Import/export HS code 970210: Old art prints and lithographs (over 100 years)

Original engravings, prints, and lithographs that are more than 100 years old

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 9,319,774
Netherlands 5,729,791
Germany 3,571,639
Switzerland 2,602,594
Norway 1,551,130

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 6,274,810 3,044,964 -3,229,846
Netherlands 4,893,818 835,973 -4,057,845
Germany 2,036,173 1,535,466 -500,707
Switzerland 1,172,191 1,430,403 +258,212
Norway 460,556 1,090,574 +630,018
France 511,946 592,113 +80,167
Japan 214,993 552,290 +337,297
Belgium 244,400 9,645 -234,755
Italy 100,445 42,009 -58,436
Canada 43,297 19,337 -23,960

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 £
Netherlands 7,635,707
Japan 5,802,435
United Kingdom 3,129,858
United States 2,509,026
Germany 2,427,342

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 £
Netherlands 6,051,345 1,584,362 -4,466,983
Japan 5,066,985 735,450 -4,331,535
United Kingdom 1,900,536 1,229,322 -671,214
United States 529,766 1,979,260 +1,449,494
Germany 567,044 1,860,298 +1,293,254
Norway 500,810 1,166,374 +665,564
France 532,452 521,294 -11,158
Switzerland 363,721 9,761 -353,960
Belgium 239,669 7,992 -231,677
Italy 122,107 71,300 -50,807

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
Inner London - East 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
West of England 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Inner London - West 20 17 -3
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
West of England 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Outer London - South 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Kent 0 1 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 0 -1
North Wales 0 1 +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 11,485,499
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,813,153
Other 2,581,182
Road transport 978,628
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 500,239

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 5,969,209 5,516,290 -452,919
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,372,154 2,440,999 -4,931,155
Other 2,576,734 4,448 -2,572,286
Road transport 11,611 967,017 +955,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 133,790 366,449 +232,659

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,182,238
Harwich 4,809,077
499 4,641,763
London 3,454,308
000 2,581,182

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 3,729,249 2,452,989 -1,276,260
Harwich 4,809,077 0 -4,809,077
499 1,418,811 3,222,952 +1,804,141
London 2,082,153 1,372,155 -709,998
000 2,576,734 4,448 -2,572,286
Eurotunnel 478,924 730,460 +251,536
London Stansted Airport 510,606 446,714 -63,892
East Midlands Airport 291,970 135,330 -156,640
ZLC 0 349,252 +349,252
Thamesport 64,037 159,406 +95,369

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
19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
12
Creative, arts and entertainment activities
7
Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities
4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5
2026-04 6
2026-03 6
2026-02 4
2026-01 7

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 30
0-1m 12
54m+ 6
Other 6
15m-54m 5

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 17,606,562
France 5,580,586
Germany 1,826,693
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,657,029
Switzerland 1,497,351

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 3,880,997 13,725,565 +9,844,568
France 567,720 5,012,866 +4,445,146
Germany 823,847 1,002,846 +178,999
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 170,481 1,486,548 +1,316,067
Switzerland 626,917 870,434 +243,517
Singapore 1,147,642 30,260 -1,117,382
Norway 386,339 546,556 +160,217
South Africa 129,130 587,400 +458,270
Netherlands 228,526 474,756 +246,230
United Arab Emirates 84,349 586,803 +502,454

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 27,408,959
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,170,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,497
Road transport 17,308

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 7,797,427 19,611,532 +11,814,105
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,577,852 6,593,029 +5,015,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,957 10,540 -27,417
Road transport 2,750 14,558 +11,808

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 20,437,608
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,455,964
ZLC 2,694,843
London Stansted Airport 2,167,199
East Midlands Airport 1,417,298

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 3,945,856 16,491,752 +12,545,896
Dover / Eurotunnel 980,343 5,475,621 +4,495,278
ZLC 1,493,383 1,201,460 -291,923
London Stansted Airport 846,614 1,320,585 +473,971
East Midlands Airport 1,026,798 390,500 -636,298
London 213,021 615,835 +402,814
Harwich 371,639 76,691 -294,948
SPC 0 378,200 +378,200
Glasgow Airport 350,125 10,859 -339,266
London Gatwick Airport 0 195,500 +195,500

Quick facts

HS code: 970210

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

Description: Original engravings, prints, and lithographs that are more than 100 years old