0 -46,059
Ireland 0 34,296 +34,296

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - East 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - West 4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4

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 6 2 -4
Inner London - East 5 2 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 0 4 +4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 2 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Suffolk 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 2 +2

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) 2,111,674
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,021,274
Air transport 1,005,049
Other 1,002

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) 660,363 1,451,311 +790,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 631,874 389,400 -242,474
Air transport 394,444 610,605 +216,161
Other 1,002 0 -1,002

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 1,064,344
London Heathrow Airport 657,312
Dover 530,185
London 345,379
Felixstowe 338,084

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 £
Eurotunnel 569,401 494,943 -74,458
London Heathrow Airport 233,943 423,369 +189,426
Dover 82,868 447,317 +364,449
London 279,346 66,033 -213,313
Felixstowe 7,701 330,383 +322,682
Immingham Docks 176,378 149,121 -27,257
Thamesport 80,131 149,360 +69,229
London Gateway Port 73,238 93,466 +20,228
East Midlands Airport 62,998 81,823 +18,825
Birmingham Airport 56,771 65,339 +8,568

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 8
2026-03 4
2026-02 9
2026-01 6
2025-12 8

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+ 22
1m-15m 20
0-1m 10
15m-54m 3
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 £
United States 1,962,328
South Korea 406,953
Germany 314,657
France 281,658
Italy 200,147

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 1,672,810 289,518 -1,383,292
South Korea 405,397 1,556 -403,841
Germany 114,115 200,542 +86,427
France 142,203 139,455 -2,748
Italy 127,065 73,082 -53,983
Nigeria 103,871 8,921 -94,950
Sweden 33,166 78,066 +44,900
Canada 61,769 36,179 -25,590
Singapore 83,184 13,660 -69,524
Australia 51,457 42,934 -8,523

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 £
China 60

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 £
China 60 0 -60

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 2,769,815
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 850,212
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 816,320
Other 60

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 2,137,313 632,502 -1,504,811
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 744,582 105,630 -638,952
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 264,848 551,472 +286,624
Other 60 0 -60

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,471,715
London Stansted Airport 726,301
Liverpool Docks 675,080
Dover / Eurotunnel 649,989
ZLC 321,624

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 1,291,820 179,895 -1,111,925
London Stansted Airport 543,263 183,038 -360,225
Liverpool Docks 664,903 10,177 -654,726
Dover / Eurotunnel 178,850 471,139 +292,289
ZLC 204,663 116,961 -87,702
East Midlands Airport 73,426 88,783 +15,357
Immingham Docks 46,503 41,761 -4,742
Dover 36,605 43,701 +7,096
Felixstowe 20,654 38,040 +17,386
Southampton 10,762 36,602 +25,840

Quick facts

HS code: 901050

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

Description: Other equipment used in photo labs, including negatoscopes for viewing film negatives