Import/export HS code 970529: Various collectible items

Collections or pieces not covered by other specific categories

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

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* 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 1,420,791
France 540,381
Japan 509,214
India 470,500
Morocco 378,207

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 597,341 823,450 +226,109
France 376,396 163,985 -212,411
Japan 328,221 180,993 -147,228
India 0 470,500 +470,500
Morocco 270,811 107,396 -163,415
Germany 189,609 153,025 -36,584
Netherlands 35,263 272,507 +237,244
Norway 0 272,262 +272,262
South Africa 78,264 145,902 +67,638
Australia 59,915 106,852 +46,937

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 912,124
Germany 706,065
Morocco 642,092
Japan 505,690
India 477,798

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 326,446 585,678 +259,232
Germany 176,653 529,412 +352,759
Morocco 425,655 216,437 -209,218
Japan 329,840 175,850 -153,990
India 3,284 474,514 +471,230
France 200,247 90,254 -109,993
Australia 67,750 105,799 +38,049
United Kingdom 81,763 67,188 -14,575
Chile 33,333 107,801 +74,468
South Africa 43,774 62,766 +18,992

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
North Yorkshire 4
Northern Ireland 3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 3 5 +2
North Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Northern Ireland 1 3 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - South 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 0 -1
Devon 0 1 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,695,256
Air transport 1,472,253
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,050,630
Other 543,144
Road transport 372,087

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 901,164 794,092 -107,072
Air transport 646,467 825,786 +179,319
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 550,947 499,683 -51,264
Other 72,644 470,500 +397,856
Road transport 90,380 281,707 +191,327

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 564,416
Belfast Port 550,835
000 543,144
499 541,676
London Stansted Airport 471,333

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 502,092 62,324 -439,768
Belfast Port 278,901 271,934 -6,967
000 72,644 470,500 +397,856
499 202,705 338,971 +136,266
London Stansted Airport 81,514 389,819 +308,305
London Heathrow Airport 313,138 84,190 -228,948
London Gateway Port 84,456 282,994 +198,538
East Midlands Airport 120,864 208,809 +87,945
Immingham Docks 36,170 291,695 +255,525
Southampton 20,737 188,956 +168,219

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
13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities
3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 2
2026-04 3
2026-03 1
2026-02 4
2026-01 3

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 19
0-1m 7
54m+ 4
15m-54m 1
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 1,368,512
Malta 558,562
United Arab Emirates 322,774
Saudi Arabia 240,448
Australia 92,808

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 581,681 786,831 +205,150
Malta 400,967 157,595 -243,372
United Arab Emirates 319,624 3,150 -316,474
Saudi Arabia 222,408 18,040 -204,368
Australia 39,283 53,525 +14,242
Germany 68,779 21,455 -47,324
France 46,957 28,045 -18,912
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,630 50,305 +37,675
Denmark 50,350 6,450 -43,900
Canada 37,110 14,781 -22,329

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 1,782,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 791,833
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 765,439

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 705,973 1,076,194 +370,221
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 701,576 90,257 -611,319
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 582,101 183,338 -398,763

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 824,941
Dover / Eurotunnel 686,807
London Gateway Port 627,679
East Midlands Airport 453,447
London Stansted Airport 343,255

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 474,382 350,559 -123,823
Dover / Eurotunnel 521,096 165,711 -355,385
London Gateway Port 627,679 0 -627,679
East Midlands Airport 106,390 347,057 +240,667
London Stansted Airport 65,770 277,485 +211,715
ZLC 37,694 101,093 +63,399
Liverpool Docks 51,310 24,842 -26,468
Southampton 2,187 65,415 +63,228
Immingham Docks 49,150 0 -49,150
Dover 16,797 17,627 +830

Quick facts

HS code: 970529

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

Description: Collections or pieces not covered by other specific categories