Import/export HS code 970290: Various art prints and lithographs

Other types of original engravings, prints, and lithographs not over 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 81,004,161
Switzerland 24,803,869
France 12,876,561
Germany 9,436,834
Netherlands 8,272,502

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 42,669,362 38,334,799 -4,334,563
Switzerland 10,257,394 14,546,475 +4,289,081
France 7,177,605 5,698,956 -1,478,649
Germany 4,708,966 4,727,868 +18,902
Netherlands 4,336,156 3,936,346 -399,810
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,400,222 4,446,740 +2,046,518
Italy 2,428,090 2,963,690 +535,600
Japan 1,617,258 1,968,720 +351,462
China 2,097,571 1,097,169 -1,000,402
Denmark 1,675,422 258,683 -1,416,739

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 Kingdom 67,824,820
United States 65,035,891
France 9,101,933
Germany 7,799,789
Netherlands 4,385,706

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 Kingdom 31,702,887 36,121,933 +4,419,046
United States 33,469,023 31,566,868 -1,902,155
France 4,265,815 4,836,118 +570,303
Germany 3,714,406 4,085,383 +370,977
Netherlands 3,492,509 893,197 -2,599,312
Italy 2,659,564 1,264,137 -1,395,427
Japan 1,859,973 1,686,051 -173,922
Switzerland 1,344,248 1,079,877 -264,371
Austria 757,514 471,629 -285,885
Spain 437,967 650,373 +212,406

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 142
Inner London - East 30
Outer London - West and North West 23
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12

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 103 82 -21
Inner London - East 19 20 +1
Outer London - West and North West 15 12 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 13 +8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
Essex 5 4 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Outer London - South 5 3 -2
West of England 5 4 -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 88,452,300
Road transport 41,142,263
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,213,297
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,009,850
Other 7,215,775

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 46,090,271 42,362,029 -3,728,242
Road transport 15,239,822 25,902,441 +10,662,619
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,201,002 13,012,295 -5,188,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,201,661 3,808,189 -393,472
Other 6,025,096 1,190,679 -4,834,417
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 17,000 +17,000

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
499 61,777,654
London Heathrow Airport 43,188,110
East Midlands Airport 12,905,119
London Stansted Airport 12,296,153
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,986,907

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 £
499 23,901,006 37,876,648 +13,975,642
London Heathrow Airport 25,513,121 17,674,989 -7,838,132
East Midlands Airport 6,407,384 6,497,735 +90,351
London Stansted Airport 6,899,324 5,396,829 -1,502,495
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,477,950 3,508,957 -1,968,993
000 6,025,096 1,190,679 -4,834,417
ZLC 4,343,310 2,717,545 -1,625,765
London 3,182,669 2,452,599 -730,070
Thamesport 2,423,453 2,392,065 -31,388
Eurotunnel 2,090,907 2,336,319 +245,412

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 114
Creative, arts and entertainment activities 48
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 35
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 35
2026-03 33
2026-02 28
2026-01 27
2025-12 27

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 136
0-1m 90
54m+ 50
Other 29
15m-54m 23

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 103,075,372
France 33,834,239
Switzerland 21,368,781
Germany 14,551,463
Italy 9,899,441

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 53,472,060 49,603,312 -3,868,748
France 16,225,900 17,608,339 +1,382,439
Switzerland 14,452,532 6,916,249 -7,536,283
Germany 5,891,329 8,660,134 +2,768,805
Italy 5,241,019 4,658,422 -582,597
Netherlands 4,603,585 4,480,587 -122,998
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,757,761 2,957,785 -799,976
Canada 4,105,585 1,693,701 -2,411,884
United Arab Emirates 2,056,192 2,312,649 +256,457
Belgium 1,883,943 1,748,336 -135,607

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 £
XI 11

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 £
XI 11 0 -11

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 167,332,423
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 77,178,656
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,746,905
Road transport 12,919
Other 11

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 92,982,423 74,350,000 -18,632,423
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,911,293 41,267,363 +5,356,070
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,111,381 1,635,524 +524,143
Road transport 12,919 0 -12,919
Other 11 0 -11

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 106,658,747
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,409,010
East Midlands Airport 23,774,439
London Stansted Airport 18,904,964
ZLC 16,933,845

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 59,211,549 47,447,198 -11,764,351
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,131,313 34,277,697 +146,384
East Midlands Airport 14,884,239 8,890,200 -5,994,039
London Stansted Airport 8,932,286 9,972,678 +1,040,392
ZLC 9,122,619 7,811,226 -1,311,393
Eurotunnel 284,246 2,569,899 +2,285,653
London 795,069 1,483,133 +688,064
Dover 276,669 1,448,840 +1,172,171
Southampton 756,752 623,294 -133,458
Liverpool Docks 107,108 873,276 +766,168

Quick facts

HS code: 970290

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

Description: Other types of original engravings, prints, and lithographs not over 100 years old