Import/export HS code 970199: Various Art Pieces

Miscellaneous handmade art items, including unique and rare collectibles

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  • 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 52,228,383
France 13,768,672
Italy 11,007,925
Switzerland 9,273,357
Germany 7,844,886

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 30,095,683 22,132,700 -7,962,983
France 4,998,910 8,769,762 +3,770,852
Italy 4,910,153 6,097,772 +1,187,619
Switzerland 5,013,015 4,260,342 -752,673
Germany 6,112,499 1,732,387 -4,380,112
Belgium 4,545,909 1,229,397 -3,316,512
Netherlands 1,091,628 2,600,186 +1,508,558
South Africa 2,088,236 1,255,883 -832,353
Spain 1,015,481 2,040,922 +1,025,441
Austria 308,137 2,607,009 +2,298,872

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 47,476,051
United Kingdom 32,733,457
Italy 14,252,292
France 8,309,756
Germany 5,665,682

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 30,872,199 16,603,852 -14,268,347
United Kingdom 14,621,393 18,112,064 +3,490,671
Italy 4,620,776 9,631,516 +5,010,740
France 3,736,867 4,572,889 +836,022
Germany 3,945,978 1,719,704 -2,226,274
South Africa 2,151,483 1,416,320 -735,163
Switzerland 1,861,526 953,499 -908,027
Australia 1,226,670 1,257,685 +31,015
China 1,436,559 977,593 -458,966
Spain 864,466 1,375,016 +510,550

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 179
Inner London - East 53
Outer London - West and North West 40
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21

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 106 111 +5
Inner London - East 31 31 +0
Outer London - West and North West 26 21 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 10 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 11 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 9 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 5 -3
Outer London - South 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 5 -2

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 77,044,635
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,247,406
Other 15,775,411
Road transport 7,353,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,302,516

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 38,947,763 38,096,872 -850,891
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,907,643 19,339,763 +4,432,120
Other 14,975,838 799,573 -14,176,265
Road transport 1,944,419 5,409,202 +3,464,783
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,867,304 2,435,212 -432,092

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 47,129,099
499 18,955,989
000 15,775,411
East Midlands Airport 14,316,771
London 12,271,531

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 25,659,531 21,469,568 -4,189,963
499 6,227,540 12,728,449 +6,500,909
000 14,975,838 799,573 -14,176,265
East Midlands Airport 7,855,766 6,461,005 -1,394,761
London 4,146,215 8,125,316 +3,979,101
Eurotunnel 4,499,876 4,878,641 +378,765
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,437,646 3,580,759 +2,143,113
London Stansted Airport 2,122,962 2,388,690 +265,728
ZLC 2,416,490 355,025 -2,061,465
Harwich 435,086 1,016,345 +581,259

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 187
Creative, arts and entertainment activities 56
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 51
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 27

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 44
2026-02 32
2026-01 30
2025-12 40

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 216
0-1m 140
54m+ 70
Other 42
15m-54m 36

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 41,640,319
Switzerland 17,476,768
France 11,995,263
Italy 10,239,414
Germany 5,860,205

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 29,606,115 12,034,204 -17,571,911
Switzerland 3,969,517 13,507,251 +9,537,734
France 6,680,867 5,314,396 -1,366,471
Italy 5,319,106 4,920,308 -398,798
Germany 2,726,879 3,133,326 +406,447
Netherlands 2,303,368 2,594,044 +290,676
Singapore 1,801,438 2,038,755 +237,317
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,108,456 1,263,095 -845,361
Belgium 1,739,664 1,354,770 -384,894
Greece 1,017,744 1,041,049 +23,305

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 74,868,230
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,809,943
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,131,691
Road transport 16,979

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 45,677,849 29,190,381 -16,487,468
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,843,999 29,965,944 +7,121,945
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 723,086 408,605 -314,481
Road transport 1,979 15,000 +13,021

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 54,613,740
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,953,461
London Stansted Airport 7,444,026
East Midlands Airport 7,083,957
ZLC 4,940,089

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 36,183,311 18,430,429 -17,752,882
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,706,180 26,247,281 +6,541,101
London Stansted Airport 3,527,130 3,916,896 +389,766
East Midlands Airport 3,719,913 3,364,044 -355,869
ZLC 2,176,794 2,763,295 +586,501
London 1,100,165 527,892 -572,273
Eurotunnel 727,020 739,961 +12,941
Dover 577,867 754,128 +176,261
Harwich 443,033 852,540 +409,507
Southampton 569,987 171,046 -398,941

Quick facts

HS code: 970199

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

Description: Miscellaneous handmade art items, including unique and rare collectibles