Import/export HS code 970129: Various Handmade Art

Other types of handmade art not classified elsewhere, such as unique decorative pieces

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 £
United States 2,072,512
Switzerland 692,789
Bermuda 312,600
France 279,377
Germany 258,611

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 £
United States 1,737,859 334,653 -1,403,206
Switzerland 113,704 579,085 +465,381
Bermuda 0 312,600 +312,600
France 160,919 118,458 -42,461
Germany 50,599 208,012 +157,413
Canada 22,716 92,856 +70,140
Italy 37,961 67,092 +29,131
India 39,409 57,013 +17,604
Australia 2,188 85,911 +83,723
Spain 71,006 5,192 -65,814

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 1,954,893
Switzerland 600,190
Bermuda 312,600
Germany 266,857
India 174,549

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 1,681,397 273,496 -1,407,901
Switzerland 24,526 575,664 +551,138
Bermuda 0 312,600 +312,600
Germany 51,638 215,219 +163,581
India 159,409 15,140 -144,269
United Kingdom 76,852 96,934 +20,082
France 61,746 89,941 +28,195
Canada 26,483 92,856 +66,373
Italy 39,112 68,036 +28,924
Russia 91,740 5,296 -86,444

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
Inner London - East 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 3,594,568
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 434,171
Other 230,632
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 89,020
Road transport 36,986

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 2,003,646 1,590,922 -412,724
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 186,886 247,285 +60,399
Other 190,000 40,632 -149,368
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,369 16,651 -55,718
Road transport 36,986 0 -36,986

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,344,023
499 1,108,296
000 230,632
London Stansted Airport 223,704
Birmingham Airport 75,369

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 1,444,712 899,311 -545,401
499 371,452 736,844 +365,392
000 190,000 40,632 -149,368
London Stansted Airport 135,325 88,379 -46,946
Birmingham Airport 27,981 47,388 +19,407
Eurotunnel 31,955 41,343 +9,388
Thamesport 48,382 12,089 -36,293
East Midlands Airport 29,604 21,064 -8,540
London 40,881 5,710 -35,171
Holyhead 46,230 0 -46,230

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 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Other personal service activities 2
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 2
2025-06 2
2025-03 2
2025-02 3
2024-12 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 7
15m-54m 4
54m+ 4
Other 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 2,025,876
Switzerland 1,253,704
France 1,003,880
Netherlands 873,713
Germany 535,587

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 866,322 1,159,554 +293,232
Switzerland 1,237,464 16,240 -1,221,224
France 632,460 371,420 -261,040
Netherlands 781,421 92,292 -689,129
Germany 82,648 452,939 +370,291
India 95,565 91,883 -3,682
Italy 134,168 13,056 -121,112
United Arab Emirates 45,897 90,000 +44,103
Portugal 130,200 3,674 -126,526
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,515 126,172 +120,657

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) 3,738,286
Air transport 3,080,963
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 163,012
Road transport 13,974

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) 2,962,138 776,148 -2,185,990
Air transport 1,269,613 1,811,350 +541,737
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 150,175 12,837 -137,338
Road transport 1,874 12,100 +10,226

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,371,939
London Heathrow Airport 2,035,823
London 1,304,490
London Stansted Airport 609,885
East Midlands Airport 229,732

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 1,768,681 603,258 -1,165,423
London Heathrow Airport 605,725 1,430,098 +824,373
London 1,188,098 116,392 -1,071,706
London Stansted Airport 405,756 204,129 -201,627
East Midlands Airport 128,274 101,458 -26,816
ZLC 119,313 85,865 -33,448
Southampton 100,000 12,837 -87,163
Eurotunnel 0 52,315 +52,315
Liverpool Docks 39,032 0 -39,032
Dover 9,787 4,183 -5,604

Quick facts

HS code: 970129

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

Description: Other types of handmade art not classified elsewhere, such as unique decorative pieces